ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB
Mens Div One County League
St. Brendan’s 108 TK Cougars 80
The Senior Men continued an impressive run of form when they defeated Killarney Cougars in the County League on Sunday in Moyderwell. Despite both teams having depleted numbers the game was an exciting spectacle with some very impressive individual performances from both sides.
The game was close for the first 3 quarters with Brendan’s struggling to contain Cougars American but with the traveling team getting into foul trouble the hosts eventually ran out comfortable winners 108-80.
Team and Scorers:- Fergal O Sullivan 53, Mike O Donnell 19, Rob Mulcahy 14, Darren O Sullivan 12, Nathan Roche 5, Cyril Wallace 4
The team are training well and preparing for the upcoming National Cup Semi Final against Cork Celts with a date and venue yet to be announced. Next up is a local derby with Tralee Imperials on Wednesday at 8pm in Moyderwell. This should prove to be an exciting game as both teams are trying to keep up with the pace of table toppers St. Marys who lead the league.
Boys U16 Div 3
St. Brendan’s 48 Rathmore 23
The home team came straight out of the blocks in this game with some heavy scoring by John Fok Seang and Steven Bowler. The game continued in the same vein in the second quarter with scoring from Barry Sugrue and John O’Mahony to leave Brendan’s leading by 32 to 8 at half time.
Cian harris, Dylan McHugh and Michael Dowling came good at this stage despite a late fight back by Rathmore led by Donagh Fitzgerald. St. Brendan’s finished with late flourish by Danny Fok Seang and a man of the match display from George Reidy. Well done to coach Donald and his team.
Boys U14 Div 1
St. Brendan’s 34 St. Anne’s 20
TK Bobcats 24 St. Brendan’s 44
The U14s continued their winning streak last week with a 34-20 home win over St. Anne’s and a 44-24 away win to TK Bobcats. This moves the boys to 5-0 in the league and into second position behind St Mary’s who stand at 7-0. It is a big week ahead as coming up are Gneevguilla in a cup semi final at home on Wednesday at 7pm, Thursday is away to St Bridget’s for a League fixture, on Saturday there is a top of the table clash with St Mary’s in Castleisland and on Sunday away to Cahersiveen.. The Castleisland blitz game times are scheduled for 1.50pm and 3.25pm on Sunday 27th.
Boys U14 Div 3
St. Bridget’s 26 St. Brendan’s 41
St Brendans started strongly both offensively and defensively and sped to a 15pts to 8 lead by the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter Currow’s big number 12 caused difficulty for the Brendan’s defence, single handedly scoring Currow’s 10 points with Brendan’s only managing one basket through Sam McCarthy. Brendan’s went in at the half time break down by a single point.
In the third quarter Brendan’s showed their resolve with Ryan McHugh taking on the task of curtailing Currow’s big man, holding him to just one basket in the quarter. Meantime Garry Lynch and Graham Sheehy led the Brendan’s offence with 2 baskets each.
Brendans regained a slim lead with all to play for in the last quarter. Bridgets put on a full court press but Garry Lynch carried the ball assuredly feeding Graham Sheehy and Liam Kingston. Brendans were in team foul trouble early in the quarter however Brendans edged ahead a further 3 points.
Brendans defence, dependent now largely on stalwart Sam McCarthy, held tough. Some quick and accurate passing saw Brendans get the upper hand on the Bridget’s defence. Despite Ryan McHugh being fouled out with 3 minutes to go and Garry Lynch following 2 minutes later, Brendans kept scoring and finished a comfortable 41 points to Bridgets 26, a score that belied the close contest involved in the game.
Players & scorers: Graham Sheehy 15; Sam McCarthy 9; Ryan McHugh 6; Garry Lynch 6;Liam Kingston 5; Nelly Olanrewaju; Matthew O’Mahony; Joshua Roche; Denis Malahin; Nelly Olanrewaju;
Boys U12 County League
Tralee Imperials 15 St Brendan’s 32
On Monday night Brendan’s took on local rivals Tralee Imperials at Mounthawk Secondary School gym. A very strong opening quarter with scores from Jack Doyle (4), Andrew Wallace (2), Eddie Sheehy (2), Donal O’Sullivan (2) & Cian Griffin (2) saw Brendan’s take a commanding 12-2 lead into the second period.
The second quarter saw the introduction of an entirely different 5 players with Dean Farrell (2), Jack Doyle (2), Simon Carey (4) & Koren Huges (2) adding their names to the scoresheet. The third quarter saw Brendan’s intensity drop and this combined with a number of travelling violations and some unforced turnovers allowed Imperials a glimmer of hope. Baskets from Cian Griffin (2) & Andrew Wallace (2) the hosts at bay. However, Imperials hope was short-lived as scores from Dean Farrell(2), Andrew Wallace(2) & Jack Doyle(2) along with strong defensive performances from Donal O’Sullivan, Tom Flavin & Simon Carey in the final quarter saw Brendan’s prevail on a final scoreline of Tralee Imperials 15 St Brendan’s 32.
Koren Huges who despite sustaining a facial injury late in the 2nd quarter, made a vital contribution in the 2nd half. He could easily have been forgiven to have opted to sit out the remainder of the game but instead showed tremendous character and determination to continue
OTHER RESULTS
Boys U12 Div 3
St. Brendan’s B 16 St. Anne’s B 12
UPCOMING FIXTURES
Wednesday 16th December
Mens Div 1
St. Brendan’s v Tralee Imperials at 8.00pm in Moyderwell
Thursday 17th December
Boys U16 Div 1
St. Bridget’s v St. Brendan’s at 8.00pm in Currow Community Centre
Boys U16 Div 3
St. Brendan’s v Gneeveguilla at 8.00pm in Moyderwell
Friday 18th December
Boys U16 Div 1
St. Brendan’s v St. Paul’s at 8.00pm in Moyderwell
Saturday 19th December
Boys U14 Div 1
St. Mary’s v St. Brendan’s at 2.00pm in Castleisland Community Centre
Ladies Div 2
St. Joseph’s v St. Brendan’s at 6.00pm in Duagh Sports Complex
Sunday 20th December
Boys U14 Div 1
Caherciveen v St. Brendan’s at 1.00pm in Colaiste na Sceilige
TRAINING TIMES
St. Brendan’s Basketball Club Training Times for 2015/2016 are now confirmed. The venue is Moyderwell Hall.
Boys and Girls Academy 5yrs-9yrs
Tuesday 5-6pm
Saturday 10-11am
Girls U10s
Friday 6-7pm
Boys U10s
Wednesdays 6.30-8pm
Sunday 9.30-10.30am
U12s (A)
Tuesday 6-7pm
Sunday 11.30-12.30pm
U12s (B)
Thursday 6-7pm
Sunday 10.30-11.30am
U14s (A)
Wednesday 5-6.30pm
Sunday 1.30-2.30pm
U14s (B)
Tuesday 7-8pm
Sunday 12.30-1.30pm
U16s (A)
Monday 6-7pm
Friday 7-8pm
U16s (B)
Thursday 8-9pm
Sunday 2.30-3.30pm
U18s
Tues 8pm-9pm
U18s and U20s
Saturday 7pm – 9pm
Senior Men
Wednesday 8pm-9pm
Senior Ladies
Monday 7-8pm
Thursday 7-8pm
Senior Men and Senior Ladies interested in playing this year please get in contact with Claire O’Sullivan or Fergal O’Sullivan. New players always welcome.
Please be aware that due to registration with Basketball Ireland and KABB, all players and teams must be registered as soon as possible. If you are interested in playing this year get in contact with your coaches and let them know.
ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB JUVENILE ACADEMY
St. Brendan’s Basketball Club has officially started back with their Juvenile Academy for boys and girls for the new season and is actively encouraging budding young basketball enthusiasts to join.
The club, which was founded 20 years ago to cater for boys in the Tralee area, has grown enormously since then. The club now caters for boys and girls in their Academy and boys in the Under-10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and under-20 age groups, as well as at Senior Men and Senior Women level.
Our Academy is an integral and important part of the continuing development of the club. The Academy times are as follows Tues 5-6pm and Sat 10am – 11am for the 5 to 9 year olds. Our Academy is held at Moyderwell Gym with our coaches Linda Raymond and Charles O’Sullivan and players Michael O’Donnell and Arianne Finnegan. The cost of the Academy is just 3 euro per hour.
For more information on our Academy please contact 086 871 9335 or 086 862 5932
