Ard Scoil Ris begin defence of Harty Cup with a win, Thurles CBS the big winners of the day, Dungarvan CBS also record impressive win

The 2014/2015 Dr Harty Cup competition got underway this afternoon with eight games taking place across the province.

With Limerick and Waterford having dominated the Munster Minor Hurling Championship and indeed this competition over the past few years, it was no surprise that a meeting of one side from each of the two counties when drawn in the same group got the billing as the big game of the round.

The Limerick College side were able to call upon a number of players that have won back to back Munster Minor Championships and also that were part of the team that won the Dr Harty Cup in the spring of this year to again assist them in this years competition including Ronan Lynch, Aaron Gillane, Peter Casey and Thomas Grimes plus Paraic O’Loughlin and Nathan Fox who have represented Clare at Minor level.

The Lismore side were also able to call on some experience players for this game including Shane Bennett and Colm Roche who were part of the Waterford Minor team that won the 2013 All-Ireland as well as David Prendergast who was part of the extended panel in 2013 and was in the team in 2014 while Jordan Henley was part of a Tallow senior hurling panel that ran De La Salle close in the County Senior Hurling Championship quarter finals a few weeks back.

It was the Limerick side that recorded a compressive victory. They inflicted much of the damage in the opening half of the game racing into a 1-3 to no score lead after just five minutes, the goal coming from Ronan Lynch.

At the end of the first quarter Ard Scoil Ris held a 1-8 to 0-1 lead, and at the break they still remained ten points to the good, going in 1-13 to 0-3 in front.

The second half proved to be an even enough affair but was one that the Limerick side again won outscoring Blackwater Community School 0-7 to 0-6.

The biggest winners in round one were Thurles CBS who recorded a thirty five point win over Ennis side Saint Flannan’s.

The Mid Tipperary side were always in control in this game apart from the first ten minutes of the game at the end of which they trailed 0-4 to 0-3.

However from here on in it was Thurles CBS all the way, going in at the break with a 1-13 to 0-5 advantage.

Thurles CBS continued to dominate the second half, restricting their opponents to just one white flag in the second thirty minutes, while by the end of the game, they had brought their own tally to 5-26.

In group two, four points separated the sides at the end of the hour in both games.

Playing against the breeze, the Limerick side played slightly better in the opening quarter of this game and just past the half way point in the opening half they held a 0-8 to 0-4 advantage.

The Fermoy College side in the second quarter upped their game considerably, striking five of the next six scores to send the sides in at the break locked at nine points each.

Saint Colman’s took the lead on forty minutes only for the Doon side to level matters once more at 11 points each soon afterwards. The North Cork side landed the next four scores to give them a four point advantage (0-15 to 0-11) with ten minutes to play.

The final ten minutes proved to be an even enough battle as both sides landed three further points each.

At the Ardmore venue in the second game of the day in the group, Gael Colaiste Mhuire from Cork City had a 1-14 to 1-10 win over De La Salle College who are looking for a first win in the competition since they won back to back titles in 2007 and 2008.

In group three there was a Cork double as Saint Francis College Rochestown and Pobail Scoil na Trionaide from Youghal overcame the challenges of Charleville CBS and Our Lady’s from Templemore respectfully.  

The Youghal college side got their campaign off to a good start when beating the North Tipperary outfit 2-15 to 2-13.

In Mallow, St Francis College from Rochestown and Charleville CBS fought out a very close first half at the end of which Charleville held an 0-8 to 0-7 advantage.

Goals win games we are told and Shane Kingston hit a brace for the Rochestown College side on thirty three and Thirty eight minutes, scores which proved to be the difference at the end of the game as the city side ran out 2-14 to 0-13 winners.

In group four, three points separated the sides 4-1 to 2-13 in Hamilton High School from Bandon’s favour over Nenagh CBS when the two sides met at Buttervant.

At Cappoquin, Dungarvan CBS had a 2-11 to 0-7 win over Clonmel High School.

The first half of this game proved to be an even enough affair at the end of which the West Waterford side held a 0-6 to 0-5 advantage.

Dungarvan CBS hit the first of their two goals on 40 minutes when a Darragh Lyons shot from distance was broken by Mikey Phelan and once the ball fell in the path of Glen Waters he made no mistake in putting it past Luke Delahunty in the Clonmel High School goal.

Two minutes later Dungarvan CBS struck a second goal and two of the players that were involved in the first goal were again involved, when Mikey Phelan finished a Darragh Lyons free to the net.

The South Tipperary College side finished the game with fourteen players after Danny Owens was ordered off six minutes from time after he collected a second yellow card. 

Dungarvan CBS finished the game strong as the Dungarvan pair of Aaron Donnelly and Darragh Lyons as well as Saint Mary’s Mike Kearns knocked over a series of points.

Dr Harty Cup: Group 1: Ard Scoil Ris 1-20 Blackwater CS 0-9: St Flannan’s 0-6 Thurles CBS 5-26

Dr Harty Cup; Group 2: Scoil Na Trionóide Naofa Doon 0-14 St Colmans College 0-18: Gael scoil Mhuire AG 1-14 De La Salle 1-10

Dr Harty Cup; Group 3:  St Francis Col Rochestown 2-14 Charleville CBS 0-13: Pobalscoil Na Trionoide 2-15 templemore 2-13

Dr Harty Cup; Group 4: Hamilton HS Bandon 4-10    Nenagh CBS 2-13: Group 4: Dungarvan CBS 2-11 HS Clonmel 0-7

League Tables:

Group 1:         Thurles CBS             1          1          0          0          +35     2

Ard Scoil Ris             1          1          0          0          +14     2

W. Limerick Colleges 0       0          0          0          0          0

                        Blackwater C.S.        1          0          0          1          -14      0

                        St Flannan’s             1          0          0          1          -35      0

 

Group 2:         St Colman’s              1          1          0          0          +4        2

                        Gael Scoil Mhuire    1          1          0          0          +4        2

                        Castletroy                  0          0          0          0          0          0

                        Scoil na Trionóide   1          0          0          1          -4         0

                        De La Salle               1          0          0          1          -4         0

 

Group 3:         Rochestown             1          1          0          0          +7        2

                        Youghal                     1          1          0          0          +2        2

                        St Caimin’s               0          0          0          0          0          0

                        Templemore              1          0          0          1          -2         0

                        Charleville CBS       1          0          0          1          -7         0

 

Group 4:         Dungarvan CBS      1          1          0          0          +10     2

                        Hamilton HS             1          1          0          0          +3        2

                        Midleton CBS           0          0          0          0          0          0

                        Nenagh CBS                        1          0          0          1          -3         0

                        Clonmel H.S.                        1          0          0          1          -10      0

 

Next Fixtures on October 15:  

Group 1;         Blackwater CS V St. Flannan’s

Group 1;         Thurles CBS V West Limerick Colleges

Group 2;         St Colmans Fermoy V Gaelcolaiste Mhuire AG

Groups 2;       De La Salle V Castletroy CC

Group 3;         Charleville CBS V Our Ladys Templemore

Group 3;         Youghal V St Caimins Shannon

Group 4          Nenagh CBS V Dungarvan CBS

Group 4;         High School Clonmel V Midleton CBS