Primary Schools Finals: Clinical Bohermeen see off Carlanstown challenge
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Tadhg Casserly on the charge for Bohermeen NS during Sunday’s Boys Div 2 final against Carlanstown at Stamullen. Photo: Gerry Shanahan- www.cyberimages.net Gerry ShanahanImage 2 of 5
The Bohermeen NS player (from left) were: back - Dylan Gaynor, Shea Boylan, Ollie MacMahon, Dylan Cleary, Evan Coyle, Cormac Murray, Éanna Proudfoot, Hugh Mackey, Paudie Travers, Scott Clarke, Tadhg Casserly, Cody O’Reilly, Gavin Doherty, Odhran McMullan; front - Fionn Flanagan, Ollie Boylan, Eoghan Reilly, Ryan Clarke, Darragh Geraghty, TJ Gaffney, Cian Gaffney, Matthew McKenna, Eoin Gaffney, Dean Timmons, Isaac Kelly. Photo: David Mullen-www.cyberimages.net David Mullen www.cyberimages.netImage 3 of 5
The Scoil Mhuire, Carlanstown NS players (from left) were: back - Leo Grogan, Ryan Sweeney, Noah Foster, Conor Briody, Shaun O’Rourke, Philip Simurka, Shay Farrell, Finn O’Sullivan, Victor Ferreira, Jack Clarke, Alex Pajak, Daniel Sweeney; front - Archie Miotti, Luca Farrell, Francis O’Kelly, Charlie Rogers, J.J. Kean, Prince Bokunde, Cormac Briody, Matthew Clarke, Charlie Smith, Cian Doherty, George Miotti. Photo: David Mullen-www.cyberimages.net David Mullen www.cyberimages.netImage 4 of 5
Bohermeen NS captains Scott Clarke (left) and Ryan Clarke receive the Boys Div 2 Cup from James Brennan. Gerry ShanahanImage 5 of 5
Éanna Proudfoot receives the Spirit of the Final award from the Meath Chronicle’s Jimmy Geoghegan. Gerry ShanahanBohermeen NS 3-7
Scoil Mhuire, Carlanstown 1-8
Conditions were just about perfect for this Meath Primary Schools Boys’ Div 2 Football final at Stamullen on Sunday morning.
From start to finish you couldn’t take your eye off the action as the rollercoaster nature of the contest unfolded in the morning sun.
In the end Bohermeen claimed the silverware partly because they were able to create more goal opportunities and, crucially, they were able to take them.
TJ Gaffney skilfully slotted home the first one, Eanna Proudfoot added a second while Dylan Cleary bagged his team’s third with a fantastic finish. Noah Foster got one back for the brave Carlanstown contingent.
All the goals arrived in the second-half as this nerve-jangling contest unfolded with Bohermeen building on a 0-5 to 0-4 interval advantage to go on and win.
Bohermeen were somewhat unfortunate not to get another goal or two. They were only prevented from doing so by some heroic Carlanstown defending or ill luck with Scott Clarke unleashing a thunderous shot only to see the ball cannon off the bar.
As well as goals Bohermeen also showed an ability to engineer some super points with joint-captain Clarke, Isaac Kelly, Cleary and Matthew McKenna all firing over first-rate points. Prince Bokunde didn’t score for Carlanstown but he gave a relentless, high-energy display.
Carlanstown’s main source of scores was Conor Briody who ended up with seven points in a high-quality performance while Foster hit 1-1, his goal arriving early in the second-half.
For a time, it looked like Carlanstown, who won Div 4 and Div 3 titles over the past two years, might stage a strong recovery but there was no stopping goal-hungry Bohermeen from claiming victory in this early morning classic.
Bohermeen NS: Paudie Travers; Fionn Flanagan, Odhran McMullan, Cian Gaffney; Tadhg Casserly, Cody O’Reilly, Eoin Gaffney; Ryan Clarke, Scott Clarke (0-3 two frees); Cormac Murray, Eanna Proudfoot (1-0), Gavin Doherty; Isaac Kelly (0-1), Dylan Cleary (1-2), Evan Coyle. Subs: Dylan Gaynor, Matthew McKenna (0-1), TJ Gaffney (1-0), Eoghan Reilly, Ollie Boylan, Ollie MacMahon, Shea Boylan, Hugh Mackey, Darragh Geraghty, Dean Timmons. Mentors: James Brennan, James Lally, Lee Mulligan, Mary Coyne.
Scoil Muire, Carlanstown: Philip Simurka; Jack Clarke, Charlie Smith, Leo Grogan; Shay Farrell, Finn O’Sullivan, Prince Bokunde; Cormac Briody, Conor Briody (0-7 three frees); Shaun O’Rourke, Noah Foster (1-1), Luca Farrell; Alex Pajak, Ryan Sweeney, JJ Kean. Subs: Victor Ferreira, George Miotti, Daniel Sweeney, Cian Doherty, Matthew Clarke, Archie Miotti, Charlie Rogers, Francis O’Kelly. Mentors: Una Finnegan, Kevin O’Rourke, Fiona Galvin.
Referee: Gerard Dwane (Scoil Naomh Pádraig, Trim).