Louth GAA : Late drama lights up Division 2 as Roche edge thriller
John O'Neill Sand and Gravel Division 2 League
Roche Emmets 2-16
Kilkerley Emmets 2-15
Roche Emmets continued their march towards the Division 2 title with a narrow victory away to neighbours Kilkerley on Thursday night.
A late point from substitute David Quigley was the difference in what proved to be a very entertaining encounter.
In a first half that saw Ultan McEneaney open the scoring, it was nip-and-tuck all the way. Roche enjoyed a good spell as Liam Dawe, Conor Carthy and Shane Byrne were all on target, but the accuracy of Micheal Begley kept the hosts in contention with three two-pointers before a point in response from Daire Reilly sent Roche in with a 0-11 to 0-10 lead.
The visitors took control of the game in the third quarter with goals from Byrne and Carthy and looked to be on course for a comfortable win. However, Ultan McEneaney grabbed two goals for his side and it appeared to be enough for a share of the points only for Quigley to snatch a dramatic winner.
Roche Emmets; Senon Connolly; Dermot Carthy, Aidan Grant, Gerard Browne; Fionn Connolly 0-2, Sean Dawe, James McDonnell; Glen Stewart 0-1, Liam Dawe 0-4; Daire Reilly 0-3, Shane Byrne 1-2, Conor Carthy 1-1; Luke O’Connell, Cathal Corcoran, Alex McArdle 0-2. Subs: Barry O’Hare, DD Reilly and David Quigley 0-1.
Kilkerley Emmets: Conal McEneaney; Cormac Bellew, Ronan Deery, Killian Mulligan; Ewan McEnteggart, Kieran Murtagh 0-2, Oran McMahon; Michael Begley 0-8 (3x2p), Ciaran Bellew; Darren Geoghegan, Daniel McKeown, Ciaran McGlynn; Ultan McEneaney 2-5, Cathal Bellew, Tadhg Fitzgerald. Subs: Finnan Crawley for T Fitzgerald; Kian Lennon for D Geoghegan.
Sean O’Mahonys 2-10
St Brides 0-13
Sean O’Mahonys moved into a share of second place in Division 2 thanks to this three-point win over St Brides at the Point Road on Friday night.
The Knockbridge men went into the game with ambitions of retaining their place in the top two, but a strong finish saw the hosts over the line in an entertaining encounter.
Corner-forward Kayden Fisher produced a match-winning display for the O’Mahonys as he finished with a total of 2-4 to his name. Kian McEvoy, Thomas Rice and Conor McGailey also were on target for the winners.
Sean O’Mahonys: Eddie Maguire 0-1; Rob Galligan, Oisin Breen, Ciaran Redmond; Gary Cawley, Kian McEvoy 0-1, Conor Finnegan; Dan Crawley, Sean Cassidy 0-1; Aaron Boyle, Thomas Rice 0-1, Cillian Lavery; Kayden Fisher 2-4, Conor McGailey 0-1, Brian McGuirk 0-1. Sub: Gareth Hall.
Young Irelands 2-11
St Fechins 1-13
Brendan Prendergast landed a point deep into injury-time to hand Young Irelands a dramatic win over St Fechins in this Division 2 clash in Beaulieu on Friday night.
In an entertaining game, it looked as if Aaron McGlew had rescued a draw for the hosts when he found the net on 62 minutes. However, it wasn’t enough as the Dundalk men conjured up the winner to move into second place in the table.
The first half saw the Young Irelands take the game to their hosts as James Prendergast converted a 24th minute penalty to see them lead by 1-8 to 0-4 at the break. Sean Murphy and Jordan O’Donoghue added points, while Matt Flanagan and James McGlew were on target for the Fechins.
The Dundalk men looked to be heading for a comfortable win when Prendergast added his second goal on 41 minutes, while Jack Watters and Liam McStravick landed points.
However, St Fechins battled back with the help of points from Niall McDonnell, Evan McCloskey and Sean Keane but just when they appeared to have done enough to earn a draw, Prendergast landed the winner.
Young Irelands: Fergal Sheekey; Conn O’Donoghue, Ciaran Murray, Peter McCourt; Evan McArdle, Brendan Prendergast 0-1, Cian O’Donoghue 0-1; James Prendergast 2-0, Lee O’Donoghue; Jack Watters 0-4, Jordan O’Donoghue 0-3, Sean Murphy 0-1; Ruairi Kelly 0-2, Micheal O’Shea, Liam McStravick 0-3. Subs: Dean Maguire 0-1 for L O’Donoghue, Mark Lee for Cian O’Donoghue, Derek Maguire for R Kelly, Peter Nixon for J Watters.
St Fechins: Kyle Meegan; Robert McCarthy, Dylan Rice, Danny Burnell; Paddy Keane, Colm O'Neill, Aaron McGlew 1-7; Colm Hackett, Matthew Flanagan 0-1; James McGlew 0-2, Harry Haughney, Matthew Burnell, Evan McCluskey 0-1, Niall McDonnell 0-1, Evan Dolan. Subs Michael McGlew for E Dolan, Tom Meegan for M Burnell, Caelum Dolan for M Flanagan, Sean Keane 0-1 for E McCluskey, Donal Quinn for P Keane.
Section B
John Mitchels 0-13
Stabannon Parnells 1-8
John Mitchels secured their first points of the Division 2 League when they defeated neighbours Stabannon Parnells at home on Friday night.
John Gallagher led the way for the winners as he landed seven points over the hour, while Aaron Keely, Trevor Matthews and Ruairi McCann were also among the scores.
A strong first half performance saw the Ballybailie side disciplined in defence and clinical in attack, leaving the scoreline 0-8 to 0-1 in their favour at the break.
Stabannon grew into the game in the second period and got a brace of two pointers from sub Charlie McBride, along with a goal from Darragh Murray to close the gap to two. However, the Mitchels kept the scoreboard ticking over at the other end and ensure they held out in a tight finish.John Mitchels: Davey Anderson; Aaron Kane, Shane Crosson, Mikey Nulty; Jake Gillespie, Ruairi McCann (0-1), Arthur Sands; Trevor Matthews (0-2), Andrew Bingham (0-1); Eoghan McEneaney, John Gallagher (0-7), Tristan Knowles; Gareth Kane (0-1), Aaron Keely (0-2), John Bingham. Subs: Adam Finegan for A Kane, Stephen Campbell for A Keely.
Stabannon Parnells: Ryan Halpenny; Johnny McGee, Mark Byrne, Aaron Dunne; Bobby Butterly, Daniel Clinton, Jake Corrigan; Richie Rogers 0-1, Sean Reynolds 0-1; Tadhg Gorman 0-1, Conor Clinton, Shane Brady; Padraig Reynolds, Ryan Shevlin, Barry McCoy. Subs: Charlie McBride 0-4, Colm Giggins, Darragh Murray 1-0, Niall Cluskey 0-1, Paddy Farrelly.
St Kevins 2-15
O Raghallaighs 1-8
St Kevins picked up an important win in the battle to avoid the drop when they came away from Drogheda on Friday night win maximum points in section B.
Goals from Keelan Maher and Cian Callan proved decisive as a strong second half display saw the Philipstown side make the trip home with a victory.
The hosts went into the game needing a win to ease their relegation concerns and were competitive in a tight first half that saw Ruairi Moore find the net. However, a Keelan Maher green flag at the other end, sent the Kevins in with a slender 1-6 to 1-5 advantage.
However, the Raghs were only able to add three points to their tally in the second half and the Kevins ensured victory with Callan’s goal, while Lee Crosbie, Niall Gregory and Finn Carter were on target. John Horan and Harry Devitt were also on the mark for the Drogheda men.
St Kevins: Danny Crosbie; Caoimhin Prout, John Callaghan, Niall Gregory (0-1); Darren McMullan (0-2), Seanie Crosbie (0-1), Dylan Maher (0-1); Evan Maher (0-1), Finn Carter (0-1); Robbie Matthews (0-1), TJ Doheny (0-2), Jacob Finlay (0-1); Keelan Maher (1-0), Cian Callan (1-1), Lee Crosbie (0-3). Subs: Oisin Prout for N Gregory, Ciaran King for S Crosbie, Liam Magee for D Maher.
O Raghallaighs: Connor Browne; Harry Devitt 0-1, Stephen Murphy, Joe Meehan; Ollie Clutterbuck, Pearse Branigan, Dara Naughton; Olan Walsh, Conor McGinty; Senan McGinty, Ruairi Moore 1-2, Barry Finnegan 0-1; Josh Moore 0-1, John Horan 0-3, Ben Rogan. Subs: D Reilly for D Naughton, R Quinn for S McGinty C Kinsella for R Moore, B Smyth for J Horan, E Smith for J Moore.
Glen Emmets 1-13
Oliver Plunketts 1-7
Glen Emmets carried their good run of form into phase two of the Division 2 League as they piled further pressure on Oliver Plunketts at the foot of the table.
The game got off to a quick start with a James Butler point cancelled out by a David McTaggart score inside three minutes. However, the game remained scoreless for 16 minutes before Ian O’Reilly sent over a two-point free.
Butler, Darragh Russell (2) and Eoghan Maguire helped increase the lead but a Kristian Nolan goal just before the break cut the gap to 0-8 to 1-2 at the break.
The signs were encouraging for the Plunketts when Shaun Smith cut the gap to just two points after the restart. However, his side was unable to build on that score as another O’Reilly two-pointer settled the Tullyallen men who went on to record a six-point win with the help of a Russell goal and points from Keefer Carolan and Keelan O’Neill.
Glen Emmets: Ian O’Reilly 0-4 (2x2p); Emmet Delaney, Keith Boylan, Brien Maguire; Calum Wogan, Cathal Maguire, Evan English; Cian Talbot, Andrew Mooney; Conor Wogan, Keefer Carolan 0-1, Eoghan McKeown; Kealan O’Neill 0-1, James Butler 0-4, Eoghan Maguire 0-1. Subs: D Russell 1-2 (2p) for E McKeown, R Byrne for C Wogan, C Kelly for E Delaney, L Lynch for E Maguire.
Oliver Plunketts: Kristian Nolan 1-3, Luke Haggans 0-2, David McTaggart 0-1, Shaun Smith 0-1.