Sciath na Scol: Clinical St Patrick's edge out battling Ballygarvan
Allianz Sciath na Scol H3 final: St Patrick's BNS 1-11 Ballygarvan NS 2-5
It was a fierce battle in the opening game of Allianz Sciath na Scol between St Patrick's BNS and Ballygarvan in the H3 final with St Patrick's coming out on top.
It was nip and tuck throughout the first half with Ballygarvan leading by two at the break but St Patrick's grew throughout the second half and hit six points in a row to take the lead which they would not relinquish.
In a tight first half, St Patrick's got the first score off the hurley of Jamie Murray. Ballygarvan evened things up when Patrick Browne hit a 65. Browne was key for St Patrick's and sent a ball across the square with Ryan O'Sullivan battling to keep it in play and scored a superb goal from a difficult angle.
St Patrick's responded with a goal when Donagh Cleary's shot dropped in over the head of Ballygarvan keeper Tom O'Connor to level things 1-1 apiece.
James Shannon got Ballygarvan's second goal picking up the ball from the puck out and going on a solo run before hitting the ball to the back of the net. St Patrick's responded with a point from a 65 by Murray to leave the score 2-2 to 1-3 to Ballygarvan at half time.
Ballygarvan got off to a quick start in the second half with frees from Charley Broderick and Sam Spillane to leave four between the sides.
St Patrick's found a purple patch hitting six on the bounce with Murray hitting four (three frees), Leo Hurley and Alex Kelly all raising white flags.
Ballygarvan got their third and final score of the half when Broderick hit a free to leave one between the sides. Hurley responded for St Patrick's with another point before the impressive Murray hit his eighth point of the game leaving the final score 1-11 to 2-5.
Scorers for St Patrick's BNS: Jamie Murray (0-8, 1 65, 5f), Donagh Cleary (1-0), Leo Hurley (0-2), Alex Kelly (0-1).
Scorers for Ballygarvan NS: James Shannon (1-0), Ryan O'Sullivan (1-0), Charley Broderick (0-3, 65, 2f), Patrick Browne and Sam Spillane (0-1 each).
ST PATRICK'S BNS: Calvin Corcoran, Anthony Noone, Leo Hurley, James McDonagh, Daniel Crean, Andrew Lynch, Kieran O'Connell, Robert Burke, Donagh Cleary, Jack Hennessy McGukin, Jamie Murray, Marcus Buckley, Oscar O'Flynn, Mohammad Khoshnaw, Ian Hennessy McGukin, Alex Kelly, Dan Geraghty, Christopher Nugent, James Moroney, Dean Corcoran, Darragh O'Donoghur, Christopher Martin, Conor Burke, Cian O'Connor, Ryan Hickey, Seán Kiely, Ryan O'Leary, Bailey O'Flynn, Dereck Kavanagh, Luke Crean, Ross Higgins Kelleher, Kyle Mulcahy, Kealin Rellis, Nathan Nugent, Leon Linehan, Scott O'Leary, Tommy McCarthy BALLYGARVAN NS: Tom O'Connor, Lar Healy, Rian Healy, Daniel Walsh, Conor Walsh, Sam Spillane, Charley Broderick, James Shannon, Patrick Browne, Noah Kelleher, Patryk Tumidajski, Theo Coholan, Kyle O'Donovan, Cian O'Donovan, Simon Murphy, Martin Twomey, Cillian Morgan, Daniel Sweeney, Lorcan O'Leary, James O'Brien, Ryan O'Sullivan, John Walsh, Evan Ashman, Billy O'Callaghan, Seán O'Rourke, Henry O'Connell Referee: Michael Collins (Clonakilty)
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