Ratoath 4-15 Navan O'Mahonys 2-07 Trying to emulate a fine win by their footballing counterparts the previous week in the MFL final, the Ratoath minor hurlers went out in Dunboyne to try and create a bit of history for the Club. Having beaten Navan in the early stages of the minor league, Navan were out to turn over the previous result and started brightly before Ratoath captain Padraig O'Hanrahan leveled with a free. Having caught the ball in his own halfback line Bobby O'Brien - who put in a masterful display at number six - burst forward on a run to land a fine point from the midfield. A clearance from the resulting puck-out saw a melee develop in the Navan goal mouth and Jack McGowan flashed a ground stroke to the back of the Navan net. It was at this point that Ratoath took control of the game and never really looked back. With Ciaran Morris and Colm Riordan stemming the Navan inside forward line, O'Brien passed a ball out to Sean Laffey, who struck a long ball into the hard working Conor McGill who drove the ball into the Navan net. At 2-3 to 0-2 points, Ratoath seemed to be well in control, when the hard working Bryan McMahon took a pass from McGill to register what would be his first point in a tireless performance, full of skill and determination. Navan then kicked into life with a well taken goal but trailing 2-10 to 1-5 at half-time, they were no match for a rampant Ratoath side who were powered on by the midfield combination of O'Hanrahan and Richie Crehan. A fine goal by Stephen Cooper - his second of the day - rounded off the second-half scoring splurge in what was a fantastic all-round team performance. A smiling Padraig O'Hanrahan received the trophy from John Reilly, Vice Chairman of the Juvenile Hurling Board, and ended a long wait in Ratoath hurling circles. Ratoath: G Crowley; C Riordan, C Morris; S Laffey, B O'Brien (0-1), V Collins; R Crehan (vice capt) (0-2), P O'Hanrahan (capt) (0-6); S Cooper (2-1), B McMahon (0-4), C McGill (1-0); A McDonnell (0-1), J McGowan (1-0). Subs: L Hogan for J McGowan, 48 Tweet

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