13/06/2026
Well done to our under-13s who got back to winning ways on Friday evening with a comprehensive victory over Kilconly.
The lads were solid in defence throughout the game, with a full-back line of Glen Rooney, Matthew Devaney, and Noah Gill only allowing Kilconly in for 1-1 in the first half. MJ Ryder, Ethan Monaghan, and Shane Roche covered the half-back line well and were always in support to help move the ball out the pitch.
Once again, John Boyle in goal was pinpoint accurate with his kickouts in the first half, linking up particularly well with midfielders Iarla Burke and Matthew Boyle for a number of short kickouts. Boyle followed up his impressive first-half performance in goal with an even better display out the pitch in the second half, after moving to the half-forward line and scoring 1-3.
As has been the case in most games this year, the lads up front were deadly accurate, with Killererin’s first four scores coming from four different players — Matthew Boyle, Iarla Burke, Ethan Moloney, and Harry King, with Eoghan Cooney at wing-forward constantly on the ball and linking defence with attack. In the full-forward line, Nathan Cleary and James Vignoles proved a threat throughout the game, while Finn Scarry’s brilliant tackling and work-rate meant Kilconly found it difficult to move the ball out of their defence time and again, allowing Killererin to win back possession and increase their lead.
The introductions of Mark Devaney and Mark Shaughnessy in the half-back line, along with Charlie King and Callum Duffy in the forwards after half-time, also had telling impacts, with Duffy getting a hand to a dropping high ball and palming it into the net, following on from the goals already scored by Matthew Boyle (2), Ethan Moloney (2), John Boyle and Nathan Cleary.
Well done to the lads on a good performance, who remain top of the Division 3 North championship table, with three games remaining.
Back Row, L-R: Harry King (0-2), Matthew Devaney, Iarla Burke (0-1), MJ Ryder, John Boyle (1-3), Shane Roche, James Vignoles, Ethan Moloney (2-4), Ethan Monaghan, Matthew Boyle (2-7)
Front Row, L-R: Glen Rooney, Charlie King, Mark Shaughnessy, Nathan Cleary (1-0), Finn Scarry, Callum Duffy (1-0), Eoghan Cooney, Mark Devaney, Noah Gill
