Primary Schools Finals: One giant leap for Lismullen
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Lismullen’s Rian Lynch gets his shot away despite pressure from St Paul’s John Graham during the Div 2 Hurling final. Photo: David Mullen/www.cyberimages.net David MullenImage 2 of 5
The Lismullen NS players (from left) were: back - Jacques Riblet, Freddie David, Ronan Freeman, Oisin Campbell O’Brien, David O’Flynn, Casey Reynolds, Cathal Farrell, James Oakes Cottin, Luke Reynolds Donnelly, James Kavanagh, Mark Mooney, Matthew Stafford, Patrick O’Donnell, Patrick Hynes; front - Tom Gibbons, Liam Brennan, Tommy Hoprasert, Glen Doyle, Conor Reynolds, Aidan Chambers, James O’Toole, Finn Farrelly, Ryan Lynch, Brandon Sherlock, Cillian Farrell, Jamie Reynolds, Harry Reynolds, Sean Winstanley. David MullenImage 3 of 5
St Paul’s NS Navan players (from loeft) were: back - Max Purvis, Jack Marry, Sean Flanagan, Blake Curtis, Ronan Cromwell, Jack Quinn Rogers, Scott Barrett, Aidan Tolster, Shayyan Ahmed Khan, Evan Gribbin, Max Flanagan, Mario Bici, Maebh Ward, Maebh McDermott, Sadhbh McDaid; front - Osgur Mohan, Odhran Fitzsimons, Ollie Killeen, Ryan Chambers, John Graham, Rian Byrne, Sean Purvis, Karlitas Volkovas, Tom Kerrigan, Dara Tolster, Daire Carolan. David MullenImage 4 of 5
Cumann na mBunscol’s Eamon O Fearaigh presented the Div 2 Hurling cup to Lismullen NS captain Luke Reynolds Donnelly. David MullenImage 5 of 5
Meath Chronicle’s Tom Gannon presented the Spirit of the Final award to Lismullen NS’s Luke Reynolds Donnelly. David MullenDIV 2 FINAL
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St Paul's, Navan 3-3
Tom Gannon
After claiming the Shield last year Lismullen continued their remarkable progression in Cumann na mBunscol hurling by claiming the Div 2 crown with victory over a fancied St Paul's Navan side at Trim on Friday.
Both sides had chances in the early stages but neither were able to convert. That was until Lismullen’s captain, Luke Reynolds Donnelly knocked over a fantastic free from a huge distance out.
As the game continued, both sides were struggling to get a foothold on the contest. There were some fantastic battles around the middle of the park with Donnelly knocking over another score on the 15-minute marker.
Sadhbh McDaid responded for St Paul's before Evan Gribben burst through the Lismullen defence and polished the sliotar to the net to put St Paul's ahead.
Lismullen went in search of a response which they got courtesy of Aidan Chambers whose effort dipped just under the crossbar to edge Lismullen ahead once more.
Donnelly aimed at the St Paul's net and Aidan Tolster pulled off a fantastic save. However, Cathal Farrell was alive and alert as he got his hurl to the rebound and finished to the net.
St Paul’s Tom Kerrigan got the final score of the half as the teams went in at the break with Lismullen holding a 2-2 to 1-2 lead.
Donnelly got Lismullen’s tally underway in the second-half with another fantastic long-range free. Aidan Tolster was forced to pull off another fantastic save as he got his hurl to redirect Donnelly’s bullet shot over the bar.
Almost immediately after, St Paul’s went up the field and raised the green flag through Ronan Cromwell. Luke Reynolds rattled off another three great long-range efforts to bring his tally to seven points.
Cathal Farrell found a way through the St Paul's defence once more and secured his second goal as Lismullen began to open up a wide gap. Moments later Farrell once again bared down on St Paul's goal and bagged Lismullen’s fourth goal.
McDaid popped over her second score before Maedh McDermott, who battled brilliantly throughout, scored a fantastic goal to give St Paul's a slight bit of hope.
However, St Paul’s couldn’t make any more inroads and Lismullen held on for a fantastic win.
Lismullen - James O’Toole; Jamie Reynolds, Finn Farrelly; Casey Reynolds, Freddie David, Rian Lynch; James Oakes Cottin, Luke Reynolds Donnelly (0-8 four frees); Aidan Chambers (1-1), Ronan Freeman, Brandon Sherlock; Cathal Farrell (3-1), Tom Gibbons. Mark Mooney, Oisín Campbell O’Brien, David O’Flynn, Glenn Doyle, James Kavanagh, Matthew Stafford, Cillan Farrell, Tommy Hoprasert, Patrick Hynes, Patrick O’Donnell, Jacques Riblet, Conor Reynolds, Harry Reynolds, Seán Winstanley, Liam Jorge Brennan. Mentors: Shane Farrell, Violet Molloy, Jenny Dempsey.
St Paul's, Navan - Aidan Tolster; Tom Kerrigan (0-1 one free), Blake Curtis; Scott Barrett, Maedh McDermott (1-0), Maebh Ward; Sean Purvis, Ronan Cromwell (1-0); Sadhbh McDaid (0-2), Evan Gribbin (1-0), Riain Byrne; John Graham, Shayyan Ahmed Khan. Ryan Chambers, Karlitas Volkovas, Max Purvis, Mario Bici, Max Flanagan, Andy McCann, Osgur Mohan, Kipras Gaidamovicius, Sean Flanagan, Jack Quinn Rogers, Jack Marry Fitzsimons, Odhran Fitzsimons, Danny Moran, Dara Tolster, Dáire Carolan, Ollie Killeen, Niall Sweeney, Cian Sweeney. Mentors: Chris Lynagh, Seán Enright.
Referee - Seán Geraghty (Gilson NS, Oldcastle).