The Longford Phoenix senior men recorded their first LLR League campaign win with a narrow 62-61 victory over the Mohill Mavericks.
Kacper Baran top-scored with an impressive 26 points. Dillon Swaris knocked down eight points, while Ian Walsh and Domas Vilys fired home six points each. Neil Kilbane scored five points, with David Maher and Jamie Mulligan scoring four points each.
Joshua Murphy also added three points. Mark Canty and Oscar Gorman completed the line-up.
Senior Ladies
The two ladies teams faced each other in the mall on Friday night in their LLR Derby. Phoenix 2 came out on top beating Phoenix 1 by 55 points to 42.
Caoimhe Mulvey was top-scorer for Phoenix 2 with 19 points.
Longford Phoenix 2: Erica Jordan, Leah Quinn (2 points), Eimear Branigan (8 points), Kate Shannon, Suzanne Traut, Aideen Mulligan (3 points), Caoimhe Mulvey (19 points), Isabelle Sweeney (4 points), Rebecca Higgins (10 points), Alex Lee, Amy Finnegan (2 points), Rachel Penrose (7 points).
Longford Phoenix 1: Monica Bannon (2 points), Marie McManus (8 points), Eimear Tuite (8 points), Karen Walsh (8points), Adrienne Mulligan (8 points), Eva Gregg (8 points), Eilish Foley.
MVP: Michelle Mulvey
Everyone at Longford Phoenix would like to congratulate former player Michelle Mulvey on winning the MVP Award at last weekend's Kilkenny masters tournament.
Michelle's Glasnevin team won all three of their games on Saturday to qualify for Sunday's final. In the final, they defeated the English Fimba team by a single basket in a very tense and exciting finish.
Under-18 Boys Midlands League
Congratulations to our under-18 Boys team who are guaranteed a top two finish in the Midlands League, after a resounding 49 points to 32 victory away to the North Kildare Eagles in Maynooth. Phoenix can now look forward to the top four play-offs in April.
The team and their scores were: Kacper Baran (13 points), Oscar Gorman (2 points), Patrick Clancy, David Maher (9 points), Oran Killian, Dara Keaveney (11 points), Domas Vilys (10 points), Dillon Swaris (4 points), Cian Shanley.
Under-16 boys
It was a day of mixed feelings for Phoenix Whites in Division 1 of the LLR League. They hauled back an early 10 point deficit to level the game against Castlerea by the end of the third quarter.
However, a number of missed opportunities saw Castlerea emerge victorious on a very low final scoreline of 31-29. This narrow defeat means that our Whites can only win the LLR league if Carrick beat Castlerea next Thursday in the final game of the competition.
The good news is that Phoenix White are guaranteed entry to the All-Ireland Club Championships at the end of April as both 1st and 2nd in the league qualify this year. The winner on Thursday will confirm the line-up.
Under-14 girls
There were mixed results for our under-14 girl's teams in their LLR games against Boyle. The Wings edged home by a single point, 24-23. Unfortunately, the Flames suffered a 28-19 defeat against their Boyle counterparts.
Under-10 boys
Congratulations to our Under-10 boys team who competed in a blitz in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday and played superbly to win all of their three matches. It is another example of the great talent within the club under the guidance of top quality.
