Garveys Tralee Warriors sank to a disappointing 25 point defeat away to Energywise Ireland Neptune last night in Round 10 of the Dominos Men's Superleague.
The final score was 112 to 87 in favour of the Cork side.
Alan Cantwell reports
Flexachem KCYMS also lost to Cork opposition going down 93 to 76 at home to Ballincollig.
Team Flexachem welcomed Ballincollig to the Killorglin sports complex for a round ten clash in the Superleague,the game tipped off at 7.15 with Eche Okeke nailing a three pointer which he quickly followed up with a dunk. Ballincollig replied with three's from Josh Steel and Lattrell Jossell, a high scoring opening quarter followed with Killorglin shading it on a score of 26 to 25. Another high scoring second period saw Ballincollig notch up six three pointers including three of those from Keelin Cairns. Team Flexachem kept in touch with three's from Rami Ghanhem, Okeke and Emilyian Grudov but it was the Cork outfit who had the better of the scoring to leave the tally at 47 to 49 at the half.
Team Flexachem had a low scoring third quarter only adding thirteen to their total with eleven of those points coming from Okeke,Ballincollig on the other hand added another 21 to leave the score at 60 to 70 heading into the final period.
The fourth quarter saw Ballincollig tighten their grip on the game and when Jordan Blount was fouled with four minutes to go,the writing was on the wall for the home side,in the end the Cork side ran out comfortable winners on a final score of 76 to 93. This result has Team Flexachem on four wins from ten and are in danger of falling out of the top eight,they are at home again next Saturday evening when they meet Limerick Celtics and will be hoping for a badly needed win. Best on the night for the Killorglin side was Eche Okeke on a big 35 points while for Ballincollig Latrell Jossell had 21 and Lat Mitchell 19.
Gerard Nolan reports
In the Dominos Men's Basketball National League Division 1.
Utility Trust St Paul's Lakers enjoyed a 19 point victory over Moy Tolka Rovers last night winning on an 85-66 scoreline away from home.
Enda Walsh reports
Killarney Cougars lost at home to Drogheda Wolves on an 88-68 scoreline.
Clodagh Donnelly reports
In the Dominos Women's Superleague on Saturday, Utility Trust St Paul's Lakers suffered a heavy defeat at home to Glanmire losing 88-54.
Enda Walsh reports
Garvey's Tralee Warriors U20s were beaten at Neptune on Saturday evening as Alan Cantwell reports.
Garvey's Tralee Warriors Mens U20s suffered their first defeat of their League campaign going down by 96-73.
An understrength Warriors side without the services of amongst others Ryan Sheehy and David Lucid started brightly and led midway through the first with Jamie Burke, Samson Abubakar, Seán Cantwell and Liam O’Rahilly all on the mark to put the visitors 17-12 up but Neptune went on run in reply with 22 unanswered points from scores from Pharell Osagie, Wesley Delany, Dylan O’Rourke and Akitoye Coker and only a late Cantwell basket stopped the Neptune run with the hosts 36-19 up at quarter time.
The Warriors shaded the second quarter in a much more competitive spell but Neptune did make the better start with Coker, Ben O’Connell and Luke Walsh on the mark to push the lead out to 23. However Warriors replied in kind with scores from Burke and Abubakar from inside and when both Cantwell and Rahilly landed from distance the half time gap was down to 51-39.
Neptune began to get the upper hand in the game early in the third with baskets from Noah Vaicekonis, O’Connell, Osagie and Welsey Delany’s third of his ten threes in the game putting daylight between the teams. However Kiefer Yiadom hit a quickfire five points quickly followed by Conor Galvin and a double from Jamie Burke to cut the advantage to 13. Delany then chose his moment to land an impressive four dagger three pointers in a row to blow out the score to 78-56 at the end of the third.
Two scores each from Delany and Coker edged Neptune further ahead but at the other end Abubakar, Galvin and Rahilly were still scoring and keeping the home side honest. Delany struck twice from distance to round out a great display of shooting while Warriors finished with a quick run of the last five scores of the game shared between Yiadom and Burke to leave the final score reading 96-73.
Scorers:
Neptune: Wesley Delany 36, Akitoye Coker 19, Pharrell Osagie 12
Garvey's Tralee Warriors: Jamie Burke 18, Laim Rahilly 16, Kiefer Yiadom 13, Seán Cantwell and Samson Abubakar 11
Next up for the Warriors is a local derby clash with keen rivals St. Mary’s Castleisland on Saturday next at 3.00pm in Moyderwell Gym in Tralee.
Basketball Ireland weekend review:
Killester handed Belfast Star just their second defeat of the Domino's Men's Super League season in a 29-point victory in the IWA, 97-68, while Ballincollig won 93-76 against Flexachem KCYMS to join them at the top of the table with 8-2 records.
Robert Braswell looked back to full fitness after missing a few weeks due to injury as he dropped 24 points on a very efficient 8-10 shooting, flanked by a 23-point game for Josh Wilson and 18 from Paul Dick. For Star, Irish international Rapolas Buivydas led the way with 20 points in 24 minutes, but did not feature in the final quarter. Killester now enter the top five with a 6-4 record and stay level with UCD Marian.
Ballincollig had a 93-76 road victory over Flexachem KCYMS in Killorglin. Ballincollig's big three of Latrell Jossell, Latavious Mitchell and Josh Steel all continued their string of good performances, with Mitchell notably scoring 19 points on a highly efficient 8-13 shooting performance. Jeffery Okeke had a 35-point game for Killorglin as he tried to keep the Kerry side in the game with five threes from him. The loss for Declan Wall's men sees them fall to 4-6.
Energywise Ireland Neptune pulled off an upset with a 112-87 victory over Garvey's Tralee Warriors to earn their second victory of the season. Adon Gregorio stole the show for Neptune with a season-high 30 points. Neptune's offence lit up in the second half with a 37-point third quarter, giving them a 21-point lead heading into the fourth, which Tralee couldn't fight back from. The win for Neptune puts them at 2-8 after their first win since the 1st of November. The loss for Tralee leaves them at an even record of 5-5, the same record as four other teams.
Griffith College Éanna had a comfortable 107-85 win over Limerick Celtics on Saturday. It was a tale of two halves, with the Celtics pushing Éanna all the way behind a strong first-half showing from new acquisition Sean Hauser. Éanna really turned the heat up a notch in the second half, with Irish international Sean Jenkins scoring 14 of his 25 points in the third and fourth quarters. The win for Éanna puts them at a strong 7-3 record, and well amongst the leading pack. For Celtics, the loss is their seventh of the season and leaves them in tenth, despite some promising performances.
St. Vincent’s fell to 5-5 for the season after a 98-76 loss to UCD Marian. Both sides went into the game with identical records, but 28 points from a debuting Bruce Saintilus on 10-20 shooting powered UCD to their sixth win of the season. Vincent’s scored the opening basket of the game through Jaylyn Richardson, but the 2-0 lead was the singular lead that they enjoyed in the game, with Marian keeping their lead from 5-2 all the way to the very end.
The new-look UCC Demons managed to pick up some momentum with two new pros, getting a win on their debuts, with a 103-88 victory over EJ Sligo All-Stars on Sunday. New acquisitions Tamyrik Fields and Jordan Washington combined for 36 points in their opening Domino's Men's Super League game for Demons, helping them get their second win of the season and bring their record to 2-8. For Sligo, RJ Etyle-Rock scored 28, including five three-pointers, in a bid to get Sligo back into the game, but to no avail. Sligo now fall to 4-6 for the season, level with Killorglin in ninth.
Killester secured their seventh win in eight Domino's Women's Super League games this season following a 107-76 triumph over McEvoy's Cavan Eagles.
Killester's pro Samantha Haiby stole the show with 40 points in 31 minutes including shooting 8-11 from three and an outstanding efficiency of 50%. Cavan took a 6-0 lead at the beginning of the game, and that was about as good as it got for Eagles as Killester edged back in front in the first quarter and did not surrender the lead for the remainder of the contest. Soleil Barnes did her best to keep Cavan in the game with 27 points, including seven of her own threes. The win puts Killester at 7-1 for the season and they remain at the summit for another weekend. For Cavan, they now fall to 3-5 in their maiden season in the league.
Gurranabraher Credit Union held on to defeat Trinity Meteors 84-81, despite a late fourth-quarter comeback from Meteors. Brunell had a 16-point lead, 72-56, as it entered the final quarter, which was followed by a 25-12 fourth quarter for Meteors, but they ultimately fell just short. Maddie Cluse and Irish international Edel Thornton combined for 45 points for Brunell, with Cluse adding 15 rebounds in the game. The win for the Cork side moves them to second with a 6-2 record, whilst the loss for Meteors sees them slip below UCC Glanmire in the table with a record of 5-3.
UCC Glanmire picked up a vital win to go level with their opponents, Utility Trust St. Paul's Killarney, in an 88-54 win. The 34-point gap at the end of the game was the Cork side's biggest lead all day. Viane Cumber scored 26 points and added 12 rebounds for Glanmire and was flanked by a further 30 from the duo of Jewel Watkins and Claire O'Sullivan. St. Paul's had two players in double digits, with Maisie Burnham getting 16 points and Lorraine Scanlon adding 12. The loss has now put Killarney below Glanmire in the Domino's Women's Super League table, with both sides on 5-3.
FloMAX Liffey Celtics added fuel to their resurgence with their third win in four Domino's Women's Super League games thanks to an 82-73 triumph over Midlands Park Portlaoise Panthers. Brooke Kane, Destinee Bursch and Sorcha Tiernan led the way for Liffey, scoring 58 of Liffey's 82. For Portlaoise, Lynn Tunnah and Christiana Ojide Boiko had their best league games for the Laois side yet, with Tunnah scoring 26 and Boiko adding 20. Liffey are now level with McEvoy's Cavan Eagles at 3-5 in the table. However, Panthers are now on a seven-straight losing streak and sit just one place above the winless Catalyst Fr. Mathews in ninth.
Catalyst Fr. Mathews suffered an 86-69 loss to SETU Waterford Wildcats on Saturday night. Wildcats' trio of Ireland international Kate Hickey, Alyssa Frescas and Tiarra Brown all scored at least 20 points as a 48-28 second half saw Wildcats pick up a fifth win to enter the top five in the Domino's Women's Super League. For Fr. Mathews, they remain at the foot of the table after an eighth consecutive loss this season, as they prepare to host an in-form FloMAX Liffey Celtics next weekend.
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Results
Domino’s Men’s Super League
Saturday 13th December
Energywise Ireland Neptune 112-87 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors
Limerick Celtics 85-107 Griffith College Éanna
UCD Marian 98-76 St. Vincent’s
Flexachem KCYMS 76-93 Ballincollig
Killester 97-68 Belfast Star
Sunday December 14th
UCC Demons 103-88 EJ Sligo All-Stars
Domino’s Women’s Super League
Saturday 13th December
Utility Trust St. Pauls Killarney 54-88 UCC Glanmire
Killester 107-76 McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles
Trinity Meteors 81-84 Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell
FloMAX Liffey Celtics 82-73 Midlands Park Portlaoise Panthers
SETU Waterford Wildcats 86-69 Catalyst Fr. Mathews
Domino’s Men’s Division One
Saturday 13th December
Ulster University 75-99 Limerick Sport Eagles
Team Northwest 64-79 Titans BC
Malahide 79-91 Maree
Templeogue 77-83 Maigh Cuilinn
ND Audit Portlaoise Panthers 66-74 Dublin Lions
Moy Tolka Rovers 66-85 SPK Utility Trust Lakers
Killarney Cougars 68-88 Drogheda Wolves
Carrick Cruisers 77-70 Tipp Talons
Domino’s Women’s Division One
Saturday 13th December
Moy Tolka Rovers 63-59 University of Galway Mystics
Swords Thunder 61-72 Limerick Sport Huskies
Clunetech Kilkenny Stars 65-62 Dublin Raiders
Sunday 14th December
Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 44-69 Limerick Celtics
