Basketball: Neptune deep in relegation trouble

C & S Neptune are staring Division 1 basketball in the face after their 96-81 home defeat to Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin left them in deep relegation trouble. In a game where the Kerry side dominated from start to finish a 25-point game high contribution from Daniel Jokubaitis paved the way for Killorglin’s impressive display.

Neptune coach Paul Kelleher looked a frustrated figure after the game. “The second quarter collapse basically killed us, but I cannot criticise the effort of my players who played right to the wire.