PAURIC MAHONY POINTS THE GUNNERS TO VICTORY ONCE AGAIN
BALLYGUNNER 3-23 DUNGARVAN 0-16
County champions Ballygunner recorded their second win from as many outings in the All County Division 1 hurling league at the Dungarvan club grounds last Friday evening. Pauric Mahony, who got a late call up to play, dominated the first half scoreboard with 0-9(7f) after his name before being called ashore at the start of the final quarter. Mahony also set up scores for his team mates as the Gunners were always in charge of proceedings.
Ballygunner fielded a strong enough side with the additions of Pauric Mahony, Shane O Sullivan and Conor Sheahan from the Mt. Sion game the previous week while Dungarvan were without their injured full back John Curran and their goalie for the past ten years, Darren Duggan who has emigrated to Australia.
Certainly,you need a full deck of cards when playing the nine in a row times County champions and this was the case here. The winners led at half time by 0-13 to 0-6 with Conor Sheahan, Mikey Mahony and Cormac Power assisting Pauric Mahony on the scoreboard.
Johnny Burke was accurate from placed balls for the home team and Jack Fitzgerald and Eoin O Callaghan scored from play.
SECOND HALF
The game was put to bed at the start of the second half when Gunners’ wing forward Conor Sheahan breached the Dungarvan defence for a fine goal. The Blues replied with five of the next six scores per Burke(2f), Ryan Donnolly, Conor Sheridan and Eoin O Callaghan, 1-14 to 0-11.
This is as good as it got though for Eoin Cadogan’s charges as following Pauric Mahony’s final pointed free, Cormac Power claimed a second goal for the winners. Conor Sheahan brought his game tally to 1-3, answered by scores for Dungarvan by Johnny Burke (f) and Jack Fitzgerald before Jake Foley found the net for the third time for Ballygunner, 3.16 to 0-12.
Before the final whistle, midfielder Eoin O Brien, sub Kealan Furlong(2), Cormac Power(2) and Mikey O Mahony(2f) added to the winners’ tally while Colm Curran0-2(1f) and Johnny Burke 0-2f finished the home team’s account of 0-16.
Scorers :
Ballygunner : Pauric Mahony 0-10(8f), Conor Sheahan 1-3, Cormac Power 1-2, Jake Foley 1-1, Michael Mahony 0-4(2f), Kealon Furlong 0-2, Eoin O Brien 0-1.
Dungarvan : Johnny Burke 0-9(8f, 1’65’), Jack Fitzgerald and Eoin O Callaghan 0-2 each, Colm Curran 0-2(1f), Ryan Donnolly 0-1.
Teams :
Ballygunner : Mark Kilgannon; Sean Harney, Tadhg Foley, Harry Ruddle; Tom Gallagher, Ronan Power, Conor Berry; Eoin O Brien, Shane O Sullivan; Conor Sheahan, Pauric Mahony, Michael Mahony; Cormac Power, Gavin Corbett, Jake Foley. Subs : Kealan Furlong, Barry O Sullivan, Luke Horgan, Donnchadha Fitzpatrick.
Dungarvan : David Flynn; Michael Burke, Gavin Power, Robbie Wall; Conor Sheridan, Jack Lacey, Kealan Daly; Joe Duggan, Cathal Curran; Jack Fitzgerald, Eoin O Callaghan, Colm Curran; Mark McGarry, Johnny Burke, Ryan Donnolly. Subs : Tristan Loftus, James Kiely, Kyle Healy.
Referee : Nicky O Toole(Mt. Sion).
FOTO : 896 : bALLYGUNNER CENTRE BACK rONAN pOWER HOLDS POSSESSION.
DIVISION 1 LEAGUE TABLE
TEAM PLD W D L PF PA PD PTS
Ballygunner 2 2 0 0 49 32 17 4
Passage 1 1 0 0 22 18 4 2
Roanmore 2 1 0 1 40 42 -2 2
Abbeyside 2 1 0 1 39 40 -1 2
Dungarvan 2 0 0 2 34 49 -15 0
Mt. Sion 1 0 0 1 16 19 -3 0
