Danske Bank Foresters Cup Hurling
St Mary’s CBGS 4- 22 St Killian’s 4-07
St Mary’s CBGS got their Foresters Cup campaign off to a flying start when they beat St Killian’s at Allen Park on Monday, running up a massive score into the bargain.
The Glen Road boys had five points on the board in the first five minutes, Darren Delander hitting three of them with Jake Ward and Matthew Murray getting other two.
Three pointed frees by Cahir McCambridge appeared to have settled St Killian’s into the game but a couple of points apiece from Murray and Delander, plus two goals from Cormac McCann and Conal Dempsey pushed St Mary’s into a 2-11 to 1-05 lead at the break, the St Killian’s goal coming from Kain McGarrel.
Jake Ward and Matthew Murray had the first two points of the second half to increase the Belfast boys lead to stretch their lead to eleven points, but St Killian’s kept their hopes alive when Donnacha Laverty grabbed a goal in the 38th minute. However it was to be a brief respite for the Garron Tower boys as St Mary’s hit back with three in a row from Iarla Rogan, Conal Dempsey and Darren Delander.
St Killian’s kept battling and were rewarded with two pointed frees by Cahir McCambridge and goals from Conal Og Trainor and Cahir McCambrdige but the last ten minutes was dominated by the Belfast side as the excellent Delander grabbed 1-02, while Jemfrey, Gault and Mulligan all added point to seal a great victory.