Busy schedule for Stratford College basketball teams

NEWS / 26 October 2011

The U-16 and U-19 Boys and Girls basketball teams have been playing a lot of matches throughout October, Ms. Finnegan reports.

Stratford College U19 Girls Basketball teamThe score doesn't always reflect the match is a sports cliche, but in a number of recent Stratford College basketball matches this has been the case. The U-19 Boys team narrowly lost in the dying minutes against St. Brendan's, Greystones (52 - 49) when two baskets were scored against them. The U-19 Girls team also lost a close contest against Lucan (17 - 14). All the teams have been playing with a big heart with some great performances from Stratford students. (Click on thumbnail to open an enlarged version of image.)  

Recent results

12th October. Versus St. Brendan's, Greystones. U-16's lost. U-19s lost 52 - 49.

U-16s                                                                     U-19s

Jake Long                                                            Marc Comiskey (Player of the Match)
Turlough Eccles                                                 Mark MacRedmond
Ethan Brady (Player of the Match)                   Peter Cleary
Ciaran O'Byrne                                                    Alex Lai
Tomas Hennessy                                              William Bluett
Jonathan Sweeney                                            Toms Spruds
Sean Lysaght                                                      Jonathan Sweeney
Rory Murphy                                                         Bogdan Kuzmanovic
                                                                               Josh Brady
                                                                               John Nolan
                                                                               Sean McGuinness

18th October. Versus O'Connell Schools. U-16s lost 42 - 6. U-19s lost.

U-16s                                                                     U-19s

Jake Long (Player of the Match)                      Marc Comiskey (Player of the Match)
Turlough Eccles                                                 Mark MacRedmond
Ethan Brady                                                         Peter Cleary
Ciaran O'Byrne                                                    Alex Lai
Tomas Hennessy                                              William Bluett
Jonathan Sweeney                                            Toms Spruds
Sean Lysaght                                                      Jonathan Sweeney
Rory Murphy                                                         Josh Brady
                                                                               John Nolan
                                                                               Sean McGuinness

25th October. Versus Lucan. U-16's lost 20-8. U-19s lost 17-14.

U-16s                                                                   U-19s

Kate Dempsey                                                   Lucy Murphy
Leanna Morgan                                                 Gabi Eppel
Jorden Bukspan                                                Katie McCrea
Abi Grainger                                                       Abi Grainger (Player of the Match)
Gabi Eppel                                                         Anna Douglas
Katie McCrea (Player of the Match)               Rachel Jones
Kara Stein                                                          Adina Kilroy
Fiona Maguire                                                   Eleanor Rowland-McNamara
Carmel Grey
Ciara Harrison
Sadbh Charles


                                                                               
 

 

 

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