Cumann na mBunscol: St Anne's withstand St Stephen's fightback to claim shield

St. Anne's defeated St. Stephen's in the Boys Division 2/3 Shield final

St Anne’s NS, Navan 3-8 St Stephen’s NS, Navan 2-7

St Anne’s had to withstand a spirited second-half fightback from St Stephen’s to get their hands on the Division 2/3 Shield in the fourth game of the day at St Loman’s Park, Trim.

With Harvey Cahill dominating, the winners led 1-6 to 0-1 at the break. The talented number ten accounted for 1-3 of that first-half tally, while Cian Dunphy (2) and James Regan also got in on the scoring act.

A Dunphy point and 1-1 from Cahill early in the second half put St Anne’s firmly in control, but from there on St Stephen’s fought back.

Points from Noah O’Brien (2) and Daniel Laird, along with a goal from Reuben Farrell, narrowed the gap.

Cahill gave the winners some more breathing space with his third goal, but St Stephen’s refused to give up. The impressive O’Brien added 1-3 before the final whistle as St Anne’s held on to claim the shield.

After the game, Máire Ní Ghealbháin presented the Division 2/3 Shield to James Regan and David McLoughlin.

St Anne’s NS: Harry McCaffrey, Rory Lyons, Joseph O’Rourke, Jacob Roche, James Regan 0-1, Edward Cahill, David McLoughlin, Jason O’Rourke, Cian Dunphy 0-3, Harvey Cahill 3-4, Jason Fleming, Eoghan Eiffe Kiernan, Jake Noikovas, Ben Carroll. Subs: Evan Moore, Daniel Laird, Leonardo Talon, Edward Costan, Daniel Duffy Wright, Martin McDonagh, Frankie Barry, Frederico Peres Dos Santos Araujo, Jake O’Sullivan, Aaron Lynch, Adam Coyne, Muhammad Usman Zia, Ryan Rennicks.

St Stephen’s NS: Edward Letinois, Oliver Chaney, Conor Cheevers, Jerome Jacob, Daniel Behan, John Hannigan, Liam Coughlin, Efosa Agbonze, Brody Fitzpatrick, Noah O’Brien 1-6, Leighton McTiernan, Trayvon Adelowaken, Reuben Farrell 1-0, Oliver Towell. Subs: Rhian Conway, Igor Nowak 0-1, Charlles Miguel, Eric Szorenyi, John Paul Reilly, Oliver K.P., Pietro Cipolli Dos Santos, Callum Murphy.

Referee: James Minnock.