Junior Hurling Ballygarvan 2-6 Valley Rovers 0-12

November 8, 2018

Ballygarvan, playing in the Junior A Hurling League for the first time in three seasons, got their campaign off to a good start with a well deserved draw against Valley Rovers in Brinny. After a hesitant first fifteen minutes, when they found themselves 0-0 to 0-3 behind, Ballygarvan aided by the breeze took the game to Valleys and scored two fine goals from Gary White and Liam Dillon. Points from Dillon, Jack O Halloran and James Browne left Ballygarvan 2-4 to 0-5 ahead at the break.

Turning to face the wind, Ballygarvan lost full back Donal Sweeney with a hand injury to a blatant dangerous pull. Still they fough manfully and points from Mark O’Callaghan and Liam Dillon left Ballygarvan ahead coming near the end. However Valley’s equalised withy the last puck of the game to deny Ballygarvan a victory that they would have deserved.

On a positive note Ballygarvan handed junior league debuts to Jack O’Halloran, Matthew Thomas, Emmet Ahern and Tim O’Halloran, all under 18 years old. However the night was soured by the thuggery on Donal Sweeney, who has a broken bone in his hand as a result.

Team. Peter Murphy; Matthew Thomas, Donal Sweeney, Emmet Ahern; William O’Halloran, Derry O’Sullivan, Mark O’Callaghan; James Browne, Robert Bouse; David O’Sullivan, Alan Murphy, Liam Dillon; Denis O’Regan, Michael Dowd, Jack O’Halloran. Subs used: Gary White,John Spillane, Jack Murphy, Shane O’Leary, Tim O’Hallora. Subs not used. Stephen Dunne, Gaoirid Dunton, Michael Brady.

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Junior Hurling Ballygarvan 2-6 Valley Rovers 0-12