All-Ireland Finals
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Score |
| Quarter-Finals | National Basketball Arena | |||
| 05.02.19 | St. Joseph’s Bish | 78 | St. Pat’s Cavan | 38 |
| 05.02.19 | St. Malachy’s College | 61 | St. Olivers’s Drogheda | 55 |
| 05.02.19 | Mercy Mounthawk | 51 | St. Mary’s Portlaoise | 75 |
| Quarter-Finals | Oblate Hall, Inchicore | |||
| 05.02.19 | Gael Cholaiste Mhuire | 60 | St. Paul’s Oughterard | 63 |
| Semi-Finals | National Basketball Arena | |||
| 05.02.19 | St. Paul’s Oughterard | 41 | St. Malachy’s College | 58 |
| 05.02.19 | St. Mary’s Portlaoise | 41 | St. Joseph’s The Bish | 71 |
| Final | ||||
| 28.02.19 | St. Malachy’s College | 52 | St. Joseph’s The Bish | 43 |
Reference: [2][3]
Playoff Tables
| P | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Pool A (Host:Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip) | ||||||
| St. Patrick’s Cavan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 111 | 9 |
| St. Aidan’s Cork | 2 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 104 | 3 |
| Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip | 2 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 112 | 3 |
| CBS The Green Tralee | 3 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 181 | 0 |
| Pool B (Host: St. Patrick’s SS Oughterard) | ||||||
| St. Patrick’s SS Oughterard (Galway) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 139 | 9 |
| Ballincollig CS (Cork) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 178 | 179 | 6 |
| Scoil Pobail Sliabh Luachra Rathmore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 179 | 2 |
| Castleknock College | 3 | 0 | 3 | 138 | 183 | 0 |
| Pool C (Host: Colaiste Iosagain Portarlington) | ||||||
| St. Oliver’s CC Drogheda (Louth) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 94 | 6 |
| Malahide CS (Fingal) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 96 | 3 |
| Colaiste Iosagain Portarlington (Laois) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 105 | 0 |
| Calasanctius College Oranmore (Galway) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pool D (Host: St. Macartan’s College Monaghan) | ||||||
| St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise (Laois) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 127 | 9 |
| St. Macartan’s College Monaghan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 110 | 6 |
| Summerhill College Sligo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 142 | 185 | 3 |
| Oatlands College (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 158 | 0 |
Reference: Compiled from [1]
Playoff Results
20 January 2019
| Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
| Pool A | |||
| Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip | 48 | St. Patrick’s Cavan | 56 |
| St. Aidan’s Cork | 71 | CBS The Green Tralee | 62 |
| St. Patrick’s Cavan | 42 | St. Aidan’s Cork | 36 |
| CBS The Green Tralee | 56 | Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip | 64 |
| St. Patrick’s Cavan | 46 | CBS The Green Tralee | 27 |
| Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip | c | St. Aidan’s Cork | c |
| Pool B | 18 January 2019 | ||
| St. Patrick’s Oughterard | 69 | Castleknock College | 46 |
| SP Sliabh Luachra Rathmore | 43 | Ballincollig CS | 72 |
| Castleknock College | 42 | SP Sliabh Luachra Rathmore | 54 |
| Ballincollig CS | 46 | St. Patrick’s Oughterard | 86 |
| Castleknock College | 50 | Ballincollig CS | 60 |
| St. Patrick’s Oughterard | 65 | SP Sliabh Luachra Rathmore | 47 |
| Pool C | 20 January 2019 | ||
| Colaiste Iosagain Portarlington | 40 | Malahide CS | 45 |
| Malahide CS | 37 | St. Oliver’s CC Drogheda | 56 |
| Colaiste Iosagain Portarlington | 57 | St. Oliver’s CC Drogheda | 60 |
| Pool D | 20 January 2019 | ||
| St. Macartan’s Monaghan | 58 | Oatlands College | 31 |
| St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise | 50 | Summerhill College Sligo | 42 |
| Oatlands College | 29 | St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise | 43 |
| Summerhill College Sligo | 33 | St. Macartan’s Monaghan | 67 |
| Oatlands College | 48 | Summerhill College Sligo | 57 |
| St. Macartan’s Monaghan | 56 | St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise | 66 |
Reference: [1]
Report
FINAL: St. Malchy’s College (Belfast) 52 St. Joseph’s The Bish (Galway) 43
The teams were level at 14 points apiece at the end of the First Quarter with Cormac O’Rourke, Conor McDowell and Conor Ryan getting on the scoresheet for St. Malachy’s and James Connaire, Liam Nolan and James Cummins scoring for the Galway College.
The Second Quarter was as close with the defenses getting on top, as it finished 23-22 to St. Joseph’s, with a big three-pointer from Cummins helping them into the lead at the half.
The Bish raced into a 30-22 lead early in the third, but two huge three-pointers from CJ Fulton saw the Belfast side back into the match. Fulton scored all 11 of St. Malachy’s points in the Third Quarter, and he added 12 in the Fourth for 28 in Total, as a massive second half from the Belfast Player saw them home 52-43, and he desrvedly won the MVP Award.
St. Malchy’s College: CJ Fulton (28), Niall Hurson, Conor Eastwood, Conn Doherty, Conor Ryan (6), Cormac O’Rourke (9), Conor McDonnell (6), Ryan Scott, Callum Rocks, Conor Cooke (5)
St. Joseph’s The Bish (Galway) James Cummins (8), Iarlaith O’Sullivan, Darragh Mannion, James Wall, Brian Chege, Liam Nolan (15), James Connaire (11), Matthew Sweeney, Aaron Kiernan (7), Daniel Hackett, Chioera Okeke (2), Thomas Togher, Patrick McDonnell, Zak Lally.
MVP: CJ Fulton (St. Malachy’s College)
Reference: [3]
How They Qualified:
| East Region | |
| E1 | Malahide Community School (Dublin) |
| E2 | Oatlands College (Dublin) |
| E3 | Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip (Kildare) |
| E4 | Castleknock College (Dublin) |
| Midland / South East Region | |
| M/SE1 | St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise (Laois) |
| M/SE2 | Colaiste Iosagain Portarlington (Laois) |
| South Region | |
| S1 | Gael Cholaiste Mhuire AG (Cork) – Qualify direct to Quarter-Finals |
| S2 | St. Aidan’s (Cork) |
| S3 | Ballincollig Community School (Cork) |
| South West Region | |
| SW1 | Mercy Mounthawk Tralee (Kerry) – Qualify direct to Quarter-Finals |
| SW2 | Scoil Pobail Sliabh Luachra Rathmore (Kerry) |
| SW3 | CBS The Green Tralee (Kerry) |
| West Region | |
| W1 | St. Joseph’s The Bish (Galway) – Qualify direct to Quarter-Finals |
| W2 | St. Paul’s SS Oughterard (Galway) |
| W3 | Calasanctius College Oranmore (Galway) |
| North / North West Region | |
| N/NW1 | St. Malachy’s College (Belfast) – Qualify direct to Quarter-Finals |
| N/NW2 | Summerhill College (Sligo) |
| North East Region | |
| NE1 | St. Macartan’s College (Monaghan) |
| NE2 | St. Oliver’s Community College Drogheda (Louth) |
| NE3 | St. Pat’s (Cavan) |
Reference: [1]
References
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Websites
[1] Basketball Ireland (2019) U19U16 Boys Playoff Results 2019.pdf [Internet] Available from: http://sportlomo-userupload.s3.amazonaws.com/uploaded/galleries/638_uploaded/ebfbfda2e36512cdfebf327676e2edaa8d8e82dd.pdf
[Accessed 8 February 2019]
[2] Basketball Ireland (2019) Gamezone: All Ireland Schools League Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals [Internet] Available from: https://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10047821/
[Accessed 21 March 2019]
[3] Basketball Ireland (2019) DAY TWO: All Ireland Schools League Finals [Internet] Available from: https://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10048990/
[Accessed 21 March 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Jim Naughton, Colaiste Eanna & Barry Wyse, Templeogue College.
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