Intermediate Hurling Championship – Group 1
Kickhams Creggan 3-19 Patrick Sarsfields 0-13
Creggan made it two wins out of two in Group 1 of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship when they proved too strong for visitors Sarsfields at Pairc Kickham on Saturday evening. The Kickhams men had just too much firepower for the Paddies, winning in the end by fifteen points
On a perfect evening for a game of hurling, Kickhams and Sarsfields both went after the scores in the early stages with Diarmuid Mulholland striking first for Kickhams in the first minute and Fionn Jemfrey replying within 10 seconds for Sarsfields. Fionn would go on to score the next two points for the Paddies, only for the hard working Tommy McCann to hit back with a point and a well-earned goal. Caolan McKernan got his first point in the 7th minute with Dan Doran replying for Kickhams. Then the impressive Morgan Nelson, who was causing Sarsfields all sorts of problems, scored a screamer of a goal in the 9th minute and followed that with 2 points and in the 14th minute Diarmuid Mulholland got in on the act with a goal of his own.
Sarsfields though weren’t going to lie down and scored 3 points from Jay Maguire, Anthony McGarrigle and Fionn Jemfrey in respone to one from Morgan Nelson that finished Kickhams scoring and Caolan McKernan and Ryan Carson replied for Sarsfields to leave the Kickhams leading 3-07 to 0-09 at halftime
In the first 15 minutes of the second half Kickhams hit 10 points without reply with points coming thick and fast from Sean Duffin (2), Morgan Nelson (5), Ruairi McCann, Dan Doran and Tommy McCann putting Kickhams in a commanding lead. Again Sarsfields came back with 5 points of their own through Oisin Coleman, Caolan McKernan, Enda McLarnon, Daniel Smyth and Anthony McGarrigle. Caolan Mc Kernan scored his fourth point and Sarsfields last point on the 24th minute and a Tommy McCann point followed by two more points from Morgan Nelson to bring his total for the hour to 1-10.
Also a special mention to Jake McAteer and Kealan McCann in the Kickhams back line for going through a mountain of work
CREGGAN
Shea Devlin, Dylan Hinfey, Jake McAteer, Peadar McGuckian, Senan O’Boyle, Keelan McCann, Aiden McKeown, Dan Doran, Ruairi McKeown, Sean Duffin, Thomas McCann, Sean McAuley, Diarmuid McCann, Morgan Nelson, Matthew Rodgers
SARSFIELDS
Andrew McStay, Darragh Coleman, David Johnston, Aidan McKiernan, Jay Ward, Caolan McKernan, Enda McCartan, Nicholas O Mullane, Daniel Smyth, Oisin Coleman, Anthony McGarrigle, Jay Maguire, Noah McGivern, Fionn Jemfrey.
Referee – Piaras McCaffrey
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