Schedule
| Match Day First Round |
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(First Round)
28 - 14MSBA Munster Schools Basketball Association U-17 Blitz
Douglas A vs Douglas B |
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(First Round)
27 - 19MSBA Munster Schools Basketball Association U-17 Blitz
Coláiste Íosagáin Ballyvourney vs Dunmanway |
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(First Round)
43 - 14MSBA Munster Schools Basketball Association U-17 Blitz
North Monastery vs Coláiste Chríost Rí |
| Match Day Second Round |
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(Second Round)
19 - 13MSBA Munster Schools Basketball Association U-17 Blitz
Rockwell College vs Douglas B |
| Match Day Pool B Semi-Final |
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(Pool B Semi-Final)
29 (2OT) - 28MSBA Munster Schools Basketball Association U-17 Blitz
Dunmanway vs Coláiste Chríost Rí |
| Match Day Pool A Semi-Final |
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(Pool A Semi-Final)
36 - 22MSBA Munster Schools Basketball Association U-17 Blitz
North Monastery vs Coláiste Íosagáin Ballyvourney |
| Match Day Pool B Final |
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(Pool B Final)
28 - 26MSBA Munster Schools Basketball Association U-17 Blitz
Rockwell College vs Dunmanway |
| Match Day Pool A Final |
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(Pool A Final)
39 - 19MSBA Munster Schools Basketball Association U-17 Blitz
North Monastery vs Douglas A |
Roster for Final Available in game recap (click on Pool A Final North Monastery v Douglas A in Schedule above).
Recap
North Monastery from Cork triumphed in the 1980-81 Boys U-17 Munster Schools Basketball Association Blitz, defeating Douglas A, also from Cork convincingly, 39-19 in the Pool A Final. The Six Cork Schools had been seeded into Pool A, with the First Round featuring three matches between the six schools, the winners moving on to the Pool A Semi-Finals and Final, and the runners-up going on to the Pool B Semi-Finals and Final.
Rockwell College from Tipperary South were seeded into Pool B, where they met the runners-up of the Douglas A versus Douglas B First Round match (won 28-14 by Douglas A). After defeating Douglas B in the Second Round, Rockwell College proceeded to the Pool B Final where they met Dunmanway who had triumphed after two periods of overtime versus Coláiste Chríost Rí from Cork City. Again Rockwell College won, defeating Dunmanway 28-26 in the Pool B Final, necessitating a playoff between the five Pool B Schools the following weekend to determine the B Championship winners.
The Pool A Championship was more straight-forward: The six Cork Schools were drawn against each other in the First Round where along with Douglas A’s triumph over Douglas B, Coláiste Íosagáin Ballvourney from the West Muskerry Gaeltacht defeated Dunmanway 27-19, and North Monastery won 43-14 versus Coláiste Chríost Rí. Douglas A then received a bye into the Pool A Final where they met North Monastery who were victorious by a 38-22 scoreline over Coláiste Íosagáin Ballvourney. In the Final North Monastery triumphed 39-19 over Douglas A which qualified them for the All-Ireland Semi-Finals. [References: 1]
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References
[1] Spillane, Noel (1980) “Mon Take U-17 Blitz” Irish Examiner. Monday, 17 November 1980. p.15. [Available online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ][Accessed 24 October, 2017]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Ann Hanley.
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