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St. Brides 1-15 Roche Emmets 2-08

The first of the quarter-final knockout stages of the Louth GAA Powerscreen New England Paddy Sheelan Cup got underway in Páirc an Chuinnigh on last Thursday evening, where St Brides advanced at the expense of Roche Emmets.

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In the first half of the game, both teams were evenly matched, exchanging scores throughout. For the most part, it was nip and tuck, with St. St Brides getting off to the better start thanks to points from Senan Hoey and Steven Hoey.

St Brides enjoyed a three-point advantage heading into halftime; however, Barry O’Hare brought the game back to the minimum when he converted a long-range two-pointer, leaving the Brides two points ahead at the break.

The hosts kicked three points on the trot early in the second half, but this was cancelled out by a goal from Paul Carroll in the fifth minute.

The decisive score came in the tenth minute when a well-worked move ended with the ball being fed to Neil Thirman, who dispatched it to the Roche net.

This gave the Brides a four-point cushion, and they did not look back, knocking over a number of scores in the third and fourth periods.

Roche Emmets were awarded a late penalty following a foot block late in the game, and Daire Reilly successfully sent the ball to the Brides’ net.

However, time was against the visitors, and St. St Brides ran out four-point winners to progress to the semifinals.

St Brides: Sean Brennan; Jack Smyth, Cillian Kirk, Evan Wynne; Ronan Bailey (0-1), Kelvin Slowey, Steven Hoey (0-2); Patrick Reilly (0-3), Neil Thornton (1-1); Matthew Kerr (0-1), Senan Hoey (0-6), Morgan Tobin; Oisin McBride, Cathal McElroy, Barry Kehoe.

Subs: Padraig Rutledge, Ross Murnaghan, Bernard Laverty, James Duffy (0-1), Adam Smart.

Roche Emmets: Evin Quigley; Kevin Quigley, Jack McKay, Gerard Browne; James Cocoran, Adam McKay, Josh McGuinness; James McArdle, Andrew McArdle; Shane Lennon, Cathal Corcoran, Ciaran Levins; Daire Reilly (1-4), Barry O’Hare (0-3), Alex McArdle (0-1).

Subs: Oisin Nash, James Tiffney, Paul Carroll, 1-0, Stephen O’Malley.

St Fechins 2-12 St Patricks 0-14

St Fechins can look forward to the semi-final of the Paddy Sheelan Cup after overturning a half-time deficit to see off the challenge of St Patricks at Beaulieu on Saturday evening.

St Pat’s took the early lead with a point from Sean Holland before James McGlew and Sean Fearon fired over twice for their respective sides.

It remained nip-and-tuck for much of the half with Martin McEneaney (2p) on the mark for Pats, while Matthew Flanagan replied for the hosts.

However, the only goal of the half came the way of the Fechins as Ronan Holcroft’s effort cut the deficit to 0-10 to 1-6 at the break.

It was a similar start to the second half with the Pats claiming the only score, point, in the first ten minutes through Joe Connor. Fechins went on the attack, and Ronan Holcroft was heading for goal when he was pulled down in the square.

He convincingly converted the subsequent penalty to get his second major of the match.

The Pats stayed in touch with three more points in the remaining quarter, including an effort from Aidan McCann, but scores from Matthew Flanagan, James McGlew, Sean Keane and Aaron McGlew (2p) gave the home side a comfortable four-point win and a spot in the semi-final against St Brides.

St Fechins: Kyle Meegan; Robert McCarthy, Ciaran McGinty, Michéal McGinty; Aaron McGlew 0-3 (2p), Shane Reilly 0-1, Garbhan O’Reilly; Evan Dolan, Matthew Flanagan 0-1; John O’Connell, Colm O’Neill, Danny Burnell; Mikey MacMahon, James McGlew 0-4, Ronan Holcroft 2-1.

Subs: Paddy Keane, Tom Meegan, Jake Flynn, Matthew Burnell, Harry Dowd, Evan Clarke, Sean Keane 0-1.

St. Patrick's: Martin McEneaney 0-5 (2x2p); Ruairi Holland, Daniel Tumulty, Jack Elvin; Conor Grogan, Sean Holland 0-1, Joe Holland; Padraig Duffy, Rory Duffy; James Savage, Micheal O’Shaughnessy, Chris Conlon; Aidan McCann 0-2, Sean Fearon 0-5, Joe Connor 0-1.

Subs: Tom McCann for P Duffy, Sam Elvin for R Holland, Tommy Keenan for R Duffy.

Cooley Kickhams 3-10 Kilkerley Emmets 1-8

Cooley Kickhams overcame the challenge of Kilkerley Emmets to book a place in the semi-final of the Paddy Sheelan Cup with an eight-point win on Saturday evening.

In a competition that means so much to the Peninsula club, Calum O’Hanlon was the scoring hero on this occasion as he bagged two goals to help secure the victory away to the Emmets.

His first goal came early in the game to see Kickhams seize the initiative, while points from Emmet Duffy, Cian Connor and Joseph Hanlon saw them lead by 1-4 to 0-5 at the break.

At the other end, Kilkerley battled to stay in touch with scores from Tadhg McEneaney, Ciaran Bellew and Conain Fox.

The Emmets continued to work hard in the second half with points from Tadhg McEneaney and Tadgh Fitzgerald, while Ultan McEneaney found the back of the net.

However, Cooley had that little bit more coming down the stretch, and goals from O’Hanlon and Niall Morgan ensured they reached the last four.

Cooley Kickhams: Niall Brady; Paddy Hanlon, Darren Marks, Niall Morgan 1-0; Dean McGreehan, Paul Brennan 0-1, Fionn O’Reilly; Jack Long, Enda O’Neill; Oran McAnerney, Emmet Duffy 0-2, Sean Hoey 0-2; Calum O’Hanlon 2-0, Cian Connor 0-1, Joseph Hanlon 0-4.

Subs: Peter Thornton, James O’Reilly, Thomas McCarragher, Dylan Clarke.

Kilkerley Emmets: Callum Mulholland; Paddy Murtagh, Cathal Bellew, Kian Lennon; Ewan McEnteggart, Cillian Mulligan, Brian Brady; Kieran Murtagh, Ciaran Bellew 0-2; Oran McMahon, Michael McGeown, Conain Fox 0-1; Tadhg McEneaney 0-3, Conal McEneaney, Ultan McEneaney 1-1.

Subs: Tadhg Fitzgerald 0-1 Finnan Crawley.

Hunterstown Rovers 4-15 Stabannon Parnells 0-10

Three goals in the second half helped propel Hunterstown Rovers into the semi-final of the Paddy Sheelan Cup as they brushed aside the challenge of Stabannon Parnells in this last eight clash at home on Saturday.

That treble came on the back of a strong first half showing that ended with Rovers leading by 13 points and well on the way to victory.

Although Stabannon improved in the second period, they were never able to ask any serious questions of a Hunterstown side who cruised home in the end.

James Rogers scored the opening goal of the game as Rovers went in at the break with a 1-13 to 0-2 lead as Jamie O’Callaghan landed five points along with scores from Donovan Sheridan, Aaron Levins and Glen Matthews.

O’Callaghan added a goal to his tally in the second period while Ciaran Russell and Sam Scott also found the net to seal victory.

Parnells battled to the end and saw Charlie McBride and Ryan Shevlin finish with four points apiece, but it was little more than consolation for their side.

Hunterstown Rovers: Donovan Sheridan 0-2 (2p); Adam O’Reilly, Patrick Taaffe, Daithi Carroll; Cillian Taaffe, Shane Halpenny, David Finn; Jason Monaghan, Marc Ward 0-1; James Rogers 1-2, Aaron Levins 0-1, Ciaran Russell 1-1; Jamie O’Callaghan 1-7, Glen Matthews 0-1.

Subs: Cian Matthews, Conor Reaburn, Sam Scott 1-0, Oisin O’Brien.

Stabannon Parnells: Ryan Halpenny; Aaron Dunne, Mark Byrne, Darragh Murray; Richie Rogers, Johnnie McGee, Patrick Reynolds; Colm Giggins 0-1, Alan Reynolds; Jake Corrigan, Conor Clinton 0-1, Tadgh Gorman; Cillian Lynch, Charlie McBride 0-4, Padraig Reynolds.

Subs: Dylan Shelvin for C Lynch, Ryan Shelvin 0-4 for P Reynolds, Ciaran Titley for M Byrne, Bobby Butterly for D Murray, Sean Culligan for A Dunne, Robert Callaghan for T Gorman, Shane Brady for P Reynolds.

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Mattock Rangers 2-15 Sean O’Mahonys 0-7

Two goals from Adrian Reid helped Mattock Rangers ease into the semi-final of the Paddy Sheelan Shield as they came out on top against Sean O’Mahonys in Collon on Saturday evening.

The home side were on top from the outset and by the interval had established an 11-point lead which the O’Mahonys were never able to threaten in the second half.

Both of Reid’s goals came in the opening period, and with Cathal Fleming and Jack Thompson also in scoring form, they had built up a 2-11 to 0-3 advantage at the short whistle.

The second half was a quiet affair as Mattock cruised home on a night when Liam Flynn and Rian Hickey were also on the mark.

Mark Agnew top-scored for the Dundalk men with two points while Sean Cassidy, Thomas Rice and Chris O’Neill also found the target.

Mattock Rangers: Karl Grimes; Eoin McCloskey, Killian Hickey, Ben Quaile; Rian Hickey 0-2, Shane Maguire, Tom Grimes; Ben Watters 0-2, Ben McKenna; Calum Wogan, Liam Flynn 0-3, Jack Thompson 0-3; Adrian Reid 2-0, Cathal Fleming 0-5, James Caraher.

Subs: Nathan Murphy, Craig Englishby, Jamie Deegan, Ben Brennan, Finn Gillespie.

Sean O’Mahonys: Kevin Brennan; Ciaran Redmond, Barry O’Brien, Oisin Breen; Kian McEvoy, Chris O’Neill 0-1, Sean Cassidy 0-1; Garet h Hall, Daniel Crawley; Aaron Mackin, Thomas Rice 0-1, Aaron Boyle; Mark Agnew 0-2, Conor Martin 0-1, Gary Cawley 0-1.

Subs: Damien O’Hare, Conor Oliver, Liam Clarke, Conor Bradley, Colm Carragher.

St Mary's 1-15 St Kevins 0-11

St Mary's booked a place in the last four of the Paddy Sheelan Shield after overcoming the challenge of St Kevins in Philipstown on Friday evening.

Daire McConnon scored the only goal of the game to help the visitors get over the line in a game in which they were always in control.

That three-pointer came in the opening half as the Marys made good use of their chances to take a 1-9 to 0-6 lead into the break.

Although the scoring rate decreased after the break, the Ardee side were never in danger on a night when Carl Gillespie, Josh Taaffe, Luke Keenan and Fionn Coyle were all on target.

St Kevins battled throughout but were unable to match their opponents despite Cameron Maher top scoring with six points, while Cian Callan, Sean Crosbie and TJ Doheny were also on the mark.

St Marys: James McGillick; Paraic McKenny, Eimhin Keenan, David Rooney; Kian Moran 0-1, Fionn Coyle 0-2, Tadhg Caffrey; Evan Malone, Cillian Taaffe 0-1; Carl Gillespie 0-3, Daire McConnon 1-3, Jonathan Commins 0-2; Luke Keenan 0-1, Conor Gillespie, Josh Taaffe 0-1.

Subs: Robbie Leavy, Calum Caffrey, Ronan Carroll, Luke Woods, Bobby Carroll, Cian Taaffe, Gavin Douglas.

St Kevins: Danny Crosbie; Caoimhin Prout, Donnacha Boylan, Niall Gregory; Cian Martin, John King, Sean Powderly;  Seanie Crosbie 0-2, Cameron Maher 0-6; Jacob Finlay, Robbie Matthews, Liam Magee, Keelan Maher, Cian Callan 0-2, TJ Doheny 0-1.

Subs: Joe Durnin, Josh Finlay, Cormac Callan, Adam Cromwell, Jack Stokes, Cormac Rogers, Conor Doheny, Josh McArdle, PJ O’Connor.

St Joseph's 2-19 Dreadnots 0-8

St Joseph's made it safely through to the semi-final of the Paddy Sheelan Shield with this comfortable win over Dreadnots on Saturday evening in Clogherhead.

The Cluskey Park men were on top from the opening whistle and were clinical in front of the posts as they picked off some fine points over the course of the hour.

Killian Staunton and Adam Dullaghan scored the goals for the winners, with Oisin McGuinness contributing five points to the victory. Ben Collier, Cormac Marmion, Rian Devlin, and Conor Neary were also on target.

St Josephs: Shane Barron; Cian Sheridan, Aidan Kieran, Rian Devlin 0-1; Conor Neary 0-1, Ben McKeown, Rory McLoughlin; Oisin McGuinness 0-5, Killian Staunton 1-0; Oisin Reidy 0-1, Craig Doherty 0-2, Cormac Marmion 0-1; Alan Lynch, Jack Mulligan, Ben Collier 0-1.

Subs: Conall Smyth, Adam Dullaghan 1-2, Killian McDonnell, Aaron Grey, Niall Miland.

Dreadnots: Johnny Whelehan; Enrique Devlin, Padraig Rath, Aaron Scullion; Donnacha Hodgins, Barry Faulkner, Ciaran Caffrey; Cian McEvoy, Conor Clarke; Ciaran Finegan 0-1, Conor Shevlin 0-1, Calum Shevlin 0-1; Dean Hyland 0-4, Darragh Shevlin 0-1, Sean O’Driscoll.