Maurice Casey delights as Castleisland edge St Columb’s in nailbiting Schools Cup Final

Castleisland Community College closed out a nailbiting All-Ireland Schools U19B Boys Cup Final to beat St Columb’s of Derry 45-41 at the National Basketball Arena.

It was a two-possession game throughout the 40 minutes and the sides were still level with less than a minute remaining.

Castleisland coach Maurice Casey said: “It was a very tight game. We had two of our starters off the court at the end but the boys that came in did a job for me. It means a lot to basketball in the south-west. For our school, it’s been almost 10 years since we were here last so an All-Ireland win is a great achievement.”