U15B Football Championship final
Dunloy 2-9 Sarsfields 0-8
Dunloy added the U15B Football title to the U15A Hurling championship that they won earlier in the week when they overcame the challenge of Sarsfields at Quinn Park, Ballymena on Thursday night.
The night before the majority of this side were in action against St. Enda’s in the U15A hurling decider where they emerged victorious and at the end of Thursday night’s success over Sarsfield’s the group sang ‘we did the double’
A goal from the penalty spot from Aaron Cosgrove in the 15th minute of the first half saw the young Cuchullian’s lead 1-5 to 0-3 at half time and a second from Jack McQuillan following a bad mix-up in injury time finally killed off the spirited challenge of the Stewartstown Road side.
It was Sarsfields who opened on the offensive but a couple of early attacks came to nothing and it was Anthony Cochrane who opened the scoring with a point at the other end which went over off the crossbar.
Dunloy positions were unrecognisable from the numbers they lined out in and it was Jack McQuillan, playing with 5 on his shirt, who added a second before mid-fielder Cochrane made it 0-3 to 0-0 by the 5th minute as Cuchullian’s began to take control.
Sarsfields were enjoying their fair share of possession at this stage and came back with points from Jack McLaughlin and Jake Ward to close the gap to the minimum.
The Belfast side continued to press for an equaliser but were guilty of taking too many touches at times and were being turned over by a well organised Dunloy defence whose more direct approach was giving them the edge.
The young Cuchullian’s were awarded a penalty in the 15th minute with Anthony Cochrane stepping up to beat Darragh Rock from the spot and put his side four in front
Jack McQuillan fisted over from close range and Seamus McMullan added a late score with Noah Dunlop replying with a point for Sarsfields to leave it 1-5 to 0-3 as Sean Moyes sounded his half time whistle.
Jake Ward got the second half scoring under way with a point for Sarsfierlds in the 2nd minute with Seamus McMullan replying for Dunloy before Jack McQuillan pointed a free following a foul on the impressive Anthony Cochrane.
Sarsfields tried to respond and Jake Ward fired over his second of the half but once again McQuillan responded from a free to leave six between the sides at the end of the third quarter.
The boys from the Bear Pit were giving it everything and Noah Dunlop soloed through for a good point and Jake Ward followed with another that just sailed over when a goal looked on.
It would be as close as they got however and while they continued to press they were finding a strong Dunloy defence hard to penetrate with Jack McQuillan from a free and Ward with a pointed free at the other end leaving four in it with three minutes of normal time remaining.
McQuillan would finally put the game to bed when he intercepted a stray pass across goal and soloed through for a simple tap in deep into injury time and it was to prove the game’s final score as the celebrations began.
Dunloy: 1 Damian McMahon, 2 Anthony Cochrane, 3 Eanna McGuckian, 4 Padric O’Neill, 5 Jack McQuillan, 6 Eunan Molloy, 8 Jay McAlonan, 9 Ollie McClements, 10 Michael Johnston, 11 Seamus McMullan, 12 Aaron Doherty, 13 PJ Molloy, 14 Darra Cunning, 15 Conal McFerran, 16 Rory Blaney, 17 Jamie McMullan, 19 James McGarry, 20 Odhran Boyle, 21 Eunan Curry, 22 Ronan Black, 23 Shane McGilligan, 24 Konor Kearns
Sarsfields: 1 Darragh Rock, 2 Stiofan McCarry, 3 Jack McLaughlin, 4 Oliver Campbell, 5 Fionntan McCallum, 6 Paul Dorothy, 7 Kevin Barry McArdle, 8 Daire Jemfrey, 9 Darren Delander, 10 Jake Ward, 11 Caolan Doherty, 12 Dylan Rogers, 13 Oisin Kennedy, 14 Noah Dunlop, 15 Sean McGuinness, 16 Caomhin Morrison, 17 Eoin Burns, 18 Mark McKee, 19 Oisin Hughes, 20 Caoimhin McCann, 21 Matthew McCabe, 22 Aodhan McLaughlin, 23 Conal O’Hagan, 24 Gerard Loughran,
Referee: Sean Moyes
Seamus McMullan presents the U15B Football championship cup to Dunloy captain, Eunan Curry
