Duleek Bellewstown 2-21 Summerhill 0-10
Having reached the semi-final of this competition last year Duleek Bellewstown started their 2017 campaign with an emphatic win over Summerhill on a warm evening in Skryne.
A pattern of point taking throughout the game along with goals in the first 5 minutes of each half provided the groundwork for the win but the break in scoring in the second half will provide the management with some food for thought.
Duleek Bellewstown, playing into the scoreboard end, dominated the first quarter and by the end of it were 1-9 to a 0-1 in front with the goal coming on 4 minutes from Cormac McGroggin after good work by Kevin Smith and the early points coming from Tony Andrews (2) Darren Mills (1) Stephen Nolan (2) Pauric McGroggin (1) Wayne Noone (1), Cormac McgGoggin (1) and Jamie Flaherty (1).
Summerhill came more into the game around the end of the first quarter and it was even enough in the scoring stakes with Duleek Bellewstown coming out in front in the second quarter 5 points to three, the points coming with two each from Pauric and Cormac Mcgroggan and Darren Mills closing of the first half scoring to leave Duleek Bellewstown comfortably in front 1-14 to 0-4 at the half time break.
Whatever hopes Summerhill had of a comeback were dashed in the first 3 mins of the second half with a point from Darren Mills on 2 minutes which was followed almost immediately by a storming run by Jamie Flaherty , with a series of one two's on his way to crashing the ball the back of the Summerhill net.
The tempo then eased off and Summerhill caused a few moments of panic in the Duleek Bellewstown defense while managing to keep the Duleek Bellewstown forwards subdued for the next 15 minutes while knocking over 3 points themselves.
After the lull in scoring the McGroggin twins, ably supported by their brother Ciaran, who was introduced in the first half as a substitute for Stephen Nolan got back in the groove and along with Darren Mills all kicked over a brace or points each to leave the final score Duleek bellewstown 2-21 Summerhill 0-10
Duleek Bellewstown: R Nolan, C Woods, C Kelly, G Martin, D Crosby, J Flaherty (1-1), J Carolan, K Smith, S Nolan (0-2), P McGroggin (0-2), P Collins, C McGroggin (1-6), T Andrews (0-2), W Noone (0-1), D Mills (0-5 2f). Subs used Ciaran McGroggin, E Conell, A Reilly, K Reilly, C Gogarty, P Curran
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