Danske Bank Gallagher Cup Hurling quarter final

Monday’s delayed quarter-final of the Dankse Bank Gallagher Cup in Maghera was a high-scoring and closely-fought affair with St Patrick’s coming away with a 3-21 to 1-20 victory over St Louis Ballymena after a great contest.

Maghera got ahead in the first half through goals from Charlie Bradley and Sean O’Kane, but St Louis responded with an unanswered 1-4 coming into the break, the goal coming from Neil Rodgers to give his team a two point lead at the change of ends. 1-13 to 2-8

St Pat’s flew from the traps in the second half and a series of points in from Donncha Collins, Finn Carton and Neil McDermott saw them edge ahead of their opponents before Charlie Bradley’s late goal sealed the comeback victory.

St Louis free-taker James McGarry hit the target 12 times, but it wasn’t good enough to halt Maghera who go through to a semi-final meeting with St Mary’s CBS Belfast

St Patrick’s: C Bradley 2-3, S O’Kane 1-1, D Collins 0-5, F Carton 0-5, N McDermott 0-3, J Connolly 0-2, PJ Glover 0-2.

St Louis: N Rodgers 1-0, J McGarry 0-12, PJ Molloy 0-4, D Higgins 0-1, O McClements 0-1, E McGuckian 0-1, C Boyd 0-1