ACFL Division 1
St. James Aldergrove 4-13 Casement’s Portglenone 0-13
St. James’ Aldergrove’s good start to the season continued on Sunday when they entertained last year’s league winners, Casement’s, Portgtlenone in Crumlin.
Last week St. James’ travelled to Whitehill and got their 2025 camkpaign up and running with a win over Tir na nOg and that good form continued when they recorded an impressive win over the Bann-siders.
Not for the first time, Seamus McGarry led the way and he would top score on the day with an impressive 1-10 to his credit and he was ably assisted by Ronan Hanna who rattled the visitors net twice over the hour.
The fourth goal came from Cormac McGarry with McGarry, Hanna and Ryan McCarthy weighing in with Aldergrove’s other three points.
Portglenone were short a few regulars for this one with Ronan Kelly top scoring with 0-4 for the visitors and Caolan Tierney, Ruairi Hagan, Michael Hagan and Oisin Doherty their best on view on the day.
Aidan Irvine, Brian McQuillan, Sean Fay, Conor Browning, Oisin Graham and James Trowlen were others who impressed in a strong all round St. James’ side and, while its early days, the Crumlin men look capable of matching it with the best of them in the coming season.
Portglenone: Kevin Mullan, Paddy Graffin, Kevin O’Kane, Ronan Delargy, Caolan Tierney 0-3, Ruairi Hagan 0-1, Ryan Mckeever, Stephen Kelly, Ciaran Lynch, Ronan Kelly 0-4, Michael Hagan 0-2, Michael Kelly, Ciaran McAleese, Oisin Doherty 0-1, Sean Byrne
