Division 2 Reports: St Kevins and Kilkerley take control of fight for promotion

HOLLYWOOD DEVELOPMENTS DIVISION 2A ROUND 12

ST KEVINS 2-11 CLAN NA GAEL 0-10

St Kevins bounced back from their weekend defeat to Hunterstown Rovers as they claimed a 2-11 to 0-10 win at home to Clan na Gael. The results keeps the Philipstown men on top of the Division 2 table, ahead of Kilkerley Emmets on score difference.

St Kevins always appeared to have a slight edge on their opponents and a first half goal put them in a good position at the break with a lead of 1-6 to 0-4. A second goal after the restart put the game beyond the visitors.

Robbie Curran top scored for the Clans with five points while Jason Cullen and Liam O’Hanlon were also on target.

KILKERLEY EMMETS 3-11 YOUNG IRELANDS 0-14 

Kilkerley Emmets kept pace with St Kevins at the top of Division 2 thanks to a 3-11 to 0-14 win over Young Irelands at home on Tuesday.

Both teams went into the game with aspirations for league honours but it was Kilkerley’s ability to find the net that proved to be the difference on the night.

Tadhg McEnaney made a blistering start to the game as he found the net twice inside ten minutes to see his team take a stranglehold of the game. Conor Quigley and Conall McEnaney added points to help their side lead by 2-6 to 0-6 at the break.

Liam McStravick, Jordan O’Donoghue, Jordan O’Donoghue and Caolan McCabe were on the scoresheet as Young Irelands fought back, but Shane Lennon found the net from the penalty spot on 52 minutes to seal the win for his side.

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ROCHE EMMETS 1-5 COOLEY KICKHAMS 0-7 

Just three days after meeting in phase one of the Division 2 League, Cooley Kickhams and Roche Emmets were back in Fr McEvoy Park and once again it was the hosts who came out on top.

This time it was a cagey, low-scoring affair that saw Kickhams emerge with a 1-5 to 0-7 win.

Callum O’Hanlon got the all-important goal for the hosts to see them take a 1-3 to 0-2 advantage at the short whistle. Dean McGreehan, Gerry Malone, Fearghal Malone and Michael Rafferty were also among the points on the night.

With Barry O’Hare finishing with three points, they out-scored their opponents in the second half. Glen Stewart, Shane Byrne and Daire Reilly added the remaining points but it wasn’t enough to deny Cooley.

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DIVISION 2B ROUND 12

HUNTERSTOWN 1-13 GLEN EMMETS 1-11

Hunterstown Rovers came out on top in a keenly contested encounter at home to Glen Emmets as they recorded a 1-13 to 1-11 victory.

It was looking good for the hosts at the end of the first half as they led by 1-9 to 0-6 with James Rogers scoring the only goal of the half. Ryan Ward and David Finn contributed points, but three efforts from Kealan O’Neill kept the Emmets in touch.

James Butler came off the bench to find the net in the 37th minute to close the gap, but in a tight finish it was Hunterstown who held on to win by two points.

ST JOSEPHS 4-12 DUNDALK GAELS 2-11

St Josephs opened the second phase of the League with a deserved 4-12 to 2-11 win against Dundalk Gaels at Cluskey Park.

The visitors struck the first blow when they hit the net on eight minutes, but the Joes hit back almost immediately when Alan Quigley raised the green flag.

Inspired by that score, the hosts took a grip of the game and hit two further goals from Craig Doherty and Jack Mulligan to lead by 3-6 to 1-5.

The Dundalk men battled to get back in the game at the start of the second half, before a Conall Smyth goal put the game beyond the Gaels who grabbed a consolation three-pointer in the closing moments.

LANNLEIRE 3-13 O'CONNELLS 2-13

In the remaining game in the Division, Lannleire scored a 3-13 to 2-13 win over O’Connells to claim their second victory of the campaign. The result leaves the Bellingham side still searching for their first win of the league.

DIVISION 2A TABLE

DIVISION 2B TABLE