- East U-21 Hurling Championship Quarter Final
De La Salle 4-18 Clann na Gael 2-9
Our U-21 hurlers qualified for the eastern semi final when we had a comfortable victory over Clann na Gael in Killlast Saturday. We were the bettter balanced side and were always in control thanks to three first half goals. Clann na Gael battled hard throughout to make a game of it but didn’t have the scoring power we had on the day.
We opened the scoring with early points from Brian Cunningham and Shane Ryan. Clann na Gael pointed in the fourth minute but a minute later we had our first goal when Jake Dillon and Robert Daniels set up man of the match Jamie Sage who finished excellently. An exchange of point involving Jamie Sage followed and in the 10th minute we were in for our second goal when Robert Daniels finished to the net after the keeper had saved from Jamie Sage to make it 2-3 to 0-2. Both teams added two points each with ours coming from Shane Ryan and Brian Cunningham before we got our third goal in the 23rd minute when Robert Daniels netted again after the keeper had originally saved his effort and and a follow up attempt from Jamie Sage. Shane Ryan added three points to one in reply before our opponents goaled in injury time to see us lead 3-8 to 1-5 at half time.
The second half began with Shane Ryan pointing two frees. Clann na Gael replied with a point. Shane McNulty and Shane Ryan (free) added further points. Clann na Gael then pointed twice but these were cancelled out by points from Jamie Sage and Shane McNulty (free) to make it 3-14 to 1-8 midway through the half. Shane Ryan then added two more points from frees before Clann na Gael replied with a pointed free and followed with a 22nd minute goal to make it 3-16 to 2-9. Robert Daniels scored a fine point with five minutes left and then Evan Whelan who had just been introduced pointed and then in injury time he added our fourth goal after good work by Adam O’Sullivan and Jamie Sage.
We now play Roanmore next Saturday in Walsh Park in the semi final at a time to be confirmed.
Scorers: Shane Ryan 0-10 (0-7 frees), Robert Daniels 2-1, Jamie Sage 1-2, Evan Whelan 1-1, Brian Cunningham and Shane McNulty (0-1 free) 0-2 each.
Panel: Jamie Roche, Adam Doyle, Stephen Dalton, Michael Roche, Adam O’Sullivan, Shane McNulty, Tom Moran, Jake Dillon, Eddie Meaney, Brian Cunningham, Patrick Flynn, Adam Farrell, Shane Ryan, Robert Daniels, Jamie Sage, Jeff Cahill, Daragh Fitzpatrick, Evan Whelan, Craig Dowling.
St. Declan’s School
- Allianz Cumann na mBunscol U-13 Football Final.
Our U-13 footballers faced Scoil Lorcáin in the final of the League at Walsh Park on Tuesday October 21st. We played with the aid of the gale force wind in the first half and by the tenth minute we were 3 points to nil up, Conor O’Shea converting two frees and Owen Oseni kicking a point from play. Scoil Lorcáin pressed hard but our half back line of Evan Hayes, Cian Purcell and Seán Doocey played very well throughout. By the sixteenth minute we had extended our lead to 7 points to nil. Conor O’Shea having added three more points from frees and team captain Alex Brown had a long range point from play. Half time St. Declan’s 0-7 Scoil Lorcáin 0-0
Wind assisted Scoil Lorcáin began the second half in lightning fashion when they had the ball in the back of our net inside the first minute. Our lead was cut to three points when our opponents scored a point from a free. We managed a few breakaway attacks during this half but the Scoil Lorcáin defense held firm. However Ronan Power scored a very important point when he fisted over the bar in the twelfth minute. This was our only score of the half.
We were now four points up entering the last ten minutes of the game. We were under severe pressure at this stage, goalkeeper Conor Cummins and our full back line of Conor Murphy, Luke Underwood Doyle and Alex Hoban Maguire were heroic in defense. Disaster struck with five minutes remaining when a long delivery ended up in the back of the net. Scoil Lorcáin threw everything at us but we managed to cling on and ran out winners by a single point. St. Declan’s 0-8 Scoil Lorcáin 2-1
We now await the County Final next month which will be played at an Eastern venue.
Panel: Conor Cummins, Conor Murphy, Luke Underwood Doyle, Alex Hoban Maguire, Sean Doocey, Cian Purcell, Evan Hayes, Ronan Power, Alex Browne Captain, Jay Hearne, Owen Oseni, Victory Eddy-Atu, Kieran Kennedy, Aaron Wymberry, Conor O’Shea, Darragh O’Keeffe, Darragh Treacy, Cathal Power, Eoin Hearne, Ryan McCarthy, Mark Breen, Cian Troy, Conor Fanning.