Quigley inspires Saints success
ST JOSEPHS 0-17 COOLEY KICKHAMS 1-9
INTERMEDIATE Champions, St Josephs got their new season off to a winning start with a five-point victory over Cooley Kickhams on Friday evening.
In a game that was evenly contested for much of the hour, it was the Joes who showed up that little bit better in front of the posts to ensure they collected the points. Alan Quigley proved to be the star man for the winners as he finished with a personal tally of nine points.
For the opening game of the season, both teams showed a good eye for the posts in the first half but it was the Joes, with the help of Quigley’s scores, that saw the lead by 0-10 to 0-7 at the break.
The Cluskey Park side stretched their advantage in the second half and although Cooley replied with the only goal of the game from Peter Thornton, it wasn’t enough to deny the Joes victory. ST JOSEPHS: Robert Samson; Stefan Potts, Shane McQuillan, Cian Mc Guinness; Liam O’Leary, Alan Lynch, David Kiernan; Killian Staunton 0-1, Peter Brennan 0-1; Jack Mulligan, Conall Smyth 0-1, David Mernagh 0-1; Craig Doherty 0-1, Derek Mulligan, Alan Quigley 0-9. Subs: Conal O’Hanlon 0-2, Ciaran Gallagher 0-1, Philip Kinahan, Jack McNamee, Philip Brennan.
COOLEY: Neil Gallagher; Alan Page, Conor Kenny, Luke White; Dylan McGarrity, Peter Thornton 1-0, James Loughran; Richard Brennan 0-1, Darren Marks 0-1; Michael Rafferty 0-2, Conor Rafferty 0-2, Emmet Rogan; Jake McShane, Thomas McGuinness 0-1, Aoghan McGuinness. Subs Kevin Murphy, James McShane, Brian White, Ciaran Sheelan 0-2.
GERALDINES 0-11 MATTOCK RANGERS 1-8
JAMES Carraher landed a late point from a free to secure a draw for Mattock Rangers away to Geraldines on Friday night.
The game was in the balance throughout but the hosts looked to be on course for victory when they overturned a three-point interval deficit to level through the contest Michael Rogers’ eighth point of the game.
On 59 minutes Tiarnan Hand appeared to have sent over the winning score, but Mattock responded in the dying moments as Carraher stepped up to land his fifth free of the night to ensure a share of the spoils.
The first half saw the teams kick four points apiece but it was a goal from JP Watters that saw the Collon men take the initiative and lead by 1-4 to 0-4 at the break.
Michael Rogers scored three first half points along with a Shane O’Hanlon effort for the hosts in first half. GERALDINES: Sean McEneaney; Dylan Kresa, Nicky Mackin, Paul Clarke; Tiarnan Hand 0-1, Gerard Hoey, Gareth Neacy; Stephen Reidy, Paddy Hoey; Sean Thornton, Shane O’Hanlon 0-1, Robbie Lynch; Josh Arrowsmith, Michael Rogers 0-8, Glen Trainor. Subs: John Rogers 0-1 for S O’Hanlon, James Craven for G Trainor.
MATTOCK RANGERS: Mike Englishby; Shane Maguire, Ciaran Calvey, Alan Carraher; Brendan Leacy, Sean Gilsenan, Terry Donegan; Daniel Bannon, Ryan Leneghan 0-2; Conor Leneghan 0-1, Michael McKeown, James Carraher 0-5; Daire Englishby, Brian Corcoran, JP Watters 1-0. Subs: Greg Monaghan for C Leneghan.