Ulster U17 Hurling Cup
Pics by Mickey Morgan
Antrim Under 17s scored a runaway win over Derry in Sunday’s opening game in the Ulster Minor Cup at Dunsilly. An understrength Oak Lea side were no match for a razor sharp Saffron side for whom full forward Cadhan Crawford was superb, the Ballycastle man scoring 3-4 in the opening half.
Crawford struck for his first goal in the third minute and added a second five minutes later. The gap stretched by the minute and by the time he completed his hat-trick in the 28th minute the gap was out to twenty points. Oisin Gillen, Christy Leach, Daire Jemfrey, James McDonnell, Sean Smyth and Canice McIntosh all adding their names to the scoring list and by half time the point were sealed.
Oisin Gillen, Sean Smyth and Caolan McCollum all added points at the start of the second half before Ultan McCloskey and Michael McCusker pulled a couple back for Derry. The scores kept coming from the Antrim side, despite making a series of substitutions and though McCloskey and McCusker kept the scoreboard ticking for the visitors Antrim finished strong with their fourth goal from Christy Leech.
ANTRIM
Liam Magee, Eunan Johnston, Oisin Heaney, Paddy Morgan, Darragh Kinney, Conor McCann, Niall McKeown, Daire Jemfrey, Canice McIntosh, Dylan McNaughton, Christy Leech, James McDonnell, Sean Smyth, Cadhan Crawford, Oisin Gillan
Subs used – Caolan McCollum for Cadhan Crawford, Nicholas McLaughlin for James McDonnell, Liam McGarry for Canice McIntosh, Liam Smyth for Darragh Kinney and Matthew Rice for Liam Magee
Subs – Matthew Rice, Aaron Quinn, Liam McGarry, Dylan Donnelly, Nicholas McLaughlin, Caolan McCollum, Anthony Cochrane, Ciaran McCann, Liam Smyth
DERRY
Padraig Campbell, Aaron McGuigan, Cailean Gallagher, Pearse Murphy, Cathal McCloskey, Declan Kelly, Brendan O’Kane, Lorcan Murphy, PJ Glover, Cathal McNicholl, Michael McCusker, Martin Og Bradley, Peadar Pio Peoples, Ultan McCloskey, Ryan Tohill
Subs – James Russell, Ben Douglas, Anton Farrell, Dylan Irwin, Daniel Kane, Aidan Kelly, Peadar Kelly, Péadraic Leadon, Rhys McCorriston, Fiachra McGill, Owen O’Neill.
Referee – Derek Argue
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