Latharna Og in cruise control as they see of Wolfe Tones challenge

Junior B Hurling Championship – The Brustin Braes, Larne

Latharna Og 5-25 Wolfe Tones 0-02

Latharna Og cruised to the final of the Junior B Championship when they proved too strong for championship new boys Wolfe Tones at the Brustin Breas in Larne on Friday evening. When Sean Monaghan got the first point of the game for Wolfe Tones in the opening minute it looked promising for the Greencastle men, but it was to be a further 48 minute until Monaghan did it again. By that time the Larne men were over the hill and far away.

Conor Matthews got the home team going when hit a neat point from the right wing to level up the scores before Ryan O’Donnell slotted over a 65. The Larne men couldn’t seem to miss and they piled on the scores adding another ten points, plus three goals from corner forward Ryan Millar, Conor Matthews and Millar again just before half time to turn around at half time with a 3-11 to 0-01 lead.

Wolf Tones kept battling away but Latharna Og were on a different level and they stretched the lead by the minute with some well taken scores. Goal number four came on 47 minutes through substitute Kieran McKillop’ and though Wolf Tones came back with a point, Monaghan again the scorer, substitute Heggarty got goal number to wrap it all up.

The Larne men now face Loch Mór Dál gCais. In the final, after the Loughshore men beat Belfast Saints after extra time in the other semi-final