Super Smith hat-trick seals the points for Kells/Blackwater
John D Smith was the hat-trick hero for Kells / Blackwater as they defeated Kentstown in the NEC u-17 Div 1 with a fine team display. Adam O"Rourke was another who contributed to the win as the Kells / Blackwater boys turned on the style. Outstanding for the winners were Darren Tormay, Smith and Gary McConnell. Kells/Blackwater - C Murray; L O"Rourke, D Tormay, D Morgan, C Mulroe, A O"Rourke, D O"Sullivan, T Browne, J Murray, J D Smith, G McConnell. Subs - K Cassidy for Browne, H Egan for J Murray, B Bailey for Smith. Albion 4 Athboy Celtic 3 Athboy Celtic took the game to the home side from the start of this NEC u-17 Div 1 encounter and were ahead at the break with goals from Andrew Noone (penalty) and Cillian Maguire. Some slack defending cost Athboy dearly in the second-half and while Maguire added a third for his team it was Albion who prevailed. Athboy Celtic - P Sheridan; D Smith, T Quinn, E Maguire, S Fox, C Maguire. A Daly, B Smith, R Nugent, K McGivney, A Noone. Subs - D King for Smith, C Fitzsimons for Fox, G Ennis for Noone. UNDER-16 Parkvilla 3 Kells/Blackwater 5 Leading 3-1 at the break, Kells / Blackwater went on to win this NEC u-16 Div 1 clash on Saturday with Danny McGovern firing home a hat-trick. Thomas Smith and Greg Kerrigan also scored. Parkvilla - S Trappe; R Barrett, C Hand, C Kennedy, J McGarry, J Boland, J Blake, D Fogarty, P O"Neill, I Donnelly, C Finnegan. Subs - S Kursters for Barrett, M Hand for Donnelly, M Orowala for Boland. Kells/Blackwater - C Gilsenan; S Morgan, J Quigley, J McManus, S Kearns, T Smith, D McGovern, B Farrelly, W Feehan, D Finnery, G Kerrigan. Subs - R Halpin for Kearns, F Ferguson for Farrelly. UNDER-15 Kells/Blackwater 2 Kingscourt 0 Ryan Farnham and Sam Obembe fired home a goal apiece as Kells / Blackwater proved too strong for Kingscourt in the NEC u-15 Div 1 on Saturday. Kells/Blackwater - C Murray; E Keegan, C Mooney, P Murray, G McDermott, S Needle, A Arkins, K Scanlon, S Obembe, R Farnhan, S Mattimoe. Subs - C Bennett for Arkins, A Hayes for Scanlon, D Murphy for Mattimoe. UNDER-14 Kells/Blackwater 3 Raisten Rovers 3 After looking well out of contention Kells / Blackwater hit back to score two late goals and rescue a point in this NEC u-14 Div 1 clash on Saturday. Oisin Reilly, Liam Byrne and Ryan O"Reilly were on the mark. Kells/Blackwater - R McManus; L Beggy, A O"Rourke, M Carrigy, S Clarke, E Yore, O Reilly, R Daly, L Byrne, R O"Reilly, C Moen. Subs - C O"Reilly for Yore, J Skelly for Moen. Rathkenny 6 Slane 1 Rathkenny fell behind in this DDSL u-14 tie, but they subsequently took control with Eamonn Cogan helping himself to a hat-trick. Reuben Kusters, Robert Garry and Owen O"Connor also found the target. Rathkenny - L Connolly; C Meade, C Darby, S Crosbie, Jack Gore, R Kusters, Joe Gore, A Crosbie, E Cogan, O O"Connor, K Timmons. Subs - R Garry for A Crosbie, C Halligan for Connor. UNDER-13 Kells/Blackwater 2 Johnstown 7 Four goals from Lee Kelly set Johnstown up for a resounding victory over Kells / Blackwater. Robbie McDonnell also fired home a hat-trick. Paddy Dillon and Sergi scored for Kells/Blackwater. Johnstown - D Kenny; C Hesnan, J McDermott, S Noonan, A Dambal, J Moran, D McQuillan, I Murphy, D Farmer, L Kelly, R McDermott. Subs - D Kavanagh, J Kenny, S Cummins, J McCullough, L Fahy. Kells/Blackwater - T Flanagan; K O"Brien, M Carrick, K Kavanagh, C Cole, C McGivern, C McGivern, P Dillion, D Phillips, C O"Brien, Sergi. Parkvilla 5 Enfield 4 The sides were level 2-2 at the break in this NEC u-13 Div 1 thriller on Saturday withParkvilla going on to defeat previously unbeaten Enfield. Alpha Fadiga (two), Ryan Murphy, Conrad Gaca and Paul Foy with with proved to be the winner, got on the scoresheet for the home side. Parkvilla - S O"Brien; D McCann, C O"Neill, T Fallon, D McMahon, R Murphy, K Gaca, P Foy, C Kepekepe, A Fadiga, L Migirr. Subs - R Smyth for McCann, R O"Callaghan for Kepekepe. UNDER-12 Kells/Blackwater 4 Enfield Celtic 1 Patrick Byrne, Patrick Farrelly, Tommy Mongey and Fionn Reilly slotted home the goals that boosted Kells/Blackwater to victory in the NEC u-12 Div 1 on Saturday. Kells/Blackwater - P Quinlan; D Smith, C Geraghty, J Reilly, C Lynch, T Mongey, P Byrne, P Farrelly, A Doherty, C Jordan, F Reilly. Subs - C Arkins for Geraghty, J Kenny for Smith, L Shine for Doherty, B Browne for Jordan, C Heary for Quinlan. Parkvilla 4 Trim Celtic 3 Parkvilla edged out Trim Celtic in this NEC u-12 League game on Saturday. Jerome McLoughlin and Ciaran Fitzsimons (two each) netted for the Navan side with the Trim Celtic goals scored by Jack Byrne (two) and Ciaran Harte. Parkvilla - C Honan; N Moyles, G Nelson, S Lambe, B Hoey, S Williamson, J McLoughlin, E Lee, P Leathy, D Byrne, C Fitzsimons. Subs - D Griffiths for Williamson, S Dowdall for Leahy, D Johnson for Lee, F Donnelly for Fitzsimons. Trim Celtic - D McGarry; C Fitzgerald, L Moran, D Rennick, K Dixon, J Byrne, C Harte, E O"Connor, M Kane, B Boggan, J McGowan. Sub - E Holmes. Boyne 1 Rathkenny 3 Caolach Halligan, Robert Garry and Louis Timmons all found the net for Rathkenny in the opening half of this U-12 DDSL Div 1 match at Drogheda. Rathkenny - T McGuinness; J O¹Halloran, C Maguire, S Crosbie, T Gore, K Timmons, R Garry, C Halligan, S Mongey, L Timmons, J Dixon, C Mongey. UNDER-11 Parkvilla 7 Kells/Blackwater 4 Two goals apiece from Darren Kavanagh, Ciaran O"Hanlon and Paddy Carpenter and one from Shane McHugh set Parkvilla on the road to victory in this NEC u-11 League encounter on Saturday. Adam Fox netted twice for Kells/Blackwater with Shane McDonnell and Shane Freeman also contributing goals. Parkvilla - C Shaffrey; P Carpenter, M Dolan, M O"Reilly, K Crocock, J Byrne, S Lally Starrs, C O"Hanlon, T Freeman, D Kavanagh, S McHugh. Subs - M Farren for O"Hanlon, B Scott for Kavanagh, T Duignan for Freeman, C Lawless for Shaffrey, P Curran for McHugh. Kells/Blackwater - C Reilly; C Tighe, C Gaffney, K Flanagan, C Blackburn, L Murphy, A Fox, A Murphy, S Freeman, C Murphy, S McDonnell. Subs - C Kilgannon for A Murphy, O Cosgrave for C Murphy.