Primary Schools Final: Hat-trick hero Oisin Roche inspires Stackallen to victory
BOYS DIV 2/3 SHIELD
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St Anne’s Aiden Finney wins possession ahead of Stackallen’s Jack Finney and Oisín Roche during the Boys Div Shield final at Trim. Photo: David Mullen/www.cyberimages.net David MullenImage 2 of 5
Stackallen NS joint Hugo Roche Garland and Jack Black receive the Boys Div Shield from Frank Reidy. David MullenImage 3 of 5
Stackallen NS’s Oisín Roche receives the Spirit of the Final award from Meath Chronicle’s Tom Gannon. David MullenImage 4 of 5
The Stackallen NS players (from left) were: back - Cillian Clarke, Jack Finney, James Lynch, Jack Black, Hugo Roche Garland, Olly Timmons, Charlie Cournane, Ronan Crahan; front - David O’Riordan, Paul Esmonde, Tom Flanagan, Oisín Roche, Caolán Farren, Andrew Lynch, Micheal Reilly, Aaron O’Brien, Michael Rock Sheridan. David MullenImage 5 of 5
The St Anne’s NS Navan players (from left) were: back - Edward Costan, Aiden Finney, Cormac Shankey-Smith, Conor Lyons, Andrew Betson, Davy Joyce, Alfie Byrne, Harvey Cahill, Joseph O’Rourke, Enzo Filipe, Reegan Swan, Martin McDonagh, Daniel Laird; front - Noah Filipe, Harry McCaffrey, Jacob Roche, Jason Fleming, Max Kane, Eoghan Kiernan, Mohammed Usman Zia, Jake Novikovas, Jason O’Rourke, David McLoughlin, James Regan, Ben Carroll, Leonardo Talon, Evan Moore. David MullenHat-trick hero Oisin Roche inspired Stackallen to victory over St Anne's Navan in the Boys Div 2/3 Shield final at Trim on Sunday afternoon.
The wind certainly had a massive influence and as the old adage goes, it was a game of two halves.
The eventual winners Stackallen dominated the first-half. A brace of points from both Olly Timmons and Jack Black were followed by a very well taken Timmons goal.
Oisin Roche then hit 1-1 in quick succession before Timmons split the posts and after only seven minutes Stackallen led 2-7 to 0-0.
It wasn't until the 23rd minute that St Anne’s registered a score and further goals from Black and Roche ensured Stackallen held a healthy half-time advantage of 4-10 to 0-1.
St Anne’s had the wind at their backs in the second-half and they seized momentum immediately. James Regan hit four frees as the Navan side scored 0-7 on the spin. Despite a fantastic effort from St Anne’s which included a late goal for Aiden Finney, Roche put the final nail in the coffin with Stackallen’s fifth green flag.
Stackallen NS - Hugo Roche Garland; Cillian Clarke, Aaron O’Brien; Michael Rock Sheridan, Charlie Cournane, Micheal Reilly; Olly Timmons (1-4 one free), Jack Finney; Tom Flanagan, Caolán Farren (0-2), Oisín Roche (3-1); Jack Black (1-4 one free), James Lynch. Subs - Oscar Halpin, Ronan Crahan, Andrew Lynch, David O'Riordan, Paul Esmonde. Mentors - Ashling Burke, Siobhán Downey.
St Anne's Navan - Max Kane; Andrew Betson, David McLoughlin; Conor Lyons, James Regan (0-4 frees), Cormac Shankey-Smith; Enzo Filipe (0-1), Harvey Cahill (0-2 one free); Jason O’Rourke, Aiden Finney (1-1), Jason Fleming (0-1); Alfie Byrne (0-1), Jake Novikovas. Subs - Joseph O’Rourke, Davy Joyce, Eoghan Kiernan, Evan Moore, Jacob Roche, Reegan Swan, Leonardo Talon, Martin McDonagh, Edward Costan, Ben Carroll, Daniel Laird, Mohammed Usman Zia, Harry McCaffrey, Noah Filipe, Mario Williams. Mentors - Carl Kelly, Mark Brennan, Mark Leavy.
Referee - James Brennan (Bohermeen NS).