| Seniors - The seniors qualified for the semi-final of the championship on Saturday evening when they overcame Scotstown 0-10 to 1-05. Pre-match rain and a stiff breeze made conditions difficult but both teams battled hard to produce an absorbing contest. Blayney looked livelier in the opening exchanges and points from Dermot Malone and Marty McElroy (2,1f) saw them three ahead by the 10th minute when an accidental clash saw Scotstowns Peter O'Hara require lengthy attention before having to be replaced. When play resumed Blayney took up where they had left off with good scores from Ciaran Hanratty and Keith Hill stretching the lead to five. Scotstown finally came to life in the last 10 minutes of the half and 4 unanswered points reduced the arrears to the minimum and a goal on the verge of halftime gave them a two point lead that had scarcely looked likely 10 minutes earlier. Scores were harder to come by in the second half but a pair of frees from Hill and McElroy had Blayney level with 15 minutes left. Adrian Irwin then put Blayney back in front and another Hill free doubled that lead before Scotstown reduced the lead to one but in a tight finish Blayneys nerve held and another Hill free closed out the game for Blayney.
Team and scorers: Padraig McBennett, Mark Treanor, Stephen McGeough, Kealan Duffy, Paddy Mallon, Cormac Brady, Dermot McArdle, Gary Ward, Patrick Tavey, Adrian Irwin (0-1), Ciaran Hanratty (0-1), Dermot Malone (0-1), Marty McElroy (0-3, 2f), Damien Hughes, Keith Hill (0-4, 3f). Subs: Stephen Lynch for McGeough, Jason Hughes for Tavey and Aidan Ward for McElroy. Seniors Championship Draw– Blayney have qualifed for the semi-finals of the senior championship which take place on the weekend of 24-26th Sept. The venue and opponents for this game will be decided after this weekends backdoor games. Junior B – The Junior Bs quest for a league and championship double comes to a climax next Monday night when they face Clontibret in the league decider in Inniskeen at 8.00PM. Please note that this fixture is still provisional and maybe subject to change. Speedy Recovery– The club sends best wishes to Scotstowns Peter O'Hara who received a nasty injury on Saturday night and also to our own Brendan McElroy who is sidelined with a broken collarbone. Hope to see both back on the playing fields in the near future. Hunt for a Hunk – Keep the night of Saturday the 16th October free as the Faughs will be searching for our biggest “Hunk”, more details on this exciting event over the coming weeks. Do you know your GAA? - This weekend sees the conclusion of our GAA prediction competition, full results and list of prize winners will be posted on www.castleblayneyfaughs.com. U14 – The U14s put up a great fight in their shield final against Latton on Saturday morning before going down to a gallent defeat in the last quarter. Best on the day were goalkeeper Daniel Duffy, Evan Comiskey, Brandon Rice and Ruairi Farrell. U10 Go Games – The U10 squad travelled to Clones on Saturday morning for the final go-games of the year. Many thanks to the coaches and parents who have given up their free time over the year to take the kids to these events. Juvenile Training – All juvenile training is now taking a break for a few weeks until the commencement of the winter training programme. Lotto - Lotto numbers for the week ending 09th Sept 2010 were 07, 15, 16 and 24. There was no Jackpot winner; one person matched 3 numbers to win €150; Kevin Irwin Bree. Next week's jackpot is €11,000. Notes - Anyone wishing to have something included in the notes drop a line to info@castleblayneyfaughs.com or contact Club PRO Bob O Donnell on 087-6025027. |
Tuesday, 14 September 2010 12:49