Kildare GAA: Naas are minor hurling league champions

Naas are the Future Ticketing Division 1 Minor Hurling League champions after they saw off a solid Maynooth performance to claim an eight points victory in Manguard Plus Hawkfield on Wednesday night last, winning on a final score line of Naas 4-15 to 2-14.

A 4-8 return from the full forward combination of Theo Frisby (3-3) and Charlie Carroll (1-5) was the platform for the victory as they always had to much for Maynooth. When Charlie Carroll goaled after 12 minutes Maynooth were always chasing the game.

Naas led at the break 3-9 to 1-4 and while Maynooth improved considerably on the resumption they simply had not enough of fire power to defeat the favourites.

NAAS: Leonard Ryan; Fionan Delaney, Matthew Kelly, James Carty; Shane Kelly, Evan O'Briain, Tom McKeon; James Bedford, CJ Boran 0-1; Tom McKeon, Rian Redfern 0-2, Joe Corrigan 0-2; Jack Walsh 0-2, Theo Frisby 3-3, Charlie Carroll 1-5 (3 frees). Subs: Paul L'estrange for CJ Boran 48; Seamus Redmond for Tom McKeon 55.

MAYNOOTH: Cillian Madden; Ian Crawford, Paul Morrissey, Cian O'Donovan; David Eustace, Conor O'Grady 0-1, Darren O Lionsigh; Niall Cullen 0-2, Oran Byrne 0-2; Daniel Hever, Cian Brody 0-2, Rian Uhlemann 1-1; Cathal Flynn, Joseph McNulty, Tom Power 1-5 (4 frees). Subs: Conall Knox for Cathal Flynn 43; David Reynolds for Darren O Lionsigh 58; Dylan O Sullivan for Conor O Grady 58.