Davitts took on The Neale in Div 3 of the Senior League on Saturday in Ballindine with the visitors winning by 1-15 to 0-10 after producing a very strong second half performance.

The Neale played with the assistance of the wind in the first half and shot the opening three points in the first six minutes. The Davitts defence tightened up considerably for the remainder of the half with Patrick Keadin, Cathal Higgins, Tommy Waldron and Dmitry Trench impressing. Ronan McNamara pulled one back with a 55 metre free kick a minute later. The Neale pointed again in the fifteenth minute and again in the eighteenth minute, just after Ronan McNamara had swung over another long ranger. Ronan McNamara narrowed the gap to two points with another fine 20^th minute strike but The Neale cancelled this out almost immediately. Michael Conroy pointed twice from placed balls in the last five minutes of the half with Evan Ronane getting his side’s first point from play in injury time with The Neale adding one point to their tally to lead by 0-7 to 0-6 at halftime.

When Tommy Waldron pointed in the second minute after the restart,after good work by Michael Conroy and the quick thinking Keith Prendergast, it looked like the home side were set to push on. The Neale had other ideas and they began to gain control of the game. They pointed in the 5^th, 11^th, 14^th, 15^th and 16^th minutes with Cathal Hennelly firing over two well taken points for Davitts in the 13^th and 17^th minutes. A goal for The Neale in the 20^th minute put paid to Davitts chances and they added three more points before the finish with a neat Darragh McGale point, Davitts sole reply.

Davitts: Cian Naughton, Patrick Keadin, Cathal Higgins, Lawrence Daly, Tommy Waldron (0-1), Ciaran Fahy, Dmitry Trench, Ronan McNamara (0-3), Michael Waldron, Liam Kearns, Cathal Hennelly (0-2), Evan Ronane (0-1), Keith Prendergast, Michael Conroy (0-2), Padraig Mangan.. Subs used: Darragh McGale (0-1), Liam Noone, Shane Mitchell, Shane Treacy, Tom Corless, Frankie Barrett.

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Davitts Junior’s faced Ballintubber in an away Div 4 League match on Sunday with Ballintubber proving too strong and winning by 2-8 to 0-6.

The homeside had clocked up three points before Liam Noone opened Davitts account in the 11^th minute. A goal from the homeside in the 15^th minute gave them breathing space. They added another point in the 26^th minute but Davitts rallied with points from Liam Noone and flying wing back Liam Macken, Davitts best player, to leave Ballintubber ahead by 1-4 to 0-3 at halftime.

Ballintubber started the second half with a bang and they goaled in the second minute. Liam Noone replied with a fifth minute point but Ballintubber were in command. They shot four unanswered points in the 13^th, 14^th, 19^th and 22^nd minutes. Davitts added two points through Sean Waldron and Liam Noone before the final whistle.

Davitts: David Mitchell, Cathal Moran, Frankie Barrett, Jordan Flanagan, Liam Macken (0-1), James Cummins, William Freeley, Sean Waldron (0-1), Shane Mitchell, Tommy Clarke, Liam Noone (0-4), Shane Treacy, John Macken, Ryan McLoughlin, Darragh McGale. Subs used: Padraig Mangan, Liam Kearns, Donie Ronayne, Johnno Clarke, Dean Moran.

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Davitts travelled to Shrule to face Shrule Glencorrib in Div 3 of the Senior League and the sides played out an exciting draw, 1-11 each, in a game played in ideal climatic conditions.

Davitts dominated the first half and led by by 0-9 to 0-3 at the break. They notched some very good points from Evan Ronane (2), Keith Prendergast (2), Josh Ronayne (4), and Cathal Hennelly and appeared to be cruising.

Shrule Glencorrib however got themselves right back into the game shooting three points in the opening five minutes of the second period. Evan Ronane stemmed the flow with an eighth minute Davitts point. Shrule Glencorrib narrowed the gap to two points in the nineteenth minute but a Cathal Hennelly goal a minute later, after good work by Liam Kearns and Michael Conroy, looked like settling the issue.

A grandstand finish by the battling homeside saw them level the match as it entered injury time. A trademark Ronan McNamara long range free kick put Davitts ahead again but Shrule Glencorrib snatched a late equaliser to earn a share of the spoils.

Best for Davitts were Patrick Keadin, Tommy Waldron, Padraig Mangan, Josh Ronayne, Evan Ronane and Keith Prendergast.

Davitts: Cian Naughton, Patrick Keadin, Cathal Higgins, Tommy Waldron, Padraig Mangan, Dmitry Trench, Ronan McNamara (0-1), Michael Waldron, Josh Ronayne (0-4), Liam Kearns, Cathal Hennelly (1-1), Keith Prendergast (0-2), Michael Conroy, Evan Ronane (0-3). Subs used: Darragh McGale, Tom Corless, Shane Treacy.

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Davitts Minor’s continued on their winning run in Div 4 of the League with a convincing 4-14 to 0-6 win over Bonniconlon in Ballindine on Friday evening. The scoreline flattered the homeside as Bonniconlon had plenty of possession but the Davitts attack was at times unstoppable with all six forwards and both midfielders contributing to the scoreline.

Davitts led by 2-6 to 0-4 at halftime after points from Jack Trench (2), Stephen Nyland, Jack Devane (2) and Zack Keadin and two terrific goals from Niall Treacy, after a great Stephen Nyland run, and Fenton Kelly, who fetched Joe Prendergast’s well placed kickout, played a one two with Jack Trench, before burying a rasper past the helpless keeper.

The trend continued in the second half with Bonniconlon enjoying a fair amount of the ball but Davitts looking sharp in an attack led by the superb Niall Treacy. Treacy created the second goal, setting up Danny Corless who finished with aplomb while subs Brian Birmingham and Davy Hennessy combined for the fourth goal withy the latter supplying the finish. There were second half points from Niall Treacy (3), Jack Devane, Stephen Nyland, Fenton Kelly, Danny Corless and Cathal Corless.

Joe Prendergast was a very confident goalkeeper with defenders Thomas Ronayne, Oisin O Connor, Charlie Phillips, Gary Bourke, Fionan Gallagher and Sean Feerick in a mean mood throughout the game. Stephen Nyland (0-2) and Fenton Kelly (1-1) impressed at midfield. Jack Trench (0-2), Niall Treacy (1-3), Cathal Corless (0-1), Danny Corless (1-2), Zack Keadin (0-1) and Jack Devane (0-3) formed a hard working attack that linked up very well. Substitutes Tristan Diskin, Bon Glynn, Davy Hennessy (1-0), Brian Og McTigue and Brian Birmingham were introduced in the second half and they all did well.

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Mon April 22nd, U-12 Spring League: Shrule Glencorrib v Davitts in Glencorrib at 7pm.

Tues April 23rd, U-16 League Div 1: Castlebar Mitchels v Davitts in Castlebar at 7pm.

Wed April 24th, U-12 Spring League: Mayo Gaels v Davitts in Mayo Abbey at 7pm.

Thurs April 25th, U-14 League Div 3: Davitts v Crossmolina in Ballindine at 7pm.

Sat April 27th, Senior League Div 3: Davitts v The Neale in Ballindine at 7pm.

Sun April 28th, SeniorLeague Div 4: Ballintubber v Davitts in Ballintubber at 12pm.

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Davitts 0-16     Kiltimagh 2-9

Davitts hosted Kiltimagh in the first round of the County Junior B Championship on Sunday. After a cracking game of football the homeside came out victorious with an injury time Seamus Roche point shading the verdict.

The visitors got off to a flying start and led by 1-5 to 0-2 after thirteen minutes. Davitts points were scored by the impressive Liam Noone and Liam Macken, with Gary Regan pointing five times for the visitors and Ryan Carroll goaling in the 11^th minute.

Well taken points from Darragh McGale, Sean Waldron, Shane Treacy (2), Ryan McLoughlin and Seamus Roche levelled the match but another Gary Regan point before the break left Kiltimagh ahead by 1-6 to 0-8 at halftime.

A Tommy Clarke point in the 34^th minute tied the game and three Liam Noone points and a cracking Ryan McLoughlin point put Davitts four up as the game entered the final quarter. Liam Lydon and Gary Regan points for Kiltimagh were matched by Sean Waldron and Liam Noone. Dylan Roche pointed in the 56^th minute for Kiltimagh and Liam Lydon buried a super goal in the sixtieth minute, after great work by midfielder Sean Walsh, to tie the match.

Davitts were not to be outdone however and team captain Seamus Roche popped over a classy point three minutes into injury time to win the match for Davitts.

This was a tremendous team effort by Davitts and credit to Kiltimagh for playing their part in a very entertaining game.

Davitts: David Mitchell, Cathal Moran, Lawrence Daly, Tom Corless, Liam Macken (0-1), James Cummins, William Freeley, Shane Mitchell, Sean Waldron (0-2), Tommy Clarke (0-1), Liam Noone (0-5), Shane Treacy (0-2), Seamus Roche (0-2), Fearghal McGrath, Darragh McGale (0-1). Subs used: Ryan McLoughlin (0-2), Johnno Clarke, Richie Kilkenny.

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