UNIVERSAL GRAPHICS JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
Emyvale 2-20, Drumhowan 2-9.
Ryan McAnespie was orchestrator in chief, aided and abetted by David McAllister and Daniel McMahon, as Emyvale got their championship campaign off to a winning start against a wasteful Drumhowan in Clontibret on Sunday afternoon last. It wasn’t until the second-half however that they produced their best football, as a battling Drumhowan kept things very fluid in the 1st half at the end of which the eventual winners led by just 2 points, 2-6 to 2-4, both Emyvale’s goals by David McAllister, while Colm Lambe netted Drumhowan’s 2 majors. In the second-half Emyvale took increasing control, hitting 3 unanswered points in the opening 6 minutes and from there to the finish any time Drumhowan threatened they were always able to respond as they outscored the Geraldine’s in the second-half by 14 points to 5, finishing with 4 unanswered points, 3 of those in stoppage time, to run out comfortable winners and put down a marker that on this form they will be one of the teams to be reckoned with at the business end of things later.
Teams and Scorers: Emyvale: Conall McKenna, Sean McMeel, Aaron Loughran, Ben T McKenna, Colin Hughes, Karl McQuaid, Ryan Kelly 0-1, Michael Flannery, David McAllister 2-5 (0-2 ‘45’s), Fintan McKenna, Robbie McAlister 0-4, Ryan McAnespie 0-2, Paul McCarron 0-1, Daniel McMahon 0-7 (3f), Michael O’Brien. Subs: Eoghan Treanor for C McKenna, James O’Neill for F McKenna, Gavin McKernan for M O’Brien.
Drumhowan: Enda Duffy 0-1 (’45), Darren Duffy, Aidan Quinn, Barry McGuirk, Kieran Mooney, Martin McElroy, Dermot Mooney, Anthony Mulligan, Aidan Duffy 0-1, Kevin Mooney, Liam McGuirk 0-1, Niall Mooney, Colm Lambe 2-2 (0-2f), Kieran McElroy 0-1, David Millar 0-2. Subs: Patrick Mulligan for M McElroy, Michael Atkinson for B McGuirk, M ark McCabe for K McElroy Ciaran Duffy 0-1 for A Quinn, Cathal Mooney for D Millar.
Referee: Stephen Hagan (Sean McDermotts).
By Mary McEneaney Tue 1st May
