U19 Basketball Final

Report by Giulio Fantini (TY)

On the 13th of January. CBC Monkstown and Synge St. met in the plate final which would take place in Oblate Hall. Monkstown got off to a strong start in the first quarter leading 11 points to 2. Strong work from the Monkstown captain Alex McCarthy would set up a good lead for the rest of the game. Synge St. would cut the deficit in the second quarter which ended 15 to 8 for CBC, giving them a 7 point advantage leading up to the second half.
he Second half was much the same as the first where CBC started of strong and were able to gain a larger lead thanks to the depth and skill of the team. The third quarter ended 19-10. The fourth quarter was where CBC solidified their lead and confirmed the victory making them the victors of the plate.
​The match ended 25 to 14 for Ms Dempsey’s CBC. 

Terry Jones in action for CBC.

Squad List 

Alex McCarthy  (C)
​David O'Reilly (VC)
Ryan Scally
Tadgh Mulvey
Terry Jones
Ethan Young
Padraic Mather 

Mark Gill
Jason Jiang
Mel Reynolds
Cal Traynor Russel
​Alex O’Sullivan
Kanishk Thulasinathan
James O'Brien