Danske Bank Mageean Cup – Round 1

St Killian’s 2-27 St Mary’s 1-13

2023 Mageean Cup winners St Killian’s made a winning start to this year’s campaign when they beat St Mary’s CBGS in Cushendall on Wednesday. An early Ciaran McCann goal gave the Tower a good start and they soon opened a five point lead (1-04 to 0-02), but the Belfast boys battled back and goal from Lewis Rafferty and two points from Oisin Boyle and one from Odhran Donnelly saw them take the lead. However St Killian’s settled into the game and by half time they had opened a 1-14 to 1-08 advantage.

The third quarter saw both sides add four points apiece but the Tower began to edge further ahead in the final quarter and a goal from Cahir McCambridge wrapped up the win.

The Tower’s next outing is against St Louis Ballymena on Tuesday next at Fr Maginn Park, Glenravel with a 4-30 thow-in.

St Killian’s : C McCambridge 1-2, C McCann 1-1, C McIntosh 0-9, 8fs, O Gillan 0-5, 1f, C Leech 0-3, N McLaughlin and D McNaughton 0-2 each, N McKeown 0-1.

St Mary’s: L Rafferty 1-1, O Boyle 0-7, 5fs, O Donnelly 0-2, D Jemfrey, M Murray and C Mulligan 0-1 each.

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