Our Junior Footballers are contesting the County Final this Sunday 15th November at 2pm in Croom.
In opposition are our neighbours Fedamore and given our good relationship at underage between both clubs under the team “Kilpeacon”, there promises to be a great atmosphere.
Put on your club colours, come along to Croom and lets get behind our team.
Following one of the greatest GAA comebacks of recent times, Crecora Junior Footballers have qualified for the Junior B County Final following a pulsating win over a heartbroken Camogue Rovers side in Croom on Saturday last.
Camogue played with the elements in the first half and in the opening third, both sides were well matched, trading scores and being level at 4 points apiece. Our scores came from David Macken (2), Micheál O’Neill and Cormac Flanagan.
Several missed scoring opportunities were to prove costly for Crecora as Camogue went on to score 1.4 without reply, giving them a seven point advantage at the break.
A super save by keeper Shane O’Connell prevented further damage to our chances. To compound our situation, in the first fifteen minutes of the second half, Camogue added four further points to a single Crecora reply through D.Macken. This left ten points between the sides with only twelve minutes remaining.
The revival began with an excellently taken Cormac Flanagan goal. Spirits lifted and Crecora were now in complete ascendancy and sought to close the gap. A flurry of scores by M. O’Neill(0.2), Conor Burke(0.2), Seán Fitzgerald (0.1) and Mike McCormack(0.1) brought us within a point. Conor Burke scored the late equaliser and captain Mike McCormack scored a super last gasp winning point.
Overall, against a very experienced and skilled Camogue Rovers team, this was a real battling performance where the panel strength came into play through solid defending, a good work ethic by all and the introduction of Darragh Skelly, David Cregan and John Buckley having a significant role in the victory.
Next up in the County Final are our near neighbours Fedamore.
Hopefully you will all turn out next Sunday 15th November @ 2pm in Croom to support our team , bring your colours and lets all get behind this team next weekend.
Panel on the day:
Shane O’Connell, Evan Moloney, Tim Moloney, Thomás Connolly, Cathal Scully, Mike McCormack, Shane Moloney, Seán Fitzgerald, Cormac Flanagan, Gary O’Connell, Micháel O’Neill, Damien Kearney, Billy Hogan, David Macken, Conor Burke, Darragh Skelly, John Buckley, David Cregan, Liam Quirke, Garbhan Sheahan, Eoin Kennedy, Pa Walsh, Peter Power.
The City Final of the Junior Scor is fixed for Friday 13th of November.
An open audition night is being held for anyone interested in participating.
All children under 17 years and registered with Crecora Manister GAA Club or Crecora Camogie are eligible to Audition.
Categories include:
Figure Dancing, Solo & Group Singing, Storytelling, Drama Pieces, Instrumental Music and Set Dancing
Wednesday 4th November from 7pm to 8pm in Crecora National School.
For further information or to pre register your act, please contact Crecora Manister GAA Club Scór Officers
Norah O’Connor (087) 9581280 or Paula Dillon (087) 2989796
Please note all interested participants must pre register their interest with above Officers
See www.gaa.ie for Scór na nÓg rules
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:
County Under 13 Football Championship Division 2A:
Kilpeacon 7-13 Askeaton-Ballysteen 1-2
County Minor 13 a Side Hurling Championship Semi Final:
Glenroe 2-12 Crecora-Manister 1-13
JUNIOR FOOTBALLERS:
Our junior B footballers continue to train away ahead of their county semi final. In this semi final they will be up against either Knockaderry, St. Senan’s, Camogue Rovers or our neighbours Fedamore. Time, date and venue of that semi final is still to be confirmed.
MINOR HURLERS:
Our minors came up just short against Glenroe in the county 13 a side semi final last Friday night. In a game played under lights in Knocklong, we were unlucky to lose Edwin Wixted to an ankle injury after ten minutes and we wish him all the best with his recovery. Despite this setback, our lads continued to battle on and we went in at the break 1-7 to 0-7 ahead. We were reduced to twelve men at the start of the second half and Glenroe hit us with two quick goals, one being a penalty. Great fighting spirit was shown by the team throughout and we were unlucky to come out the wrong end of a 2-12 to 1-13 scoreline.
Team: Evan Keogh; Páraic O’Neill, Tomás Connolly; Karl Moloney, Cian Leahy, Jake Loughran; Barry Fitzgibbon, Edwin Wixted; Gary O’Connell, Michael Bateman, Shane O’Connell; Damien Kearney, Conor Kirby; Mark Shanahan, Donnacha Connolly, Conor Kirby, Shane O’Connor.
UNDER 13 FOOTBALLERS:
Our under 13 footballers produced a powerful display to overcome Askeaton-Ballysteen by 7-13 to 0-2 to qualify for the division 2 county final where they will meet Galbally. Time, date and venue for same has to be confirmed.
