Mary’s claim crucial points
Kilmore pipped by minimum
ST MARY’S (M’TOWN) 1-13 KILMORE 2-9 WHILE NOT mathematically certain, St. Mary’s (Maudlintown) have, barring a crazy chain of results, achieved their first objective of remaining in the Ashdown Park/ Amber Springs Hotels Intermediate football championship after this merited Group B victory over Kilmore in Innovate Wexford Park on Sunday.
However, the quarter-finals are within touching distance and there’s no reason why the boys from The Rocks can’t push on and make the knockout stages.
They were the more disciplined side in this game, kicked some superb scores and fully deserved their narrow victory in an entertaining contest.
Kilmore are staring down the barrel of a relegation battle after three consecutive losses and they have only themselves to blame. With the full complement of players they might well have won this game, but when Noel Casey was red-carded in the first-half, he left his side with a lot to do short-handed on a warm afternoon.
With barely a minute gone, Kilmore had points from Paddy Byrne and Aaron Goff on the scoreboard.
St. Mary’s replied with the opening goal after good work by Gavin Cullen and Dermot Flood allowed Jason Swords to fire home off the post.
A rocket in off the underside of the crossbar by David Murphy in the ninth minute helped the seasiders into a 1-4 to 1-0 lead after the opening quarter.
That advantage was down to two when Casey was sent-off for striking Ross Lynch in the 24th minute.
Still, Kilmore, with Tom Byrne on form, went in at the break leading by 1-6 to 1-4.
Yet, Martin O’Connor and Ross Lynch took just five second-half minutes to drag St. Mary’s level.
The tie was still deadlocked in the 41st minute when Shane Goff split the Maudlintown defence with a sensational pass to Conor Moore and the substitute applied the perfect finish past William Lambert (2-7 to 1-7).
St. Mary’s didn’t panic and got their just rewards in the final quarter.
They pulled level when Donal O’Leary pointed ten minutes from time, and further scores from Ross Lynch, Dermot Flood and Swords were just enough to give them victory.
St. Mary’s (Maudlintown): William Lambert; Mark Doyle, Christy Lane, Alan Lynch; Gary Murphy, Alex Lynch, Gavin Cullen; Graham Carty (0-2, 1 free, 1 ‘45), Donal O’Leary (capt., 0-1); Ross Lynch (0-2), Jason Swords (1-1), Eddie Pitman (0-2, 1 free); Pierce Dooley, Martin O’Connor (0-3), Dermot Flood (0-2). Subs. - Roy Doyle for Dooley (41), Lee Elston for M. Doyle (56).
Kilmore: Kevin Casey; Martin Frayne, Stevie Cousins, Peter Shannon; Shane Goff, Denis Kenny, Aaron Kielthy; Paddy Byrne (capt., 0-3, 1 free), Noel Casey; Aaron Goff (0-1), Daithí Moore (0-2, 1 free), Derek Miskella; David Murphy (1-0), Tom Byrne (0-3), Liam Shannon. Subs. - Conor Moore (1-0) for Miskella (33), Alan Jones for A. Goff (39).
Referee: Mick Lanigan (Shelmaliers). NEW Ross Standard Under-14 hurling Division 1 championship: Faythe Harriers 4-15, St. Martin’s 1-6; Naomh Eanna 2-8, Rathnure 0-12; Coillte O’Rahilly’s 4-9, Oulart-The Ballagh 2-9; Shelmaliers 6-9, St. James’ 3-2.
New Ross Standard Under-14 hurling Division 2 championship: Rathgarogue-Cushinstown 4-15, Monageer-Boolavogue 0-4; Craanford 6-16, Ferns St. Aidan’s 0-1; HWH-Bunclody 7-21, Liam Mellows 0-1; Buffers Alley 4-5, Rapparees 2-9; Blackwater 3-12, Glynn-Barntown 1-10.
New Ross Standard Under-14 hurling Division 3 championship: Crossabeg-Ballymurn 8-15, St. Anne’s 1-0; Ballinastragh Gaels 2-10, Taghmon-Camross 1-3.
New Ross Standard Under-14 hurling Division 4 championship: Geraldine O’Hanrahans 5-8, Kilmore 2-3; Our Lady’s Island/St. Fintan’s 8-9, Adamstown 4-5; Oylegate-Glenbrien w.o., Duffry Rovers scr.
New Ross Standard Under-14 hurling Division 5 championship: Davidstown-Courtnacuddy 2-8, Shamrocks 1-1; Clongeen 9-12, St. Mary’s (Rosslare) 4-5; Cloughbawn 2-14, Marshalstown-Castledockrell 2-5.
TUES. MAY 30 Under-12 hurling ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams (all 7.30 p.m., first-named at home): Glynn-Barntown v. Naomh Eanna; Shelmaliers v. St. Martin’s; Buffers Alley v. Faythe Harriers.
Under-12 hurling Enniscorthy District (all 7.30 p.m., first-named at home): St. Patrick’s v. Ballinastragh Gaels; Davidstown-Courtnacuddy v. Monageer-Boolavogue; Duffry Rovers v. Marshalstown-Castledockrell.
Under-12 hurling Gorey District (all 7.30 p.m., firstnamed at home): Ferns St. Aidan’s v. HWH-Bunclody; Ballygarrett v. Liam Mellows; Askamore v. Craanford.
Under-12 hurling Wexford combined (all 7.30 p.m., first-named at home): St. Anne’s v. Oulart-The Ballagh; Rapparees v. Rathnure; Blackwater v. Fethard.
Under-12 hurling Wexford combined 2 (all 7.30 p.m., first-named at home): Oylegate-Glenbrien v. Crossabeg-Ballymurn; Shamrocks v. Cloughbawn; Our Lady’s Island/St. Fintan’s v. St. Mary’s (Rosslare).
Under-12 hurling New Ross District (all 7.30 p.m., first-named at home): Adamstown v. St. James’; Geraldine O’Hanrahans v. Gusserane; Rathgarogue-Cushinstown v. Horeswood.
Under-12 hurling mixed group (all 7.30 p.m., firstnamed at home): Bannow-Ballymitty v. Our Lady’s Island/ St. Fintan’s ‘B’; Rathgarogue-Cushinstown ‘B’ v. Clongeen; Ballyhogue v. Taghmon-Camross; Kilmore v. Clonard.
THURS. JUNE 2 New Ross Standard Under-14 hurling Division 1 (all 7.30 p.m., first-named at home): Rathnure v. Oulart-The Ballagh (Martin Armstrong); Coillte O’Rahilly’s v. St. Martin’s (John Diskin); Shelmaliers v. Naomh Eanna (Kevin Kehoe); St. James’ v. Faythe Harriers (Bob Treacy).
New Ross Standard Under-14 hurling Division 2 (all 7.30 p.m., first-named at home): Craanford v. HWH-Bunclody (Seán O’Brien); Liam Mellows v. Glynn-Barntown (Joe Kelly); Buffers Alley v. Rathgarogue-Cushinstown; Blackwater v. Rapparees (Pádraig McMahon); Monageer-Boolavogue v. Ferns St. Aidan’s (Cathal Ffrench).
New Ross Standard Under-14 hurling Division 3 championship (all 7.30 p.m., first-named at home): St. Anne’s v. Askamore (Dan Crosby); Crossabeg-Ballymurn v. Carnew Emmets (Stephen Burke); Taghmon-Camross v. Fethard (Jack Stafford); Ballinastragh Gaels bye.
New Ross Standard Under-14 hurling Division 4 championship (all 7.30 p.m., first-named at home): Our Lady’s Island/St. Fintan’s v. Geraldine O’Hanrahans (Fintan O’Reilly); Duffry Rovers v. Adamstown (Martin Quigley); Oylegate-Glenbrien v. Kilmore (Paul Foley).
New Ross Standard Under-14 hurling Division 5 championship (all 7.30 p.m., first-named at home): St. Patrick’s v. Marshalstown-Castledockrell (David Owens); Shamrocks v. Ballyhogue (Ian Plunkett); Cloughbawn v. Davidstown-Courtnacuddy (David O’Leary); Bannow-Ballymitty v. St. Mary’s, Rosslare (Pat Kehoe); Clongeen bye.