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ESB Men's First
Division 03/02/2001
LUNDY FOODS BALLINA 81
CRESCENT LIMERICK 72
Lundy Foods made the long journey to
Limerick on Saturday night, with a
comprehensive victory.
Ballina had top scores Colm Leonard and
Spanish student Miguel Munoz missing
through injury, both players will return
for the final three league fixtures.
Lundy Foods raced into a 4-0 lead in the
first minute with two fast break baskets
from Aidan Tighe. The same player got
three steals in a row to set up Fergus
Foody for three baskets in a row to leave
the score 12-3. At the end of the first
quarter the lead was 21-14.
In the second quarter Crescent cut the
lead with fine perimeter shooting from
Nathan Briganti to leave the scores 24-21.
At this stage, every time Ballina went on
a fast breaks they were fouled and from
the free throw line made ten from eleven
attempts to leave the score 36-23.
Crescent made two three pointers in a row
to leave the half time score 40-34 in
Ballinas favour.
In the third quarter Lundy Foods fast
break game got going. Both Kevin Lenahan
and Paul Freeman getting four baskets
apiece in this quarter to open up a 61-
39 lead .The Marrinan brothers Enda and
Paul scored to close the lead, but at the
end of the quarter Aidan Tighe added a
three pointer to leave the scores 64-48.
In the final quarter Lundy Foods gave
their bench players a run. Crescent
pushed hard to close the lead but Ballina
held out for a well earned win with very
precise free throw shooting making a
total a 13 in the quarter and 32 for the
game to finish easy winners 81-72. For
this young Lundy Foods team all players
played very well, with Aidan Tighe very
impressive with seven steals and great
fast breaks.
Lundy Foods
Gearoid Leonard 4, Padraic Roche 3, Aidan
Tighe 18, Jason Mc Donagh, Martin Wynne,
David Melia 3,Fergus Foody 19, Paul
Freeman 24, Kevin Moran, Kevin Lenahan 10
Coaches Dermot Melia and Oisin Ginty
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