The young hurler’s from Warrenpoint hammered Castlewellen in their biggest win this year. The score line let’s you think it was an easy win but that’s not the whole story. The Castlewellen lad’s never give up the whole match and to their credit never dropped their head’s but the skill and character of the seasiders was far to strong for them. St Peter’s got of to a great start with a goal which was seen in by young Jesus Cunningham, and with Allen Higgins (3-3) move in to full forward the score line wasn’t long growing, But it has to be said warrenpoint had a strong wind behind them and castlewellen were finding it hard to clear their line’s and St Peter’s had to take advantage of this. As the half went on Meatsy (2-3) and Paddy G (1-0) started to show their class with clever run’s and good link play between themselves and the mid-field bossed the game. When Castlewellen did get passed mid-field they ran into (what must have felt like a brick wall) in the two twin’s Chris and Mathew (1-2) Teague and centre half back Darren (Doyler) Doyle who got warrenpoint back on the attack immediately

The second had to be a diffent game because of the strong wind and so it proved. With the wind behind Castlewellen, their puck out’s were now hitting mid-field and when the ball got to Warrenpoint’s back line the full back’s (Brendan Murphy, Mark (Raffo) Rafferty and Daniel Marks) stood up to them. With his debut in goal Chris (Cookie) Matthews was determined to keep a clean sheet and did with some great goalkeeping. Aaron O’Hare was ruling mid-field with some very stylist hurling and his partner in crime Connan O’Neill was winning most of the battles with some hard (but fair) hitting and this took it told on Castlewellen as St Peter’s move up gear. Some of Warrenpoint’s passing and link play was so good at times Kilkenny, Cork and new league champs Waterford would have been dam proud of it. Meatsy and Paddy G were at the centre of most of the good play and it was a coin toss for man of the match but Paddy G just shaded it. St Peter’s showed a ruthless side to them as they kept going for scores and kept defending for their lives’, they didn’t take their foot of the gas and ran in easy winners in the end. This was the minor’s first game at home and all that showed up to watch the match must have been watering at mouth to see them at home again, but this is their only home game of a league of 5 teams. But this team loves a good challenge and this will only spur the young hurler’s from warrenpoint on.

(1) Chris (Cookie) Matthews
(2) Brendan Murphy
(3) Mark (Raffo) Rafferty
(4) Daniel Marks
(5) Matthew Teague (1-2)
(6) Darren (Doyler) Doyler
(7) Chris Teague
(8) Arron O’Hare
(9) Connan O Neill
(10) Meatsy (2-5)
(11) Danny Grant (0-3) Capt
(12) Paddy G (1-0)
(13) Jesus (1-1)
(14) Allien Higgins (3-3)
(15) Michael Fegan
(16) Blaine Murphy
(17) Darren McGovern
(18) Connor O’Hare
(19) Mark Doran
(20) Michael White
(21) Paddy Young