Moran on fire as Belvedere stun Malachys

Belvedere College caused one of the biggest upsets in recent years in Irish schools basketball when they stunned defending champions St Malachy’s of Belfast in yesterday’s final, 60-50.

The Dublin outfit looked to have been on the verge of being swept away by the talent of Malachy’s throughout the first half but always managed to hang around until an inspired run, led by game MVP Oscar Moran in the third quarter, saw them storm into the lead after being down by as many as 11 points at one stage.

Very much in a battle from there on out, Belvedere had the hot hand down the stretch and used their greater size.