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Leixlip's Darren McDermott on the charge against Nurney in the IFC at Cedral St Conleth's Park this afternoon
In the end Leixlip had no less than 16 points to spare over Nurney as the winners advance to the quarter-final of the Kildare IFC and a meeting with Milltown.
The boys from the north of the county were in control and led at the break 0-7 to 0-4, having hit ten wides and missed a couple of goal chanes.
On the resumption they continued their dominance and when Jack Barrett got a touch to find the net in the 45 minute the game was all but done and dusted.
Brian Gibbons and Conor Lawlor added goals as the boys in maroon won on a final score lien of Leixlip 3-17 Nurney 0-10.
Scorers: Leixlip, Jack Barrett 1-5 (1 two-pointer free), Conor Lawlor 1-3, Ronan Fitzsomons 0-5 (1 two-pointer), Brian Gibbons 1-0, Tommy Moolick 0-1 (mark), Ciaran Silke 0-1, Eamonn Murphy 0-2.
Nurney, Mickey Conway 0-4 (2 frees, 1 two-pointer free), Andrew Behan 0-3 (two-pointer) free, |Theo Hanlon 0-3 (1 two-pointer).
LEIXLIP: Niall McConnell; Brian Gibbons, Ryan Doyle, Sean Englishby; Rory Flynn, Jack Travers, Ciaran Silke; Ronan Fitzsimons, Darren McDermott; Ben Travers, Tommy Moolick, Paddy Meagher; Conor Lawlor, Jack Barrett, Luke Mahon. Subs: Kevin Conneely for Sean Englishby (half-time); James Killeen for Ben Travers (45 minutes); Eamonn Murphy for Paddy Meagher (49 minutes); Ciaran Fadian for Ryan Doyle (50 minutes); Dave Curley for Rory Flynn (52 minutes).
NURNEY: Niall Donnelly; Daragh Conway, John Merrins, Eoghan Fitzpatrick; Tadgh Hagney, Hayden Weldon, Ciaran Callan; Adam Talbto, Damien Berns; Daniel Kealey, Theo Hanlon, Brian Reilly; Sean Murphy, Michael Conway, Andrew Behan. Subs: Steven Conway for Daniel Kealey (half-time); Darren Byrne for Adam Talbot (half-time); Owen Kealey for Ciaran Callan (41 minutes); Kevin Conway for Damien Berns (50 minutes); Jessie Moore for Hayden Weldon (60 minutes).
REFEREE: Paul Donnelly.
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