Retribution for McEntee"s men

Donaghmore/Ashbourne reversed the SFC defeat they suffered at the hands of St Patrick"s just two weeks ago by comfortably defeating the Stamullen men in their A FL Div 1 encounter on Thursday evening. After an injury hit start to the season Donaghmore/Ashbourne were able to field close to their strongest team for the first time and it showed during an impressive opening period which they dominated despite falling behind to a third minute free. Eoin Carroll put Andy McEntee"s men in the driving seat with a rasping goal to boost his side to a 1-4 to 0-1 interval lead and matters didn"t improve for St Patrick"s after the break as they were restricted to just two points. Andrew Tormey and Eoin Reilly stretched Donaghmore/Ashbourne"s lead after the break and as St Patrick"s searched for a much-needed goal they were kept at bay by a solid rearguard action. This game was Donaghmore/Ashbourne"s second in succession where they held their opponents scoreless from play. Donaghmore/Ashbourne - D McShane; C Finn, C McGill, S Curran; T Kelly (0-1), C O Mealoid, J Finnegan; R O"Connor, B Menton; S Harmon (0-1), E Reilly (0-2), E Riordan; E Carroll (1-2), A Tormey (0-4), C Ellis (0-1). Subs - I O"Donnell for O"Connor, R Maguire for Tormey. Dunboyne 1-13 Summerhill 0-11 Stephen Moran"s late goal was the deciding factor in this entertaining A FL Div 1 encounter as hosts Dunboyne recorded their second home win in four days with victory over Summerhill. Former Meath player Tommy O"Connor was once again hugely inspirational for the winners as he contributed five points from play. Dunboyne trailed by 0-7 to 0-8 at the break and two Brian Ennis" frees stretched Summerhill"s lead after the resumption. However, O"Connor became more influential from midfield and Moran"s late goal put Dunboyne in the driving seat. Dunboyne - J O"Connor; G Timoney, David Gallagher, S McKenna; C Brennan, S Hogan, G Watters; G Gallagher, C Berrigan (0-1); D Clarke (0-1), T O"Connor (0-5), S McGarrell; G Robinson (0-3), C O"Donoghue, S Moran (1-3). Subs - Denis Gallagher for G Gallagher, P Watters for G Watters. Summerhill - P Comey; C Young, M O"Reilly, W Ryan; M Gannon, R Hatton (0-1), A Kenny; M Kennedy (0-1), D Byrne; M Byrne (0-1), P Rispin (0-2), J Loughrey (0-1); G Rispin (0-1), B Ennis (0-3), S Dalton (0-1). Subs - D Larkin for Loughrey, R Donnelly for Gannon. Simonstown 0-14 Seneschalstown 0-7 There was no repeat of the drama of their recent SFC meeting as Simonstown dominated an under-strength Seneschalstown to record another A FL Div 1 victory on Tuesday evening of last week. Former Dublin player Wayne McCarthy top scored for the winners with nine points. McCarthy, John Lunney, Charlie McNulty, Sean Tobin and Michael Brennan contributed to Simonstown"s 0-8 to 0-3 interval lead with McCarthy adding all six of Simonstown"s second-half scores. Simonstown - G Lynch; S McGivney, H Traynor, B Flood; I O"Rourke, N McMahon, S Kieran; M McCabe, P Meade; J Lunney (0-2), J Lyons, C McNulty (0-1); S Tobin (0-1), M Brennan (0-1), W McCarthy (0-9). Subs - N Kearney for Lyons, P O"Reilly for Tobin, B Quinn for O"Rourke, S Moran for McNulty, A Kearney for McCarthy. Walterstown 1-12 Navan O"Mahonys 0-12 A six-point contribution from Paddy Smyth couldn"t prevent Navan O"Mahonys from slipping to a narrow A FL Div 1 defeat at Walterstown on Tuesday of last week. Sean Keating, David Murtagh, Ross Geraghty, Henry Finnegan, Ross Geraghty and Gary O"Dowd also registered for the Brews Hill side who were 0-5 to 0-6 in arrears at half-time before falling to their fifth defeat of the campaign. Navan O"Mahonys - M Brennan; D Moran, A Rogers, C Lynn; C Reilly, S Crosby, G O"Brien; G O"Dowd (0-1), R Hogan; L Russell (0-1), R Geraghty (0-1), H Finnegan (0-1); D Murtagh (0-1), P Smyth (0-6), S Keating (0-1). Dunshaughlin 1-18 Wolfe Tones 2-12 When Dunshaughlin led by 1-13 to 0-3 at half-time of their A FL Div 1 game against Wolfe Tones on Tuesday of last week they seemed certain of their easiest win of the year. However, they were pushed all the way in the second-half before holding on for a narrow victory. Ray Maloney"s goal gave Dunshaughlin their advantage at the break, but after the resumption it was all Wolfe Tones as they cut the deficit to three points. Niall Kelly and Maloney put five between the teams again before another late flourish from Wolfe Tones fell short. Dunshaughlin - R Gogan; T Johnson, K McTigue, A Johnson; C Devereux, M McHale, T O Dubhshlaine; J Crimmins, R Maloney (1-2); M Johnson (0-2), T Dowd (0-4), M Reilly (0-4); C Staunton (0-1), N Kelly (0-3), C O"Dwyer (0-2). Subs - E Bowe for McHale, R Yore for Devereux, F Delaney for O Dubhshlaine. DIV 2 St Michael"s 2-10 Carnaross 2-10 St Michael"s grabbed a last gasp goal from penalty to secure an A FL Div 2 draw against unlucky Carnaross on Tuesday of last week. Very little has gone right for Carnaross lately, but their fortune looked set for a change when they recovered from a 1-3 to 1-6 interval deficit with a second-half goal from Ollie Murphy and points from John L McGee, Paddy Nugent and Dermot Mcgee putting them in the driving seat. However, St Michael"s stayed in touch and were rewarded with a late penalty to secure the draw. Carnaross - C Comaskey; E Comaskey, T Nugent, J Plunkett; P Smith, S Comaskey, D McGee (0-1); B Comaskey, Peter Nugent; C McDonnell, J L McGee (0-4), O Murphy (1-1), C Gillic, Patrick Nugent (1-1), N McDonnell (0-3). Sub - P Farrelly for O Murphy. Trim 1-12 Cortown 0-9 Trim"s goal on the stroke of half-time provided them with the perfect platform to sustain their A FL Div 2 challenge with victory over Cortown in Trim on Tuesday of last week. The senior side were always in command after the goal gave them a 1-7 to 0-6 interval lead and while Cortown did enjoy a purple spell they rarely looked capable of troubling Trim. Cortown - J McFadden; D Flanagan, P Kerrigan, I O"Halloran; J Casserly, B Casserly, J McGearty; G Loughran (0-3), R Flanagan; C Kerrigan (0-1), I Coyne, J Reilly; G Codd (0-4), S Fitzmaurice (0-1), B Faulkner. Subs - C Cleary for Faulkner, G Coyne for Reilly, D Clarke for Casserly, D Coyne for B Casserly, P Waters for O"Halloran. St Ultan"s 3-10 St Colmcille"s 1-10 St Ultan"s rarely looked troubled as Cian Rennicks inspired them to an easy A FL Div 2 win over St Colmcille"s on Tuesday of last week. The winners led by 1-9 to 0-6 at half-time and while St Colmcille"s did narrow the gap to three points at one stage, St Ultan"s pulled clear again and won at their ease with the visitor"s goal coming near the end. St Ultan"s - A Ball; T Coyne, C Lynch, J Bennett; R Dolan, A Martin, N Galligan; R Lynagh, P Murray; D McLoughlin (0-1), B Galligan (0-2), K Rogers (1-1); B Allen, C Rennicks (2-5), G Gorman (0-1). Subs - K Galligan for Murray, C Timmons for Martin, E Brady for Allen, D O"Brien for N Galligan, S Mulroe for Coyne.