ST EUNAN’S scored a facile win over Malin in a one-sided Under-16 Division 1B Championship final.
St Eunan’s 5-16 Malin 0-8
By Charlie Collins in Convoy
St Eunan’s scored four second half goals to surge away from the north Inishowen men in a game that completely ran away.
St Eunan’s led by seven at half-time, with Nathan Plumb on the mark, but they showed no mercy thereafter with Sean McVeigh, Peadar McGeehin and sub Jack Dwyer on the mark with the second-half goals.
McVeigh struck to put daylight between them and McGeehin was teed up by Liam Hannigan and David Boyle – who helped himself to seven points.
Dwyer nailed two late goals to put a real gloss on the night for the Letterkenny side.
St Eunan’s hit their opening goal in the 20th minute when Boyle’s strong run ended when he off-loaded for Nathan Plumb to palm home.
Boyle had kicked two early points with McGeehin and Thomas Crossan on the mark as they opened up a 0-4 to 0-1 lead.
McGeehin and Plumb stretched the lead and they were 1-8 to 0-4 in front by the break with Boyle, again, and Cian McMonagle on the mark.
Points by Dermot Callaghan and Conor O’Neill added to Malin’s tally but, boasting a seven-point lead, St Eunan’s didn’t seem in any danger.
St Eunan’s:Ronan Coady; Tiernan McFadden, Killian Gribben, Nathan Plumb (1-1); Jonny Lambe, Josh McCullagh, James Gallagher; Liam Hannigan, Thomas Crossan (0-1); Ryan Creevy, Cian McMonagle (0-2), Nathan Bonner; David Boyle (0-7, 3f), Sean McVeigh (1-0), Peadar McGeehin (0-4). Subs: Lorcan Harvey for Lambe (18), Jay Maguire for Bonner (42), Sean McGinley for Creevy (50), Jack Dwyer (2-0) for McGeehin (53), Jonny Lambe for Crossan (55).
Malin:Ben Miller; Sean McGrenaghan, Niall Gallagher, Taylor Bonner; Odhrán McGeoghegan, John McLaughlin, Daniel McLaughlin; David Doherty, Conor O’Neill; Keelan Hegarty, Darragh Douglas, James McLaughlin; Darragh McGeoghegan, Stephen Callaghan, Dermot Callaghan. Subs:Fergal Doherty for J.McLaughlin (15), Sean O’Kane for D.McGeoghegan (25), Finn Ward for O.McGeoghenan (42), Adrian O’Connor for Doherty (42), Caidin Doherty for Bonner (42).
Referee: Declan Callaghan (Kilcar).
