Minor Football
Sam Maguires 2-10 Bantry 0-5
Pride of place this week goes to the Minor footballers who
won the Minor A football championship final in Aughaville on Sunday last.
The Sam Maguire team backboned by a number of players that
were also part of the successful U-21 team started brightly and raced into a 3
point lead courtesy of points from Keith White (2) and a Cullan Barry 45’.
However the rest of the 1st half was a real battle with no real flow
to the game due to the high volume of frees. The lads in green did manage to
preserve their 3 pt lead and the half time score board read Sam Maguire 0-6
Bantry 0-3.
The start of the 2nd half saw the sides trade
points before the pivotal moment of the game arrived in the 41st
minute. An interception in Sam Maguires half resulted in a lightning counter
attack and after some good interplay involving Keith White and Fionn Herlihy
the ball was neatly finished to the Bantry net by Kieran Forbes. As the game
opened up this seemed to suit the boys in green and when Fionn Herlihy
manufactured and scored a penalty in the 44th minute the result was
no longer in doubt. Points from Cullan Barry (0-2) and Keith White put icing on
the cake as Sam Maguires ran out deserving winners. It was a great win
and a credit to all involved. There is some great work being done at all ages
and grades in the Sam Maguire club, the challenge now is transitioning these
players into the adult club.
Team; Stephen Daly, David Farrell, Eoin Murray, Seamus Crowley, Declan Collins, Jerry Farrell (C), Darragh O'Connor, Rhys Coakley, Cullan Barry, Nathan O'Donovan, Fionn Herlihy, Kieran Forbes, Donnacha Collins, Keith White, Bill Murphy,Denis McCarthy Jamie Kearney, Jason Daly, Cian Collins, Gavin Lordan, Cathal Daly, Cian O'Neill, Keith Forbes, Darragh Collins, Alan Crowley, Ciaran Kelleher, Mikey Kelly.
U12 Football
The Under 12’s were in championship action twice last
week first off they overcame O Donovan Rossa in the ¼ final of the U12A
Football cup on a scoreline of Sam Maguire’s 4-9 O’Donovan Rossa 2-5.
On Monday 19th Sam Maguire’s under 12’s took on a
spirited Castlehaven side. The visitors were well up for it and started at a
serious pace.
The home side were very slow out of the traps and were very
sluggish and tired looking.
Things were looking very bad for the home side when
Castlahaven stormed into a 1.8 to 0.1 lead, however the home side started
to slowly pick away a few points and one by one they started to fight their way
back into the game. The excellent opening goal from Jack McSweeney really
boosted the fight back, then shortly before the half time break the home side
got a second goal from Paudie Crowley giving them a 4 point lead.
The visitors started the second half strongly and drove hard
at a solid defence lead by Ryan Kelly however they did get a few points from a
good distance out and it was point for a point for about ten minutes until
Paudie Crowley got another 3 goals which really gave the home side the boost of
confidence they needed. With a total of 4- 2 from Paudie and 7 Points from
Shane Barry and points from Jimmy Sullivan, Oran McCarthy and Sean Murphy the
home side looked home and dry with a lead of 8 points. However this
magnificent game was not over as the visitors were not giving up, they kept
driving hard, then a after a few unanswered points Castlehaven buried their
third goal , but luckily the final whistle arrived. The young men from Sam
Maguire’s were deserving winner on a score and now play Bantry in the under 12
Division A Championship West Cork Final.
U14 Football
The Under 14 footballers were narrowly beaten in their
championship replay on Sunday last in Drimoleague. The final score was Sam
Maguires 1-8 Gabriel Og 2-9.