Glenariffe-Glenravel had a big win over Naomh Padraig in the Under 16 Hurling League Division 1 game at Fr Maginn Park on Tuesday evening
Canice McIntosh got two of the home team’s goals in the first half as they led at the break by 4-4 to 2-, the Naomh Padraig goals coming from Cathair McCaughan. McIntosh stretched the Glenariffe-Glenravel lead after the break with three of the first four points, while Osin Gillan also added a couple. A Cathair McCaughan goal gave Naomh Padraig a bit of hope but a goal by Chris Leach and a five unanswered points by the home sealed a decisive win.
A fantastic afternoon at our Official Antrim GAA Football and Hurling All Stars for Year 8 and Year 10. Thank you to our hosts St Mary’s University College – Belfast and to all our schools for consistently supporting everything we have done this year.
Carey bounced back from their weekend setback to Tir na nÓg with a convincing win over Loughgiel in an exciting tussle in St Patrick’s Park, Ballyvoy, on Wednesday evening. The home side were quick out “of the blocks” and within five minutes they were 1.6 to 0.2 ahead courtesy of points from, Fichra McVeigh, James Black, Calum Cane and two from Eoin Laverty, the goal coming from a long range Shay Hunter effort which deceived Mark Christie in the Shamrocks goal, with Conil McCloskey and Conor O’Mullan on the mark for the visitors. Points from Cathal Hargan and the impressive Maol Connelly kept the shamrocks in touch, but Carey stretched their lead with points from Laverty and Black before Conal McGlynn found conor mcbride who evaded the visitors defence for a well worked goal to leave Carey 2.9 to 0.5 ahead after the first quarter. The introduction of Ronan Fitzgerald seemed to ignite the Shamrocks and the gap was down to four after points from Ryan Hill, Donal McKinley, Eoin McGarry and the classy Maol Connelly. With half time approaching the home side upped their game and further points from Conleth McKinley and Frein Laverty left the interval score 2.13 to 0.9 in the home side’s favour.
On the resumption Niall McFadden and Connelly points reduced the deficit by two, but four unanswered Carey points from laverty, hunter and two from the excellent Calum Cane restored their nine point lead. Entering the final quarter the shamrocks made a determined effort and a goal four points from Connelly reduced the arrears to five. Despite Cane and Black pulling two points back for Carey the Loughgiel momentum was gathering pace with Damien Quinn, Fitzgerald and Connelly bringing it to a 3 point game, and very much in the balance. However driven by their captain shay hunter, the home side found another gear with McVeigh and Laverty stretching the lead to 5, a Roan McGarry point was cancelled out by 2 from Careys Conor McBride with Connelly having the flinal say with a point.
Carey:
S McGinn, D McKinley, S McBride, C McGlynn, J McBride, S Hunter, C Kane, P Butler, J Black, F McVeigh, C McKinley, C Butler E Laverty, C McBride
Loughgiel:
M Christie, C Connelly, D McPeake, P Patterson, K McKay, S Dobbin, C McCloksey, F Henry, I Glackin, C Hargan, D McKinley, R Hill, E McGarry, M Connolly. C McMullan
Three late points, one from substitute Reece Cunning and two from midfielder Jack Martin were the decisive scores that sealed Dunloy’s win over Cushendall in Sunday’s Minor Hurling League game at Pairc Mhuire. The sides had been level on 2-18 apiece at that stage but those three scores were decisive, eve though Fiontan Bradly pulled one back in the last minute to leave just two between the sides.
The first ten minutes saw them level on three points apiece. Cahir McCambride pointed to put Cushendall in front but Dunloy took over at this stage and hit 1-7 without reply, the goal coming from full forward Oisin McCamphill while Luke McFerran, Paudie Martin and McCamphill shared the points
At this stage Cushendall looked dead and buried but to their credit they battled back before the break and points from Fiontan Bradley (2), Ryan McAuley and a goal direct from a free by Thomas McLaughlin left them just three adrift at the half time whistle.
Jack Martin pointed to put four between the sides, but it was Cushendall’s time for a spell of dominance and they hit six of the next seven points, four of them from Bradley and two from Charlie McAuley to level matters once again.
It stayed that way as both teams added two apiece but Dunloy got back in top and points from Ryan Scott and Paudie Martin and a goal from Aidan Richmond. Six behind Cushendall fought back again and incredible spell of scoring from Fiontan Bradley, which yielded a goal and three points brought them back level on 2-18 apiece.
It looked anybody’s game at this stage but Dunloy steadied the ship and sealed the win with the late run of points
Ballycastle and Glenariffe shared the spoils in Sunday’s Minor hurling League game on the second pitch at Pairc MacUílin after a highly entertaing game. When Conor Donnelly and Cadhan Crawford hit two superb late points to edge Ballycastle ahead in injury time it appeared that the Town had grabbed the win, but there was still time for the Oisins to save the game and free taker Phelim Ward grabbed the equaliser with the last poc of the game.
Ballycastle’s Conor Donnelly in action against Glenariffe’s Niall Magee
With Crawford and Donnelly in top form Ballycastle had the better of the things in the early stages and they went 0-7 to 0-2 ahead, with the two top scorers grabbing two apiece and Niall McClean getting the other, while the Oisins two points came from Phelim Ward frees.
The visitors were in need of a lift and it came in the form of a goal from centre back Niall Magee who soloed out of defence, laid off a pass and got the ball back before firing low to bottom corner of the Ballycastle net, and with Ward adding two more from frees the sides were suddenly level. Ballycastle pushed on again however before the break and two more from Conor Donnelly and one from Crawford had them three ahead at the interval. 0-12 to 1-6
Oisins’s centre back Niall Magee fires a low shot to the Ballycastle net
Matthew Donnelly increased the Ballycastle lead to four when he pointed in the second minute of the new half, but the Oisins were thrown a lifeline when Calum McIlwaine fired in a goal soon afterwards. Three points in a row followed from the Glenarife boys which put them two in front, but Conor Donnelly, Cadhan Crawford and Arden Kelly came back with points apiece to tie things up again. The late points from Donnelly and Crawford appeared to have won it for the Town with two great points but Ward tied it all up with a late free to earn his team a share of the spoils,
Ballycastle’s Cadhan Crawford soloes towards the Oisins goal
