Dunsany men in positive form

Dunsany proved that they will not give up their quest for JFC honours without a battle following their rousing victory over Moylagh at Simonstown on Sunday. The crucial period of the game saw Dunsany pull clear of Moylagh with a blistering purple patch before the interval that yielded five points and established a 0-6 to 0-4 interval lead. Dunsany dominated the second-half and with Ger O"Neill, Mark Brennan and Sean Stephens, Brian Faherty, Richard Donnelly and Stephen Clynch in outstanding form the issue was never seriously in doubt. Dunsany - P Faherty; B Duffy, S Clynch, R Donnelly; D O"Donohoe, P Kennedy, C Irwin; P O"Donnell, B Faherty; C Brennan (0-2), C Keena, B O"Donnell; M Brennan (0-5), S Stephens (0-5), G O"Neill (0-2). Subs - A Duffy for O"Donnell, C Curtis for Brennan, J Kenny for Stephens. Moylagh - M Corrigan; A Hand, D Hand, P Traynor; P Fox, B Geraghty, E Boyle; J Ward, C Fanning; S Martin, P Kenny, E Brody; A Fanning (0-3), D O"Growney, J Melia (1-1). Subs - K Clinton for J Ward, T Reilly (0-1) for E Brody, S Brody for Martin, D Brody for O"Growney Moynalvey 4-9 Kilbride 0-4 Kilbride were never at the races as Moynalvey marched into the JFC semi-finals with a convincing victory at Walterstown on Saturday evening. Wind-assisted Moynalvey raced into a comfortable interval lead as well-taken points from Cathal Sheridan and John Donoghue as well as a brilliant Willie Byrne goal boosted them to a 1-4 to 0-0 advantage The failure to register in the first-half sparked Kilbride after the resumption, but in their desperate efforts to get scores they left gaps at the back which Moynalvey exploited. It took Kilbride until the 36th minute to grab their first score, but Moynalvey responded emphatically with a Sheridan free and another fine goal from Mark O"Sullivan. Kilbride followed with their second point, but O"Sullivan blew them out of the water when he notched two more goals in a four-minute spell to complete his hat-trick. Moynalvey - O Regan; R Kiernan, P Donoghue, D Kane; P Weldon, D Dixon, A Brien; S Donoghue, J Weldon; J Donoghue (0-2), C Sheridan (0-6), D Donoghue; PJ Walsh, W Byrne (1-0), M O"Sullivan (3-0). Subs - B Gilsenan for Walsh, D Durkan for Kiernan, S Reilly for O"Sullivan, B Conneely (0-1) for Weldon, C Collins for Sheridan. Kilbride - E Farrell; N Farrelly, C Rennicks, P Roche; M Brady, D Barron, R Bruton; J Bruton, C Sheridan; J Sheridan, B White (0-1), F Clarke; D Harford, A Rennicks, M Sheridan (0-2). Subs - O Nolan for R Bruton, J Barron (0-1) for Clarke, C Rafter for Harford, P Roche for C Sheridan. Ratoath 2-8 Wolfe Tones 1-8 Ratoath underlined their favouritism for the JFC title with an impressive victory over Wolfe Tones. Kevin McKeever gave Wolfe Tones the ideal start when his looping shot ended up in the net, but by the early stages of the second-quarter Ratoath were back on level terms with a fine goal. That was just the tonic for Ratoath and they added four points to take a 1-5 to 1-2 interval lead. Alan Callaghan narrowed the deficit after the resmuption, but Wolfe Tones suffered a double injury blow as Joey McKeown and Kevin McKeever were forced off. Wolfe Tones - T Browne; D Cassidy, D Coleman (0-1), A McKeever; P Caffrey, C Martin, P Reilly; J McKeown, D Browne; A Oakes (0-1), C Breslin, M Coleman (0-3); S Power (0-2), K McKeever (1-0), R McDonnell. Subs - A Callaghan (0-1) for Breslin, M McKeever for Reilly, J Tolan for McKeown, Tommy Dowd for K McKeever, E Harrington for McDonnell. Longwood 0-13 Kilmainham 0-12 The clash of two of the JFC"s major contenders didn"t disappoint at Bective on Saturday evening as Longwood sealed their place in the last four with a thrilling win over Kilmainham. Karl Ennis was the hero for the south Meath men. It was his point, four minutes from time, that ultimately proved to be the difference. Kilmainham tried to get back on terms after the score, but Longwood defended resolutely and held the Kells parish side at bay. Kilmainham established a 0-9 to 0-8 interval lead, but with Wayne Leonard, Michael Burke, Ray Dorran and Aaron and Karl Ennis all in top form Longwood stayed in touch and grabbed the winning point from Ennis to advance. Longwood - A Holton; J Colgan, G Henegahan, J Mahon; C Greene, W Leonard (0-2), V Byrne; M Burke (0-5), M Weir; B Hannah, R Maguire (0-1), R Dorran; A Ennis (0-3), K Ennisd (0-2), I Keenan. Subs - D Maguire for Dorran, G Ennis for Keenan, P Barron for Hannah.