Cobras Claim Overtime Victory in Longford
Securitas Torpedos 83, Cobras 87
Hard earned win on the road
Eamonn Brady drilled a jump shot as time expired to force over time and Cobras pushed passed Torpedos in Longford on Friday night to maintain their unbeaten start to the season. With two unbeaten records on the line, the first half of this game was a cagey affair, Torpedos led by 8 at the end of the first quarter however Cobras reversed the deficit in the 2nd to go in level 32-32 at half time
Cobras increased their defensive intensity in the third quarter Cobras and at one stage held 9 point lead on the back of good play from Brady, Neil MacSweeney and Evaldes Sudzius. Torpedos regained the lead in the 4th quarter and held a 2 point advantage with 8 seconds remaining. Following a timeout, Cobras inbounded to Brady at the top the key, who drove right, elevated, and fired an 18 footer that splashed through as the buzzer sounded.
In the overtime the lead changed several times, but with just seconds remaining and Cobras ahead by the minimum, Neil MacSweeney was fouled hard on a drive to the basket. Somehow got his shot to fall and an unsportsmanlike foul was called and MacSweeney made the bonus free throw to seal the win. This capped a good nights work for the Meath side as their ladies team had beaten the same opposition 54-38 earlier.
N. MacSweeney(24), C. Mallen(2), T. Ayres (11), E. Brady (38), E. MacSweeney (3), E. Suvidius (7), S. Smith, D. Smith, A Thompson .