Antrim Minor Hurling Championship
Loughgiel 2-07 Glenariffe-Glenravel 3-17
Glenariffe-Glenravel booked their place in the semi-final of the Minor Hurling Championship when they travelled to Loughgiel on Sunday and came away winners by 3-18 to 2-07.
Despite playing against the stiff diagonal breeze in the opening half Glenariffe-Glenravel dominated the opening quarter and a goal from Oisin Gillan and four points from Orrin Connor helped the visitors to a 1-04 to 0-02 lead, the Shamrocks points coming from Roan McGarry.
The scoring dried up at this stage and Loughgiel got the next two points from McGarry but a second goal from Oisin Gillan and two more O’Connor points gave the visitors a 2-07 to 0-06 lead at the break.
With the breeze behind them in the second half Glenariffe-Glenravel stretched their lead during the third quarter and after an early exchange of points from Oisin Gillan and Roan McGarry the visitors hit 1-6 without reply, the points coming from Orrin O’Connor (3), Peadar McDonnell, Canice McIntosh and Phelim Ward, while O’Connor got the goal.
Loughgiel hit back midway through the half and a two goals and a point and a point inside three minutes from Roan McGarry halted the slide, but Glenariffe-Glenravel finished strongly and hit five points in a row at the end to end up convincing winners and book their place in the semi-final at Rossa on Sunday week.
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