History as CBS advance onto final with win over Fermoy

MITCHELSTOWN CBS created history on Saturday when their senior footballers reached the Munster final with a facile 3- 10 to 2- 4 win over St Colman’s Fermoy.

Already, the Senior hurlers had reached the corresponding decider which takes place this Saturday in Clonmel against Cashel Community School.

On Saturday last the CBS got on top from the start and were 1-7 to 0- 0 ahead after 20 minutes.

At half-time they led 1-7 to 0-2. In the second half they continued to do well and two rapid goals by the outstanding Cathal O’Mahony had them out of sight by the end of the third quarter when leading 3 - 7 to 1- 2.

In the end they were victorious by 3-10 to 2-4. CBS footballers now meet Pobal Scoil Inbhear Scéine Kenmare in the Munster final on Saturday week at a venue to be decided.

Team v St Colman’s Tony Watson (Kildorrery); Colm Whelton (Glanworth); Lorcan Finn (Mitchelstown); Oisin Brennan (Ballyporeen); Dylan Connolly (Glanworth); David Hyland (Fr Sheehy’s); Danny Keane (Mitchelstown); Mark Keane (Mitchelstown); Shane Murphy (Mitchelstown); Jordan White (Mitchelstown); James Keating 1-0 (Kildorrery); Cathal Harrington 0-1 (Kildorrery); Christy English 0-3 (0-1f ); (Ballyporeen); Cathal O’Mahony 2-4 (0-2f ) (Mitchelstown); Tomas Vaughan 0-1, (Ballyporeen). Subs : Killian Dollion (Mitchelstown) for Colm Whelton; Rian Hennessy 0-1 (Ballyporeen) for Jordan White.