Mary’s have too much firepower

ST MARYS MATTOCK RANGERS 1-14 1-4

ST Marys recovered from conceding an early goal before going on to record a ten-point victory over Mattock Rangers in the Paddy Sheelan Cup at Darver on Sunday night.

The victory leaves the Ardee men on top of Group E as they made it two wins from two follow their opening round win over Hunterstown Rovers.

It was Mattock Rangers who made the brighter start when they found the net in the opening minutes through Ben Watters, but they were unable to build on that score as the Ardee men took command. Karl Gillespie and Jonathan Commins led the scoring for their side while a Cian Commins goal helped the Marys lead by 1-7 to 1-2 at the break.

Mattock were unable to mount any serious challenge in the second half and could only add two further points to their tally, while the Marys completed the victory with a further seven points.

ST MARYS: James McGillick; Jay Crawley, Donal McKenny, Wayne Matthews; Kian Moran 0-1, Karl Faulkner, Jonathan Commins 0-4; RJ Callaghan, Eimhin Keenan; Karl Gillespie 0-6, Ciaran Keenan 0-2, Paudy Clarke; Cian Commins 1-0, Darren Clarke, Evan Malone. Subs: Conor Gillespie for D Clarke, Niall Eccles for K Moran, Conor Keenan for W Matthews, Jamie Rooney for P Clarke, Ronan Carroll for RJ Callaghan.

MATTOCK RANGERS: Mike Englishby; Alan Caraher, Cathal Clarke, Ben Quaile; Brendan Leacy, Terry Donegan, Ben Markey; Adrian Reid 0-1, Jason Condon; Shane Hickey, Cathal Fleming 0-1, Jack Thompson; Ben Watters 1-1, Sean Clarke, Oisin McKenna 0-1. Subs: Cillian Hickey for S Hickey, Andy Lee for O McKenna, John Reid for J Thompson, Craig Englishby for B Markey, Ciaran Maguire for S Clarke.