National League

Nov 23 2025

Ballincollig go two for two to keep pace with Belfast Star in Domino’s Men’s Super League

Ballincollig pulled off wins over both UCC Demons and EJ Sligo All-Stars to stay just one game behind Belfast Star at the top of the Domino’s Men’s Super League table.

Ballincollig pulled off wins over both UCC Demons and EJ Sligo All-Stars to stay just one game behind Belfast Star at the top of the Domino’s Men’s Super League table.

In the opening game of the weekend, Ballincollig defeated UCC Demons 88-80 in the Mardyke Arena with starring trio Josh Steel, Latrell Jossell and Latavious Mitchell combining for 65 of their 88 points on the board. The loss will hurt for the defending champions as another Cork derby defeat sees them at the bottom of the table with a 1-7 record.

In Ballincollig's second fixture, they overcame EJ Sligo All-Stars 94-77 in a game where they didn’t surrender their lead from midway through the second quarter to the end of the game. Jossell scored 25, whilst Mitchell scored 24 and Steel had a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double. For Sligo, Jazere Noel maintained his recent strong showings with another 26 point haul for Shane O’Meara’s men. The loss however, puts Sligo down in ninth with a negative record of 4-5. They will look to bounce straight back when they face the 1-7 UCC Demons in three weeks time.

Belfast Star managed to just about keep ahead of Ballincollig after an overtime 115-110 victory against a stern UCD Marian side, who led the game by as much as 18 points during regulation time. Both sides contributed to the intense drama with three players on either side scoring over 20 points across the five periods of play. For Belfast, Aidan Quinn, Shane Bell and Roger Wilson all had 23, 29 and 21 points respectively as Star went 8-1 for the season. For Marian, Joshua Reynolds had 25, Tanner Graham had 22, as did James Connaire. Tanner Graham was an assist away from a triple-double as he had 22 with 13 rebounds and 9 assists. The loss for Marian has them at 5-4 but still leaves them in fourth spot.

Griffith College Éanna remain in third spot after they defeated Flexachem KCYMS 76-69 in Coláiste Éanna. Irish international Seán Jenkins inspired Éanna to their sixth win of the season backed by a 14-point and 9 rebound performance from Mikah Blackwell. For Killorglin, they will feel it is a game left behind as they carried a 67-53 lead into the final quarter, but a 2-point final period was nowhere near enough as Éanna outscored them 23-2 in the final ten minutes of play to take home a seven-point win. The loss for Declan Wall’s men puts them in eighth with a negative 4-5 record with their next league fixture being against second-place Ballincollig in mid-December.

Limerick Celtics enjoyed a comfortable victory over UCC Demons on Sunday in a game where they led by as much as 33 points. A strong final quarter for the struggling Demons only managed to reduce the final deficit to 18 in a 90-72 scoreline. Daryl Cuff scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, but that proved to be too little, too late for the Cork side after a 31-11 third quarter pushed Celtics to their second win of the season against Demons, after eliminating them from the Domino's Men's Super League National Cup a few weeks ago. For Celtics, they will feel it is a much improved performance after a tough few weeks with AJ Williams and Abdul Wurie both having 20+ point performances, with Eoghan Donaghy bouncing back from a scoreless game last week against St. Vincent's with 15 of his own, including 11 in the opening period of the game. The win for Limerick sees them go two wins clear from the bottom two which features UCC Demons who are now joint-bottom with Neptune at 1-8.

Energywise Ireland Neptune suffered their eighth loss of the campaign, after losing 82-74 to an in-form St. Vincent’s, who made it three wins in a row to reach 5-4 and level with three sides in the table. Jaylyn Richardson managed to return for Vincent’s after he limped off last weekend and led the team with 26 points along with six rebounds and seven assists. 16 points and 15 rebounds for Michael Hayes wasn’t enough for Neptune to get that new coach bounce, as they tailed off in the fourth quarter and couldn’t get back into the game. The next opportunity for Neptune to get back on track will be the visit of Garvey’s Tralee Warriors in December.

Killester welcomed back Baptiste Chezelas, but Robert Braswell was still absent as they slipped to a 62-47 defeat to Garvey’s Tralee Warriors. Chazelas only managed 8 points on his return to play with Josh Wilson leading the side with 16. For Tralee, Jordan Perkins led the game with 18, whilst Daniel Jokubaitis managed 13 with 10 rebounds for the Kerry men. Tralee led by 16 in a game where they took the lead in the first quarter and Killester couldn’t wrestle it away from them. The loss is Killester’s second in a row, as they fall to sixth and join that level pack in the mid-table with UCD Marian, St. Vincent’s and now Tralee who are also at 5-4 after the victory in MTU.

Results

Domino’s Men’s Super League

Friday 21^st November

UCC Demons 80-88 Ballincollig

Saturday 22^nd November

Belfast Star 115-110 UCD Marian

Griffith College Éanna 76-69 Flexachem KCYMS

St. Vincent’s 82-74 Energywise Ireland Neptune

Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 62-47 Killester

EJ Sligo All-Stars 77-94 Ballincollig

Sunday 23rd November

Limerick Celtics 90-72 UCC Demons