Division 3 v Shandonagh
After two draws and two one-point defeats in their last four games, our Division 3 team eked out a much-needed victory over Shandonagh at St James’ Park last Saturday evening to get their promotion bid back on track.
A last-gasp Darragh Coffey two-pointer secured a dramatic 1-18 to 2-13 win after it had looked like the shares would be spoiled. Darragh’s younger brother Micheál also slotted a pair of two-pointers in a game that Shandonagh led by 1-6 to 0-7 at half-time.
Nothing less than a win against Ballymore in the last round will suffice in our quest to earn promotion to Division 2 next season.
Team: Conor Mullins; Martin Ward, James Fox, Mark Wrafter; Jacob Browne, Darragh Coffey 0-2, Micheál Coffey; Ray Kennedy, Padraig Carton; Paul Fennell 0-1, Nigel Scally 0-5, Dean Fitzgerald 01; Jack Molloy 1-1, Cillian Rochford 0-1, Conor Delaney 0-1. Subs: Danny Scully, John Victor, Sennan Claffey, Kyle McMahon, Colm Heffernan and David Fennell.
Division 5 v Castledaly and Milltownpass
It was a busy week for our Division 5 team who experienced mixed fortunes in their All-County League games against Castledaly and Milltownpass.
On Tuesday evening, they came away from Castledaly with a 3-9 to 2-6 victory thanks to goals from Jack Molloy (two) and Micheál Coffey.
They also raised three green flags through Jacob Browne, James Finnegan and Dean Fitzgerald against Milltownpass at St James’ Park on Sunday morning, but it wasn’t enough as the visitors prevailed on a 1-20 to 3-10 scoreline.
Team and scorers v Castledaly: Conor Mullins; Martin Ward, Sennan Claffey, Dylan Maloney; Jacob Browne, Mark Wrafter, Kyle McMahon; Joey O'Neill 0-1, Ray Kennedy; Dean Fitzgerald 0-1, Conor Delaney 0-1, Micheal Coffey 1-1; Jack Molloy 2-0, Niall Carey 0-2, Davin Egan. Subs used: Paul Fennell 0-3, Michael Joyce and Jack Mullins
Team v Milltownpass: Conor Mullins; Martin Ward, Sennan Claffey, Arthur O’Rourke; Jacob Browne, Mark Wrafter, Kyle McMahon; Dean Fitzgerald, Michael Carton; Paul Fennell, Conor Delaney, Micheál Coffey; Jack Molloy, Colm Heffernan, James Finnegan. Subs: Michael Joyce, Joey O’Neill, Cathal Maher and John Victor.
Mothers & Others
Our Mothers & Others had a fantastic day of football, fun and laughter at a blitz in Clara last Saturday.
Teams from Ballinamere, Clara, Durrow, Ballymore, Gracefield, Mayfield, Moate, Skerries Harps and Tullamore also took part. Many thanks to Clara Mothers & Others for providing the pitches and the food and refreshments afterwards. Well done to all our players who took part.
New members are always welcome. The group trains every Wednesday at 8pm on the Astroturf pitch.
Lotto
Last week’s lucky numbers were 5, 8, 11 and 23. There was no jackpot winner. The Match 3 winner was Liam Byrne.
This week’s jackpot is €8,300. Make sure to buy your tickets online or at Centra, Mee's Costcutter and Whelan’s. Tickets are also on sale outside Centra every Saturday and Sunday. Thank you for your continued support.
