Dundrum GFC

* Good luck to Marc Cunningham, Paul McComiskey and John Morgan (Coach) for this Sunday when the Down Minors take on Cavan at Casement Park in the Preliminary Round of the Ulster Minor Football Championship.

* The Seniors will face Teconnaught at home this Friday in the League. Throw-in is at 7.15pm. Training will take place tonight (Wednesday) at 7pm sharp. Belfast players should meet for the bus at 6pm outside the Parlour.

* The Reserves match with Bredagh was cancelled on Sunday evening due to the death of Martin Walsh's mother. All at the club would like to offer Martin their deepest sympathies on his recent loss.

There will be no Reserve game this Sunday due to the Down matches.

* The Minors lost to Drumaness by a point last Wednesday in Section B. They still have League fixtures to fulfil against Bredagh and St Johns.

In the Minor Football Championship the lads have drawn a home tie with Downpatrick.

* The U-16's made it two wins out of two last week when they defeated Ardglass by a point. Last night (Tuesday) they took on Kilclief in the Preliminary Round of the A Championship. A report will be available next week.

This coming Tuesday the side visit Killyleagh for their third League game.

* The U-14's also made it two wins on the trot when they dismantled Teconnaught 4-16 to 0-05. This Thursday they face a tricky home tie against Carryduff B.

East Down U-16 Football League Section B

Dundrum 2-14  Ardglass 3-10

   In an excellent advertisement for underage football in the county, Dundrum battled past an excellent Ardglass side to pick up the points in a close affair.

   This game produced all that is good and productive in the GAA. It had superb refereeing, healthy sportsmanship and some terrific patches of play but it was the Duns who just about edged it in the dying moments.

   The first half saw Ardglass playing with a strong wind advantage. After ten minutes of play they cancelled out Dundrum's Conal McKee (0-02) and Sean O'Rourke's (0-01) efforts with a goal.

   McKee fought back to put the Duns in front again but Ardglass hit back with another goal to set up a two point lead.

   Dangerman McKee then swapped scores with Shea Lappin before Paul O'Shea's men kicked over two on the go to extend their lead to four.

   With halftime approaching Dundrum's Sean O'Rourke and Blaine Warnock converted opportunities either side of Malachy Crangle's point to keep the Duns within three points of the visitors.

   The second half was a joy to behold. Both teams played some brilliant football and as the wind died down the quality of the game picked up.

   Dundrum raced out of the blocks at a frenetic pace. Sean O'Rourke was instrumental in this comeback as he fired over four scores in succession to put his side in the lead for the first time since early in the first half. Dean Killen then latched on with an awe inspiring long range effort to put Ardglass on the backfoot.

   However, the Ardtole side picked themselves up and began to show that indominatable spirit that has characterised many an Ardglass team over the years. They bounced back in style to register 1-04 without reply to send themselves in to a five point lead.

   By this stage Ardglass looked that they would run away with it. However, the Duns regrouped and Blaine Warnock found himself in the right place at the right time as he stabbed home a goal. Conal McKee quickly followed this up with another glorious point but Ardglass stopped the Duns in their tracks shortly after with a fine score.

   With the game really heating up it took a moment of magic from Sean O'Rourke to turn the tie once again. The young terrier tore through the Ardglass centre line and rifled his shot to the net to put the homeside in charge once again by a solitary point.

   Then with a minute remaining Ardglass made a beeline for the Dundrum goal. However, a point was all that they could muster and the game once again levelled it self out.

   At this stage it looked as if a draw would be a fair result. Yet the Duns weren't prepared to settle for just that. For the second time in a week ace marksman Conal McKee grabbed a last ditch winner to secure another win at the death for the Duns.

Dundrum: E.King, P.Mageean, R.Melville, D.Brennan, C.Mageean, A.Mageean, R.Carville, S.O'Rourke (1-06, 4 Frees), B.Warnock (1-01), B.Cunningham, C.McKee (0-06), C.Miskelly, S.Mason, D.Killen (0-01), A.O'Hare. Subs: PJ Conlon, D.Cunningham.