U20 Hurling Championship
Loughgiel 4-24 Rossa 0-5
Loughgiel breezed past the challenge of Rossa in Monday evening final round robin game in the Under 20 Hurling Championship at Fr Healy Park to set up a semi-final meeting with Naomh Eanna.
Ahead from the opening minute when Michael McGarry pointed them in front they had five on the board before Eoin Trainor got Rossa’s first point on 16 minutes. By the time the whistle sounded for a delayed water break (the Loughgiel goalkeeper was injured in the opening minutes and play was held up) Loughiel led by 0-13 to 0-1 with Michael McGarry, Rian McMullan, Shane O’Boyle and Cathal Hargan prominent among the scorers.
It was 1-16 to 0-3 at half time, the goal coming from Eunan Laverty, and things got even worse after the break when Loughgiel scored two goals inside two minutes. Damian Quinn got his team’s fourth goal soon afterwards as Rossa, by this stage down to 13 men because of injury, understandably struggled and the points came quick and fast for the home team as they cruised through.
LOUGHGIEL
Conor O’Mullan, Conal McCloskey, Ruairi McCloskey, Conor Henry, Enda Og McGarry, Declan McCloskey, Ryan Hill, Shane O’Boyle, Cathal Hargan, Michael McGarry, Eunan Laverty, Damian Quinn, Rian McMullan, Odhran McGrath, Christy McGarry.
ROSSA
Matthew McKernan, Conor Boyle, Ben McAuley, Paddy Moyes, Owen May, Ruairi Murray, Eoin Trainor, Andrew McLean, Ruairc Murray, Finn McIlroy, Dairi Murphy, Michael Murray, Pearse Short, Dylan Magee.
Referee – Vincent Boyle (Dunloy)
