U10 Boys 2011-2012

'Four great performances by U'10 in Limerick tournament'


The Moycullen U'10 boys had their first games on Friday in Limerick and did the club proud in all four. They played the Cork teams Neptune and Demons in their first two games, followed by Limerick Celtics and ended the day by playing local rivals Titans.

In the first game, Neptune opened the game well with some early scores. The bigger Neptune team proved difficult for the Moycullen lads to handle. It was not until late in the first half that Nils Parsons got the first score for Moycullen. This got the lads going and more scores followed. A great basket by Mark Regan narrowed the score margin further. Tough defense by the team in the second half, especially by Daniel Cox, whose energy on the court really spurred the team on, allowed the lads to finish the game strong. In their second game against Demons the lads hard training over the last 2 years really showed offensively. Ryan Greally got the first score for Moycullen. He was soon followed by scores from Nils, Daniel and Conor Corcoran. Scores by Demons in the second half put some pressure on the lads, but Conor stepped up again with another layup, followed by a great shot by Ryan.

The Moycullen lads kept up the impressive performances in the final two games to the delight of their supporters. Kevin Walsh opened the scoring against Limerick with a fastbreak layup. The next time up the court some quick passing between Conor and Daniel ended with a basket by Eanna Davoran from the free-throw line. This show of shooting skills continued with Rhys Plower hitting a shot from the same spot soon after. In the final game of the day against Titans there were worries that tiredness from the previous games would affect the Moycullen lads' performance, but if they were they did not let it show and again started the game off with pace and energy. Some good passing led to great baskets by Ryan, Conor and Rhys and another steal by Daniel gave his second fastbreak layup of the day. Coaches Eoghan Maxwell and James Loughnane could not have asked for more from the young Moycullen lads who were without the services of Oran Conneely, Cian Roche and Daniel Hackett.

It is clear that a bright future in basketball is on the horizon for this team.