A HL ROUND UP: Jubilee Cup champions Kildalkey returned to competitive action in style
DIV 1
Kildalkey...2-16
Killyon.....0-12
Jubilee Cup champions Kildalkey returned to competitive action in style as Paddy Conneely hit 1-11 to inspire them to a comfortable A HL Div 1 victory over Killyon. Luke Rickard added a second-half goal to Kildalkey's 1-9 to 0-6 interval lead to stretch his side's lead.
Killyon stayed in touch by doubling their points tally after the break, but Kildalkey were always comfortable when holding them off.
Kildalkey - M McCormack; D Conneely, G Kelly, B Kelly; B McKeon, D Harmon, Mark Healy; K McKeon (0-1), P Potterton; C Kearney, L Rickard (1-0), E Fitzgerald (0-1); N Potterton (0-2), P Conneely (1-11), P Geoghegan. Subs - C Fitzgerald (0-1) for Kearney, N McNally for E Fitzgerald, B Conneely for K McKeon, R Flynn for Geoghegan, Martin Healy for N Potterton.
Ratoath....3-23
Kilmessan....1-21
There was no shortage of entertainment as Ratoath and Kilmessan fired 4-44 between them with the hosts Ratoath claiming crucial goals from Daithi McGowan, Gavin McGowan and Cian Rogers. However it was the remarkable haul of 18 points for Padraig O'Hanrahan that proved decisive. Luke Horan hit 11 points for Kilmessan with Steven Clynch claiming their goal.
Ratoath - G Crowley; P Dowd, C Butler, C Ward; P Butler, D Kelly (0-1), B McGowan; C Kelly, P Byrne (0-1); D McGowan (1-1), P O'Hanrahan (0-18), T Fadden; G McGowan (1-0), J McGowan (0-1), C Rogers (1-1). Subs - Niall McClarnon for Butler, C O'Riordan for Crowley, S Keogh for Fadden.
Kilmessan - C O'Neill; D Swan, M Munnelly, C Horan; D Reilly, A Smith, P Burke; D Smyth (0-2), P Grimes; C Smith, K Keena (0-6), L Horan (0-11); K Donnelly (0-1), S Clynch (1-1), J Cottrell (0-1). Subs - E J Keoghan for Reilly, C Maguire for Donnelly, D Hackett for C Horan, C Gorman for Cottrell.
Dunboyne.....1-13
Clann na nGael.....2-9
Despite leading 2-4 to 0-7 at the break Clann na nGael couldn't hold on as Dunboyne recovered to take the A HL Div 1 spoils.
Clann na nGael - E Griffin; J Farrell, A Ennis, J Doherty; S O’Reilly, K Swaine, M Keogh; D Swaine, C Fenton; C McGovern, G O’Sullivan, J McGrath; D O Donnchadha, C Garry, E O Donnchadha. Subs - L Swaine for Garry, D Brogan for Fenton, G Cole for D Swaine, C Swaine for J McGrath.
DIV 3
Trim....1-14
Kilskyre....1-8
Trim's second string proved too strong for visitors Kilskyre/Moylagh in A HL Div 3. Mikey Cullen's goal boosted the winners to a 1-6 to 0-4 interval lead and they kept the scoreboard ticking over after the resumption with points from Stephen Doyle, Aaron McGee, Johnny McEvoy and James Murray on target.
Trim - C Buckley; D Kennedy, C McGrath, C Walsh; J Cotterll, C Lee, G Fleming; D Coleman, C O’Rourke; S Doyle (0-3), J Murray (0-4), K Lennon; C McKeown (0-2), M Cullen (1-2), A Dinan (0-1). Subs - J McEvoy (0-1), A McGee (0-1), C Rogers, B O’Dwyer, B Heffernan, E DeCourcey-Tobin, R Keane, A O’Brien.
Kilmessan....2-6
Dunboyne....0-10
Scores were scarce and there was little between the sides, but it two goals from Ger O'Neill that proved decisive as Kilmessan beat Dunboyne in A HL Div 3.
Kilmessan - C Gorman (0-2); P Grimes (0-1), C Horan, A Smith; M Horan, R Donnelly, D Hackett; P O'Brien, E J Keoghan; C Maguire, D Plevin, N Brennan; J Greene, G O'Neill (2-1), C Smyth. Subs - C O'Neill for Brennan, D Swan for Smyth, J Cottrell (0-2) for Greene, N Brennan for Plevin.
DIV 4
Kildalkey....5-22
Ratoath.....1-6
Cathal Egan (two), Tomas Reilly, Paul Fagan and Ben Rickard were amongst the goals as Kildalkey proved too strong for Ratoath in A HL Div 4.
Kildalkey - C Lyons; C O'Sullivan, C Dunne, C McGourty; S Kirke, D Fagan (0-2), F McLoughlin; C Browne, G Geoghegan; K Lynch (0-8), C Egan (2-1), A Traynor; L Coldrick (0-3), T Reilly (1-6), J Masterson. Subs - B Rickard (1-0) for Masterson, S Reillly for Geoghegan, M Browne for O'Sullivan, P Fagan (1-2) for Egan, Egan for T Reilly.