Reck hits double as Bunclody win

FORMER COUNTY Minor David Reck found the net twice as HWH-Bunclody completed a miserable weekend for the Volunteers club with a clearcut win in this Junior ‘A’ football championship quarter-final in St. Patrick’s Park, Enniscorthy, on Sunday last.

Their first team exited at the same stage to Rathgarogue-Cushinstown two nights earlier, so this result piled on the agony for the Wexford town crew who failed to score in the last 21 minutes.

HWH-Bunclody, who dropped from Junior ranks last year, will now meet last year’s runners-up Buffers Alley in the semi-final. Reck scored his opening goal in the sixth minute and it was 1-3 to 0-1 before the Vols hit back to trail by a mere 1-4 to 0-4 at the interval.

While the eventual winners picked off the two opening points of the new half, a Jason Kehoe goal in the 39th minute after good work by Cian Brennan and Neil Furlong reduced the gap to 1-6 to 1-4.

However, the Vols didn’t score again and when Reck was set up by Billy Kelly for the second goal at the start of the final quarter, it was effectively game over.

HWH-Bunclody: Seán Hogan; Ger Cowman, Fergal Kelly, Thomas O’Neill; Conor Hendrick, Paul Jackman, Seán Nolan; Paul Finn (0-2), Billy Kelly; Seán Taylor, John Connors (0-2, 1 free), Jason Cowman (0-1); David Reck (2-2), James Taylor (capt.), Neil Kelly (01). Subs. - Michael Connors for Jackman, Denis Finn for S. Taylor, Ronan Roberts for J. Connors, Mark O’Connor (0-1) for N. Kelly, Enda Murphy for Cowman.

Volunteers: Graham Murphy; Luke Carthy, Ronan Dempsey, Thomas Murphy; Tony Murphy, David O’Connor, Cian Brennan (01 free); Daithí O’Connell, Dylan Lawlor; Ian McGuire, Jason Kehoe (1-0), Paul Daly (capt., 0-1); Tommy Haughton, Neil Furlong (0-1), Michael Arthurs (0-1). Subs. - Roger Doyle for Carthy, Colin Clancy for Haughton, Haughton for Arthurs, Declan Dennehy for G. Murphy.

Referee: Jack Ffrench (Davidstown-Courtnacuddy).

SEMI-FINAL PAIRINGS

The draw for the semi-finals was made in Wexford Park on Sunday last. HWH-Bunclody will take on Buffers Alley while Sarsfields await the outcome of this evening’s Adamstown v. Gusserane replay.

Turning to Junior football, Blackwater will meet Rathgarogue-Cushinstown while Monageer-Boolavogue will play Crossabeg-Ballymurn or Tara Rocks.