Above – James Kelly who scored 0-17 of his team’s total in their win over Davitt’s at Enright Park
Casement JFC Group 1
Davitt’s 3-12 St. Brigid’s 1-21
An incredible display of scoring by man of the match James Kelly steered St. Brigid’s to to an incredible win over Davitt’s in the Junior Hurling Championship, Group 1encounter at Enright Park on Sunday.
Kelly wore number 3 on his shirt but played much further out the field and gave an exhibition of point taking, both from play and from frees as he picked off a series of incredible scores .
The Musgrave Park side led 1-13 to 2-5 at the halfway stage with all 13 of their points coming from the imperious Kelly and their goal finished to the net in the 8th minute by Oisin McDonnell.
Goals from Anthony Rowntree in the 12th minute and another from Oskar Deevy Persson on 19 minutes kept the Davitt’s in touch with Persson, Chris Gallagher, Rowntree, Deaglan Mooney and Cormac Maguire getting their points in a competitive first half.
If they were to turn this one around then it was important that Davitt’s cut down on their concession of frees but it was Donnacha McGurk who became only the third Naomh Brid player to register when he pointed after 2 minutes of the second half.
Anthony Rowntree and James Kelly exchanged further points before Christopher Gallagher put the Falls Road side right back in it with a goal in the 7th minute.
Cuan Polley extended the St. Brigid’s lead and then Canice Mooney in the Davitt’s goal pulled of a sharp save as the South Belfast side threatened to pull clear.
Davitt’s were hanging in there however and responded to further points from Kelly and Oisin McDonnell through Deaglan Mooney 0-2 and Chris Gallagher 0-2.
James Kelly looked to have sealed it for St. Brigid’s as he brought his contribution for the evening to 0-17with two pointed frees to put his side two in front with 2 minutes of normal time remaining.
Davitt’s refused to throw in the towel however and a Jason Park point closed the gap to the minimum going into injury time before Colm McKee levelled matters with a point in the 34th minute.
However there was no stopping Kelly and three more points saw his side safely home. The win puts them them in second place in the group, but they are not certain to quailfy for if Davitt’s beat Glenravel and Ardoyne beat St Brigid’s then the two of them would be through. However the Musgrave Park side will take great confidence from Sunday’s result and must feel they are in with a great chance of qualification.
Davitt’s: 1 Canice Mooney, 3 Thomas Toland, 5 Peter Og Carleton, 6 Caoimhin Heaney, 7 Michael Og Rowntree, 8 Stephen McGivern, 9 Colm McKee, 10 Sean Kelly, 11 Deaglan Mooney, 12 Christopher Gallagher, 13 Cormac Maguire, 15 Padraig Keenan, 17 James Winters, 18 Oskar Deevy Persson, 19 Conor Daly, 22 Nathan Maginn, 23 Conor John Sullivan, 25 Anthony Rowntree
St. Brigid’s: 1 Brian McGurk, 2 Dara Sidebottom, 3 James Kelly, 4 Jake Massingham, 5 Jack Pardy, 6 Joseph McCarney, 7 Conor MacElhatton, 8 Niall Murtagh, 9 Donnacha McGurk, 10 Cuan Polley, 11 Niall Duffy, 13 Joe McKay, 14 David Prenter, 15 Oisin McDonnell, 20 Oliver Leggett, 23 Owen McCarney, 25 Anthony Rowntree, 27 Chris Lundy, 28 Pearse Hamill,
Referee: Niall Clifford
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