Schools: Scoil Bhride take Division 2 honours

November 22, 2014

Scoil Bhride Kilbride captain Brian Donnelly raises the Cumann Na mBunscol Division 2 Cup at Pairc Tailteann

Scoil Bhride Kilbride claimed the Allianz Meath Cumann Na mBunscol Boys Division 2 Football title in fine fashion at Pairc Tailteann.

Scoil Bhride Kilbride 3-10 Scoil Bride Cannistown 2-5

The opening game on a card of six saw the Kilbride school overturn an earlier group stage defeat to Cannistown in Bective.

Kilbride were the dominant team in the opening half and held a four point interval advantage. Midfielder Zach McGovern got the winners goal while the lively Josh Harford send over three points. A Con Smith goal and a David Barry point accounted for the Cannistown first half total.

The second half continued in the same pattern. Scoil Bhride stretched their lead to 1-10 to 1-3 with some fine points from McGovern, Harford and Ben Donnelly. Billy Reilly brought Cannistown back in to the game with a great goal. But Kilbride finished strongly and goals from Timmy Farrell and Aaron Nulty put the issue beyond doubt.

Scoil Bhride Kilbride: Paul Hayes, Conor O'Driscoll, Liam Molloy, Caolan Howard, Finn White, Brian Donnelly, Andrew McWeeney, Timmy Farrell 1-0, Zach McGovern 1-2, Ben Donnelly 0-2, Ruadhan Coffey, Aaron Nulty 1-1, Josh Harford 0-4, Daniel Boyd, Ben Sweeney Leahy 0-1.

Scoil Bhride Cannistown: Peter McEntagart, Sean Cope, Scott O'Sullivan, Tom Diver, Eoghan McCague, Kaelin Foley, Rahual Dambal, Liam Horton 0-1, Matthew Cully, Wojtek Marzec, Billy Reilly 1-3, Con Smith 1-0, David Barry 0-1, Dylan Cassidy, Adam Halligan.

Referee Ronan Farrell


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