Round Up | Division 2

Division 2

HUNTERSTOWN ROVERS 1-14

KILKERLEY EMMETS 0-15

Hunterstown maintained their unbeaten start to Division 2 when they struck late to deny Kilkerley Emmets at home on Friday night.

Having dropped their first point against Lannleire in their previous outing, it looked as if Rovers might come up short again when they trailed entering injury time. However, they rallied with points from Ryan Ward, Jamie O’Callaghan and Patrick Taaffe to claim the spoils.

There was little to choose between the teams throughout and it was Kilkerley who had the edge early on as scores from Ewan McEnteggart, Conor Quigley, Micheal Begley and Tadhg McEnaney had them 0-5 to 0-4 ahead. Rovers then hit the lead when O’Callaghan scored the only goal of the game.

However, the Emmets responded and with Darragh Conlon among the points, they went in level at 1-5 to 0-8. The second half followed a similar pattern with the game in the balance throughout. Kilkerley looked on course for the win when Ronan Deery pointed to put them ahead, but Hunterstown hit back at the death to seal victory.

HUNTERSTOWN ROVERS: Donovan Sheridan; Conor Reaburn 0-1, Micheal Reid; Euan Woodlock, Daithi Carroll, Patrick Taaffe 0-1, David Finn; Shane Halpenny 0-1, Jason Monaghan 0-1; Jamie O’Callaghan 1-1, Aaron Levins, Ciaran Russell; James Rogers, Alan Landy 0-2, Glen Mathews 0-6. Subs: Dean Burns, Cillian Taaffe, James Russell, Ryan Ward 0-1.

KILKERLEY EMMETS: Callum Mulholland; Cormac Bellew, Cillian Mulligan, Conal Brady; Ewan McEnteggart 0-1, Patrick Murtagh 0-1, Ronan Deery 0-1; Kieran Murtagh, Darragh Conlon 0-1;  Aidan Corrigan, Conor Quigley 0-2, Fionn Cumiskey; Tadhg McEnaney 0-6, Micheal Begley 0-2, Brian Brady 0-1. Subs: Shaun McElroy for A Corrigan; Michael Kirby for F Cumiskey; Conal McEnaney for D Conlon.

STABANNON PARNELLS 4-16

LANNLEIRE 2-5

Stabannon Parnells picked up their first win of the Division 2 campaign when they defeated Lannleire at home on Friday night.

Following encouraging performances without points, the Parnells came good and with the help of Harry Butterly’s stunning 3-9 they emerged with a comfortable victory.

Lannleire went into the game on the back of a draw with Hunterstown in their last outing but they were unable to build on that performance as the hosts got on top from the early stages.

Butterly and Daniel Clinton hit the net for Stabannon in the first half but those scores were cancelled out by two Paul Callan goals. However, the hosts were in better form and went in at the break with a 2-10 to 2-2 advantage.

The Dunleer men never looked like being able to mount a comeback and Butterly added two goals to keep his side in control. Points from Paul Callan (2) and Kyle Van Rhyn were all Lannleire could muster in the second period, while Dylan Shevlin, Sean Reynolds, Bobby Butterly and Ryan Shelvin also among the scores.

STABANNON PARNELLS: Paraic Malone; Barry McCoy (0-1), Eamonn Callaghan, Ryan Halpenny; Daniel Clinton (1-0), Alan Reynolds, David Cluskey; Colm Giggins, Dylan Shevlin (0-3); Jake Corrigan, Bobby Butterly (0-1), Johnnie McGee; Sean Reynolds (0-1), Ryan Shevlin (0-1), Harry Butterly (3-9). Subs: Niall Cluskey for B McCoy, Mark Byrne for J McGee, Tadhg Carroll for R Shevlin, Padraig Reynolds for H Butterly.

LANNLEIRE: Liam Callan; Thomas Doyle, Jason Torris, Alex Carroll; Mark Grogan, Caoimhín Maher, Mathew Malone; Kyle Van Rhyn 0-1, Darragh Malone; Cian Kearney, Ian Mulroy, Cathal Mc Evoy; Paul Callan 2-4, Bob Murphy, Ryan Mc Ardle. Subs: Pierce Hawkins for C McEvoy, Paul Doyle for T Doyle, Luke Boylan for C Kearney.

YOUNG IRELANDS 0-12

CLAN NA GAEL 0-9

Young Irelands earned the local bragging rights as they came out on top in this Dundalk derby at Pairc Eire Og on Friday night.

Ruairi Kelly and Jordan O’Donoghue were the scorers-in-chief as the hosts turned in a strong second half display to claim the points.

O’Donoghue struck the first two points of the game only for Liam O’Hanlon to respond in kind and level matters on 11 minutes. The second quarter was equally tight as Kelly struck either side of a Billy Smith point, before O’Hanlon levelled at four points apiece in first half stoppage time.

The teams shared the first four points of the second half as the contest remained in the balance. However, with Dean Maguire, Peter McStravick, James Prendergast and Derek Maguire among the scores, the Young Irelands surged ahead.

The Clans hit back late on through another O’Hanlon brace, but it was too late to deny the Young Irelands who held out for a three-point win.

YOUNG IRELANDS: Fergal Sheekey; Connor O’Donoghue, Ciaran Murray, Brendan Prendergast; Jamie Browne, Sean Murphy, Liam McStravick; Ruairi Kelly 0-3, Peter Nixon; Dean Maguire 0-1, Jordan O’Donoghue 0-3, Cian O’Donoghue; Derek Maguire 0-1, Caolan McCabe, Jack Watters. Subs: Peter McStravick 0-2 for C McCabe, James Prendergast 0-2 for P Nixon, Jack McArdle for S Murphy, Evan McArdle for Dean Maguire.

CLAN NA GAEL: Sean Smith, Brian McDonnell, Craig Callan, Conor Smith; Paul Crewe, Jack Callan,  Mark Lee; Conor Noonan, Shane Carroll 0-1; Gavin Gaffey, Liam O’Hanlon 0-5, Shay Coleman; Micheal McDonnell, Billy Smith 0-2, Mark McGeown 0-1. Ellis O’Carroll for C Smith, Aodhan Kirk for G Gaffey.

GLEN EMMETS 2-12

O RAGHALLAIGHS 2-10

Glen Emmets turned in a strong second half performance to claim maximum points at home to O Raghallaighs on Friday.

Alex Carolan and James Butler pointed in the dying minutes to seal an impressive comeback for their side.

The Drogheda men looked to be on course for their first win since the opening day of the campaign when they led by five points at the break. However, their challenge faded in the second half as the Emmets struck two late points to snatch victory.

The O Raghallaighs had the better of the first half and two goals inside a minute just before the end of the first quarter helped them take charge.

However, the Emmets kept in touch thanks to a goal from Jamie Gilkes to cut the gap to 2-6 to 1-4 at half time. With Jamie Farnan, Sam Kenny and Paddy McHugh adding points, the hosts gradually cut the gap while a goal from Diarmuid Cullen helped them get back on terms. The Emmets built on that momentum in the closing moments as Carolan and Butler saw them over the line.

GLEN EMMETS: Ian O’Reilly; Emmet Delaney, Cathal Maguire, Jamie Farnan 0-1; Keith Boylan, Evan English, Tom Grimes; Cian Talbot 0-1, Sam Kenny 0-1; Paddy McHugh 0-1, Jamie Gilkes 1-0, Calum Wogan; Brian Maguire, James Butler 0-7, Diarmuid Cullen 1-0. Subs: E Maguire for K Boylan, A Carolan 0-1 for J Gilkes, R Fordham for T Grimes, C Kelly and R Grufferty.

ST BRIDES 2-10

ST KEVINS 1-13

In a closely contested game at Pairc an Chuinnigh on Friday, St. Brides and St. Kevin played to an exciting draw in a match that highlighted the competitive nature and closely matched abilities of the two teams.

The game opened with St. Kevins quickly making their mark, thanks to early points from Tom Matthews and Lee Crosbie. St. Brides responded quickly, with Donal McArdle netting a goal after a well-executed sequence involving Ross Murnaghan.

St. Brides scored a second goal later in the half when a long pass found Andrew Smith and without hesitation he found the net.  Sean Marry kicked a number of points from both play, marks and frees.  At halftime, the score stood at Brides 2-6 to Kevins 0-7, with the gameplay indicating a tight second half was on the horizon.

Continuing the momentum, the second half saw both teams adding to their tallies in an effort to claim victory. St. Kevins produced a commendable comeback spirit, notably through Adam Cromwell and Cameron Maher's scores. A notable moment was Evan Maher's impressive goal for St. Kevins.

Despite this, St. Brides managed to keep their lead for much of the half with contributions from players like Evan Wynne and Andrew Smith. The match pace intensified as both teams sought to secure a win, resulting in a closely fought draw by the final whistle.

ST BRIDES: Aaron Devin (0-1), Ronan Bailey, Cillian Kirk, Laurence Steen, Stephen Hoey (0-1), Ross Murnaghan, Micheal Keane, Josh O'Hare, Neil Thornton, Richard Halpenny, Andrew Smyth (1-1), Kevin Hearty, Evan Wynne (0-1), Sean Marry (0-6), Donal McArdle (1-0).

ST KEVINS: Danny Crosbie, Dylan Maher, Seanie Crosbie (0-1), Sean Powderly, Cameron Maher (0-4), Brian Callaghan (0-1), Darren McMullan, Evan Maher (1-2), Lee Crosbie (0-2), Jack Stokes, Cian Callan, Ciaran King, Tom Matthews (0-2), Adam Cromwell (0-1), Keelan Maher.

ST JOSEPHS 2-14

DUNDALK GAELS 1-8

The Gaels and the Joes played out a highly entertaining Div 2 League clash on Friday night in The Ramparts, where the visitors came out on top.

In just the second minute, Adam Cassidy in the Joes goal dived full length to his left to pull off an excellent save from a Tom O’Connell penalty, before his side got off the mark with two Ben Collier points.

Conor Neary added a point and on 12 minutes a Conall Smyth turnover sent Conall McCaul through for the opening goal of the game. A minute later Pearse Grimes Murphy made space to shoot over his first score of the game.

The Joes raised a second green flag when Gabriel Bell and Killian McDonnell combined for Bell to finish off a fine move on 15 minutes.

On 17 minutes the live wire Dylan McKeown got the Gaels off the mark with a fine point, with the Joes responding through Conall McCaul and Neary.

On 20 minutes the Gaels swept forward in a quick move from the back and Tom O’Connell made no mistake as he hit the roof of the Joes net, before Luke Murray added a point. Pearse Grimes Murphy and Liam O’Connor traded points before the break to leave the Joes leading by 2-7 to 1-3.

The second half was end to end with both sides having their fair share of chances. Tom O’Connell’s powerful shot just cleared the Joes crossbar, while Conall Smyth saw his shot from close range also go over.

Dylan McKeown narrowed the margin with two fine points from a free and a second from open play, to make it 2-8 to 1-6 on 42 minutes.

Following good work from the left by the Joes, it was Pearse Grimes Murphy who pointed off his left from the narrowest of angles with Alan Quigley adding another soon after.

The Gaels got through to add two further points to reduce the margin down to five. The Joes pointed when Conall Smyth split the posts and in added time they added points from Conor Neary, Conall McCaul after good work by Alan McKenna and a superb closing score from distance from Pearse Grimes Murphy.

ST JOSEPHS: Adam Cassidy, Rian Devlin, Michael Staunton, Cormac McKeown, Killian McDonnell, Gabriel Bell (1-0), David Kieran, Conor Neary (0-3,2f), Killian Staunton, Cormac Marmion, Conall Smyth (0-2), Pearse Grimes Murphy (0-4,1,45), Oisin McGuinness, Ben Collier (0-2), Conall McCaul (1-2), Alan Quigley (0-1), Jack Mulligan, Alan Lynch, Alan McKenna.

DUNDALK GAELS: Adrian Rafferty, Pauric Tinnelly, Oisin Murray, Jack Mullen, Shaun Duffy, David McComish, Paddy O’Connell, James O’Connell, Liam O’Connor (0-1), Gary Shevlin, Luke Murray (0-2), Liam Coleman, Cian Walsh, Tom O’Connell 1-1, Dylan McKeown (0-4). Subs: Sean Lambert for P O’Connell, John O’Hare for L Coleman.