Injury-time goal boosts Kells / Blackwater

Brandon Browne scored a dramatic, injury-time goal to give Kells / Blackwater the victory at Kells on Saturday that ensured they retain their place at the top of the NEC u-12 Div 1 table. The sides were scoreless at the interval and Torro took the lead on the resumption before Patrick Byrne conjured up an equaliser with a cracking effort from long range. Browne grabbed the winner when he latched onto a through ball from Fionn Reilly. Jack Kenny, Carl Lynch, Tommy Mongey and James Reilly gave sparkling displays for the home side. Kells/Blackwater - P Quinlan; J Kenny, C Arkins, C Lynch, T Mongey, J Reilly, P Byrne, L Shine, C Jordan, P Farrelly, F Reilly. Subs - C Heary for Quinlan, A Gargan for Arkins, A Doherty for Shine, B Browne for Jordan, D Smith for Kenny. Kingscourt 2 Trim Celtic 4 Two goals apiece from Pierre Fox and Jack Byrne set Trim Celtic up for a win in what was their first NEC u-12 League clash in two months. It was looking good for the Trim side at the interval when they led 3-1. Fox"s goals came from a tap in and an superbly executed free while the excellent Byrne netted with a chip and a header. Others to shine for the Trim side included Daniel Lewis and Kyle Dixon in midfield. Trim Celtic - D McGarry; C Fitzgerald, L Moran, D Rennick, K Dixon, P Fox, J Byrne, C Harte, E O"Connor, D Lewis, B Boggan, J McGowan, A Moran, E Holmes. Kentstown 4 Trim Celtic 0 All the goals in this NEC u-12 League tie were scored in the second-half with Trim Celtic unable to find a response. The visitors enjoyed plenty of possession in the opening half but were unable to find a breakthrough. Danny Anderson came closest to scoring for the Trim side. Trim Celtic - E McLoughlin; L Fletcher, K Doyle, A Troy, J Durkin, A Collins, A Bird, L Osbourne, J Sanchez, D Anderson, C Harten, R Power, O Corrigan, B McKeown. UNDER-14 Johnstown 1 Trim Celtic 2 Despite some terrible weather conditions on Saturday morning, Trim Celtic and Kentstown served up an entertaining game of football in this NEC u-14 League clash on Saturday. The Trim side took the lead when Glenn Flood set up Anthony Peppard who fired home before Johnstown made it 1-1 before the break. Just when a draw looked the most likely result Colin Keane fed Dean Courtney who beat the offside trap to grab what proved to be the winner. Danny Connell, Courtney and James Andrews excelled for the winners. Trim Celtic - D Connell; C Clarke, J Andrews, K Maguire, T Crinion, C Gibney, D Courtney, A O"Halloran, G Flood, L Magorrian, A Peppard, A O"Donnell, F Mulryan, K Hackett, B Fitzgerald, C Keane. Kells/Blackwater 3 Kingscourt 0 Spurred on by a defeat by Kingscourt earlier in the season, Kells / Blackwater exacted revenge when they fired three past the visitors in this NEC u-14 Div 1 clash. Ryan O"Reilly sent Kells / Blackwater on their way with an early goal and it stayed 1-0 at the break. Further goals from Cian Moen and Oisin Reilly, with a great individual effort, wrapped up the victory. Enda Yore, Peter Hanney, Stephen Clarke and Cormac O"Reilly played well for the winners. Kells/Blackwater - S Ryan; L Byrne, A O"Rourke, M Carrigy, J Skelly, E Yore, O Reilly, P Hanney, S Clarke, R O"Reilly, C O"Reilly. Sub - C Moen for Yore. Newtown 0 Navan Town 8 Navan Town"s promotion hopes in the NEC Div 2 received another boost when they defeated Newtown on Saturday. Ryan Grumley slotted home a fine hat-trik as the visitors forged into a 3-0 interval lead. Grumely made it 4-0 early in the second-half with further goals from Conor Devine, Paul McCabe, Gary Hand and Fiachra MacGabhann sealing the win. The winners were best served by Paddy McDonnell, Barry Reilly, Laurence Moyles and Grumley. Navan Town - E Power; P McDonnell, D Joyce, P McCabe, P McConnell, B Reilly, Y Kitovas, R Grumley, F MacGabhann, L Moyles, G Hand. Subs - W Hand for Power, C Devine for Kitovas, C Ogle for Moyles. UNDER-13 Borora White 3 Parkvilla 6 Borora White never gave up the fight in this u-13 Cup encounter with Parkvilla firing home an early goal before going onto win. Jordan Moran, John O"Brien and Daniel Murphy found the net for the battling Borora side in what was a excellent overall display despite the result. Borora White - J Lynch; K Doyle, P O"Connell, G Dolan, D Moran, J Reilly, J Moran, E Olwell, R Lynch, O Meehan, J Maloney. Subs - S Farrelly for J Moran, M Reilly for Doyle, J O"Brien for Meehan, D Murphy for D Moran. UNDER-11 Kingscourt 2 Kells/Blackwater 3 Two goals from Shane McDonnell and one from Shane Freeman set Kells / Blackwater up for a narrow victory over Kinscourt in this u-11 Cup clash at Kingscourt on Saturday. The first half finished without either team hitting the target. That all changed in the second-half with Kingscourt going 2-1 up before Kells / Blackwater equalised with a McDonnell goal. Callum Blackburn and Ben Tobin were involved in setting up the winner scored by Freeman. Outstanding for Kells/Blackwater were Ciaran Gaffney, Conor Kilgannon, Freeman and McDonnell. Kells/Blackwater - C Reilly; C Tighe, C Gaffney, C Blackburn, B Tobin, D Francis, S Freeman, A Fox, C Kilgannon, L Murphy, S McDonnell. Kentstown 8 Trim Celtic 0 Daire Corcoran, Robbie Cunningham, Ryan O"Dowd and Jordan Munnelly were among the goalscorers in Kentstown"s big u-11 cup victory over Trim Celtic on Saturday. Best for Kentstown in a match dominated by the wind were Corcoran, O"Dowd, Shane Mulvany and Liam Murphy. Kentstown - C Walsh; S Mulvany, C Cantwell, L Murphy, N Hickey, R O"Dowd, R Cunningham, N Samson, D Gordon, D Corcoran, M Poutch. Subs - R McGrane, J Munnelly, D O"Reilly, G Farrell, S O"Brien, M Kennedy. Trim Celtic - J Kelly; A Losty, J Boyle, L Laffan, A Carrick, R Smith, C Lennon, J Conlon, N Costa, E Forde, K Macintosh, T Burke, A Tristante. UNDER-10 Kells/Blackwater 2 Trim Celtic Knights 1 Jack O"Keeffe was on the mark twice as Kells / Blackwater out-gunned Trim Celtic Knights in this NEc u-10 Div 1 encounter at Kells on Saturday. Stephen Collier, who made a number of fine saves, Stephen Meagan and Sean King impressed for Kells / Blackwater. Kells/Blackwater - P McDermott; C Woods, S Meagan, S King, M Galligan-Edwards, K Needle, C Lynch, C Mattimoe, J O" Keeffe. Subs - S Gillic for Meagan, J Carry for Woods, S Collier for McDermott, J Doyle for Lynch. Kells/Blackwater 10 Trim Celtic 2 Jack Mongey helped himself to a hat-trick as Kells / Blackwater marched to a big win over Trim Celtic in the NEC u-10 Div 2 League at Kells. Frank O"Reilly and David Brannigan bagged two apiece while David Shipp, Ger McLoughlin and Ben Lynch also found the target. Mongey, McLoughlin and Ben Blackburn were on top form for Kells/Blackwater who scored seven after the break. Kells/Blackwater - B Blackburn; M Kenny, J Browne, P Smith, B Lynch, D Shipp, F O"Reilly, P Mooney, D Brannigan. Subs - J Mongey for Lynch, G McLoughlin for Mooney, J O"Brien for Shipp. GIRLS Trim Celtic 0 Kells/Blackwater 4 Kells / Blackwater remain unbeaten in the Drogheda Schoolgirls u-11 League with another victory picked up against Trim Celtic. Goals from Ella Reilly, Leanne Connell and Emily O"Donovan gave the Trim side a 3-0 interval advantage. Reilly added a fourth after the break. Kells/Blackwater - T Flanagan; K Moran, C O"Brien, L Connell, E Reilly, E Van Zantern, A Brady. Subs - E O"Donovan for Connell, S Bennett for Van Zantern, E Brogan for Brady, A McManus for Moran.