Omagh CBS Defeat Cavan In Rannafast Quarters

Friday 28.11.2025

 

 

Rannafast Cup Quarter final

It was a tough afternoon for the Omagh CBS Rannafast panel at Butlersbridge in Cavan on Thursday as they saw off the challenge of pre-match favourites St Patrick’s Cavan in the quarter final.

Playing wind assisted the Tyrone school got the perfect start with a Matthew Garrity goal after 2 minutes, but the advantage was short lived with Cavan also finding the net in the next attack.

Tomás Gallen hit a superb 2 pointer from play and 2 frees from Aodhan Corry and Cormac Darcy stretched the Omagh lead to 1:4 to 1:1 after 15 minutes. A Dara Burns point from play either side of 2 Cavan points left Omagh 2 in front, before a misplaced pass in defense allowed Cavan in for a second goal. Cormac Darcy converted a fine 2 point effort from play before the half time whistle to send Omagh in ahead 1:7 to 2:3 but facing the twin challenges of playing into the breeze against a physically dominant Cavan side.

However Omagh showed great maturity in their play and controlled the early stages of the second period. Gallen was rewarded for his surging runs with 2 points from play. Cavan responded with a 2 point effort before Aodhan Corry put 2 between the sides once more. Omagh responded to another Cavan score with a 2pt free from Tomas Gallen, but sustained Cavan pressure reduced the deficit to one point with ten minutes to play.

Some resolute defending from Cormac McCusker, Aidan Farley and James McGarvey aided by a fine Turlough O’Hagan save ensured Cavan never led in the closing stages, with an Aodhan Corry Free and Daniel McGurren point on the break relieving the pressure for the CBS. Tomas McElholm and Cormac Darcy got their hands on some vital break ball in the closing stages, and as Cavan chased an equalizer, a ‘3-up’ breach in injury time allowed Aodhan Corry to put 2 between the sides at the final whistle. Omagh now advance to play St Mary’s Magherafelt in the semi-final.

Final Score : Omagh CBS 1:15 St Patrick’s Cavan 2:10

Omagh Scores:

T Gallen 0:6

A Corry 0:4

C Darcy 0:3

M Garrity 1:0

D Burns 0:1

D McGurren 0:1