Under 14 Hurling League: Ballyvarley/Ballela
Vs Castlewellan
The Ballyvarley/Ballela
under14 hurlers had an easy win over
Castlewellan last week romping home
comfortably. Played in perfect
conditions the locals dominated from
start to finish Patrick Mackin
leading the way for the Reds with a
well taken point before the goals
started to come. Peter Verhoven got
off the mark with a close in strike
before Owen Magee added two fierce
strikes to the back of the net. The
win was based on a strong defence
with Christopher Martin excellent at
centre-half, ably assisted by the
tireless running of Thomas McKernan
and James O’Meara, while Lisa
McCusker and Michael Downey ensured
no easy scores would be had by the
visitors.
At midfield Tony Hegarty
and Conor Strain dominated, the
former getting a total of 3-4, the
last goal coming after a piercing
solo run was finished with a low
drive to the net.
Upfront all the forwards
were in fine form. Ciaron Heaney and
Rory McShane provided the ammunition
for Patrick Mackin, who was very
strong at half-forward, and the
accurate finishing of Owen Magee.
Ciaron Davis came on to score two
goals very quickly and Ryan McCusker
grabbed himself a lovely goal before
the end.
It was a comfortable win
for the Ballyvarley/Ballela hurlers,
Ballyvarley providing eleven of the
starting line-up. Saturday 21st
April sees the under 14s play in the
Under 14 hurling feile in
Castlewellan.
Ballyvarley/Ballela Under 14 Team:Michael
McAlister, James O’Meara, Michael
Downey (1-1), Lisa McCusker, Thomas
McKernan (1-0), Christopher Martin
(0-2), Michael McKay, Conor Strain,
Tony Hegarty (3-4), Ciaran Heaney,
Patrick Mackin (1-4), Cathal
McGrath, Owen Magee (2-2), Peter
Verhoven (2-0), Jonathan Lennon
(0-1). Subs: Rory McShane,
Ciaron Davis (2-0), Jack Devlin
(1-0), Stephen Caruthers, Ryan
McCusker (1-0).
