Éanna march into Super League Final

GRIFFITH College Éanna beat Maree 90- 77 in Calasanctius College on Saturday night to secure their place in this season’s InsureMyVan.ie Super League Final in which they will meet a Pyrobel Killester outfit that defeated UCC Demons 98-82 in their last-four fixture in Clontarf.

The Ballyroan outfit battled back from 12 points down at the close of the first quarter to beat Maree 90-77 in Calasanctus College on Saturday night and secure their berth in this season’s InsureMyVan.ie Super League Final.

Yet again, the Dubliners served up a nice spread of scoring with five players finishing on double figures, among them Joshua Wilson and Kristijan Andabaca who each put up 16, with the latter combining with Matthew McClain and Stefan Desnica for 24 rebounds.

Tahmir Gadsden drained all 11 of his free throws on his way to a haul of 20 for Maree, while Kyle Carey and Zvonomir Cutuk bagged 29 points between them, but it was not enough to deny the irrepressible Éanna, who will now face off against Pyrobel Killester for this year’s title.

“Tonight it was back and forth after we dragged ourselves back into the game in the second quarter” recalled Griffith College Éanna head coach, Darren McGovern.

“Our guys stood up and delivered and I’m very proud of them.

Griffith College Éanna head coach, Darren McGovern raises his arms after his side’s win

“Making it to the last game of the season is where we want to be.

“The team has stuck together through thick and thin and all credit goes to their attitude and perseverance.

“It’ll be a very tough match-up for us against Killester in a couple of weeks, but I’m looking forward to the preparation and going up against a very good side again” he said.

Meanwhile, Pyrobel Killester, themselves, served up a huge second-quarter to earn a 98-82 triumph over UCC Demons in their playoff semi-final in Clontarf on Saturday night.