O Broin blitz proves a big hit with clubs
TERMONFECKIN was the venue on Saturday afternoon for the Louth U12 O Broin Shield Hurling Blitz. The four teams taking part were St Kevins/Mattock/Glen Emmets, Naomh Moninne, St Fechins and Knockbridge who competed in a round robin format of games with the top two teams qualifying for the ‘A’ Shield Final and 3rd and 4th taking part in the ‘B’ Shield Final.
The combination side who were holders of the ‘A’ title again qualified for that final winning two and drawing one of their games, the latter an exciting 0-3 to 0-3 draw against Naomh Moninne in round one.
Needing only a draw in their third group game the Dundalk side suffered a heart breaking one point defeat to host St Fechins to miss out on a place in the ‘A’ final.
In the ‘A’ final the combination side led St Fechins by 2-1 to 0-1 at the break before coming through a tight second half to win by 2-2 to 0-2 to take the title. Naomh Moninne captured the ‘B’ Shield thanks to a 1-4 to 0-0 victory over Knockbridge in that final.
Afterwards the ‘A’ Shield was presented to the St Kevins/Mattock/Glen Emmets captain Jacob Finlay by the Coiste Iomana Chairman Ken Tobin who also presented the ‘B’ Shield to Moninne captain Daniel O Shaughnessy. RESULTS: Round 1 – St Kevins/Mattock/ Glen Emmets 0-3 Naomh Moninne, St Fechins 1-6 Knockbridge 0-1; Round
2 – St Kevins/Mattock/Glen Emmets 1-4 St Fechins 0-1, Naomh Moninne 2-1 St Fechins 0-1; Round 3 – St Kevins/Mattock/ Glen Emmets 4-1 Knockbridge 0-1, St Fechins 0-2 Naomh Moninne 0-1. ‘A’ Shield Final St Kevins/Mattock/Glen Emmets 2-2 St Fechins 0-2. ‘B’ Shield Final Naomh Moninne 1-4 Knockbridge 0-0. KEVINS/MATTOCK/GLEN: Robert Mathews, Brendan Christo Fedes, Pearse Gorman, Ciaran King, Jacob Finlay, Lucy Sheridan, Conor Dunne, Finn Carter, Conor Byrne, Paudi McCabe, Dave Mathews, Harry Byrne, Adam Carroll, Cameron Jackson, Jack Mullen.
FECHINS: Rory Canning, Eoin Doyle, Colm Hackett, Sean Keane, Daniel Matthews, Ciaran McGinty, Patrick Price, Donal Quinn, Darragh Stone, Adam McCabe, Andrew McCarthy, Sean McLeer, Cathal Mulholland, Darragh O Gorman, Andrew Traynor, Rory Dunne, Andrew O Reilly, Michael McGlew. MONINNE: Conor McGlynn, Conor Caraher, Matthew Maloney, Martin Tkacz, Shane McGuinness Smith, Daniel O Shaughnessy, Luke Haughey, James Byrne, Luke McCourt, Mark Byrne, Ryan Heaney, Aaron Donnelly, Tiernan Bradley, Cathal Maguire, Josh Horwell, Peter Wykes Begley.
KNOCKBRIDGE: Aaron Donnelly, Taylor Donnelly, Kevin Plunkett, Jack Smyth, Maedhb Thornton, Nicky Brennan, Donal McArdle, Eoin Gallagher, Thomas McArdle, Tadhg Fitzgerald, Ryan Holland, Michael Kirby, Cormac Lundon, Tadhg Carroll.