Cobras Basketball Club

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 .

Cobras welcomed table topping Carrick Cougars to Trim last week and delivered an impressive all round performance to take all 3 points.

The free scoring Leitrim side had some dominant victories in their first 4 games and they opened the scoring from the tip off, but this would prove to be their only lead of the game. Led by 8 points apiece from Eamonn Brady and Neil MacSweeney, Cobras built an 11 point lead at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter was evenly matched affair however three turnovers in the closing stages allowed Cougars cut the lead to 5 at halftime.

Cobras up the ante in the second half and built up a 15 point lead with the trio of Brady, MacSweeney and Evaldes Sudzius doing the damage on the scoreboard. Cougars had no answer and in the fourth quarter Cobras pulled away on the back of Shane Smiths incisive drives and Alan Thompsons smooth jump shot.

E. MacSweeney, N. MacSweeney(20), S. Smith(9), D. Smith, T. Ayres (10), E. Brady(36), A. Thompson (6), C. Mallen(2), G. Kelly, E. Sudzius (12), W. McDonagh, C. Mooney.

The mens team outlasted Mullingar Dragons in an absorbing semi final contest in Longford yesterday, eventually winning out by the minimum 75-74.

Fresh from their league triumph, the ladies had 30+ points to spare over Killenkere to secure a place in their first ever Top Four final.

The ladies final takes place in Longford today (25th April) at 3.30 with the mens final at 5.30.

Taking place on Saturday 24th April 2010 at The Mall Sports Complex, Longford.

Semi Final Fixtures
2:30pm, Torpedo V Lakers (Ladies)
4:00pm, Cobras V Dragons (Men)
5:30pm, Cobras V Killenkere (Ladies)
7:00pm, Cavan V Savi BC (Men)

Finals on Sunday 25th April.

The senior ladies match vs Jets and the mens match vs Savi BC, originally scheduled for 7th January were postponed due to the snow. At the time of writing, the mens match vs Trim fixed for 14th January is going ahead.

Due to the unpredictable nature of the weather, we are occasionally required to postpone some matches, as it is not possible to play. During this time, players are encouraged to continue with indoor training, or simply take some time to relax, visit http://www.onlinepoker.com/, and rest up before for the rescheduled game. We always aim to reschedule all fixtures as soon as is possible.

We will make provisions to account for bad weather whenever we are able to do so. We also make an effort to inform all those involved as soon as possible in the event of a cancellation. Take a look at the current list of fixtures to see which upcoming games are currently scheduled to take place.