Schools: St. Michaels have that little bit extra
June 19, 2023
St. Michaels Seanie Henry with Jamie Kelly Ratoath during the Division 1 hurling final at Trim
St. Michaels N.S. Trim 1-4 Ratoath Senior N.S. 1-3 (after extra time)
St. Michaels N.S. Trim were crowned Allianz Meath Cumann na mBunscol Division 1 Hurling champions after extra time with this one point win over Rataoth in the last game of the day at Trim. PHOTOS
There was very little to separate these two evenly matched teams right through the 60 minutes.
In a low scoring first half the sides went to their dugouts level 0-1 each.
Trim controlled the first ten minutes of the second half and were rewarded with 1-1 from full forward Colm Doyle. Ratoath hit back and took the lead with a Cian Flanagan goal and points from Connor Doyle and Lorcan McGowan. As the game entered the closing stages Trim drew level when joint captain Seanie Henry pointed and sent the game to extra time.
Tiarnan Rogers was the hero for St. Michaels sending over the only score in the extra ten minutes to seal another Division 1 crown for the Trim school.
After the game Christy Ring Cup winner and St. Michaels mentor Ger Dwane presented the Division 1 cup to St. Michaels joint captains Jamie Massey and Seanie Henry.
St. Michaels NS Trim: Charlie Battersby, Eoghan Murray, Adam Kohistani, David McSherry, Peter Higgins, Fionn Crotty, Evan McGuinness, Ronan Murray 0-1, Jamie Massey, Charlie Morgan, Adam O’Donnell, Seanie Henry 0-1, Alex O’Connor, Colin Doyle 1-1, Conor McGuinness
Subs: Cillian O’Connor, Michael Coogan, Daniel Jones, Charlie Brennan, Tiarnan Rogers 0-1, Jack Yorell, John Higgins, Eoghan O’Donnell, Oliver Leonard, Leon Caldwell, Rian McCoole, Ethan Hughes, Sean O’Brien, Con O’Donnell, Jamie Gunning
Ratoath Senior NS: Cian Lyons, Pearse Colwell, Harry Lambe, Noah McGlynn, Brody Monaghan, Corey Lyons, Seán Behan, Lorcan McGowan 0-1, Cian Flanagan 1-0, Lee O’Connor, Connor Doyle 0-1, Tiarnan O’Connor, Jamie Kelly, Dylan Eade, Stephen Brady
Subs: Conor Eiffe, Ollie Milne, Ollie Coulter 0-1, Joseph Hatch, Jake Campbell, Ríoch Nolan. George Ellison, Max Peake, Barra McGowan, Senan Brady, Alex Byrne
Referee John Byrne
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