Hazelwood Hurlers Through Munster First Round Safely
Hazelwood College 6-14
St. Brogan’s, Bandon 0-9
While there was no doubt that Hazelwood College deserved to win this first round game of the Munster “A” Vocational senior championship – the score line certainly flattered the winning team. The game played in Mallow last Wednesday was a hard fought affair but a combination of a high wides total from St. Brogan’s and a mixture of some sharpshooting and luck around the goals helped Hazelwood to ease through the final minutes.
St Brogans opened the scoring in the 2nd minute with a point from play. Jerry Lane responded with a free in the 7th minute. St Brogans scored a point in the 9th minute which was later cancelled out with points from Kevin Noonan in the 11th and 13th minute. Within 60 seconds St Brogans responded with another score on the board, to even the score-board. Jerry Lane popped over another placed ball shortly afterwards. St Brogans slotted over a 65 in the 18th minute to leave the sides 4 a piece in what was turning into a ding-dong battle. Ian Carroll got on the score board with two fine points, running on to lose balls in midfield in the 20th and 21st minute. St Brogans clawed their way back with another pointed free from their number 11. Hazelwood dominated the next 8 minutes with two powerfully taken goals by Keith Lacey and Michael Fitzgibbon. Jerry Lane stepped up to the mark with two pointed frees, one in the 27th minute and the other in the 30th minute. St Brogans scored another point just on the stroke of half time to end the half on a Score line of Hazelwood 2-8, St Brogans 0-6.
The second half started with the referee throwing in the sliothar and St Brogans taking full advantage of it, scoring within seconds. From here Hazelwood dominated with three very well taken goals from Jimmy Kiely, Kevin Noonan and Ian carroll in the next 5 minutes. To finish of this deadly spell Jimmy scored again with a point from play. St Brogans scored again in the 11th minute, trying to decrease the deficit. The on form full forward, Kevin Noonan rattled the net for the second time in the 13th minute. Michael Fitzgibbon and Kevin Noonan both scored a point each in the 18th and 19th minute. St Brogans tried to reduce the score line with another point from play in the 23rd minute. This was to be St Brogans final score for the day. Hazelwood finished the game with a point each for Micheal Brosnan, Keith lacey and Cian Mulcahy. Hazelwood are now through to the quarter-finals. The opposition will be unknown until the back-door games have been played. Next up for the U/18’s, will be Ard Scoil Ris in the limerick schools semi-final.
Team and scorers:
K.O’ Callaghan, B. Lynch, J. Coughlan, B. Naughton, M. Brosnan (0-1), T. O’flynn, J. Barrett, S. Sheehan, I. Carroll(1-2), K. Lacey(1-1), P. Sheehy, J. Lane (0-4, frees), M. Fitzgibbon(1-1), K. Noonan(2-3), J. Kiely(1-1). Subs: M. Whelan, R.Egan, S. O’ Riordan, D. McCarthy, D. Coleman, C. Morrissey, P. Hassett, C. Mulcahy(0-1), P. Madigan, D. Egan, D. Boyce