44-year-old Jermaine Turner turns on the magic with 37 points for Killester

Jermaine Turner rolled back the years as he helped Killester defeat UCD Marian 84-75 in a cracking Premier League clash at Belfield on Saturday.

The 44-year-old hit a staggering 37-points to the delight of coach Brian O’Malley. “Jermaine’s performance shows the commitment of the man in every sense of the word.

The students held a 37-35 interval lead but a cracking second-half saw the teams deadlocked at 75 apiece at the final buzzer.

In extra-time, UCD failed to score as Turner and Keith Anderson produced crucial baskets that gave the Clontarf outfit a stunning win.

Champions C&S UCC Demons produced a solid performance at home to Moycullen when running out comfortable 87-69 winners.

With Kyle Hosford (29) excelling at the point they commanded a 51-34 interval lead. Player coach Colin O’Reilly sat out the majority of the game and tested various rotations with the win secure long before the sound of the final buzzer.

“We came out of the blocks quickly and put the game to bed early and although pleased with the win we will working on a few negatives at training,” O’Reilly said.

Dan Nelms’s 29 points helped Swords Thunder end a three game losing sequence when they overcame a DCU Saints side (91-56) still seeking their first win of the season.

UL Eagles got back to winning ways when defeating league debutants Eanna 88-75 with Stats Battle leading the scoring on 22 points.

In the Women’s Premier league the shock of the weekend occurred at the National Basketball Arena when Killester defeated Team Montenotte 82-73. Killester dominated for long periods and with American Rae Contreras (27) and Mimi Clarke (25) in top form they deservedly inflicted a first defeat of the season on Montenotte. The Cork side went into the game minus the influential Gráinne Dwyer but coach Mark Scannell refused to use that as the reason for this defeat. “Any team would miss Gráinne but, to me, we still should have performed better without taking anything away from Killester.”

Liffey Celtics overcame Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell 69-62. Meagan Hoffman and Christine Versell were in outstanding form for the winners as Brunell’s injury woes continued with Canadian Kaylee Kilpatrick only lasting seven minutes.

Meteors continued their impressive form when they saw off Portlaoise Panthers 76-53 with Kate O’Flaherty leading their scoring with 19 points. DCU Mercy are the only unbeaten side in the Women’s Premier league following their comfortable 89-68 home win over UL Huskies.

In the Women’s U20 National Cup Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell beat Waterford Wildcats 58-41..