U12 Boys 'The Sparks'

23rd January 2012

Under 12 Boys - Galway League

Claregalway 18 : 34 Moycullen Sparks

Mike Dowd's Moycullen Sparks had another impressive victory this week beating Claregalway in an away fixture by 34 to 18. Competing against a bigger team, the skills of the Sparks combined with dogged determination from every member of the team proved too much for the Claregalway boys. At the end of the first quarter the Sparks were leading 10 to 2. A combination of good team work and ball skills contributing to the lead. In the second quarter the home team showed that they were not going to make it easy for the visitors resulting in an end-to-end period with many 50:50 balls. This left the score at half time of 15 - 6. In the third quarter Moycullen pulled further ahead with some excellent combinations and great defensive work by all the team. In the final quarter the Sparks hustled well and kept the attacking Claregalway boys at bay with some great defensive work closing out the game with a very impressive 16 point win over their older rivals.

There are still lessons to be learned from this game and Mike will not let his young charges rest on their laurels. With two more games to go before the "play-offs" including a tantalising Moycullen Sparks vs Hawks derby, it's still very much all to play for ....and these lads are determined to go all the way. Well done Sparks!

Team: James Connaire, James Cummins, Troy Devaney, Mark Heffernan, Paul Kelly, Tommie McNeela, Máirtin O'Conghaile, Eoin O'Reilly, Iarlaith O'Sullivan, Nicholas Sudarsky, James Wall, Conor Walsh

18th December 2011
U'12 Boys - Galway League Moycullen Sparks 28 - Bearna 21


The Boys U'11 team (aka "The Sparks"), who are competing in the Juvenile U'12 league, had a great win over Bearna on Sunday 18th December. This puts the Sparks in a strong position at the half way stage of the league. From the tip-off Bearna were first on the scoreboard but the Sparks then produced 12 unanswered points giving the home team a 10 point lead going into the second quarter.

The second quarter was more evenly matched with Bearna picking off 4 points. In the third quarter the Moycullen boys drew further ahead with a 6 points to nil tally. The fourth quarter proved a tough one for the home team with Bearna making a strong comeback, outscoring Moycullen by 15 points to 5. But in the end, the huge lead from the first three quarters was too big for the visitors to overcome and the Sparks were victorious. Throughout the game the home team stringed together some good passes and marked well against a physically bigger Bearna team.

The Sparks coach, Mike Dowd noted however that the team has some work to do in terms of passing the ball around to all of the players. The players will also need to concentrate on moving off the ball into positions where they can receive passes but these are skills that they can work on in the new year. For the moment the Sparks can enjoy their Christmas break and no doubt will come back in tip-top form for the rest of the season. Well done

Sparks! Team: James Connaire, James Cummins, Troy Devaney, Mark Heffernan, Paul Kelly, Tommie McNeela, Mairtin O'Conghaile, Eoin O'Reilly, Iarlaith O'Sullivan, Nicholas Sudarsky, James Wall, Conor Walsh

Next fixtures for the Sparks: ------------Play by January 15th:
Titans vs Moycullen Sparks ..................Play by January 29th:
Claregalway vs Moycullen Sparks.......... Play by February 19th
:Moycullen Sparks vs Moycullen Hawks
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