  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.
U13 Winter Leagues 11th December St Marys team; Matty Bradley, Sean Downey, Anthony Brady, Eddie Whelehan, Gerry Byrne, Mark Hyland, Jamie Rooney, Sean Lyster, Francis Duffy, Ned Cully, Eoin Fallon, Adam Bradley, enda Cully, jack Hall, Aidan Robinson, Cathal Jessop, Cian Gahan. U13 Winter League Nov 26th 2011 St Marys made their debut in this competition on Saturday 26th November when they played Ballynacargy on St Lomans excellent new 3g pitch. Short a few players because of other commitments St Marys nevertheless fielded a strong team. Playing against the wind in the first half, St Marys clocked up a decent score to be well in control at half time. The second half was more even as St Marys rang the changes but they still retained control to run out convincing winners. This was an impressive first showing from this team and it will be interesting to watch their progress through this competition. Team: Luke McManus, Eddie Whelehan, Anthony Brady, Sean Downey, Gerry Byrne, Mark Hyland, Jamie Rooney, Francis Duffy, Sean Lyster, Ned Cully, Eoin Fallon, Adam Bradley, Enda Cully, Jack Hall, Aidan Robinson, Matthew Bradley, Cian Gahan, Colin Kenny, Daibhin Colgan, Jamie Evans. U14 Championship The U14s travelled to Shandonagh to play the locals in their final league game of the championship on Tuesday 23rd August. Again a semi-final spot was at stake for St Marys if they secured at least a point from this fixture. St Marys were short of a few players owing to injuries and holidays but it was clear after a short while that St Marys would do the necessary on the night. In the end a comfortable win was the result and St Marys now advance to the semi-final of this championship. This is a great credit to these lads as they have shown themselves to have improved steadily all year and with a bit of luck they can now progress further in this competition. Final Score;St Marys 7-13, Shandonagh 2-09. U14 Championship July 26th The u14s travelled to Killucan to play the home side in the 5th round of the championship. This was always going to be a big ask for St Marys as this Killucan team is exceptionally strong but the players gave it their all and showed that they have great character and commitment and no little skill. However Killucan’s key players could always find that extra gear and they ran out clear winners in the finish. By no means were St Marys disgraced. With 2 games to go, St Marys destiny is in their own hands and a semi-final spot is not beyond them. Panel; Matthew Rowden, Sean Downey, Matthew Bradley, Anthony Brady, Eoin Fallon, Mark Hyland, Liam Metcalfe, Cathal Moran, Andrew Bollard, Cathal Jessop, Francis Duffy, Sean Lyster, Pauli Carpenter, Saya Nxumalo, Jack Hall, Jude Keegan. U14 Championship St Marys travelled to Springfield to play Mullingar Shamrocks in the 3rd round of the U14 Championship. These teams had met previously in the Feile where St Marys prevailed in a low-scoring encounter but that would be irrelevant in this game. A very wet evening made underfoot conditions tricky and it was a credit to both teams that they produced such a good game of football. St Marys were first into their stride as Sean Lyster claimed the first two points of the game. Shamrocks found their feet and drew level. Saya Nxumalo then pointed but Shamrocks struck 2 more points to lead. Lyster pulled it level again but another brace of points left Shamrocks 2 clear. A good spell for St Marys saw Lyster score a goal sandwiched between points from Francis Duffy and Nxumalo to see them lead by 3 points. Mullingar finished the half strongly scoring 1-02 to a lone Lyster point to leave Shamrocks ahead at the break. Half-time score: St Marys 1-07, Mullingar Shamrocks 1-08. Shamrocks scored the first 2 points of the second half to seemingly confirm that the momentum was with them. But this St Marys team has learned to dig deep and they proceeded to get a stranglehold of the game. A point from Nxumalo cut the lead to 2 points before Duffy scored a cracking goal to edge St Marys in front. Within minutes Nxumalo got the final touch to a goalward bound effort to extend the lead to 4 points. It was left to Cathal Moran to finish the scoring with a fine point as St Marys finished the match out strongly to confirm their 3rd win of the championship. Final Score: St Marys 3-09, Mullingar Shamrocks 1-10. Team: Matthew Rowden, Anthony Brady, Matthew Bradley, Eddie Whelehan, Eoin Fallon, Mark Hyland, Andrew Bollard, Cathal Moran(0-1), Francis Duffy(1-1), Liam Metcalfe, Saya Nxumalo(1-3), Sean Lyster(1-4), Adam Bradley, Jack Hall, Pauli Carpenter, Nathan Raftis, David Cole, Cian Gahan, Sean Downey, Jude Keegan, Jamie Rooney, Cathal Jessop, Cormac Dunne, Fionn Daly, Shane Bollard, Dylan Hanrahan, Patrick Kryzek.
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