Louth GAA club | Division Two League round-up
Stabannon snatch victory with a late two-pointer against O'Mahony's
St Brides 2-11 O'Raghallaighs 0-9
St Brides picked up an important Louth GAA John O'Neill Sand and Gravel Division Two League victory when they recorded a comfortable win over O Raghallaighs in Drogheda on Thursday evening.
Victory sees the Knockbridge men join a group of teams on four points, including O Raghallaighs, as the battle to avoid the drop is beginning to intensify.
The visitors made the perfect start when Padraig Mackin found the back of the net, and that set them up for a dominant first-half display.
With Sennan Hoey and Sean Marry enjoying themselves in front of the posts, the Brides had 1-6 on the scoreboard inside 20 minutes without any reply.
However, the home side turned the tide in dramatic fashion as scores from Kyle McElroy and Ruairi Moore saw them land seven unanswered points in the closing minutes to cut the gap to 1-6 to 0-7.
However, the Knockbridge men composed themselves at the break and regained control early in the second half.
With the Raghs managing to add just one further point to their tally, the Brides sealed victory with a second goal from Paddy Reilly midway through the half.
St Brides: Sean Brennan; Ronan Bailey, Cillian Kirk, Padraig Mackin 1-0; Kelvin Slowey, Bernard Laverty, Stephen Hoey; Patrick Reilly 1-0, Ross Murnaghan 0-1; Andrew Smyth 0-1, Neil Thornton, Morgan Tobin; Padraig Rutledge, Sean Marry 0-5, Sennan Hoey 0-4.
Subs: Nathan Kirk, Kevin Hearty, Cathal McElroy, Oisin McBride.
Kilkerley Emmets 1-13 St Kevins 0-13
Kilkerley Emmets picked up a welcome two points on Friday night when they came out on top in this Division 2 clash against visitors St Kevins.
A second-half goal from substitute Cathal Bellew proved to be the difference in the end as the hosts chalked up a third league win to move further clear of the bottom of the table.
It was St Kevins who started the scoring through Lee Crosbie, only for Cormac Mallon to open his account with a two-pointer, followed by efforts from Micheal Begley and Tadgh McEneaney.
The visitors enjoyed a purple patch as Crosbie and Cian Callan landed two-pointers, along with an effort from Keelan Maher to take the lead. However, Kilkerley finished the half with a Cormac Mallon point to cut the gap to 0-7 to 0-5 at half-time.
The Philipstown men added the first two points of the second half, but the Emmets hit back to level with four unanswered points, before Bellew fired in the all-important goal.
Although St Kevins levelled with the help of a Danny Crosbie two-pointer, it was the hosts who finished the stronger and points from Ronan Deery, Ciaran Bellew and Finnain Crawley saw them over the line.
Kilkerley Emmets: Callum Mulholland; Kian Lennon, Paddy Murtagh, Cormac Bellew; Oran McMahon, Cormac Mallon 0-6, Ronan Deery 0-1; Darragh Conlon, Ciaran Bellew 0-1; Ultan McEneaney, Fintan Brady, Michael Begley 0-2; Tadhg McEneaney 0-2; Rian Hand, Finnain Crawley 0-1.
Subs: Cathal Bellew 1-0 for D Conlon; Shaun McElroy for U McEneaney; Kieran Murtagh for R Hand.
St Kevins: Danny Crosbie (0-4); Darren McMullan, Donnacha Boylan, Caoimhin Prout; John King, Cameron Maher, Dylan Maher; Brian Callaghan, Finn Carter; Robbie Matthews, Cian Callan (0-3), Ciaran King; Keelan Maher (0-1), Jacob Finlay, Lee Crosbie (0-5).
Sub: Seanie Crosbie for D Maher.
Oliver Plunketts 1-14 Roche Emmets 2-7
Roche Emmets saw their winning start to the Division 2 season come to an end at Mell on Saturday night, with Adam Smith proving to be the hero for the hosts as he finished with 1-8 to his name.
The visitors had opened the campaign with five consecutive victories, but the Plunketts turned in an impressive display and, in the end, were good value for their four-point win.
It certainly was a welcome win for the Drogheda men as they strive to move away from the foot of the table in what is developing into a very tight battle to avoid the relegation battle.
The game appeared to be going to script as the Faughart side had the better of the first half, and a goal from Daire Reilly helped them take a lead into the break.
Smith capped a fine display by adding a goal, and although DD Reilly raised a green flag at the other end, the Plunketts refused to allow their advantage to slip on a night when Dean Carolan, Niall Murtagh and Tiarnan O’Donovan contributed important points.
Roche battled to the end but were unable to prevent defeat despite points from Alex McArdle, James McDonnell and Liam Dawe.
Oliver Plunketts: Colum Duffy; Ricky Bateson, David McTeggart, Shane Lambe; Adam Lambe 0-1, Shaun Smith, Cillian Smith; Robbie Brodigan, Tiarnan O’Donovan 0-1; Niall Murtagh 0-1, Dean Carolan 0-3 (2p), Ben Boyce; Killian Nolan, Luke Carley, Adam Smith 1-8 (2p).
Sub: Jack Boyce.
Roche Emmets: Senon Connolly; Marc Murphy, Aidan Grant, Gerard Browne; Fionn Connolly Sean Dawe, James McDonnell 0-2; Liam Dawe 0-1, Ryan Martin; Daire Reilly 1-1, Shane Byrne, Conor Carthy; DD Reilly 1-0, Mark Byrne, Alex McArdle 0-3.
Sub: Barry O’Hare for C Carthy.
Stabannon Parnells 2-6 Sean O’Mahonys 0-11
Stabannon Parnells snatched victory with a late two-pointer in this Division 2 clash at home to Sean O’Mahonys on Saturday night.
Harry Butterly was the hero for the winners as he held his nerve to land a pressure-free shot and send his side back to the top of the table.
The O’Mahonys got off to a quick start with Tiarnan Cassidy slotting over a point, Aaron Boyle firing over a two-pointer, and Kayden Fisher with a free kick.
Stabannon then got two goals in quick succession from Robert Callaghan and Harry Butterly to take a 2-1 to 0-4 lead, before Brian McGuirk then put over a great two-pointer just before half-time.
In the second half, Stabannon came out quicker, firing over a two-pointer of their own and a point to put them up by three. Kayden Fisher, Junior Shotayo, Aaron Mackin and Stephen Kilcoyne all got points to bring the game to a draw with 20 minutes left.
Stephen Kilcoyne then put another over the bar after coming off the bench to put the O’Mahonys up by a point, but it was Butterly who had the final say as he landed a two-pointer to snatch victory.
Stabannon Parnells: Ryan Halpenny; Daniel Clinton, Aaron Dunne, Johnny McGee; Richie Rogers, Bobby Butterly, Jake Corrigan; Alan Reynolds, Colm Giggins; Patrick Reynolds 0-1, Charlie McBride 0-3, Conor Clinton; Ryan Shevlin, Robert Callaghan 1-0, Harry Butterly 1-2.
Subs: Tadhg Gorman, Niall Cluskey.
Sean O’Mahonys: Eddie Maguire; Ciaran Redmond, Barry O’Brien, Conor Carragher; Tiarnan Cassidy 0-1, Aaron Boyle 0-2 (2p), Oisin Breen; Gareth Hall, Sean Cassidy; Brian McGuirk 0-2 (2p), Conor Martin, Junior Shotayo 0-1; Thomas Rice, Mark Agnew, Kayden Fisher 0-2.
Subs: Aaron Mackin 0-1 for T Rice, Stephen Kettle for C Carragher, Stephen Kilcoyne 0-2 for K Fisher, Conor McGailey for M Agnew.
Young Ireland's 4-13 John Mitchels 0-8
Young Irelands moved within two points of the top of the table with their third successive victory at home to John Mitchels on Saturday night.
Brendan Prendergast opened the scoring for the hosts, and although John Gallagher levelled soon after, the Irelanders struck the first major blow when Liam McStravick found the net in eight minutes.
Before the end of the first quarter, Ruairi Kelly added a second to put the hosts firmly in control. Eoghan McEneaney (6) and Arthur Sands pointed to keep the Mitchels in the game, but Kelly added his second goal to send his side in with a 3-5 to 0-8 lead.
The Ballybailie side failed to maintain their challenge in the second period as Young Irelands dominated the remaining 30 minutes.
James Prendergast, Dean Maguire and Derek Maguire were all on target to stretch the lead, with Cian O’Donoghue claiming the fourth goal to seal victory.
Young Irelands: Fergal Sheekey; Peter McCourt, Ciaran Murray, Conn O’Donoghue; Cian O’Donoghue 1-2, Brendan Prendergast 0-1, Evan McArdle; Lee O’Donoghue, James Prendergast 0-2; Jack Watters, Jordan O’Donoghue, Mark Lee; Dean Maguire 0-2, Ruairi Kelly 2-3, Liam McStravick 1-2.
Subs: Derek Maguire 0-1 for Dean Maguire, Sean Hoey for B Prendergast, Rocco Cassidy for M Lee, Adam Hanks for J Watters, Ryan Clarke for P McCourt.
John Mitchels: David Anderson; Aaron Kane, Adam Finnegan, Tristan Knowles; James Sands, Mickey Nulty, Arthur Sands 0-1; Eoghan McEneaney 0-6, John Gallagher 0-1; Niall McNeice, Stefann Halpenny, Keith Durnin; Jake Gillespie, Aaron Keely, Ruairi McCann.
Subs: Mickey Quinn for N McNeice, Gareth Finnegan for M Quinn, Stephen Bingham for J Gillespie, Anthony Coyle for K Durnin.
Glen Emmets 0-13 St Fechins 0-13
Eoghan Maguire landed a late point to hand Glen Emmets a share of the spoils in Sunday evening’s Division 2 encounter in Tullyallen.
St Fechins made the brighter start, with Aaron McGlew opening the scoring from play before Ryan Walsh added another, while Glen Emmets got off the mark in the 10th minute with a converted free.
That score sparked the home side into life as they took control on the scoreboard, raising three orange flags in total. Goalkeeper, Eoghan McKeown, converted the first two-pointer from a free, while the other came from play from James Butler.
Ryan Walsh, from placed balls, and Ciaran McGinty kept Fechins in touch before three unanswered points from Michael McGlew, Ryan Walsh, and Aaron McGlew to level matters at the break, at 0-7 apiece.
Glen Emmets started the second half strongly, registering three quick points to reassert themselves. Evan Dolan then found his range, pulling two points back for the visitors.
Another confidently struck two-pointer from McKeown brought their tally of orange flags to four for the game.
Fechins created several scoring chances but struggled to convert, though Harry Haughney and Aaron McGlew kept the visitors in contention. Evan Dolan then landed a two-point free throw heading into the final 10 minutes to edge Fechins ahead by one.
Both sides continued to battle hard, and Glen Emmets drew level with four minutes remaining through Maguire’s effort.
Glen Emmets: Eoghan McKeown 0-4 (2x2p); Emmet Delaney, Keith Boylan, Brien Maguire; Cian Talbot, Cathal Maguire 0-1, Shane Curtis; Callum Wogan, Darragh Russell; Paddy McHugh 0-1, Keefer Carolan, Conor Wogan; Stephen Curtis, James Butler 0-6 (2x2p), Kealan O’Neill.
Subs: Eoghan Maguire 0-1 for Stephen Curtis, Robbie Byrne for C Wogan.
St Fechins: Kyle Meegan; Robert McCarthy, Garbhan O’Reilly, Danny Burnell; Aaron McGlew 0-3, Shane Reilly, Paddy Keane; Ciaran McGinty 0-1, Colm Hackett; John O’Connell, James McGlew, Michael McGlew 0-1; Harry Haughney 0-1, Ryan Walsh 0-3, Evan Dolan 0-4.
Sub: Evan McCluskey for J McGlew.