Star returned to Methody for the second time in a week to take on Phoenix, now playing out of there too, and again won this time with a bit more to spare. But again it was not before they made life difficult for themselves, again allowing their opponents back into the game after a commanding opening quarter, and this is something the coaching staff are going to have to look at.
Playing without Niall McGinnity who was donning tights and committing to a soccer match, but welcoming back Kamil Kolos from a bout of flu, Star again came out flying and with Le John Smye in good form, took quick control of the first quarter. The team seemed to be set to put in a determined shift following the inconsistent performance of the previous match, and Eoin Nagle, John Moran, Michael McWilliams and a healthier Peter Henvey played solid as Star took a commanding lead, 20 - 6.
However, Phoenix roared back into the game behind the strong play of Pearse Braidan , who gave Star’s ‘5’ Kamil Kolos a torrid time on his return. Again the main problem was a lack of composure on both ends of the floor, and poor decision-making particularly on offense, and this is something the team is going to have to work hard on to improve its ability to execute the gameplan. The score at half-time was 23-18, and the game was back on.
To their credit, Star seized back the initiative in the money quarter, behind the strong play of Eoin Nagle and John Smye, who went on to score a team-high 21 points, and with some notable contributions from Darrah McGinn and John Moran. Peter Henvey and Kamil corralled some important rebounds, and again Star edged out 40-22 by the end of the third. But Phoenix refused to lie down, and in fact edged the final quarter 12-8 with some gritty play, and again it was an inability to execute that caused Star to stutter down the stretch.
The direction of travel is positive as the team move to 6 and 0, but a lot of work needs to be put in to enable the team to deliver the performance they are so capable of, and if they put together 4 solid quarters, the rest of the league will really begin to sit up and take notice. Can they put together an unbeaten season…?
Playing without Niall McGinnity who was donning tights and committing to a soccer match, but welcoming back Kamil Kolos from a bout of flu, Star again came out flying and with Le John Smye in good form, took quick control of the first quarter. The team seemed to be set to put in a determined shift following the inconsistent performance of the previous match, and Eoin Nagle, John Moran, Michael McWilliams and a healthier Peter Henvey played solid as Star took a commanding lead, 20 - 6.
However, Phoenix roared back into the game behind the strong play of Pearse Braidan , who gave Star’s ‘5’ Kamil Kolos a torrid time on his return. Again the main problem was a lack of composure on both ends of the floor, and poor decision-making particularly on offense, and this is something the team is going to have to work hard on to improve its ability to execute the gameplan. The score at half-time was 23-18, and the game was back on.
To their credit, Star seized back the initiative in the money quarter, behind the strong play of Eoin Nagle and John Smye, who went on to score a team-high 21 points, and with some notable contributions from Darrah McGinn and John Moran. Peter Henvey and Kamil corralled some important rebounds, and again Star edged out 40-22 by the end of the third. But Phoenix refused to lie down, and in fact edged the final quarter 12-8 with some gritty play, and again it was an inability to execute that caused Star to stutter down the stretch.
The direction of travel is positive as the team move to 6 and 0, but a lot of work needs to be put in to enable the team to deliver the performance they are so capable of, and if they put together 4 solid quarters, the rest of the league will really begin to sit up and take notice. Can they put together an unbeaten season…?
