South Leinster Juvenile C Football championship 2011-12
CBS team that defeated Baltinglass in Round 1
CBS team that defeated Bagnelstown in the South Leinster semi-final
Final: February 21, 2012
Rath Iomaghain………… 4-14 Wexford CBS………………………… 5-1
ANY HOPES that Wexford CBS would complete a notable hat-trick of South Leinster juvenile football titles for County Wexford were quickly dashed in Eire Og’s pitch in Carlow last Tuesday as Ardscoil Rath Iomaghain (Kildare) dealt
clinically with the Wexford town school.
so far this year Good Counsel (New Ross) have won the ‘A’ title while
Enniscorthy CBS claimed the ‘B’ title and a victory for the Bokerboys in this
‘C’ final would have been a fine achievement for the county.
However, at half-time the Rathangan lads had an unassailable lead of 4-11 to 0-0 after playing with the strong wind but don’t be fooled by the wind factor – the Kildare lads were sharper and played some lovely football in that opening half to leave the CBS team stunned.
The tables were turned somewhat in the second half as CBS set about restoring
some pride and they dominated the play and scoring but the mountain was far too
steep to climb.
The opening exchanges were promising for Wexford CBS and the game was scoreless
for the first five minutes but after that the Kildare boys completely took
over.
They had some very exciting forwards especially wing-forward Jimmy Hyland who
tortured the CBS defence with his mazy incisive runs. It was 2-4 to 0-0 after
fifteen minutes and the agony continued as Ardscoil’s forwards enjoyed copious
amounts of possession to constantly add to their ever-increasing first half
score.
The Wexford CBS team was re-jigged a number of times in an effort to stem the
onslaught but nothing worked for them. Losing centre-back Mikey Lawlor to
injury in the week before the game didn’t help their cause either.
The referee’s half-time whistle was very welcome to the CBS players who made a
valiant effort to regroup.
A good start to the second half was vital for CBS’s wind-assisted comeback and
they got it when Darragh Rossiter and Conor Coleman were involved in a move
which resulted in Shane McGrath blasting the ball to the net.
Minutes later McGrath converted a free and Stephen Kearney made the CBS score
2-1 in the 41st minute when he found the net with a stinging shot.
Team captain Darragh Rossiter went close with a low shot which was inches away
from the net but CBS’s third goal arrived in the 45th minute when
Dylan Dixon pounced on a sloppy clearance from Ardscoil ‘keeper Conor Mulligan
and lobbed the ball over his head and into the net.
CBS maintained their charge even though time was running out and they managed
to keep the Kildare side scoreless in the second half until the final few
minutes when Jimmy Hyland (2) and Paul Maloney scored points on counter-attacks.
CBS grabbed a fourth goal when Darragh Rossiter passed to Shane McGrath who
calmly slotted away his second goal and in the 56th minute a nice
move involving Stephen Kearney and Garry Cullen resulted in Adam Carroll palming
the ball to the net.
It was a disastrous day for Wexford CBS but they fought like tigers in the
second half to go home with some degree of pride and their best displays came
from Daniel Lynch, Eoin Doyle, Darragh Rossiter, Stephen Kearney and Shane McGrath.
Ardscoil Rath Iomaghain: Conor
Mulligan; Conor Jameson, Austin Bolger Hynes, Stephen Geoghan; Daryl Dunne,
Cian O’Neill, Shane Maughan; Eoin Synott, Ciaran Maher; Jimmy Hyland (0-7, 4
frees), Paul Maloney (0-2), Joe Breen (2-0); Darragh Malone (1-1), Shane
O’Brien (0-3), Aaron Teehan (1-1).
Wexford CBS: Nigel Donoghue
(Glynn-Barntown); Padraig Rossiter (St. Martin’s), Daniel Lynch (Sarsfields),
Aaron McGuire (Volunteers); Aaron Goodison (Volunteers), Darragh Rossiter (St.
Martin’s Capt.), Eoin Doyle (Sarsfields); Stephen Kearney (Sarsfields 1-0),
Dylan Dixon (Blackwater 1-0); Liam Rockett (Shelmaliers), Jessie Farrell
(Volunteers), Conor Coleman (St. Martin’s); Alan Browne (Volunteers), Shane
McGrath (Sarsfields 2-1, 0-1 free), Adam Carroll (Sarsfields 1-0).
Subs: Gary Cullen (Volunteers) for
P. Rossiter, Aaron Smythe (Volunteers) for Farrell, Kevin Harte (Shelmaliers)
for Coleman, Mikey Lawlor (Volunteers), Jack Houghton (Sarsfields), Lee Busher
(Clonard), Kevin Corrigan (Blackwater), Chris Cowman (Shelmaliers), Paul Bailey
(Sarsfields), Tony Crosbie (Volunteers), Cody Murphy (unattached), Danny Walsh
(Sarfields).
Ref: Pat Moran (Carlow).
Semi-final:
Wexford CBS 2-8 3-4 Presentation De La Salle Bagnelstown
Despite trailing by six points at the interval the juvenile (u14 ½) footballers of Wexford C.B.S. put in a sterling second half shift packed with determination to qualify for the South Leinster ‘C’ final.
Losing by 3-4 to 2-1 at the break, it looked like a tall order for the Wexford lads even with the advantage of a strong breeze. However they held their Bagnelstown opponents scoreless in the second half while tagging on seven points themselves to earn their place in the final.
Played in McGrath Park, Bagnelstown last Thursday the C.B.S. dominated proceedings for the opening ten minutes and Shane McGrath and Dylan Dixon penetrated the Bagnelstown rearguard to pilfer two goals after six and eight minutes.
The home side were rocked but eventually got into the game and with the benefit of the wind, enjoyed enough possession to break through the C.B.S. defence to score three goals and they surged further ahead with four points.
Shane McGrath added to his tally with a pointed free in the dying minutes of the first half to leave six between the sides at the interval.
There was a marked change in the workrate and attitude of the C.B.S. players from the throw-in and they showed tremendous belief to get themselves back into the game. Resolute defending and sheer hard work meant that the Bokerboys owned the ball.
Jesse Farrell started the comeback with a great point off his left boot. Following this the Wexford lads rarely left the Carlow men’s half. Constant pressure led to Bagnelstown conceding frees which Shane McGrath punished with three fine points out of his hands.
In the 50th minute Conor Coleman kicked the score of the game with a long range point from the right hand sideline. At this stage there was just the bare minimum between the sides and the Wexford town school maintained the pressure heir and were rewarded when Liam Rockett levelled the match with five minutes to go.
C.B.S. went for the winner and midfielder Dillon Dixon gathered possession and split the posts with what turned out to be the winning point.
A strong team performance in the second half was ultimately responsible for this victory but special mention must go to Stephen Kearney, Darragh Rossiter, Shane McGrath, Michael Lawlor, Jesse Farrell and Eoin Doyle.
Wexford CBS: Nigel Donoghue (Glynn Barntown); Padraig Rossiter (St Martin’s), Daniel Lynch (Sarsfields), Aaron McGuire (Volunteers); Aaron Goodison (Volunteers), Michael Lawlor (Volunteers), Eoin Doyle (Sarsfields); Darragh Rossiter (St. Martin’s), Dillon Dixon (Blackwater 1-1); Liam Rockett (Shelmaliers 0-1), Stephen Kearney (Sarsfields), Conor Coleman (St. Martins 0-1); Shane McGrath (Sarsfields 1-5, 0-3 frees), Jesse Farrell (Volunteers 0-1) Adam Carroll (Sarsfields).
Subs: Alan Browne (Volunteers) for Shane McGrath inj., Also Kevin Harte (Shelmaliers), Aaron Smyth (Volunteers), Jack Houghton (Sarsfields), Lee Busher (Clonard), Kevin Corrigan (Blackwater), Chris Cowman (Shelmaliers), Paul Bailey (Sarsfields), Tony Crosbie (Volunteers), Cody Murphy (unattached).
Quarter-final:
Wexford CBS v Dunlavin – CBS got walkover
Round 3:
Wexford CBS v Wicklow Schools – CBS got walkover
Round 2:
Wexford CBS 5-17 4-04 St Kevin’s Dunlavin
Wexford CBS under-14 footballers made it two wins out of two recently in their second game of the South Leinster Juvenile C championship against St. Kevin’s Dunlavin in the Volunteer’s GAA grounds at Pairc Charman.
The Boker Boys started the strongest and were two points up inside five minutes thanks to Adam Carroll and Dylan Dixon. From early on CBS started to dominate proceedings and centre-back Michael Lawlor was always a threat with his strong runs resulting in him kicking two points.
The home side enhanced their lead when Jesse Farrell scored the first goal of the game but Dunlavin responded with two points to leave the score at 1-4 to 0-2 after fifteen minutes. However, CBS re-exerted their authority for the remainder of the half. Midfielder Dylan Dixon was prolific with four points while Jesse Farrell completed his hat trick with two well taken goals which left the half-time score at 3-8 to 0-2.
Dunlavin opened the second half with a well taken point but CBS were determined to stay on the front foot and Eoin Doyle broke from half back to kick a great point.
Some exceptional point taking followed as Wexford CBS started to dictate the play. Shane McGrath notched up two fine scores, while the entire half forward line got in on the scoring with Liam Rockett adding to his goal, Stephen Kearney notching up two points while Conor Coleman chipped in with a great score.
In the final quarter of the game, Dunlavin responded with four goals but it was far too little too late. CBS captain Darragh Rossiter had the final say when he drove up the field to bury the ball in the Dunlavin net to bring the game to a close.
Best for Wexford CBS were Alan Browne, Eoin Doyle, Michael Lawlor, Darragh Rossiter, Dylan Dixon, Stephen Kearney, Liam Rockett and Jesse Farrell.
Wexford CBS: Nigel Donoghue (Glynn/Barntown); Aaron McGuire (Volunteers), Daniel Lynch (Sarsfields), Padraig Rossiter (St. Martin’s); Eoin Doyle (unattached 0-1), Michael Lawlor (Volunteers 0-2), Aaron Goodison (Volunteers); Darragh Rossiter (St. Martin’s 1-0), Dylan Dixon (Backwater 0-6); Liam Rockett (Shelmaliers 1-1), Stephen Kearney (Sarsfields 0-2), Conor Coleman (St. Martin’s 0-1); Jesse Farrell (Volunteers 3-1), Shane McGrath (Sarsfields 0-2), Adam Carroll (Sarsfields 0-1).
Subs: Alan Browne (Volunteers) for Lynch inj., Danny Walsh (Sarsfields) for Carroll inj., Chris Cowman (Shelmaliers) for Farrell, Aaron Smyth (Volunteers) for Goodison, Lee Busher (Clonard) for McGrath, Kevin Corrigan (Blackwater) for McGuire, Nicky Kelly (Sarsfields) for Rockett, Jack Houghton (Sarsfields) for Coleman, Noel O’Brien (unattached), Kevin Harte (Shelmaliers).
Round 1:
Wexford CBS …..2-07 1-08 Scoil Chonglais Baltinglass
Wexford CBS under-14 footballers made the long journey to Baltinglass last Friday for their opening game of the South Leinster Juvenile C championship and returned home with two well-earned points following this narrow victory.
From the throw-in CBS dominated possession and led by three points to one point thanks to the accuracy of Shane McGrath. Despite the early dominance of the Boker Boys, goalkeeper Nigel Donoghue had to be alert after fifteen minutes to pull off a great save as Baltinglass almost took advantage of some haphazard defending.
Nevertheless Wexford CBS remained positive and after twenty minutes Adam Carroll lobbed a high ball into the square that was misjudged by the Baltinglass rear-guard and ended up in the net.
The lead was extended to six points (1-4 to 0-1) with a great score by Liam Rockett after twenty five minutes. However Baltinglass dominated the end of the half and reduced their deficit with a goal and two points in the remaining five points to leave the bare minimum between the teams at half time.
Wexford CBS showed resolve and desire at the start of the second half which was best exemplified when Mikey Lawlor as he strode up the field to kick a fine point.
However, Baltinglass weren’t going to fade too easily on their home patch and they enjoyed a purple patch in which they kicked four points to lead by two (1-7 to 1-5).
When faced with defeat the CBS response was emphatic. In the 55th minute wing back Alan Browne escaped from his marker and lashed the ball to the top corner of the net.
With the shackles off, Wexford CBS got a firm grip of the game and Jesse Farrell and Darragh Rossiter got a point each in response to a Baltinglass point.
Best for CBS were Nigel Donoghue, Daniel Lynch, Mikey Lawlor, Padraig and Darragh Rossiter. Next up for the Wexford town school is home match against St. Kevin’s of Dunlavin.
Wexford CBS: Nigel Donoghue (Glynn Barntown); Kevin Harte (Shelmaliers), Padraig Rossiter (St Martin’s), Aaron Smyth (Volunteers); Alan Browne (Volunteers 1-0), Stephen Kearney (Sarsfields), Daniel Lynch (Sarsfields); Darragh Rossiter 0-1 (St. Martin’s), Michael Lawlor (Volunteers 0-1); Liam Rockett (Shelmaliers 0-1), Dylan Dixon (Blackwater), Aaron Goodison (Volunteers); Aaron McGuire (Volunteers), Shane McGrath (Sarsfields 0-3), Adam Carroll (Sarsfields 1-0).
Subs: Jesse Farrell (Volunteers 0-1) for McGuire, Nicky Kelly (Sarsfields) for Harte, Jack Houghton (Sarsfields) for McGrath inj., Lee Busher (Clonard) for Carroll, Kevin Corrigan (Blackwater) for Smyth. Also Danny Walsh (Sarsfields), Chris Cowman (Shelmaliers), Daniel O’Connor (unattached), Noel O’Brien (unattached).