Fr. Davies Cup final
St. Killian’s Garron Tower v St. Patrick’s Keady
Loup 1-00 (Saturday)
Tomorrow’s Fr. Davies final in the Loup has all the ingredients to make it an exciting decider with both contestants, St. Killian’s Garron Tower and St. Patrick’s Keady recording big totals in their respective semi-finals.
Both sides are unbeaten in the competition to date so something has to give at the county Derry venue.
St Killian’s Garron Tower proved much too strong for their opponents, St. Catherine’s Armagh in their semi-final at Meadowbank, in Magherafelt where they avenged a final defeat against the same opposition back in 2018
The Tower were always in control and raced into an interval lead of 4-7 to 0-0 and were never troubled. The North Antrim girls went on to run out 6-10 to 1-0 winner with Clodagh McPeake 2-2, Monique O’Boyle 2-1, Caitlin McKeown 1-0, Louise Mulholland 1-0, Orlath McAlister0-3, Niamh Graham 0-2, Sine Woodhouse and Kady McNeill 0-1 all on target for the Tower.
In the other semi-final St. Patrick’s Keady were even more impressive as they outscored and out thought Our Lady & St. Patrick’s Knock, running out 5-18 to 4-8 winners with Sinead Quinn leading the way with a personal tally of 4-9 for the Armagh girls.
St. Patrick’s are no strangers to Fr. Davies success, having won the most recent of their three successes back in 2017 and have other outstanding performers in Katie Boyle and Shannon Burke while Meabh O’Hare played a vital part in her sides win over Knock when switched to mark the dangerous Ciara Fitzsimmons.
Orla Donnelly, Sine Woodhouse, Monique O’Boyle and Laura Haughey were all member of the Antrim All Ireland Minor B success back in September and that experience could be an important factor if the St. Killian’s girls are to collect the silverware.
A tight watch on the dangerous Sinead Quinn is vital if the Tower girls are to overcome the challenge of a good St. Patrick’s side but if they can re-produce the form they displayed against St. Catherine’s in the semi-final they can collect the silverware tomorrow.