Team Flexachem lost at home to Belfast Star in the Domino’s Men’s Super League.
The visitors won 90-77.
In the Men’s First Division Killarney Cougars were beaten by Portlaoise Panthers, 78-96.
Top scorers:
Cougars
Simon Olanipekun 25
Jack Ryan 20
Paul Adedeji 20.
Panthers
Rich Ashu 31
Micheal Wallace 20
Davin McEvoy 18
Kevin Donohoe 12
Xabier Arriaga 11
Utility Trust St Pauls Lakers, Killarney won 102-72 at Tipp Talons.
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors have a home tie this afternoon in the Domino’s Men’s Super League.
They take on Belfast Star from 2.
Warriors Men’s U20s are away to UCC Demons at 1.
Basketball Ireland weekend review:
Belfast Star maintained their narrow one game lead atop the Domino’s Men’s Super League with a double-digit win over Flexachem KCYMS ahead of the second round of fixtures on Bank Holiday weekend.
Wins for Griffith College Éanna and Garvey’s Tralee Warriors on the road moved them into second and third respectively, while Ejs Sligo All-Stars and Ballincollig also picked up wins to climb into the top half of the table.
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors made it three successive wins on the back of a sensational performance from Irshaad Hunte in a back-and-forth contest with Limerick Celtics. Hunte struck 34 points and 20 rebounds in a game where the lead changed hands 19 times. AJ Williams was the lead scorer for a now 1-3 Celtics outfit, who also enjoyed strong contributions from Irish duo Finn Hughes with 18 and Ruairi Cronin with 16.
Ballincollig are another team finding their rhythm after an 0-2 start and their 86-71 win over UCD Marian brought them back to .500 for the year. The starting trio of Adrian O’Sullivan, Josh Steel and Latrell Jossell all continued their fine form as they scored 50 of Ballincollig’s 86 points. O’Sullivan dropped 18 points with seven rebounds, Steel had 14 points and Jossell scored 18. For UCD Marian, it was the case of a Jeckyl and Hyde display, as they led by 17 in the first half and took an eight-point lead into the half-time break. Both sides are now tied up at 2-2 with Ballincollig in fourth and Marian in fifth.
Energywise Ireland Neptune suffered a fourth straight defeat against Griffith College Éanna in a 94-80 loss. Mikah Blackwell and Kristijan Andabacka both scored over 20 points for Éanna as they got some relief on the injury front with the return of Neil Lynch and Irish international Sean Jenkins to re-enforce a squad that looks to compete this year at the top. The win sees Éanna go to second in the standings whilst the loss keeps Neptune at the foot of the table as they travel to Limerick to take on the Celtics in their second game of the weekend on Monday.
Belfast Star remained the only undefeated side in the Domino’s Men’s Super League as they handed Flexachem KCYMS a second straight loss in a 90-77 win for Belfast on Saturday night. Rapolas Buivydas continued his fine form with 27 points on 34 efficiency for Star. For Killorglin, they now fall to 2-2 from a game where four players scored in double digits for the Kerry side. They will look to make it 3-2 on Monday as they face St. Vincent’s.
Elsewhere, Ejs Sligo All-Stars bounced back from a disappointing result a week ago, as they won 101-88 against a St. Vincents team that falls into the bottom three in the standings with a 1-3 record. Sligo had three players with at least 20 point double-doubles in the game. Christian Williams had 23 points with 10 rebounds, John Carroll had 23 points with 14 rebounds and Ryell Rodney Etyle-Rock had 21 points on 21 efficiency. Sligo travel to Éanna on Monday whilst Vincent’s host Killorglin looking to get out of the bottom half of the table.
There is one game remaining in the first round of two loads of games with defending champions UCC Demons looking to recover their start to the season as they host the 2-1 Killester on Sunday afternoon in the Mardyke Arena.
Utility Trust St. Paul’s Killarney and Killester remained unbeaten this weekend with respective wins over McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles and Catalyst Fr. Mathews to go 4-0 sat the top of the Domino’s Women’s Super League.
Maisie Burnham dominated for St. Paul’s in a 62-53 win as she dropped 32-points. Recently capped Irish international Lorraine Scanlon added a double-double of 11 points and 17 rebounds, as Killarney led by as much as 21 against Cavan and never surrendered the lead throughout the game. It sets up an intriguing clash with Trinity Meteors next weekend.
Killester kept pace with their rivals at the top of the standings, defeating Catalyst Fr. Mathews 83-76. They had to work to keep their record intact though. Lexie Givens had a double-double for Fr. Mathews in a game where they led at half-time. Killester’s offense found their rhythm in the third, producing a 13-point swing to take the lead and push home to stay unbeaten. Samantha Haiby and Audrey Roden combined for 52 points along with 11 rebounds each.
FloMAX Liffey Celtics struggles to start to season deepened. This time it was the returning Hazel Finn and Trinity Meteors who left Leixlip with a 69-58 win. In a game where defenses were on top, the Trinity trio of Sarah Kenny, Franciska Treiliha and Hazel Finn scored half of Trinity’s points to pick up their third win of the season and finish the weekend in the top three.
UCC Glanmire managed to even out their start to the season as they took home a 77-58 victory against Midlands Park Portlaoise Panthers on Saturday. Ireland’s 3×3 star Claire O’Sullivan continued her fine form for Glanmire with a season-high 18 points, as Glanmire moved to 2-2 in the midlands. For Portlaoise, they drop to 1-3 with a visit to defending champions Killester next on the agenda.
The free-to-air game on basketballireland.tv lived up to it’s billing, as Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell made it three wins out of four with an 82-76 triumph over SETU Waterford Wildcats. Irish international Sarah Hickey left it all out on the court as she dropped 24, added 15 rebounds and 7 steals with an incredible efficiency of 42. Alyssa Frescas added 22 of her own points for Waterford, but the duo of Brailyn Joseph and Maddie Cluse carried Brunell over the line. Cluse has 32 points and 12 boards while Joseph had 15 points and 16 rebounds as Brunell went 3-1. Brunell host Liffey Celtics next weekend whilst Waterford travel to Cork to face UCC Glanmire.
Results
Domino’s Men’s Super League
Friday, October 24th
Limerick Celtics 90-93 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors
Saturday, October 25th
Ballincollig BC 86-71 UCD Marian
Energywise Ireland Neptune 80-94 Griffith College Éanna
Flexachem KCYMS 77-90 Belfast Star
EJs Sligo All-Stars 101-88 Bright St Vincent’s
Domino’s Women’s Super League
Saturday, October 25th
McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles 53-62 Utility Trust St. Paul’s
Killester 83-76 Catalyst FR. Mathews
FloMAX Liffey Celtics 58-69 Trinity Meteors
Midlands Park Portlaoise Panthers 58-77 UCC Glanmire
SETU Waterford Wildcats 76-82 Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell
