Spa see off determined Scart to take Tagney title

BILL TANGNEY CUP FINAL Spa 0-12 Scartaglen 2-9

SCARTAGLEN pulled off a great win against a very impressive Spa to claim the East Kerry Bill Tangney Cup title.

It took Scartaglen eleven minutes to register the first score of the match, quickly added another before Spa slotted over their first score after fifteen minutes. Both teams played great football with evenly matched players throughout the pitch. Midfielders for both teams were outstanding.

Scart’s wing-forward Brian Hanrahan scored the first goal after receiving a great pass from Hugh O’Connor. However, Spa were very unlucky not to score a goal but the defence were solid and very hard to penetrate their blanket defence.

Spa’s Corey Doyle penalised the opposition every time with great free taking. Scartaglen’s forward line were constantly pushing up on Spa and forced them to give up frees. It was anyone’s game going into the second half Spa 0-4 Scartaglen 1-5.

On resumption of the second half, Spa fought hard to narrow the scoreline and with the introduction of Eoin Fitzgerald, turned the game around in their favour to actually lead at one stage.

However, Scartaglen weren’t going to give up this title and a brilliant catch by Kieran Herlihy in Spa’s goalmouth and passed to the oncoming Pa Rahilly who hand passed it over the bar to take the lead again.

The turning point of the game was when Shay Walsh kicked a long ball and dropped in over the head of Spa’s goalkeeper, Conor Kerins. Spa never gave up with great scores from David Spillane, Conor Gleeson and Mikey Moynihan.

Scartaglen ran out winners with great scores from Padraig Reidy and Brian Hanrahan and finished their year with the bragging rights to claim the Bill Tangney Cup.

Johnny Brosnan, chairman of the East Kerry Board, presented Ger O’Connor with the cup after the game.

Spa played well with great play from Niall O Mahony, Hugh O Donoghue, Mike McCarthy, Corey Doyle and Brian Devane. Scartaglen had great team work from Shay Walsh, Kieran Herlihy, Pa Rahilly, Seán Horan, Pádraig Reidy, Hugh O’Connor and Tom Forde.

SPA: Conor Kerins, Paudie O Donoghue, Brian Devane, Eoin Cronin, Aflie Giles, Hugh O’Donoghue, Niall O’Mahony (0-2), David Spillane (0-1), Corey Doyle (0-6), Mike McCarthy (0-1), Mikey Moynihan (0-1), Paul Cahill, Conor Gleeson (0-1), John Flavey, Conor Stack Subs: Eoin Fitzgerald, Gary Vaughan, Pa Murphy,Mike Shannon and Michael Aherne

SCARTAGLEN: Martin Hewitt, Johnny O Connor, Ger O’Connor, Niall Casey, Hugh O Connor, Padraig Reidy(0-1), Josh Kerin, Sean Horan (0-1), Tom Forde, Padraig Connor, Shay Walsh (1-4), Brian Hanrahan (1-2), Conor Cremin, Kieran Herlihy, Pa Rahilly (0-1) Subs: Tom Fortune, Daniel Cronin, Mike Horan, Sean Tagney and Fred O’Connor

REFEREE: Brendan Brosnan (Glenflesk)

Coaching Course

KERRY Coaching and Games Award 1 Youth Course was completed during the week.

East Kerry / Kenmare club coaches attended in great numbers.

The course content went down well with all twenty club coaches in attendance. Many thanks to Arthur Fitzgerald (Firies) and Pa McCarthy (Currow) for the excellent presentations during the course.

Alan Ringland (ITT) module was interesting and challenged all coaches. Nagle Rice Community Centre was the ideal location to run the course with superb hall and meeting rooms catering for all coaches needs. PJ Reidy South Kerry/Mid Kerry GDA and Vince Cooper East Kerry / Kenmare GDA facilitated the well run event.

Presentation

OUR three in-a-row winning minor county championship and our Under 21 championship winners were due to receive their medals next weekend, but that event has no been posponed.

Congrats

CONGRATULATIONS to Dr Crokes and Killcummin on great wins last weekend. Best of luck in All-Ireland series.