Mc Girr Bros Quarries Division 3 Wrap Up

Saturday 03.08.2024

All County League

The match of the day on Saturday in Division 3 took place at Aghaloo where the home side hosted their chief rivals for league honours, Drumquin. This was a tense and highly competitive encounter that was played with intense physicality and at breakneck speed throughout. With both defences on top scoring chances were scarce but the teams reached the break tied at 0-6 apiece as the Tones came from two behind at the short whistle to level the game with points from Finnen Patterson and Frankie Mc Alynn. Aghaloo failed to score again until eighteen minutes into the second half and by that stage Drumquin led 1-10 to 0-6. Points from Sean Mc Donagh, Patterson and Oisin Mc Menamin added to an own goal from Aghaloo had the away team seven clear. However Aghaloo hit the next four scores unanswered from Niall Henderson, Conor Mullan and Niall Mc Elroy and Drumquin began to look nervous. A steadying score from Patterson on twenty five minutes stretched the lead to four again. Aghaloo refused to give up and came close to hitting the net in the closing five minutes but a brace of agonising wides was all they had to show. Points from James O’Hara and Niall Mc Elroy reduced the deficit but scores from substitute Mattie Mc Dermott , Oisin Gormley and Sean Mc Dermott sealed the  win and took Drumquin to the top of the table.

Final score: Drumquin 1-14, Aghaloo 0-12

CNG hosted Derrytresk as the sides had to settle for a share of the spoils with the game finishing CNG 0-11 Derrytresk 1-8. In a low scoring game Keanan Donaghy (1-1), Caolan Corr (0-3), Liam Slater (0-2), Aidan Mc Caffrey and Cathal ONeill were all on target for the Hill men. Shea Browne and Mark Henry both hit 0-4 for CNG while Dan Houston (2) and Terry Mc Caughey completed the scoring.

Brocagh and Glenelly served up a high scoring and entertaining match that saw Glenelly lead by one at the break 1-8 to 2-4 before they ran out convincing winners 2-17 to 3-7. Cathal O’Neill top scored with 2-1 for Glenelly while Lorcan Mc Cullagh and Nathan Mc Laughlin both hit four points. Ronan O’Kane, Eoghan Mc Connell and Conor Mc Aneney each hit 0-2 apiece. Brocagh will be disappointed with the outcome but encouraged by their scoring return. James Mc Kiver finished with 2-1, while Mickey Hughes hit 2-4.

Killeeshil continued on their winning ways with a 3-16 to 0-8 win over Brackaville having led at the break 0-9 to 0-3. Conor Mc Cool top scored for the hoops with 2-0 while Michael O’Neill (0-4) and Luke Donnelly (1-1) also featured prominently on the scoring returns. Packie Mc Mullan, Bernard O’Neill, Mark Monaghan, Cathal Rafferty and Cormac Donaghy all chipped in with a brace of points each in what was a very convincing win. Dale Mc Sorley, Shea Fee, Daire Carberry, Ciaran Gervin and Cormac O’Neill were the men on target for Brackaville.

Urney put on their best scoring return of the season but even that was not enough to get the better of an improving Eskra side who ended up 1-13 to 0-10 winners over the border men. Urney’s points came from Jamie Mc Aleer (3), Danny Doherty (3), Ryan Henry (3) and Kyle Henry (1). Eskra are continuing on their fine winning run with this six point victory over the St Columba’s. Cathal Meegan (4), Aaron Kelly (0-1), Conor O Hagan (0-3), Cormac Arkinson (1-2), Joe Mc Carroll(0-2) and Finn Kelly (0-1),were all on target for the Emmetts.