John J. Murphy East Junior B Hurling Final

De La Salle 2-9 Mount Sion 1-11

Congratulations to our junior B hurlers who are Eastern champions after an exciting win over Mount Sion in Carrickbeg last Saturday night. Great credit is due to both sides who for the second year in a row served up a closely contested final and from our point of view it was great to reverse the result and for this team to get their hands on a trophy after several years trying.

We faced the wind in the first half and Mount Sion opened the scoring with a point in the second minute. We equalised a minute later with a free by Eamonn Fitzgerald after Jamie Sage was fouled. We got a boost in the fourth minute when Luke Lawlor caught Conor Dunphy’s delivery and crashed the ball to the net. Christopher Sheehan followed with a point in the eight minute after good work by Lee Hayes but Mount Sion replied with two points to make it 1-2 to 0-3 after twelve minutes. Jamie Sage pointed a minute later before a period of Mount Sion dominance saw them hit five unanswered points to lead 0-8 to 1-3 after twenty one minutes. We were back in front in the 27th minute when Eamonnn Fitzgerald goaled after good approach play by Lee Hayes and Jamie Sage. Mount Sion equalised in the 29th minute but we were back in front on the stroke of half time when a foul on Christopher Sheehan saw Eamonn Fitzgerald point to leave us ahead 2-4 to 0-9 at the break.

Amazingly there was no score for the first fourteen minutes of the second half but we did see a superb penalty save by Conor Bohane in the ninth minute. After Mount Sion equalised from a free Lee Hayes put us back in front in the 16th minute. However, we were rocked in the 18th minute when another Mount Sion free got lost in the lights and ended up in the net to leave us trailing 1-10 to 2-5. We responded well and Jamie Sage pointed immediately. Conor O’Toole equalised in the 22nd minute from a long range free after he was fouled himself and we were back in front two minutes later when Eamonn Fitzgerald pointed after a foul on Ian Condon. Back came Mount Sion to equalise in the 25th minute. Then as we entered the first of three additional minutes Ian Condon, now operating in the half back line, proved to be the match winning hero when he sent over an excellent point from out the field. Mount Sion tried hard to get an equaliser but our backs led by David Sutton stood strong and held out to the final whistle.

After the game there was much delight as Conor O’Toole was presented with the man of the match trophy and team captain Conor Bohane received the cup from board treasurer and championship sponsor John Murphy.

The lads now play Abbeyside’s second team in the county final next Friday night at 8pm also in Carrickbeg.

Scorers: Eamonn Fitzgerald 1-3 (0-3 frees), Luke Lawlor 1-0, Jamie Sage 0-2, Christopher Sheehan, Lee Hayes, Conor O’Toole (free) and Ian Condon 0-1 each.

Panel: Conor Bohane (captain), Tom Crotty, David Sutton, Darragh Fitzpatrick, Eoin Treacy, Alan Fitzgerald, Mark Joy-Kinsella, Conor Dunphy, Conor O’Toole, Ian Condon, Lee Hayes, Christopher Sheehan, Eamonn Fitzgerald, Jamie Sage, Luke Lawlor, Sean Power, Tom Wiltshire, Ciaran Corrigan, Barry Twomey, Thomas Kenny, Kieran O’Donohue, Jack O’Donohue, Ronan O’Connor, Niall Walsh, Philip Burke, Niall O’Sullivan (injured), Jeff Cahill (injured).

All Stars

Congratulations to Kevin Moran on winning his second and thoroughly deserved All Star. Well done also to Stephen O’Keeffe, Noel Connors, Jamie Barron and Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh on their selection. Hard luck to Kevin and Jamie on missing out on the player of the year award.

Camogie All Stars

Well done to Beth Carton who was a camogie All Star nominee on Saturday night. An excellent achievement considering Waterford were not involved in the later stages of the championship.

Condolences

We extend our sympathy to junior hurler David Sutton and his family on the recent death of his grandmother Bridget Grant. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sí

Lotto

There was no winner of our Lotto jackpot last Tuesday night and it now stands at €3,000. The next draw takes place on Monday 13th November. Numbers drawn were 3, 11, 16, 25.

Winners: Noreen Cotter, Yvonne Quilty c/o Seller Alan Duke, Paul Tubbritt c/o Seller Willie Stephens, Brenda Walsh c/o Seller Derek Healy, Anthony Power c/o Seller John Sheehan.