SUBWAY All Ireland Schools Under 15 B Girls Cup final
Jesus and Mary SS Salerno (Galway): 32
Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra (Kerry): 30
ELLIE LYDON will be the toast of Jesus and Mary Secondary School Salerno Co. Galway this week as her late, late basket in the SUBWAY All Ireland Schools Under 15 B Girls Cup final this afternoon sent her team home to a memorable two-point victory over Kerry’s Scoil PhobailSliabhLuachra.
In what was a truly thrilling and closely contested final between the two sides, free throws from the hugely impressive Danielle O’Leary for Scoil Phobail and one from Jesus and Mary’s Aoife Bates saw the game tied at 30 apiece with just 38 seconds on the clock. A frantic rush for that game-winning basket ensued, and it was Lydon who was the hero of the hour, as she rebounded in style to lay-up to the basket for the ultimate finish.
Indeed, there was nothing to separate these two teams throughout the game, as they were 4-4 each at the end of the first quarter, before Scoil Phobail took the lead going in at half time going up by four (12-16) with O’Leary shining brightest for her side, and Lisa Blaney in form for the Galway team.
The game picked up to a frantic pace in the third quarter as the Galway school closed the margin once more, with Blaney pushing them in front by the bare minimum (23-22) at the buzzer at the end of the third, and it remained neck-in-neck throughout the fourth, before Lydon kept her cool to bag the game winning shot and send the Cup winging its way home to Galway.
JESUS AND MARY SS SALERNO(GALWAY): Lisa Blaney, Ellie Lydon, Emma Dillon, Ailbhe Kennedy, Aoife Bates, Lucy Keady, Hannah King, Emma O’Sullivan, Aisling Saalman, Amy Claffey, Alison Gibbs.
SCOIL PHOBAIL SLIABH LUCHRA (KERRY): Ava Kelleher, Korneila Cybul, Michelle Fleming, Alice O’Leary, Aishling Brosnan, Lily Sheehan, Mary Collins, Hanorah Hurley, Aoife O’Sullivan, Madhbh Dennehy, Megan McCarthy, Danielle O’Leary.
Jesus and Mary SS Salerno (Galway) 32-30 Scoil PhobailSliabhLuachra (Kerry):
Top scorers Jesus and Mary SS Salerno(Galway): Lisa Blaney 12, Aisling Saalman 8, Ellie Lydon 3
Top scorers Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra (Kerry): Danielle O’Leary 8, Alice O’Leary 4, Hanorah Hurley 4
Half time score: Jesus and Mary Salerno (Galway) 23-22 Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra (Kerry):
