Ulster Colleges Hurling – Danske Bank Mageean Cup
Cross & Passion College 4-22 v 1-8 Knock
Cross and Passion College got their 2022/23 Mageean campaign off to a winning start with a comfortable victory over the lads from Knock.
The opening 10 minutes was fairly open with scores at 0-3 each, with all Knocks points coming from placed balls. However a moment of individual brilliance from corner forward Roan McGarry put CPC on their way to victory – scoring a brilliant goal after winning his ball and beating a couple of Knock defenders before hitting the far top corner.
CPC dominated the rest of the half with various scorers on the board – Tiernan Heggarty, Ben O’Kane, Ronan Fitzgerald and Eoin ‘Snowy’ McGarry.
The second half was similar pattern to the first with the Knock competing well for first 12 minutes scoring a good goal, until that man McGarry struck his second goal of the game and from then until the finish CPC tagged on a further 2 -7 with no reply.
The Donnelly cousins Conor and Darragh were dominant in defence whilst midfielders Liam Glackin and Ronan Fitzgerald won plenty of ball to feed a forward line that although wasteful at times, scored plenty with the frequent supply of ball.
CPC will be happy to get a win under their belt and can look forward to next weeks game against holders St Patrick’s Downpatrick.