Casement Social Club Antrim Junior Hurling Championship QF
Cushendun 5-43 Lamh Dhearg 1-04
From Kevin Herron at Dunsilly
Cushendun advanced to the last four of the Antrim Junior Hurling Championship with a 5-43 to 1-05 win over Lamh Dhearg in a match that in truth resembled a training game in the last half-hour.
The gulf in class was evident between the sides despite a spirited effort by the Hannahstown men.
James Morgan flicked home the opener for the 2018 junior Champions on the fifth minute and that started the rout.
A glut of points followed from Morgan, Conleth McNeill, Conor McHugh and Dominic Sharkey before Oisin McMahon rolled in his side’s second goal.
David Kilgore and McNeill added further scores before Sean-Paul Gibson replied for Lamh Dhearg.
The scores kept coming for Cushendun with Sharkey and Kilgore amongst the action with Daniel Murray and Aidan McGuigan offering responses.
Just before the break Lamhs keeper Conor McConville made an excellent save to deny Harry Kilgore but Conor McHugh kept the move alive and hammered to the roof of the net to give his side a 3-16-0-03 lead at the midway point.
Conleth McNeill and Conor McHugh were amongst the early scorers in the second-half with Michael McGuigan conjuring up a point for the Hannahstown side.
The scores kept flowing for Cushendun through McNeill, David Kilgore, Sharkey and substitute Torr Kinney.
Daniel Murray doubled his account in response but opportunities were few and far between.
Harry Kilgore claimed his side’s fourth goal of the afternoon but at the other end Daniel Murray sent a high ball into the square and John Boyd claimed a consolation strike.
Cushendun claimed their fifth and final goal on the hour-mark with Conor McHugh’s sideline puck falling to David Kilgore whose bullet of a strike gave McConville no chance as it flew into the top corner.
Emmet’s continued to pick off scores at a canter and in truth will have much tougher encounter ahead in the last four.
