Published: Friday, 5th September, 2008 10:20am

Boardsmill secure junior status

by Jimmy Geoghegan

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Boardsmill 2-8 Drumree 0-9

Boardsmill secured their JFC status with an encouraging win over Drumree at Bective on Saturday. Defeat now leaves Drumree facing a relegation play off as they finished bottom of the group.

Boardsmill got off to the perfect start with an early goal from David Farrell, but Drumree rallied and dominated most of the opening period.

Their wayward shooting proved costly as they registered 12 wides and took until the 24th minute before grabbing their first score.

Eric Cribben and Keith Hamilton tagged on further points for Boardsmill to open up a 1-3 to 0-3 interval lead. That advantage was stretched to six points early in the second-half, but Drumree stayed in contention and narrowed the deficit to just two points.

However, just as Boardsmill threatened to capitulate, Vinny Guy flicked the ball to the net to restore Boardsmill"s supremacy.

John Cullinane, Christopher Doyle, Dermot Doyle and Ciaran Kenny were best for Drumree

Boardsmill - S Masterson; E Corrigan, P Guy, I Darby; S O"Toole (0-1), G Jones, L O"Brien; N McLoughlin, E Dunne (0-1); B McLoughlin (0-1), S Gibbons, E Cribbin (0-2); K Hamilton (0-2), V Guy (1-0), D Farrell (1-1). Subs - R Hatton for O"Brien, M O"Toole for N McLoughlin, J Mitchell for M O"Toole.

Drumree - C Dixon; S McGroder, D Doyle, R Sheridan; B Walsh, B Kenny, P Walsh; J Cullinane (0-4), C Kenny; K Burke, G T Troy, B Coughlan; G Kilbane, C Doyle (0-2), J Walsh (0-3). Subs - N McCarrick for G T Troy, G Troy for McGroder.

FEIS CUP

Seneschalstown 3-9

Summerhill 2-10

Seneschalstown gained a small measure of revenge for their SFC defeat by Summerhill when they dumped them out of the Feis Cup courtesy of a Joe Sheridan goal deep into injury-time.

Seneschalstown were awarded a penalty in the opening minute following a foul on Sheridan. The Meath player converted the penalty, but Summerhill rallied with a Bobby Lyons goal giving them a 1-5 to 1-3 cushion.

After the resumption Lyons and Brian Clarke traded goals, but five minutes into injury-time Sheridan struck for his second goal.

Seneschalstown - D Geraghty; W Smith, A Collins, J Byrne; S Sheridan (0-1), M Carey (0-1), C Gleeson; D Sheridan (0-1), B Sheridan (0-4); J Cowley, S Finnegan (0-1), G Conlon; S Clarke (0-1), J Sheridan (2-0), B Clarke (1-0). Subs - C McGowan for Conlon, T Ledwidge for Cowley.

Summerhill - T McDonnell; C Young, W Milner, G Rispin; M Gorman, B Ennis (0-2), C Malone; M Kennedy (0-1), M Byrne; B Lyons (2-1), M O"Reilly (0-1), P Larkin; A Lyons, C Gillespie (0-1), R Donnelly (0-3). Subs - W Ryan for Byrne, P Comey for McDonnell, S Kennedy for A Lyons, M McNally for B Lyons, J Loughrey (0-1) for O"Reilly.