Antrim Hurling League Division 3:

Michael Davitt’s 0-10 | Con Magees Glenravel 1-21

Con Magees Glenravel made the 40-mile journey to West Belfast’s Davitt Park well worth the trip, bringing home the two points after a dominant second-half display against Michael Davitt’s. While the first half was a tightly contested, point-for-point battle, the visitors found another gear after the break with the strong wind at their backs to secure a comprehensive 1-21 to 0-10 victory in Division 3 of the Antrim Hurling League.

The game started with high intensity, with Davitt’s drawing first blood through a point just two minutes in. Con Magees responded swiftly via Conor Laverty , before Davitt’s retook the lead thanks to a well-struck 40-meter point from Caoimhin Rainey and the 6th minute, Davitt’s Stephen Thompson had extended their lead.

Glenravel’s Joseph McKay quickly made his presence felt, knocking over consecutive points in the 9th and 12th minutes to reel the hosts back in before Conleth O’Loan found his rhythm for Con Magees, slotting three points in a rapid four-minute spell (including two frees) to swing the momentum.

However, the final ten minutes of the half belonged to Davitt’s Christopher Gallagher. Operating with pinpoint accuracy, Gallagher launched an aerial assault, scoring four massive long-range points between the 20th and 29th minutes—including one from a ’65. Just before the whistle, Darragh Donaghy managed to scrape a crucial equalizer for Con Magees, leaving the sides deadlocked at the interval.

The visitors came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders. Joseph McKay hit an early free, though Davitt’s managed to stay in the fight with points from Cormac Maguire and Sean Og Smyth to keep the margins tight.

The turning point came around the 10-minute mark. Following a score from Fergus Donaghy Conleth O’Loan found the back of the net for the only goal of the game, breaking Davitt’s resistance.

From that moment, Con Magees dictated the terms. Fergus Donaghy immediately followed up the goal with another point, sparking an unrelenting scoring streak. Rian Lennon and Joseph McKay kept the scoreboard ticking, while Niall McKeown added his name to the scoresheet with a pair of well-taken points. Davitt’s scoring dried up completely in the final quarter as Glenravel’s attack pulled away, eventually sealing a commanding 14-point win.

Michael Davitt’s (Micheál Mac Daibhéid)

1. Gearoid Mac Oscar (Gearoid Cosgrove)
2. Peter Carleton
3. Tomás Ó Tuathaláin (Thomas Toland)
4. Michael Og O’Caorthanainn (Michael Og Rowntree)
5. Oskar Deevy Persson
6. Deagian Ó Maonaigh (Deagian Mooney)
7. Criostóir Ó Gallchobhair (Christopher Gallagher)
8. Stephen Mag Uidhrin (Stephen McGivern)
9. Cormac Mag Uidhir (Cormac Maguire)
10. Caoimhin Ó Rálne (Caoimhin Rainey)
11. Colm McKee
12. Stiofán Mac Tomáis (Stephen Thompson)
13. Pádraig Ó Fhinin (Padraig Keenan)
14. Sean Ó Ceallaigh
15. Seán Mac Gabhann (Sean Og Smyth)

Con Magees Glenravel (Conn Mag Aoidh)

1. Rónán Ó Donnghaile (Ronan Donnelly)
2. Stiofán Mac Aiclin (Stephen Atcheson)
3. James Duffin
4. Oisín MacEoghan (Oisin McKeown)
5. Harry Fyfe
6. Rian Lennon
7. Caolán Lennon
8. Fergus Donaghy
9. Céagán McAuley
10. Luke Loughlin
11. Ciarán Ó Laibheartaigh (Ciaran Laverty)
12. Darach Mac Donnchaidh (Darragh Donaghy)
13. Conchubhar Ó Laibheartaigh (Conor Laverty)
14. Connlaodh Oluain (Conleth O’Loan)
15. Joseph McKay

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