Six of the last eight teams in the Dr Harty Cup are now known

St. Flannan’s from Ennis who have won a record 21 Dr Harty Cup titles are out of this year’s competition after they lost to last year’s Munster ‘B’ Champions Doon CBS in what was a must win game for the East Limerick side.

Doon CBS edged a close opening quarter to this game and lead by two points at the quarter of an hour mark. However, in the second quarter they proved to be the better side by some distance and goals from Raymond and Pat Ryan as well as Kevin Stapleton helped them to a 3-11 to 0-7 advantage at the break.

The Ennis side did make more of a game of it in the second half but they were able to hit the scores that would make any real bite into the Doon CBS half time advantage and in the end the Limerick side ran out victors on a 3-19 to 0-14 scoreline.

Dungarvan Colleges did not have a game in the final round of games but will join the Limerick side in the last eight of the competition. They along with Doon CBS and St. Flannan’s all finished the league section of the competition with six points but the West Waterford outfit have the better score difference and will go into the last eight as one of the seeded teams. Doon CBS had the second best score difference of the three sides and therefore advance to the next phase of the competition.

The second game in the last round of games in group four of the league section of the competition Saint Caimin’s from Shannon had a 1-18 to 1-9 win over Gael Choláiste Mhuire from Cork at Ballyagran.

In Group One, Ard Scoil Ris who won the competition in 2010 and 2011 are through to the last eight of the competition after they beat De La Salle from Waterford city at Cashel on a 1-10 to 1-9 scoreline.

The Waterford city side have one more game to play in the competition. They will play Castletroy in Cashel next Wednesday. If the Waterford city side avoid defeat they will advance to the last eight but if the Limerick side were to win they would advance having won the head to head between the two sides as both would finish the league section of the competition on six points each.

Castletroy in their penultimate game in the league section of the competition recorded a 2-11 to 2-7 win over Saint Colman’s from Fermoy at Martinstown, while Clonmel CBS who have Ardscoil Ris to play in a rearranged game received a walkover from the Kerry Colleges.

In Group two, Our Lady’s from Templemore have joined Blackwater Community School from Lismore in the last eight of the competition and will enter the draw for the last eight as one of the seeded teams after they beat fellow Co. Tipperary side Abbey CBS from Tipperary Town on a 1-12 to 0-7 scoreline, while in the second game in group two, Charleville CBS had a 3-11 to 0-12 victory over West Limerick Colleges at Dromcolliher.

Thurles CBS maintained their one hundred present record in this years competition with a 1-11 to 0-13 victory over Colaiste Chriost Rí from Cork in Fermoy, while at the CIT grounds in Cork City Midleton CBS kept their hopes of reaching the last eight of the competition in tact with a 1-10 to 1-7 win over Hamilton High School from Bandon.

Three games remain to be played in this year’s competition and are expected to be played next week. De La Salle and Castletroy meet at Cashel on Wednesday in group one and in the same group Ard Scoil Rís who have already reached the last eight of the competition will take on Clonmel CBS. In Group three Nenagh CBS take on Midleton CBS. Nenagh CBS will need a win if they are to advance to the last eight of the competition while a draw will do Midleton CBS.

In the last eight of the competition, the four teams that won the group stages of the competition will be seeded and cannot meet each other. Teams that have already met in the competition also cannot meet in the last eight.

The quarter final games are expected to be played on January 16 with the semi finals pencilled in for February 3 and the final on February 24.

Dr, Harty Cup Senior A Hurling – 2012/2013 Tables

Group One.

Árd Scoil Rís               4          4          0          0          8

De La Salle College     4          3          0          1          6

Castletroy College       4          2          1          1          5

Clonmel CBS               4          1          2          1          4

Saint Colman’s            5          1          1          3          3

Kerry Colleges             5          0          0          5          0

 

Group Two.

Templemore                4          3          1          0          7

Blackwater C.S.          4          3          0          1          6

West Lim. Colleges      4          1          1          2          3

Abbeys CBS                 4          1          0          3          2

Charleville                   4          1          0          3          2

Group Three.

Thurles CBS               4          4          0          0          8

Midleton CBS              3          2          0          1          4

Nenagh CBS                3          1          1          1          3

Hamilton High School  4          1          1          2          3

Colaiste Chriost Rí       4          0          0          4          0

 

Group Four.

Dungarvan Colleges   4          3          0          1          6

Doon CBS                   4          3          0          1          6

Saint Flannan’s           4          3          0          1          6

Saint Caimin’s            4          1          0          3          2

Gael Colaiste Mhuire 4          0          0          4          0