Drumragh minor boys beat Pomeroy in their first league game at Clanabogan Park on Sunday. A Dylan Lowry goal in the latter stages of the first half was the key score and separated the sides come the final whistle.
The first half was a tight contest. The teams swapped points early on with Conor Gormley and Rory Dolan on target for Drumragh. The pattern continued right throughout the opening 30 minutes, with Niall Maguire, and Dylan Lowry (2) tagging on points for Drumragh.
Then came the goal, Ryan Montgomery and Aidan McCarney combined to set up the chance for Dylan Lowry who finished low to the corner of the net. Pomeroy answered back with two points, leaving Drumragh with a one-point lead at the break.
Sean O’Doherty, Drumragh’s captain, with the referee and Pomeroy captain ahead of throw-in
Drumragh battled hard to protect that lead in the second half and restricted the visitors to only three points in that time. At the other end of the field, Ryan Montgomerry, Aidan McCarney, Dylan Lowry, Ryan Baxter and Connor McLaughlin all sent the ball over the bar securing the opening-day win.
SCORERS: Dylan Lowry 1-3, Conor Gormley 0-1, Niall Maguire 0-1, Rory Dolan 0-1, Aidan McCarney 0-1, Connor McLaughlin 0-1, Ryan Baxter 0-1, Ryan Montgomery 0-1
TEAM: Sean O’Doherty, Oran Barrett, Carraig McKenna, Connor McLaughlin, Frankie Monk, Lorcan McGrath, Niall Maguire, Ryan Montgomery, Rory Dolan, Conor Gormley, Aidan McCarney, Oisin McManus, Ryan Baxter, Conor Barrett, Dylan Lowry
SUBS: Matthew O’Doherty, Ben McCullagh, Turlough Collins, Fionn Collins, James Fyffe, Shea Mullin, Sean O’Donnell, Ryan Colgan, Aaron Duncan, Tiernan O’Donnell, Matthew Barrett, Padraig Gormley, Joseph Taggart, Dara Cox
Drumragh’s Oisin McManus in action during Sunday’s league game against Pomeroy
