After another thrilling hour’s basketball on Thursday 7th Feb., the leagues are really hotting up.
In the girls’ league, Blue Tangerines and Cappuccinos played out an exciting 4-4 draw.Abby Delaney and Katie Wisdom starred for the Tangerines but they were well matched by Carla Delmar and Aoibheann Higgins for the Cappuccinos. Dangerous Divas turned on the style with a 10-2 win over a brave Fruities team. Abby Shiels and Jane Duffy for The Divas and Aoife Woods and Erica O Reilly for Fruities were the stand out players. The Divas won their second match of the day, beating Frappuccinos 8-4. Sarah Cramp and Rebecca Byrne battled hard for the losers.
In the Boys’ league, Nothing But Nets won a tense, low-scoring encounter with Rhino Style. Great performances from Liam Masterson, Game , Philip Kane and Luke Foran.
The Gingers of Lucan returned to winning ways with an exciting 4-2 success over Red Devils. This is a game that could have gone either way but the Gingers helds out despite the silky skills of Cian Buckley and The hard work of Dylan Knowles and Danesi Momoh. Kingsley Okakpu and Mark Gormley shone for the winners.However, the best was kept till last as Turkey Rolls and Looney Tunes played out a nail-biting 6-6 draw.With Luke Finnerety, Ishaan Rawat and Alex Konovalov starring, Turkey Rolls raced into a 6-0 lead.
However inspired by their captain, Seán Nolan, Looney Tunes staged a remarkable comeback to draw level and almost snatched victory at the death. Saul Martin and Matthew Obayuwana were also to the fore.
Results: 7th Feb
Girls
Blue Tangerines 4 Cappuccinos 4
Fruities 2 Dangerous Divas 10
Dangerous Divas 8 Frappuccinos 4
Player of the Day: Abby Shiels (Dangerous Divas)
Boys
Nothing But Nets 2 Rhino Style 0
Gingers of Lucan 4 Red Devils 2
Turkey Rolls 6 Looney Tunes 6
Player of the Day:Matthew Obayuwana
League Tables:
Girls League | ||||||||
P | W | D | L | PS | PC | Pts | ||
1 | Dangerous Divas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 7 |
2 | Blue Tangerines | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
3 | The Fruities | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 |
4 | Cappucinos | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
5 | Frappucinos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
Boys League | ||||||||
P | W | D | L | PS | PC | Pts | ||
1 | Rhino Style | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
2 | Gingers of Lucan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
3 | Looney Tunes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
4 | Turkey Rolls | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
5 | Red Devils | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Nothing But Nets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
7 | Mighty Moustaches | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
There will be no basketball this Thursday, February 14th because of the Mid Term Break.
The school hurling league starts up on Thursday 21st Feb and will continue on the following Thursdays. As a result the Basketball league will continue during lunch break starting from next week . Check out the website for fixtures.
Well done Matthew and abby