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Notre Dame, Waterford
edge to head of class
ESB Men’s League
| Tolka Rovers |
96 |
|
102 |
Big Al’s
Notre Dame |
| Paddy Boylan |
34 |
32 |
Anthony Jenkins |
| |
|
27 |
Brandon Hughes |
| |
|
23 |
Lennie McMillan |
| Tolka were
without coach Owen McKeown for this game due to personal reasons. Maeve
Coleman, Tolka Rovers’ Women’s League coach had control for the game.
Tolka gave Big Al’s a run for their
money for most of the game, but then allowed the visitors to build up a
lead in the third quarter.
Big Al's looked to be home and dry,
up 13pts with 70 seconds remaining, then the on fire Paddy Boylan hit yet
another 3pter to cut it to 10pts, Hughes missed 2/2 at the line, then Tolka
hit their second three to make it a 7pt game. Ciaran McEvilly made 1/2
at the line to put it back to 8pts, then Tolka hit their 3rd successive
three-pointer to make it a 5pt game with 20 seconds remaining. Big Al's
held on for a nervous win in the end. |
| Hibernian
UCD Marian |
96(51) |
|
93(44) |
Tyrone Towers |
| Kevin Ward |
27 |
28 |
Jermaine Turner |
| Pat Glover |
20 |
28 |
Charles Mason |
| Chris Akers |
17 |
15 |
Jose Supervia |
| Pat Glover
was the star as the home side narrowly over powered a strong Tyrone Towers
challenge at UCD on Saturday night. Marian were without Charles and badly
missed him under the boards as the American duo Turner and Mason shone
for the visitors. It was tight for much of the last quarter, and it was
only when Charles Mason fouled out for Towers with 4 minutes to go that
Marian pulled away for the valuable victory. |
| Big Al’s
Notre Dame |
78(39) |
|
74(45) |
Abbey Foods
Sligo |
| Brandon Hughes |
27 |
18 |
Chad Holmes |
| Anthony Jenkins |
23 |
17 |
Davor Halbauer |
| Albert Carrigan |
10 |
14 |
Ian McMorrow |
| |
| O’Hagan
Saints |
86(52) |
|
100(46) |
Esat Business
Demons |
| Pierre Shuttlesworth |
30 |
31 |
Juan Wiley |
| Donald Edge |
25 |
25 |
Toby Carberry |
| Dave Donnelly |
10 |
16 |
Brian Clernon |
O’Hagan Saints
fell to their third successive defeat losing 86-100 to Esat Business Demons
at the National Basketball Arena. Stephen McGuirk played, but was badly
hampered by his whiplash injury and kept to just 7pts in the game. Wiley
and Carberry enjoyed excellent second halves for Demons, but it was former
Killarney star Brian Clernon who sealed victory for Demons hitting 11pts
in the 4th quarter, including three three-pointers.
The game was pretty much basket for
basket for the duration of the game, Demons sealing it by a 1pt at the
end of the first quarter. Dave Donnelly had a strong first quarter for
Saints, hitting 7tps, and keeping Carberry quiet with some great defence.
Demons pulled away into a 5pt lead
early in the second quarter, thanks to a Carberry Alley OOP! Saints then
enjoyed a strong period with Shuttlesworth and Edge working well under
the boards, putting their side back in front again, 36-34, with just under
five minutes to go.
Demons then had their worst period
of the game. Nothing would go in for either Wiley or Carberry, and Demons
gave repeated turnovers, allowing Saints to build up a 48-40 lead with
1.50 to go in the half. Then it was Saints turn to give away some awful
turnovers, allowing Demons to crawl their way back into the game. Gareth
Winders missed a 3pter at one end, and Dave Donnelly fouled Wiley on the
break, he made the basket and the bonus to cut Saints lead to 3pts with
10 seconds remaining. Donald Edge scored on the buzzer to put Saints 5pts
in front at the break, 51-46.
The third quarter was pretty even,
both sides giving away some unnecessary turnovers. McGuirk’s involvement
was limited in the second half, and Karl Donnelly, who was not supposed
to be involved due to his GAA commitments with Na Fianna, came on. Demons
shading the half, but Saints retaining the lead, they went into the 4th
quarter 67-65 in front.
The fourth quarter was all Demons,
with Brian Clernon on fire for the Cork side. He hit two three-pointers
to put Demons 81 –74 in front with 5 minutes remaining.
Keenan hit a big three to keep Saints
in touch, but Clernon hit 5 unanswered points to put Demons 86-79 in front
with 3.30 on the clock. Saints were up against it now, and throwing up
three-point attempts, but nothing would drop for them, and with Demons
on fire, it was game over. Toby Carberry slam-dunked home his fourth big
dunk of the game, Demons running out 100-86 winners in the end. |
| Gleneagle
Killarney |
71(30) |
|
90(37) |
THORN Killester |
| Maurice Carter |
32 |
27 |
John Leahy |
| William Maysfield |
26 |
18 |
Eric Jackson |
| Shane Horgan |
7 |
11 |
John Quigley |
| Despite trailing
for almost the entire first half, THORN Killester eventually got on top
and ran out easy winners. The home side started well and with American’s
Maurice Carter and William Maysfield impressing along with David Griffin,
Gleneagle led 12-9 after five minutes and were 19-11 in front aver seven
minutes gone. Baskets from Damien Sealy brought Killester back, but Gleneagle
still led 21-17 at the end of the quarter.
The home side still led for most of
the second quarter, but Killester finished strong through John Quigley
and Eric Jackson and had run up a 7pt lead at the break.
Gleneagle only managed to score nine
points in the 2nd quarter, and it eventually proved their downfall.
Killester took over midway through the third quarter after enjoyed a 44-43
advantage after 6 minutes. John Leahy was particularly prominent and with
Jackson and Fulton also making notable contributions, Killester led 69-53
going into the final quarter and there was to be no way back for Killarney. |
| Connect
24 Star of the Sea |
69(35) |
|
93(54) |
Waterford
Crystal |
| Gabe Jackson |
27 |
27 |
Eric Blair |
| Kenny McFarland |
18 |
26 |
Stacey Massiah |
| Gareth Maguire |
10 |
12 |
Mike Norris |
| Star of the
Sea had one of their worst performances in the past few seasons to gift
Waterford Crystal their first win over Star since they joined the Men’s
League three years ago. Star never got off the mark in this game, with
Kenny McFarland held to just 2 first half points and Scott Summersgill
only accounting for 2pts in the entire game. Crystal were in control from
the off, with Blair and Massiah on form. Star also fell foul of the calls;
they were on 6 fouls as opposed to 2 for Crystal 4 minutes into the last
quarter. |
| Tolka Rovers |
83(47) |
|
80(39) |
Neptune |
| Paddy Boylan |
30 |
22 |
Stephen McCarthy |
| Mick Quill |
16 |
19 |
Gordon Fitzgerald |
| Jay Fazandes |
15 |
17 |
Charron Watson |
| Tolka Rovers
continued their excellent start to the season with another major scalp
at the Tolka Rovers complex today. Six of the Tolka players were on double
figures as they secured a big win over defending champions Neptune.
Paddy Boylan was again outstanding
for the home side, following on his star performance on Friday night against
Big Al’s and it was his sharp shooting and Mike and Jim Quills work under
the boards that ensured Tolka the lead at the break.
Tolka dominated the first half of
the third quarter, pushing ahead to a 13pt lead. But Stephen McCarthy was
again the hero for Neptune, as he helped them cut the deficit and the teams
were neck and neck again going into the final quarter. The sides traded
baskets for much of the final quarter and Neptune took their first lead
of the game with 2 ½ minutes to go. Neptune then lost Stephen McCarthy
with five fouls, having already lost Nick Chatzinokilis 2 minutes earlier
leaving them without their influential captain down the stretch. Tolka
took the lead again through Paddy Boylan, leading by 1pt with 17 seconds
on the clock. Neptune played the clock down holding possession, but Charron
Watson’s shot hit the rim and popped out into the waiting hands of Jay
Fazandes. Fuzzy was fouled and coolly made both of his resulting free throws
to give Tolka a three-point lead. Charron Watson had time to get a three-point
attempt off, but it popped back out to ensure the points for Tolka. |
| Hibernian
UCD Marian |
102(56) |
|
88(51) |
BurgerKing
Limerick |
| Pat Glover |
21 |
29 |
Lance Barnes |
| Kevin Ward |
20 |
21 |
Cleotis Brown |
| Neville Charles |
16 |
12 |
Stephen Kelly |
| The game began
with a technical foul called against the Limerick bench – the Limerick
team only arriving into the gym at 15.28 - 2 minutes before tipp-off. Pat
Glover made 1/ 2 at the line to get Marian off the mark. There was little
between the sides in the first quarter, Cleotis Brown shooting well for
Limerick, and Pat Glover and Kevin Ward in fine form for Marian, Marian
shading the quarter 28-23.
Marian went up by 11pts in the 2nd
quarter, with Pat Glover outstanding and Akers and Ward working well together.
Limerick’s two Americans combined well to cut it back to a 2pt game, but
Neville Charles, back from his 1 game suspension, worked hard under the
boards to deny the sharp shooters, and Marian enjoyed a 5pt lead going
in at the break.
The two sides traded baskets for most
of the third quarter, Marian leading 74-70 at the end of the quarter, and
they were never to lose their lead after that. A good team effort saw them
control the game in the final quarter, and it was this teamwork that ensured
Marian their second consecutive victory of the weekend. |
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