Feis na nGleann – Junior Football Final
Ballycastle 4-12 Rasharkin 2-1
Ballycastle won their sixth Junior Feis Football title, and their first since 2011, when they had a big win over a threadbare Rasharkin reserves side on Saturday evening at Feis na nGleann in Glenariffe. Having fielded in the senior football final just before hand and with a club wedding on the day stretching their resources to the limit Rasharkin were down to the bare bones, though it has to be said Ballycastle were short a good few regulars as well.
The Town were convincing winners and dominated from the start though the scores proved hard to come by at first. Marty Jamison put them ahead with a point in the fifth minute but it was a further eight minute before Eoin Maybin raised the second white flag, despite creating a host of chances. Aidan McMullan pulled a point back for Rasharkin on 14 minutes but Ballycastle hit back right away with a goal from Mark Higgins which was expertly finished after good work by Gabriel Crawford.
That score settled the me in black and amber and they went on to score freely for the remainder of the half, Lorcan Donnelly hitting two, Eamon Elliott and Eoin Magee getting once each before Donnelly finished the half in style with his team’s second goal.
Ahead by 2-6 to 0-1 at half time Ballycastle pushed on and an Eoin Magee goal pushed them further ahead. Cahir Henderson pulled a goal back for Rasharkin with a strike right out of the top drawer that would have graced any final but Ballycastle goa a fourth goal through Lorcan Donnelly and a series of good point to pull further ahead. Tiernan O’Boyle grabbed another Rasharkin goal before Eamon Elliott finished it all off with the last point of the game for Ballycastle to seal a 4-12 to 2-1 win.
