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Bredagh News - 18 Feb 2003
The Bredagh Club over the last few
weeks has been getting ready for the new season. Nicky
McCafferty who played for the club for over 25 years
was elected Chairman at the recent reconvened AGM.
In addition, club stalwart and one of it's founder
members, Seamus Sammon, was elected as Secretary of
the club for 2003.
The club has also appointed the various
youth managment teams for the year:
BOYS FOOTBALL
U-8s - Kieran Kelly, Paedar Doyle, Jim McLaughlin,
Damien O'Kane
U-10s - Mickey Young and Martin Hannity
U-12s - Damien Canvan, Damien McCloskey, Paul Doran
(pictured)
U-14s - Frank McKenna, Eamonn Gray, Michael Coffey
U-16s - Eamonn Gray, Paul Boyd, Michael Coffey, Cillian
Short
U-18s - Gerry Conlon, Pat Matthews, Jim Alexander,
Sean Rafferty
GIRLS FOOTBALL
U-13s/U16s - Brendan O'Connell, Arlene McCloskey,
Niamh Breslin, Joanne Lavery, Cera McArdle, Others
tbc
HURLING
Danny Hughes, Ciaran White, Aidan McKegney, Others
tbc
CAMOGIE
Ann Costello
On the field of play Bredagh had
two games over the past weekend: East Down Minor league
game against St John's and an U16 Challenge game against
St Brides, Belfast. Bredagh won both games.
Minors WIN
East Down Minor League, Section B
Sunday 16th Feburary
Bredagh 5-6 St Johns 1-9
Bredagh Minors, 2003 - Picture courtesy of South
Belfast News
An understrength Minor team managed
to maintain Bredagh's unbeaten start to the season
with an emphatic victory over St Johns at Cherryvale
on Sunday afternoon. Several squad players delighted
manager Sean Rafferty by taking their opportunity
to shine. 'We have a big squad and some lads have
had to watch from the sidelines in the last two weeks,
but we really needed them here and they were excellent.
Lads like Paul Milligan, Michael Lee, Ryan Smith,
Ronan McCann and Paul McGlade made important contributions'.
Rory McCaughey is a more regular player but his improved
performance was another key factor in the win, especially
when the scores were level midway through the second-half.
Rory managed to score a point from half-back, as did
Brian Willigan, while the all-important goals came
from Paul Alexander, Michael Lee and Paul McGlade.
Bredagh have now won two and drawn one of their opening
three games, with a tough away fixture to come this
weekend at Ardglass.
U-16s WIN
Challenge,
Sunday Feb 16:
St Brides 3-6 Bredagh 4-10
With only fifteen players and away from home against
a physical St Brides team, Bredagh came away with
a fine win. James Johnston was undoubtedly the star
in scoring 2-5, and surely he will figure for the
Down U-16s again this season if he keeps up this form.
Many of last year's U-14s made the transition to the
U-16s smoothly, with 'Pup' simply superb in goals
and good performances from Joe Steele, Niall Boyle,
Paul McCurry and Stephen Gray.
TEAM & SCORERS:
Pup, James McAllister, Dermot Coffey, Ryan Irvine,
Niall Boyle, Stephen Gray 0-1, Aidan O'Neill, James
Johnston 2-5, Kevin Harte (captain), Declan Noble,
Conal Short, Paul McCurry 0-1, Niall Devlin 1-1, Paul
Boyd, Joe Steele 1-2.
