BALLYBRICKEN/BOHERMORE GAA CLUB NOTES

Junior Football: Bally played Knockane last Thursday evening in Caherelly in round three of the junior B football championship hoping to maintain our good form having previously beating Kilteely and Caherconlish. The game proved to be a physical encounter with both teams battling hard and fair throughout, our first score was from the boot of Aaron O Brien who finished to the corner of the net this was followed up by points from Jason Cross, Conor McCarthy (2) to leave us down by one at the water break. During the second quarter we contained our opponents well and kept them scoreless for the remainder of the half with our backs Mark O Dea and Eoin Kloos leading the charge while at the other end Niall Mitchell got a point and Conor McCarthy struck a goal leaving the score 2-4 to 1-4 at the mid-way point. The Cross brothers were both on the score sheet with two excellent taken points early in the second period next came a decisive goal from Daniel Owens after great work from Jack Cross on the end line followed up by points from Daniel McGuire and Conor Mac leaving us leading by seven at the final water break. With fresh legs on the field we continued on top and Conal Ryan got 1-1 in a flash first he finished off a lovely team move for a point followed by a bullet finish that almost took away the net our scoring was finished off by a point a piece from Conor Mac and Darragh Hogan with the final score reading 4-11 to Knockanes 1-09. Team from John Casey Jack Owens, Eoin Kloos, Matt Mitchell, Patrick Byrnes, Mark O Dea, Sean Teefy, Niall Mitchell, Aaron O Brien, Michael Martin, Jason Cross, Daniel McGuire, Conor McCarthy, Paul Martin, Daniel Owens, Gearoid Mitchell, Darragh Hogan, Tommy Carroll, Kieran McCarthy, Jack Cross, Conal Ryan, Shane O Neill.

Junior Football: On Sunday last we played Oola hoping to maintain our 100% record in the group to date in another keenly contested game Conor Mac had a score from a free followed by Daniel Owens doubling our lead. Paul Martin was the star of the show for the next 10 mins converting 2-1 with some cool finishing inside in the full forward position leaving us leading comfortably 2-3 to 0-1 after roughly 20mins. Oola came on top for the remainder of the half and as we struggled to upset their momentum they took full advantage and closed the gap to minimum at half time BB 2-3 v 1-5. The second half began with us dominating territory and taking advantage of the gradient Conor Mac kicked three unanswered frees and Jack Cross kicked a fine score to leave us leading by five at the second water break we extended our lead to six thanks to another score from Conor Mac. The closing ten minutes remarkably saw four goals Oola got two in a row to somehow bring the scores level but after a sweeping move we replied with a firm finish from Jack Cross but our opponents came down the other end and won a penalty, unfortunately John Casey could not repeat his penalty save against Caherconlish and the sides were level as we headed for injury time. Credit to our lads who kept the heads up and worked a chance to a scoring and Conor Mac duly obliged to leave us running out winners 3-9 to 4-05 in an entertaining contest. Team from John Casey, Colm O Riordan, Eoin Kloos, Jack Owens, Alan O Riordan, Mark O Dea, Patrick Byrnes, Michael Martin, Niall Mitchell, Jack Cross, Jason Cross, Daniel McGuire, Conor McCarthy, Paul Martin, Daniel Owens, Kieran McCarthy, Tommy Carroll, Eoin O Neill, Jamie O Donoghue, Adam Shire, Denis Stack, Matt Mitchell.

Fixtures: The football takes a back step as the junior a and b hurling comes back in over the next few weeks first up is our junior a hurlers who will play Fennagh Kilmeedy next weekend and Templeglantine the weekend after with our junior b hurlers out the in between these fixtures, unfortunately all games remain behind closed doors updates to be provided on social media and club text were possible.

Junior Football: Bally played Knockane last Thursday evening in Caherelly in round three of the junior B football championship hoping to maintain our good form having previously beating Kilteely and Caherconlish. The game proved to be a physical encounter with both teams battling hard and fair throughout, our first score was from the boot of Aaron O Brien who finished to the corner of the net this was followed up by points from Jason Cross, Conor McCarthy (2) to leave us down by one at the water break. During the second quarter we contained our opponents well and kept them scoreless for the remainder of the half with our backs Mark O Dea and Eoin Kloos leading the charge while at the other end Niall Mitchell got a point and Conor McCarthy struck a goal leaving the score 2-4 to 1-4 at the mid-way point. The Cross brothers were both on the score sheet with two excellent taken points early in the second period next came a decisive goal from Daniel Owens after great work from Jack Cross on the end line followed up by points from Daniel McGuire and Conor Mac leaving us leading by seven at the final water break. With fresh legs on the field we continued on top and Conal Ryan got 1-1 in a flash first he finished off a lovely team move for a point followed by a bullet finish that almost took away the net our scoring was finished off by a point a piece from Conor Mac and Darragh Hogan with the final score reading 4-11 to Knockanes 1-09. Team from John Casey Jack Owens, Eoin Kloos, Matt Mitchell, Patrick Byrnes, Mark O Dea, Sean Teefy, Niall Mitchell, Aaron O Brien, Michael Martin, Jason Cross, Daniel McGuire, Conor McCarthy, Paul Martin, Daniel Owens, Gearoid Mitchell, Darragh Hogan, Tommy Carroll, Kieran McCarthy, Jack Cross, Conal Ryan, Shane O Neill.

Junior Football: On Sunday last we played Oola hoping to maintain our 100% record in the group to date in another keenly contested game Conor Mac had a score from a free followed by Daniel Owens doubling our lead. Paul Martin was the star of the show for the next 10 mins converting 2-1 with some cool finishing inside in the full forward position leaving us leading comfortably 2-3 to 0-1 after roughly 20mins. Oola came on top for the remainder of the half and as we struggled to upset their momentum they took full advantage and closed the gap to minimum at half time BB 2-3 v 1-5. The second half began with us dominating territory and taking advantage of the gradient Conor Mac kicked three unanswered frees and Jack Cross kicked a fine score to leave us leading by five at the second water break we extended our lead to six thanks to another score from Conor Mac. The closing ten minutes remarkably saw four goals Oola got two in a row to somehow bring the scores level but after a sweeping move we replied with a firm finish from Jack Cross but our opponents came down the other end and won a penalty, unfortunately John Casey could not repeat his penalty save against Caherconlish and the sides were level as we headed for injury time. Credit to our lads who kept the heads up and worked a chance to a scoring and Conor Mac duly obliged to leave us running out winners 3-9 to 4-05 in an entertaining contest. Team from John Casey, Colm O Riordan, Eoin Kloos, Jack Owens, Alan O Riordan, Mark O Dea, Patrick Byrnes, Michael Martin, Niall Mitchell, Jack Cross, Jason Cross, Daniel McGuire, Conor McCarthy, Paul Martin, Daniel Owens, Kieran McCarthy, Tommy Carroll, Eoin O Neill, Jamie O Donoghue, Adam Shire, Denis Stack, Matt Mitchell.

Fixtures: The football takes a back step as the junior a and b hurling comes back in over the next few weeks first up is our junior a hurlers who will play Fennagh Kilmeedy next weekend and Templeglantine the weekend after with our junior b hurlers out the in between these fixtures, unfortunately all games remain behind closed doors updates to be provided on social media and club text were possible.