Cumann na mBunscol Roinn C
June 23, 2012St. Aidan's girls top of the class
St. Aidan's Enniscorthy 4-7 Horeswood 0-0
Every now and then, a team comes along and produces a perfect performance in a final where everything seems to go right from start to finish. This is exactly what happened in this Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Roinn 'C' Camogie Final in Taghmon last Monday when St. Aidan's simply had too much strength and depth for Horeswood.
St. Aidan's piled on the pressure from the throw in, scoring a quick first minute point through Aideen Byrne. She then got another point on the board, following a smart save from Horeswood goalkeeper Faye Prendergast. St. Aidan's relentlessly attacked the Horeswood goal throughout this opening period and all the Horeswood girls could do was battle bravely to keep the damage to a minimum, which they did quite well through hard working defenders Kate Chapman and Megan Rossiter. Trying to pin St. Aidan's back into their own half was proving impossible though, largely due to talented Chloe Davis and Leanne Cullen who seemed to be everywhere anytime Horeswood made a defensive clearance. As the first half drew to a close, this tireless work ethic began to yield some dividends.
In the 17th minute Aideen Byrne blasted over her third point and then four minutes later Horewood goalkeeper Faye Prendergast denied her a goal with an excellent save only for St. Aidan's midfielder Becky Walsh to sweep in the rebound with a smooth ground stroke. This growing lead was extended almost immediately by a Leanne Coffey point bringing the half time score to 1-4 to 0-0.
Horeswood came out in the second half with renewed vigour and were desperately unlucky not to score a quick goal when Hayley Crosbie saw her effort go just wide of the post. Horeswood kept up this pressure for the ensuing minutes and for a while it looked like they were working themselves back into the game. Unfortunately, St. Aidan's were in no mood to lower their intensity and as the half continued, they gradually began to pick off scores again with a Becky Walsh point and a Aideen Byrne free.
In the 17th minute of the half, they really began to cut loose. Sinead Morrissey rattled the net with a great goal after some very skilful build up play and this trick was repeated four minutes later when she scored another fantastic goal to cap off a fine string of passes from up the field. Horeswood rallied briefly and Gráínne Ryan was unlucky not to register a score from two fine attempts but it summed up the contrasting fortunes of the two teams when Becky Walsh delivered another ball into the Horeswood square for Sinéad Morrissey to score her third goal from as many attempts. Aideen Byrne then capped a fine performance of her own when she pointed a 45 in the dying seconds of the game to bring her tally to 0-4.
The final whistle resulted in jubilant celebrations by the Enniscorthy girls who fully deserved this fine victory. The cup was presented on behalf of the Rackard League by Áine Kennedy to winning captain and star performer of the day Chloe Davis and she made special effort on behalf of the St. Aidan's girls to emphasise the 'privilege' it was to have current Wexford camogie star Evelyn Quigley as their mentor.
~ Seán Óg Whelan
St. Aidan's: Taylor Kinnard, Megan Dobbs, Chloe Davis, Sarah Doyle, Leah Furlong, Anais Curran, Becky Walsh, Leanne Cullen, Aideen Byrne, Lauryn Whiteley, Sinead Morrissey, Leanne Coffey, Makayla O'Connor, Chloe Wilson, Clodagh Ryan, Holly Whitney, Roisin Kinsella, Laura Kelly, Melissa Connolly, Casey Grant, Caoimhe Kehoe, Cliona Dixon, Lily Mahaon, Chloe Hall Molloy
Horeswood: Faye Prendergast, Jennifer Cummins, Kate Chapman, Mairead Kehoe, Megan Rossiter, Kate Doyle, Chloe Power, Grainne Ryan, Chloe Banville, Marian Cairns, Alaoise O'Keefe, Hayley Crosbie, Sarah Whitty, Chloe Kavanagh, Cliodhna Rowe, Sarah Ronan, Aoife Foley
Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Roinn 'C' Hurling Final
Horeswood have too much firepower for Bree
Horeswood 3-8 Bree 2-2
Horeswood walked away with one of the two prizes on offer to them in Taghmon on Monday last, when they defeated Bree in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Roinn 'C' Hurling Final.
The game began at a good pace with plenty of skill and movement on display. However, it did take quite some time for either side to find the target as they both adjusted to the blustery conditions and fast nature of the game. In the 13th minute skilful Horeswood forward Adam Knight clipped over the first score of the day and from there on in neither team looked back. Playing with the hill in the first half, the movement of the Horeswood forwards coupled with their direct style of play began to cause Bree a lot of problems. The tireless work ethic in their forwards was rewarded superbly when Adam Knight and Cyril Prendergast combined to hassle Bree goalkeeper into conceding a free that was converted by Eamonn O'Sullivan. Horeswood attacker Sean Nolan then got in on the act and slotted over a fine point from an acute angle to extend the lead. Horeswood continued to push on in the closing minutes of the half when Adam Knight scored his second point and then Sean Nolan also scored his second with a composed long range effort that floated straight over the black spot. Just before the halftime whistle, Horeswood dented Bree hopes further when Adam Knight kicked in a well taken goal to bring the lead to 1-5 to 0-0. This scoreline was not a fair reflection of the game as Bree had wasted several good chances throughout the first half.
Horeswood began the second half as they finished the first, scoring another point through an Eamonn O'Sullivan free. Bree began to click into gear and were finally rewarded for their efforts when they got the goal they deserved through Nick Doyle. Shane Fenlon nearly grabbed another when he rattled the Horeswood crossbar with a bullet of a free four minutes later.
This was all the incentive that Horeswood needed to up their game and in the 13th minute of the half, Sean Nolan rattled the net with fine effort to put Horeswood back on track. Anthony Butler replied with a point for Bree to keep them in the game but Horeswood were rampant all over the field by this stage. Bree goalkeeper Martin Levingstone made a great save only to see Adam Knight beat him to the rebound then moments later Sean Nolan clipped over a point to extend the lead further.
Peter Kelly gave Bree a glimmer of hope when he goaled following a fine Mat Browne cross but the Horewood defence stood tall to keep the gate closed until the final minutes. Dean Doyle got a point of his own and fittingly, Sean Nolan got the final score of the game when he casually tapped over an excellent effort from out the field to cap a fine day at the office for him.
Rackard League Co. Chairman Jim Dempsey presented the cup to joint captains Dylan Whitty and Danny Byrne and congratulated Horeswood on their first title since 1998 and on also sealing a historic double after winning the Rackard League football competition earlier in the season.
~ Seán Óg Whelan
Horeswood: Patrick Cummins, Martin Kinsella, Sean Hunt, Dylan Whitty, Eamonn O'Sullivan, Daragh Kent, Andrew Breen, Danny Byrne, Jack Kehoe, Sean Nolan, Evan Lyng, Adam Knight, Cyril Prendergast, Emmet Kehoe, Dean Roberts, Colm Dawkins, Joe O'Sullivan, Erick Dickenson, Ben Somers, Kevin Roche, Danny Nolan, David Murphy (inj.)
Bree: Martin Levingstone, Colm Parnell, Cian Wickham, Darragh Walsh, Shane Fenlon, Killian Power, Mark Morris, Dean Doyle, Anthony Butler, Nick Doyle, Enda Minogue, Cian Rochford, Peter Kelly, Mat Browne, Ian Donohoe, John Kehoe, Paul Sinnott, Shane Roche, Jason Roche, Adam Ryan, Lee Whelan, David Kelly, Edward Byrne, Keelan Hogan Tweet
