After receiving a bye in round 1 Kildalkey’s second string took on Kilmessan on St Patrick’s morning in the Billy Byrne cup.

A strong Kildalkey team were wind assisted in the first half and hit the ground running and completely dominated to lead at the break by 2-21 to 0-2.

Although Kilmessan faired better in the second half and tagged on another 1-7 with the wind the damage was done by the hosts and Luke Rickard and Conor Barnwell added 2 more goals to seal the win.

The experienced half  forward line contributed 3-11 of the total all from play which was significant while the younger players all played well in a great team performance. 

The final score read Kildalkey 4-27 Kilmessan 1-9.

Kildalkey team and scorers: 1 C Smith, 2 J Potterton, 3 C Diggins, 4 M Hand, 5 P Barnwell (0-1), 6 A Rickard (0-4)(3f), 7 M Rickard, 8 A Potterton (0-3), 9 S Diggins, 10 B Rickard (1-4), 11 G Kelly (1-4), 12 L Rickard (1-3), 13 C Barnwell (1-5)(1f), 14 C Fitzgerald, 15 A O'Brien (0-1). Subs: M Cully (0-2) for S Diggins 

Kilmessan: Sean Power, Sean Horan, David Hackett, James Greene, Aodhan Byrne, Jack Brady, Jonathan McCabe, Mickey Wall, Dillon Sean, Jake Harlin 0-01, Conor Gorman 0-04(4f), Jack Byrne, Jack Clynch, Scott Bagnall 1-02, Kevin Horan 0-02. Subs: Paddy Wright - Jonathan McCabe

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