Boyne CS prove too strong for the Saints to claim schools title

Boyne CS Trim 2-8

St Joseph's, Rochfortbridge 0-4

Boyne Community School claimed the North Leinster Second Years B FC with a highly impressive win against a heavily-fancied St Joseph's Rochfortbridge side at Kinnegad.

The game was low scoring in the first-half but was still very entertaining with some full-on tackling and hard-hitting on display. Ben Healy (two points) and Caolan Comey grabbed the scores in that opening act with Boyne leading at interval, 0-3 to 0-1.

The second-half started with Boyne hitting a real purple patch with Conor Hassett scoring 1-2 and Cormac Walsh notching a couple of lovely, skilfully-taken scores. A great team move ended with John McVann for Boyne CS scoring a superb goal which put the result beyond doubt heading into the last few minutes of play.

Lee Kearney put in a real captain's performance and accepted the trophy on behalf of his teammates.

Boyne CS - Andrew Bulloch (Summerhill); Cian Buckley (Trim), Adam Genocky (Trim), Lee Kearney (Trim); John McVann (Summerhill 1-0), Conor Heffernan (Trim), John Killoran (Na Fianna); Ronan Diggins (Ballivor), Patrick Cleary (Na Fianna); Cathal Flynn (Na Fianna), Caolan Comey (Summerhill 0-1), Conor Hassett (Ballivor 1-2); David Bulloch (Summerhill), Ben Healy (Na Fianna 0-3), Cormac Walsh (Trim 0-2). Subs - Jamie Tomney (Trim) for Bulloch, Charlie Fagan (Dunderry) for Cleary, Tadhg Clavin (Trim) for Buckley; Sam Corkery (Clann Na Gael), Conor McNamara (Summerhill), Cian Hackett (Trim), Daire McNally (Ballivor), Fionn Ennis (Trim), Reece Beasley (Ballivor), Corey Corrigan (Ballivor), Ronan O'Hara (Trim), Padraig Deegan (Moynalvey), Michael Kane (Moynalvey), Conor Rispin (Summerhill), Conor Hand (Ballivor), Michael Byrne (Dunsany), Enda Byrne (Boardsmill), Padraic Boylan (Clann Na Gael), Evan Rattigan (Trim), Timon Dempsey (Trim), Daire Keating (Navan O’Mahonys)