  Back row: (left to right) sean lyster, liam metcalf, andrew bollard, jude keegan, siyabonga nxumalo, nathan raftis, anthony brady, david cole, matthew bradley. (middle row: left to right) edward welehan, jack hall, pauli carpenter, cathal jessop, mark hyland, eoin fallon, sean downey. front row: left to right) cian gahan, francis duffy, matthew rowden, adam bradely, cormac dunne, jamie rooney, cathal moran. Feile 19th March 2012 All roads led to Garrycastle on Monday 19th March for the first phase of the 2012 Feile. The teams taking part in this group were Garrycastle, The Downs and St Marys. First up was St Marys v Garrycastle. Despite a disjointed enough display, St Marys won this game comprehensively. Next up was The Downs v Garrycastle with The Downs winning well. So it was down to the last game where the winners of St Marys v The Downs would go through to the next round. Again St Marys were out of sorts in the first half and went into the break 2 points down. The second half was a bit better for St Marys but they couldn’t close the gap and The Downs were victorious by 2 points thus reversing the result of their previous league encounter. Well done to them and hopefully they’ll progress further in this competition. As for St Marys it’s back to the drawing board and a lot of work will have to be done on the training ground to get the show back on track. U14 League Div 1a March 10th 2012 Great rivals The Downs came to Rochfortbridge on Saturday 10th March for round 2 of the league. Following a big win in their first game St Marys knew this would be a big test for them. St Marys played with the breeze in the opening half and were soon into their stride with Anthony Brady and Jack Hall registering early points. Then things really swung St Marys way as first Pauli Carpenter, then Sean Lyster followed by Aidan Robinson goaled to give the home team an 11 point lead. At this stage St Marys defence parted like The Red Sea as they allowed The Downs through for 2 quick goals. Robinson then goaled again but The Downs not to be outdone replied with a pointed free and another goal to leave 4 points in it at the break.Half time; St Marys 4-02, The Downs 3-01. An early point from Lyster seemed to settle St Marys as they sought to reassert their earlier dominance, but it was the visitors who upped their game and 2 softish goals gave them a 1 point lead. St Marys attacked relentlessly but poor shooting and decision making meant many opportunities went abegging. A long ball in was spilled by The Downs defence and Lyster was on hand to finish to the net to put St Marys ahead once more. Still The Downs wouldn’t give in and they bagged yet another goal to reclaim the lead. Nerves were getting frayed at this stage when up popped Robinson to poke the ball home from a tight angle as St Marys led by 2 points again. Time was running out as The Downs sought to claim the win but a stubborn defence allied to a brilliant save from Jordan Ajani saw St Marys across the line in a ding-dong battle. Final score; St Marys 6-03, The Downs 6-01. St Marys Team; Luke McManus, Eddie Whelehan, Ned Cully, Sean Downey, Jerry Byrne, Mark Hyland, Jamie Rooney, Francis Duffy, Sean Lyster(2-1), Adam Bradley, Matthew Rowden, Pauli Carpenter(1-0), Jack Hall(0-1), Anthony Brady(0-1), Aidan Robinson, Jordan Ajani, Cathal Jessop, Enda Cully, Daibhin Colgan Sam Stapleton U14 League March 3rd 2012 St Marys played Mullingar Shamrocks in Springfield on Saturday 3rd March. In a disappointingly one-sided game St Marys were never troubled and recorded a convincing win against brave opposition. Next up is The Downs and we expect a strong challenge from them. Panel; Cormac Dunne, Aidan Robinson, Eddie Whelehan, Sean Downey, Jerry Byrne, Mark Hyland, Jamie Rooney, Francis Duffy, Matthew Rowden, Pauli Carpenter, Eoin Fallon, Adam Bradley, Cathal Jessop, Jack Hall, Enda Cully, Luke McManus, Daibhin Colgan , ' Anthony Brady, Sean Lyster |
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