Thornton turns it on as Brunell retain title

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Brunell’s greater experience showed when the game hung in the balance. And in Edel Thornton they had a player keen to eradicate the nightmare of the previous day’s loss to the same opposition. The young starlet was fouled out in the U18 final and watched in anguish from the bench as the game swung in Glanmire’s favour.

But she showed her mental resolve to bounce back, score 36 points and pick up the MVP award for the second consecutive year.