Drumragh U16 boys progressed to the next round of the championship following a win away to Rock on Sunday afternoon.
Goals from Ryan Baxter, Tiernan O’Donnell and Matthew Barrett, along with Matt Gallagher, Shea Mullin and Joseph Taggart points, helped give Drumragh the lead at the break.
Conor Fyffe, Niall Burt and Connor McLaughlin were at the centre of much of Drumragh’s best attacks in the opening 30 minutes, with Matthew Barrett and Oisin Walsh performing well in the centre of the defence.
The home side kept in touch with some impressive shooting, hitting some excellent long-range frees along with a couple of good scores from play.
Drumragh captain Connor McLaughlin with the Rock captain and referee ahead of the start of the game
Drumragh defended brilliantly in the second half with Niall Burt, Oisin Joseph Taggart and James Gallagher, along with goalkeeper Matthew O’Doherty, restricting the chances for the home side.
Dara Cox and Lorcan Starrs added second-half goals, while both players were also on target with points.
Drumragh played some super attacking football after the break with James Fyffe, Shea Mullin, Niall Gormley, Matt Gallagher and Conor Fyffe all tagging on some fantastic scores from play.
It was a true team effort from Drumragh, with each player and every sub playing a role.
SCORERS: Ryan Baxter 2-1, Dara Cox 1-1, Lorcan Starrs 1-1, Matthew Barrett 1-0, Tiernan O’Donnell 1-0, Shea Mullin 0-3, Matt Gallagher 0-3, James Fyffe 0-3, Niall Gormley 0-1, Joseph Taggart 0-1, Conor Fyffe 0-1
TEAM: Matthew O’Doherty, Niall Burt, Matthew Barrett, Tiernan O’Donnell, Joseph Taggart, Oisin Walsh, James Gallagher, Connor McLaughlin, Shea Mullin, Conor Fyffe, Ryan Baxter, Dara Cox, James Fyffe, Matt Gallagher, Niall Gormley
SUBS: Ben McCullagh, Sean O’Donnell, Sean Boyle, Che Corry, Mark O’Neill, Tom Barrett, Lorcan Starrs, Ryan Colgan, Padraig Gormley
Drumragh’s Niall Burt looks to make a pass during the championship game against Rock on Sunday afternoon
