Louth GAA club | Division Three League round-up
O’Connells win Division 3 top of the table clash against Lannleire
Glyde Rangers 2-21 Annaghaminnon Rovers 1-14
Olan Crosbie finished with a personal tally of 1-8 to inspire Glyde Rangers to this Louth GAA John O’Neill Sand and Gravel Division Three League victory away to Annaghminnon Rovers on Thursday night.
The visitors took the game to Annaghminnon from the opening whistle, and Crosbie’s goal was added to by Leigh Byrne as their side posted a healthy 2-12 to 0-9 lead at the break.
Tiernan O’Brien landed a two-pointer for Rovers while James O’Connor and Rory Phelan were also on the mark.
The second half saw the hosts raise their game, and the reward came in the form of an O’Connor goal and five points from Dwayne Markey, including a two-pointer.
However, the damage was done in the first half, and Glyde eased home on a night when Tadhg Kellett, Ciaran Sheridan and Cormac Lundon finished with three points each.
Glyde Rangers: Tadhg Carroll; Shane Mullany 0-1, Senan Lundon, Mark McKeever; Darren McKeever, Gerard Bourton, Tadhg Kellett 0-3; Adam Sweeney 0-1, Ciaran Sheridan 0-3; Leigh Byrne 1-0, Aaron Devlin 0-1, Oisin Reenan; Sean Devaney 0-1, Olan Crosbie 1-8, Cormac Lundon 0-3.
Subs: Lee Finnegan for O Reenan, Oran Matthews for C Lundon, Conor Robinson for L Byrne, Conor McCauley for A Devlin.
Annaghminnon Rovers: Shane Grimes; Chris Connolly, Ryan Cash, Tiernan O’Brien 0-2 (2p); James O’Connor 1-2, Colin Campbell, Fergal Markey; Conor Russell, Dylan McArdle; Dwayne Markey 0-6 (2p), Rory Phelan 0-4 (2p), Michael Marron; Ciaran O’Reilly, Sean Harte, Liam Egan.
Subs: Nathan Buckley, Richie Ashfield, Ronan O’Reilly.
Sean McDermotts 3-8 Na Piarsaigh/Blackrock 1-10
Sean McDermotts continued their move up the Division 3 table with a hard-earned win over Na Piarsaigh Blackrock on Thursday night.
Two goals inside five second-half minutes turned the tide for the visitors at the Rock Road and ensured a third win of the campaign for the McDermotts, who moved above their hosts as a result.
It was an even contest throughout the first half, and although the Seans scored the only goal through Emmet Duffy, the Dundalk side remained very much in contention on a night when Michael Woods, Robert Murphy and Ciaran Murphy led the scoring, as they went in level at 1-5 to 0-8.
Shane Roddy raised a green flag for the Naps in the second half, but it was the McDermotts who took control of the game with goals in quick succession from Duffy and a Daniel Commins penalty.
The Naps’ hopes were hampered by the failure to take chances that came their way as the Seans held out for the win.
Sean McDermotts: Finbar Moran; Luke Hoey, Ian Corbally, Patrick Svender; Lorcan Donegan, Sean Martin, Dean Tuite; Emmet Duffy 2-1, David McArdle; Noel Tuite 0-1, Kevin McMahon 0-1, Ian McDonald; Ronny Ruikis, Jack Melia, Cian Martin.
Subs: Daniel Commins 1-5 (2p) for R Ruikis, Nathan Commins for I McDonald, Ian McDonald for J Melia.
Na Piarsaigh/Blackrock: Jordan Mackin 0-1; Chris Kellett, Darren McElhinney, Stephen McGuinness; Shane Roddy 1-0, Paul Mallon, Calum Smith; Ciaran Murphy 0-2, Conall Myles; Jamie Fealy, Tommy Muckian, Matt McLoon 0-1; Gerard Rice, Robert Murphy 0-3, Michael Woods.
Subs: Conall Shields, Tony McNally.
O’Connell’s 5-26 Lannleire 3-13
O’Connells turned in an eye-catching display as they came out on top in this Division 3 top of the table clash at The Grove on Friday evening. The results leave the O’Connells joint top with Nh Fionnbarra, while Lannleire and Clan na Gael are just two points adrift.
In a fine attacking performance, Robert Quigley was the standout player as he finished with 1-12, just eclipsing his colleague, Niall Conlon, who posted 1-10. Meanwhile, Jackie Agnew bagged two goals as Evan Kearney also found the back of the net.
In a high-scoring first half, Darragh Malone and Killian Gregory found the net for the Dunleer men, but their side trailed by 3-11 to 2-7 at the break. Kyle Van Rhijn raised a green flag in the second half, but it was too little to deny a rampant O’Connells.
O’Connells: Robert Quigley 1-12, Niall Conlon 1-10, Jackie Agnew 2-0, Evan Kearney 1-2, Bernard Osborne 0-2.
Lannleire: Conor Dunne; Paul Doyle, Laurence McEntee, Aaron McArdle; Alex Carroll, Briain McGuinness (0-1), Jack O'Connor (0-1); Kyle Van Rhijn (1-1) Mark Grogan; Darragh Malone (1-2), Killian Gregory (1-4), Mark Dunne; Bob Murphy (0-1), Ian Mulroy, Brendan Cassidy (0-3).
Subs: Cian Kearney for P Doyle, Liam Callan for C Dunne.
Wolfe Tones 1-12 Cuchulainn Gaels 1-11
Rhys McGovern scored five points from wing back to inspire Wolfe Tones to a narrow victory at home to Cuchulainn Gaels on Friday evening.
In a game that went right to the wire, it was McGovern who capped a fine individual display by sending over the winning point in the closing stages.
There was little to choose between the teams throughout the contest, and it was a Conor Farrell goal that separated the teams at the break, with the Drogheda men going in with a 1-3 to 0-3 advantage.
The Gaels battled throughout the second half and looked set to take something from the game when JP Elmore found the net, only to be denied at the death on a night when Dwayne Leavy, Sean Flanagan and Eoghan Brennan were on target for the winners.
Wolfe Tones: Seán McMahon; Shane Leslie, Alan Fanning, Kevin Brady; Dwayne Leavy 0-2, Dean Haggins, Rhys McGovern 0-5; Mark Healy, Killian McLoughlan; Patrick Fanning, Davy Bolger, Seán Flanagan 0-1; Ciarán Ellis, Niall Smith, Conor Farrell 1-0.
Subs: Cailean Gallagher Floody for K Brady, Eoghan Brennan 0-1 for P Fanning, Danny Molloy for C Gallagher Floody, Seán McQuail for C Farrell.
Cuchulainn Gaels: Seamus Quigley; Euan McArdle, Sean Brennan, James Keenan; Martin Hynes, Aaron Donnelly, Brendan O’Hagan, Michael McCabe; Larry Brennan, Stephen Óg McGuinness, Adam Sharkey; Cian McDonald, Eamon Donnelly, JP Elmore.
Clan na Gael 3-21 St Nicholas 2-5
Clan na Gael maintained the pressure on the Division 3 leaders with a comfortable win at home to St Nicholas on Friday night.
After a tight first half, the hosts produced a dominant second half display to blow away the challenge of the Drogheda men on a night when Liam O’Hanlon finished with 1-10 to his credit.
The sides traded scores throughout the first half, with Shane Carroll and O’Hanlon finding the net for the hosts. The Nicks gave as good as they got and saw Con Sheehan and Ross Brady raise the green flag to see their side trail by just 2-7 to 2-5.
However, it was a different story in the second half as the Dundalk men met little resistance. The visitors failed to add to their tally while Sean O’Hanlon got in for a third Clans goal in a game where Aodhan Kirk, Gavin Gaffey, Mark Newell and Jason Cullen were among the points.
Clan na Gael: Sean Smith; Tiernan Weldon, Gerard Curran, Kevin Carroll; Aodhan Kirk 0-3, Conor Noonan, Craig Long; Robbie Curran, Stephen Coleman; Gavin Gaffey 0-1, Sean O’Hanlon 1-2, Liam O’Hanlon 1-10; Mark McGeown 0-1, Shane Carroll 1-0, Mark Newell 0-2.
Subs: Jason Cullen 0-2 for M McGeown, Shay Coleman for C Long, Conor Smith for T Weldon, Francis Kirk for M Newell.
St Nicholas: Shane Finegan; Senan Meagher, Donal Carr, Aaron Flanagan; Alex Jordan, Roy Kierans, Dylan Brogan; Sam Reilly 0-1, Hayden Quinn 0-1; Leo Quinn 0-1, Shane Downey 0-1, Con Sheehan 1-1; Fionn Meagher, Ross Brady (1-0), Lee Kavanagh.
Subs: Paudi Downey for L Kavanagh, Ruairi Hanlon for C Sheehan, Sean Hoey for A Jordan.
Westerns 0-14 Nh Malachi 0-14
Westerns and Nh Malachi played out an entertaining draw in this Division 3 clash at Reaghstown on Friday night.
Conor Nicholason was the star for the visitors as he turned in a fine kicking display to finish with 12 points, including five two-pointers.
At the other end, it was Jack Martin who led the line as his six points went a long way to ensuring the Westerns earned a share of the spoils.
There wasn’t a lot to choose between the teams throughout, and they couldn’t be separated at the break, with the first half ending eight points apiece.
Ryan Duffy, Cathal Kennedy and Conor Smith were on the mark for the hosts, while Joey Hearty and Jamie Kelly accounted for the remaining points for the Mals.
Westerns: Anthony Durnin; Joe Murphy, Darragh Osbourn, Colin Martin; Conor Smith 0-1, Finn Duffy, Adam Duffy 0-1; Matthew Kane, Cathal Kennedy 0-3; Emmet Smith, Ryan Duffy 0-2, Patrick Kerley 0-1; PJ Marron, Jack Martin 0-6, Dylan Kearney.
Nh Malachi: Mark Meegan; Shea Burns, Conor Begley, Daniel Mulligan; Donal Begley, Daithi Conway, Matty Campbell; Joey Hearty 0-1, Jamie Kelly 0-1; Darren Clarke, Andrew Begley 0-1, Irla McMahon; Paul Burke, Conor Nicholson 0-12 (5x2p), Collie Rooney.
Subs: Jason Clarke for I McMahon, Irla McMahon for C Rooney.