Two titles - and one Leaving Cert - on the line for dynamic Éanna duo
Just over a year ago, Éanna basketball club's under-20s team narrowly missed out on the chance to win the National League Plate final at the hands of Belfast Star.
Teenagers Nathan Comerford and Cathal O'Sullivan were part of that four-point loss at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght.
But fast forward to this weekend and not only have the duo got a chance to earn a shot at redemption in this year's U20 decider on Saturday, against Tralee Warriors, the following day they will be part of the senior Griffith College Éanna squad that will take on Pyrobel Killester in the InsuranceMyVan.ie Super League final.
It's a tricky balancing act for the two 19-year-olds in making sure they can contribute effectively to both teams in the lead-up to and on the final days themselves.
"We've been doing a lot of prep. Nathan and I have been with the Super League (team) all season, training hard and that's obviously brought us on a lot and for our development for the 20s, which has really helped us a lot," says O'Sullivan.
"Being in two finals, we're obviously very lucky, but also we'd be more senior players to the 20s team. So we have to take it easy in the Super League training a little bit but we're also there kicking on the rest of the lads, making them work hard in training and making sure they're competing and ready for Killester on Sunday."
Basketball success isn't the only target for them. While O'Sullivan is tackling an engineering degree at UCD, Comerford is about to embark on his Leaving Cert at Coláiste Éanna in Ballyroan, south Dublin.
It's a school that really reveres basketball and won the Under-19 All-Ireland this year, which means technically speaking, Comerford is on track for a treble if all goes well this weekend.
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