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Kilkerley Emmets 3-18 Oliver Plunketts 2-8

A strong first half showing set Kilkerley Emmets on the road to Louth GAA John O’Neill Sand and Gravel Division Two League victory over Oliver Plunketts at home on Saturday night.

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Tadgh McEneaney led the charge for the hosts as he finished with 1-9 to his name, while Kieran Murtagh and Cathal Bellew also found the net.

McEneaney was clearly in the mood from the first whistle as he opened the scoring with his goal, while Adam Smith hit back with points either side of a Fionn Cumiskey effort to keep the Plunketts in touch.

Murtagh then struck the second goal, only for Killian Nolan to raise a green flag for the visitors.

However, Kilkerley dominated the closing stages of the half with points from Ciaran McGlynn, Micheal Begley and McEneaney helping them to a 2-11 to 1-4 advantage at the break.

Bellew struck the third goal after the restart to put the game beyond any doubt, although Adam Lambe pulled one back for the Plunketts when his effort went in off a defender.

Kilkerley Emmets: Callum Mulholland; Cormac Bellew, Paddy Murtagh, Conal Brady; Ronan Deery, Kieran Murtagh 1-0, Shaun McElroy; Micheal Begley 0-2, Ciaran Bellew; Oran McMahon, Fionn Cumiskey 0-3, Ciaran McGlynn 0-1; Tadhg McEneaney 1-9 (2p), Cathal Bellew 1-2, Ultan McEneaney.

Subs: Rian Hand for C McGlynn, Kian Lennon for S McElroy, Conor Quigley for U McEneaney, Darren Geoghegan 0-1 for Ciaran Bellew, Daniel McKeown for T McEneaney.

Oliver Plunketts: Colum Duffy; Ricky Bateson, David McTaggart, Cillian Smith; Luke Carley, Adam Lambe 1-0, Niall Murtagh; Robbie Brodigan, Jack Taaffe; Killian Nolan 1-0, Ben Boyce, Conor Haggans 0-1; Adam Smith 0-6 (2p), Adam Brodigan 0-1, Gary Keogh.

Subs: Jamie Byrne, Sean Boyle, Adam O’Connor, Tadhg O’Brien.

Roche Emmets 2-13 John Mitchels 0-7

This clash in Ballybailie on Saturday night went very much according to the form guide as leaders Roche Emmets had a comfortable win over bottom side John Mitchels.

Other results over the weekend mean that Roche extended their lead at the top of the table to five points, and ensured that they will have a comfortable gap going into the phase two games.

The result was never in doubt from the early stages as the Faughart men asserted their authority, with Sean Dawe scoring the only goal of the first half to see his side ahead by 1-7 to 0-2 at half time.

It was a similar story in the second half with Dawe adding a second goal and DD Reilly taking his tally to four points. Shane Byrne, Barry O’Hare and Daire Reilly were also among the scores for the winners.

John Gallagher top-scored for the hosts with three points, while Gareth Kane, Eoghan McEneaney, Ruairi McCann and Stephen Bingham were also on target.

Roche Emmets: Senon Connolly; Marc Murphy, Gerard Browne, Dermot Carthy; Fionn Connolly, Sean Dawe 2-1, James McDonnell; Glen Stewart, Liam Dawe 0-1; DD Reilly 0-4, Shane Byrne 0-3, Conor Carthy; Daire Reilly 0-1, Barry O’Hare 0-3, Cathal Corcoran.

Subs: James McArdle, Callum Grant, Evin Quigley, Lee Casey, Andrew McArdle.

John Mitchels: Michael Quinn; Aaron Kane, Stefan Halpenny, Adam Finnegan; James Sands, Mikey Nulty, Arthur Sands; Gareth Kane 0-1, Eoghan McEneaney 0-1; Jake Gillespie, John Gallagher 0-3, Trevor Matthews; Tristan Knowles, Aaron Keely, Ruairi McCann 0-1.

Subs: Niall McNeice for J Gillespie, Sean McNeice for S Halpenny, Stephen Bingham 0-1 for A Keely.

Sean O’Mahonys 4-10 St Kevins 0-10

Sean O’Mahonys moved into second place in the Division 2 table as they fired in four second half goals to see off the St Kevins challenge at the Point Road on Saturday.

With the win in their backs, the Kevins made a bright start and were 0-4 to no score ahead inside five minutes before Gary Cawley got the hosts off the mark.

Darren Crosbie and Lee Crosbie were prominent on the scoreboard but the O’Mahonys hit back through Eddie Maguire, Sean Cassidy and Stephen Kilcoyne to cut the gap to just 0-7 to 0-6 at the short whistle.

On a night when Tom Matthews and Joe McArdle were also on the mark, the Philipstown men claimed the first two points of the second half to extend the gap to three.

However, from that stage on it was the O’Mahonys that dominated.

Sean Cassidy turned the game on its head with two goals in as many minutes before Junior Shotayo added a third to open up a ten-point lead.

Aaron Mackin sealed victory when he added a fourth with a quality finish.

Sean O’Mahonys: Eddie Maguire 0-2; Ciaran Redmond, Stephen Kettle, Oisin Breen; Gary Cawley 0-1, Kian McEvoy, Conor Finnegan; Aaron Boyle, Sean Cassidy 2-2; Aaron Mackin 1-0, Junior Shotayo 1-0, Brian McGuirk; Conor McGailey, Stephen Kilcoyne 0-3, Conor Martin.

Subs: Thomas McCahill, Thomas Rice, Mark Agnew, Daniel Crawley.

St Kevins: Darren Crosbie 0-3; Finbarr Lynch, Donnacha Boylan, Caoimhin Prout; Niall Gregory, Darren McMullan, John King; Jacob Finlay, Evan Maher 0-1; Robbie Matthews, Tom Matthews 0-2, Joe McArdle 0-1; Keelan Maher, Cian Callan, Lee Crosbie 0-3.

Subs: Seanie Crosbie for J King, Ciaran King for F Lynch, Cormac Callan for J McArdle.

Stabannon Parnells 1-12 St Fechins 0-15

St Fechins and Stabannon could not be separated on Saturday evening as an entertaining and competitive contest ended all square thanks to a late Ryan Shevlin free.

Stabannon made the brighter start and quickly opened up an early lead, raising two orange flags to move 0-4 to no score ahead inside the opening four minutes.

St Fechins gradually settled into the game and got off the mark through James McGlew before Ryan Walsh added another from play.

James McGlew added two more first-half points, while Ryan Walsh raised an orange flag as the Fechins fought to stay in touch.

On 25 minutes, Stabannon struck for the game’s only goal through Colm Giggins to open up a 1-8 to 0-7 lead at half-time.

The hosts extended their advantage early in the second half, but St Fechins began to grow into the contest through the work rate and accuracy of James and Aaron McGlew, while Danny Burnell was also on the mark.

An Aaron McGlew two-pointer, followed by a Ryan Walsh effort saw the Fechins edge one point ahead in the closing stages but Shevlin landed his seventh point to secure a draw on a night when Patrick Reynolds and Shane Brady were also on the mark.

Stabannon Parnells: Ryan Halpenny; Sean Culligan, Daniel Clinton, Johnny McGee; Richie Rogers, Bobby Butterly, Jake Corrigan; Sean Reynolds, Colm Giggins 1-3; Patrick Reynolds 0-1, Tadhg Gorman, Ryan Shevlin 0-7; Shane Brady 0-1, Robert Callaghan, Daragh Murray.

Sub: Niall Cluskey.

St Fechins: Kyle Meegan; Robert McCarthy, Dylan Rice, Garbhan O’Reilly; Paddy Keane, Shane Reilly, Ciaran McGinty; Aaron McGlew 0-4, Colm Hackett; John O'Connell, Ryan Walsh 0-4, Danny Burnell 0-1; James McGlew 0-6, Matthew Flanagan, Evan Dolan.

Subs: Tom Meegan for M Flanagan, Adam O’Neill for P Keane, Jake Flynn for E Dolan.

St Brides 2-12 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-14

St Brides earned another home win in an entertaining encounter in Knockbridge on Thursday night.

The game was competitive throughout from beginning to end, and it was not until the closing minutes that the win was secured.

The first quarter was evenly matched, with the teams scoring three points apiece by the end of the opening period.

The breakthrough came in the 21st minute when Matthew Kerr of St Brides found the Irelanders’ net to put his side two points ahead.

St Brides closed out the final quarter strongly, kicking four unanswered points from Sean Marry and Senan Hoey, and led by four points at half-time.

The second half saw the visitors start the better, with Ruairí Kelly converting one of his two pointers on the night early in the half.

However, at the start of the fourth period, Senan Hoey kicked a two-pointer, and when Andrew Smyth found the net for the Brides shortly after this, it seemed a difficult task for Irelanders.

To their credit, Irelanders responded well with a point from Cian O’Donoghue and another two-pointer from Ruairí Kelly.

When they were awarded a penalty in the 25th minute, it looked like Irelanders might pull ahead.

Jack Watters stepped up to take the penalty, but it was saved by Brides goalkeeper Aaron Devin, with the rebound also cleared.

In the remaining tense minutes, both teams exchanged scores; however, St. Brides held a four-point margin and saw it out for a hard-fought home victory.

St Brides: Aaron Devin; Ronan Bailey, Cillian Kirk, Padraig Mackin; Ross Murnaghan (0-1), Bernard Laverty, Kelvin Slowey; Patrick Reilly, James Costello; Matthew Kerr (1-0), Donal McArdle (0-1), Morgan Tobin; Andrew Smyth (1-0), Sean Marry (0-5), Senan Hoey (0-5).

Subs: Nathan Kirk, Kevin Hearty.

Dundalk Young Irelands: Fergal Sheekey; Peter McCourt, Ciaran Murray, Conn O’Donoghue; Evan McArdle, Brendan Prendergast, Cian O’Donoghue 0-2; James Prendergast, Lee O’Donoghue; Jack Watters 0-1, Jordan O’Donoghue 0-4, Tadhg Hoey; Sean Murphy 0-1, Ruairi Kelly 0-4 (2x2p), Derek Maguire.

Subs: Liam McStravick 0-1 for L O’Donoghue, Peter Nixon for J Prendergast, Cian O Naraigh 0-1 for J Watters, Dean Maguire for S Murphy.

Glen Emmets 2-18 O’Raghallaighs 1-15

Glen Emmets picked up an important victory in their bid to stay in touch with the chasing pack when they defeated O Raghallaighs in Drogheda on Sunday evening.

Ian O’Reilly made his mark on the game in the early stages with a fifth minute free and although it was cancelled out by Kyle McElroy, the goalkeeper followed up with a two-pointer.

The Drogheda men then edged ahead when Conor McGinty’s point was followed by a John Horan goal on nine minutes.

However, the visitors took a grip of the game when James Butler fired over four points, including a two-pointer, while Kealan O’Neill rattled the net to help their side lead by 1-12 to 1-4 at the break.

Within four minutes of the restart, sub Dan O’Reilly added a second goal for the Tullyallen side to leave O Raghallaighs with a mountain to climb.

McElroy (2) and Ruairi Moore landed two-pointers as the hosts tried to fight back but the Emmets were not to be denied and scores from Calum Wogan and Eoghan Maguire saw them comfortably over the line.

Glen Emmets: Ian O’Reilly 0-6; Evan English, Keith Boylan, Brien Maguire; Shane Curtis, Cathal Maguire, Calum Wogan 0-3; Cian Talbot, Darragh Russell; Keefer Carolan, Andrew Mooney, Conor Wogan; Eoghan Maguire 0-1, James Butler 0-7, Kealan O’Neill 1-1.

Subs: Dan O’Reilly 1-0 for A Mooney, Robbie Byrne for D Russell, Michael Carolan for J Butler, Conor Kelly for K Carolan.

O Raghallaighs: Connor Browne; Conor Higgins, Stephen Murphy, Joe Meehan; Pearse Branigan, Danny Morgan, Lucas Carton; Conor McGinty 0-1, Olan Walsh; Senan McGinty, Ruairi Moore 0-5 (2p), Harry Devitt; Josh Moore, John Horan 1-1, Kyle McElroy 0-8 (2x2p).

Subs: David Reynolds for S McGinty, Ollie Clutterbuck for L Carton.