The second annual Meath U14 seven-a-side finals took place in Pairc Tailteann on Saturday with Skryne winning the The Jim Meade Perpetual Cup and St Cuthbert's victorious in the Derek Brady Shield competition.

With conditions almost perfect for football, except for an odd rain shower, eight clubs reached the finals after earlier regional qualifiers. The eight clubs were divided into two groups of four, with each side playing one another on a round robin basis. With the top two in each section going on to contest the "cup" final, third and fourth positions contested the "shield" final.

Nobber were the winners of Group A after winning all their matches, but scoring difference was needed to determine the other positions as all three teams won a game each. With Skryne having a better scoring difference, they finished second with St Peters/Paul's in third and Bru na Boinne ending in fourth. Group B was more straight forward as Simonstown topped the table with an unblemished record while Summerhill were second followed by Inny Gaels in third and St Cuthbert's in fourth.
The Cup semi-finals saw Simonstown play Skryne while Summerhill were up against Nobber. Amazingly both semi-finals went to a "point shoot-out" after both ended in a draw. Free kicks from the 20 metre line - from the hand or off the ground - were taken and Skryne and Summerhill proved the more accurate sides. In the final Skryne had a bit more in reserve than Summerhill and ran out deserving winners on a 14 point to 5 point scoreline having been 7 points to 1 ahead at half time. The shield semi finals pitted St Peters/Pauls against St Cuthberts and Bru na Boinne against Inny Gaels. It was the lads from Bohermeen and the Slane/St Marys combination that reached the decider. Having been level 6 points each at the interval , St Cuthberts finished strongly to capture the title on a 14 point to 7 point scoreline.

With goals and points having the same value, 2 points awarded for a free off the ground, and only two plays of the ball there were many close and exciting matches and teams were fairly evenly matched. After the finals the Jim Meade Cup was presented to Skryne captain Timmy Lennon by Peter O'Halloran on behalf of the Drumconrath club who donated the cup will the Derek Brady Shield was presented to St Cuthberts captain Paidin Boggins by Liam Brady, father of Derek . The shield was donated by St Cuthbert and was therefore fitting that perhaps they won the competition this year.

Meath Juvenile Chairman thanked all clubs for taking part and congratulated those eight that reached the finals. He also thanked County Chairman Barney Allen for the use of Pairc Tailteann and Super Valu for their continued sponsorship of juvenile football in Meath. Finally he thanked all referees, especially Ciaran Flynn and Patrick Neilis who officiated on the day, for all their help and support.

Teams:
Bru na Boinne :
Eoin Gibbs, Darren Berrill , Padraic McGowan , Eoghan Og Breen, Padraic Marry , Daniel Forde , Daniel Carolan , Liam White , Finn Cearl , Tadgh Maloney , Eanna Mooney , Graham Tully.

Nobber :
Tony McEntee , Richard Clarke , Sean Meade, Dean Halpin , Aidan Shields, Jack Condra , Sam Ogungbe , Keelan Farrelly ,Darragh Cassidy , Kelvin Shankey , Ryan Smith Hughes.

Simonstown Gaels :
Aaron Farrelly , Ronan Meegan ,Paul Woods ,Daire Meegan , Cillian Farrell , Christopher O'Neill , Ross McLarney , Brian McGrath , Kai- Fiach Rael , Graham Nelson , Conor Farrell , Ben Hoey.

St Cuthberts :
Paidin Boggins , Ronan Costello , Sean Power , Darren Kavanagh , Kevin O'Rourke, Eoin McLoughlin, Sean Lawlor , Ryan Tevlin, Ronan Casserley, Conor Rennicks , Martin Dolan , Luke O'Reilly

Skryne :
Timmy Lennon , Sean Cassidy, Barry Clarke , Jason Fox , Darren Fox , Jason Reddy , Eoin Smith , Andrew Hayes , Cathal Murphy , Michael Doherty , Dean Reddy , Enda Byrne.

St Peters/Pauls :
Ronan Jones , Conor Keeley, Eoghan Dunne , Jack Cox , David McEntee , Eoin Ryan,Cian O'Dwyer , Conor Gilmartin , Graham Doyle , Hugh McCullough , Scott Crawford.

Inny Gaels :
Rory Gibney , Sean Reilly ,Jack Flynn, Alan Clarke , Ben Reilly , Darren Gibney , Andrew Geraghty , Shane Barkey , Sean Peyton , Joseph Blake , Jack Tighe , Aaron Kiernan.

Summerhill:
Shane Kavanagh , Conor Lyons , Eamon McDonnell , Eoghan Keogh , Sean Ryan , Joseph Fox , Ethan Balfe , Jack Davies , Jack Farrell , Iarla Hughes , Cathal Ryan , Cathal Brien.

Results:

Group A Group B
Bru na Boinne 1 Skryne 12 Inny Gaels 2 Simonstown 21
Nobber 9 St Peters/Pauls 5 Summerhill 4 St Cuthberts 4
Skryne 5 Nobber 9 Simonstown 10 St Cuthberts 5
Bru na Boinne 7 St Peters/Pauls 6 Inny Gaels 7 Summerhill 9
Bru na Boinne 5 Nobber 14 Inny Gaels 7 St Cuthberts 6
Skryne 4 St Peters/Pauls 8 Simonstown 9 Summerhill 2


Cup Semi-finals : Nobber 8 Summerhill 8 ( Summerhill won 5-4 in shoot-out )
Skryne 9 Simonstown 9 ( Skryne won in 4-2 in shoot-out )
Final : Skryne 14 Summerhill 5
Shield Semi-finals : St Peters/Pauls 6 St Cuthberts 13
Bru na Boinne 7 Inny Gaels 5

Final : St Cuthberts 14 Bru na Boinne 7 Tweet

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