Ballinrobe 1-12  Davitts 2-6

Ballinrobe captured the South Mayo Minor B title after a hard fought final win over Davitts in Ballinrobe on Tuesday evening. Most present expected this game to go down to the wire and the two committed groups of players didn’t dissappoint, the result in doubt right up to the final whistle. A greasy ball and a very tricky swirling wind made the conditions difficult but this was a very entertaining game

Ciaran Treacy gave Davitts an early lead with a first minute point and moments later a smart save by the Robe keeper denied Ronan Kelly a goal. Two points from the homeside in the 3^rd and 4^th minutes saw them nose ahead but Davitts captain, the outstanding Conor McDermott, equalised with a fine left-footed kick in the 5^th minute. The home team took the lead a minute later but a converted 45 by Dylan O Brien tied the game again in the 8^th minute. A Ballinrobe in the 11^th minute was cancelled out by Fionn McTigue two minutes later. Ballinrobe took the lead again in the 18^th minute and two superb saves by Davitts keeper Dylan O Brien in the 23^rd minute sandwiched a brilliant Conor McDermott goal to put his side ahead by two points. Robe pulled a point back two minutes later but Ciaran Treacy pointed in the 26^th minute to restore his side’s two point lead. In the 30^th minute, Davitts struck for a second goal, finished by Noah O Brien after great approach play by Burke Briere and Ronan Kelly. The home side’s reply was impressive, grabbing a crucial goal of their own almost immediately, to leave Davitts ahead by 2-5 to 1-6 at the break.

Ballinrobe fairly dominated the third quarter but great Davitts defending, particularly from Tadhg Feerick, Fionn McTigue and Conor McDermott, and some excellent goal-keeping by Dylan O Brien, limited them to three points in that period, in the 32^nd, 38^th and 44^th minutes. The Ballinrobe keeper was also earning his corn at the other end of the field. A great Tadhg Feerick point levelled the game again in the 55^th minute. Ballinrobe edged ahead within a minute. Davitts missed a couple of chances to equalise but in the 58^th minute Ciaran Treacy got on the end of a Davitts move and, rather than taking the point, he went for the jugular but his goal effort unluckily smashed off the butt of the post with the Robe keeper stranded. A black card for Davitts’ Sean Clarke with minutes remaining wasn’t ideal. The home side went upfield and shot a super point in the 59^th minute and added another on the stroke of full-time to clinch the title.

Dylan O Brien, Conor McDermott, Fionn McTigue, Tadhg Feerick, Sean Clarke and Ciaran Treacy were best for Davitts.

Dylan O Brien (0-1), Tadhg Feerick (0-1), Ben Corless, Noah O Brien (1-0), Conor McDermott (1-1), Fionn McTigue (0-1), Burke Briere, Dylan Burke, Sean Clarke, Ronan Kelly, Aaron Conneely Basham, Ciaran Treacy (0-2), Dylan Gormley. Subs used: Odhran O Conaire, Eimhin Kenny.

Ballinrobe 3-12  Davitts 1-10

Ballinrobe proved too strong for Davitts in this Senior League Div 1A match played in Ballinrobe on Thursday evening. Both sides were short a number of players but a good start, scoring two goals in the first ten minutes, and five unanswered points in the last seven minutes of the game, saw the home side take both league points after a very lively encounter.

The impressive Darragh McGale opened the scoring with a first minute point. Ballinrobe points in the 3^rd and 4^th minutes put them ahead with Mark Birmingham equalising in the 5^th minute. The home side got the first of their three goals a minute later with a second goal in the tenth minute and a thirteenth minute point putting them seven ahead. Fenton Kelly, making a welcome return after a long injury lay-off, scored a good Davitts point in the 18^th minute but the home side replied with two. Davitts scored a well-worked goal in the 24^th minute, when Fenton Kelly and Darragh McGale combined cleverly to set up midfielder Jack Melvin for a tap in goal at the far post. Darragh McGale narrowed the deficit to four points in the 26^th minute but a third Ballinrobe goal two minutes later, after a lightening counter-attack left the locals ahead by 3-5 to 1-4 at half-time.

Jack Melvin pointed for Davitts in the third minute of the second half but this was cancelled out by a similar Ballinrobe score a minute later. Davitts really took the game to the local side in the next twenty minutes with Fionnan Gallagher, Brian Birmingham, Thomas Ronayne, Jack Melvin, Tommy Waldron, Darragh McGale and second half sub Ciaran Treacy leading the charge. Ciaran Treacy, Jack Melvin (2) and Darragh McGale (2) scored points between the 37^th and 46^th minutes to reduce the home side’s lead to two. A 47^th minute Ballinrobe point put them three ahead and some great defending by the home team kept the Davitts lads at bay before Ballinrobe shot five more points in the last six minutes of an entertaining game.

Davitts: Dylan O Brien, Jordan Flanagan, Fionnan Gallagher, Brian Birmingham, Brian Óg McTigue, Thomas Ronayne, Sean Keadin, Mark Birmingham (0-1), Jack Melvin (1-3), Brian Clarke, Fenton Kelly (0-1), Tommy Waldron, Darragh McGale (0-4), Ronan McNamara, Fionn McLoughlin. Subs used: Ciaran Treacy (0-1), Kieran Fahy, Jack Devane, Michael Hett, Donie Ronayne.

Carras 3-4  Davitts 4-8

Davitts minor team made the short journey to Garrymore on Tuesday evening and qualified for the South Mayo B final after a good win over the local side.

Davitts, playing with the wind in the first half, opened the scoring with a first minute point from Aaron O Dea. The next score was an equalising point for Carras in the 12^th minute but this score was immediately cancelled out by Ciaran Treacy. Davitts points from Ronan Kelly (2) and Aaron O Dea extended the lead to four and in the 26^th minute, Dylan Gormley fired home a super goal, after great work by Tadhg Feerick and Dylan Burke, to put seven points between the sides. Carras were reeling but they responded in impressive fashion with a well-worked goal a minute later. A fine Ciaran Treacy goal, after a brilliant pass from Ronan Kelly, was the final score of the first half and saw Davitts lead by 2-5 to 1-1 at the break.

Dylan Gormley pointed in the first minute of the second half and when Ciaran Treacy slotted his second goal, after a fine move in the 34^th minute, things looked very bleak for the home-side. Not for the first time though, they replied in the best way possible with a goal of their own thirty seconds later. Ciaran Treacy shot a 42^nd minute point for Davitts but when the locals scored their third goal in the 46^th minute and a 48^th minute point, the deficit was cut to five points. A brilliant Ciaran Treacy point in the 51^st minute saw Davitts go six up but two similar Carras scores narrowed the gap to four with five minutes remaining. Davitts sub Fionn McTigue fired home a great goal in the 57^th minute to finally seal the win and a place in the South final.

Dylan O Brien could not be faulted for any of the Carras goals and he pulled off a crucial save towards the end of the match. Tadhg Feerick had a tremendous game at corner back with Ben Corless equally tigerish in the other corner. Noah O Brien, the superb Conor McDermott and Aaron O Dea (0-2) formed a very impressive half-back line. The hard-working Dylan Burke and Burke Briere gave Davitts a distinct edge at midfield. Aaron CB’s strong running caused all sorts of problems for the Carras defence with Sean Clarke, Ronan Kelly (0-2) and Dylan Gormley (1-1) making telling contributions but in Ciaran Treacy (2-3), Davitts had a real match-winner who was a constant threat. Fionn McTigue (1-0) and Cillian Kearns did very well when introduced while Pearse Diskin also saw action in the closing moments.

Davitts 2-5  Ballina Stephenites 1-14

County champions Ballina proved too strong for Davitts in this Senior League Div 1A clash in sunny Ballindine on Sunday.

Luke Feeney put the visitors in front with a first minute point and Conor McStay doubled the lead in the 9^th minute. Ronan McNamara opened the Davitts account in the 11^th minute with a fine point. Ballina extended their lead with points in the 13^th and 19^th minutes via Sean Fitzpatrick and Conor McStay. Scores were hard to come by in the tight exchanges but Davitts points from Brian Clarke and Ronan McNamara in the 21^st and 25^th minutes cut the Ballina lead to two points. Aodan McCann and Conor McStay pointed for Ballina in the 27th and 29^th minutes and on the stroke of half-time the latter benefitted from a defensive error to fire home his side’s only goal of the game. This left the visitors ahead by 1-6 to 0-3 at the break.

Ronan McNamara pointed for Davitts in the third minute of the second half with Conor McStay following suit for Ballina three minutes later. Tommy Waldron for the homeside and Ciaran Boland for the visitors exchanged points in the 37^th minute. Ballina stretched their lead with points from Conor McStay (2), Dylan Neary and Luke Feeney between the 39^th and 54^th minutes before Thomas Ronayne got on the end of a fine Davitts move to finish to the net in the 56^th minute. Ballina responded with points from Adam McAndrew and Ciaran Boland before Fionn McLoughlin got the game’s final score, another well-worked Davitts goal in the last minute.

Best for Ballina were Oisin Farrell, David Tighe, Ciaran Boland, Luke Jordan, Dylan Neary, Conor McStay, Luke Feeney and Mark Birrane.

Davitts had battling performances from Cathal Higgins, Brian Birmingham, Thomas Ronayne, Colm Boyle, Charlie Phillips, Fionn McLoughlin, Darragh McGale, Ronan McNamara and Tommy Waldron.

Ballina: Eoghan Coleman, Sean Doherty, Oisin Farrell, Thomas Doherty, Brendan Collins, David Tighe, Ciaran Boland (0-2), Luke Jordan, Dylan Neary (0-1), Aodan McCann (0-1), Conor McStay (1-6, 0-5f), Ben Thornton, Sean Fitzpatrick (0-1), Luke Feeney (0-2), Mark Birrane. Subs used: Dylan Thornton, Marcus Lacuesta, Daniel Winters, Adam McAndrew (0-1f).

Davitts: Dylan O’Brien, Jordan Flanagan, Cathal Higgins, Brian Birmingham, Thomas Ronayne (1-0), Colm Boyle, Sean Keadin, Charlie Phillips, Jack Melvin, Fionn McLoughlin (1-0), Brian Clarke (0-1), Brian Óg McTigue, Darragh McGale, Ronan McNamara (0-3), Jack Devane. Subs used: Tommy Waldron (0-1), Stephen Nyland, Donie Ronayne, Micheal Hett.

Referee: Michael Daly

Breaffy 1-7  Davitts 1-14

Davitts travelled to Breaffy on Friday evening to take on the Senior League Div 3B table-topping home side and came away with the two points after an impressive display.

Breaffy took the lead with a second minute point but three Darragh McGale points in the 4^th, 5^th and 7^th minutes put the wind-assisted visitors two up. An eighth minute point for the hosts was cancelled out by the lively Ciaran Treacy a minute later. Breaffy closed the gap to a single point in the 11^th minute but Davitts scores from Fionn McLoughlin, Darragh McGale and marauding wing-back Brian Birmingham extended the lead to four by the twentieth minute of the half. The home team pointed in the 24^th minute but Davitts points from Brian Clarke and Fionn McLoughlin saw them lead by 0-9 to 0-4 at the interval.

Two points from Keith Prendergast in the first ten minutes of the second half were matched by Breaffy. Davitts began to take control of the game and after a barren scoring spell, a Brian Clarke in the 55^th minute was closely followed by a Ryan McLoughlin goal, after a great move involving Donie Ronayne, Tommy Waldron and Keith Prendergast. A very fortuitous Breaffy goal in the 59^th minute and a 60^th minute point left six between the sides. Johnno Clarke shot the last score of the game, a 63^rd minute point, before referee Jack Ruddy (who had a very good game) blew the final whistle.

There were solid performances all over the field in this game which eases Davitts relegation worries greatly.

Davitts: Tristan Diskin, Ben Corless, Fionnan Gallagher, Patrick Keadin, Micheal Hett, Donie Ronayne, Brian Birmingham (0-1), Cian Naughton, Brian Clarke (0-3), Fionn McLoughlin (0-2), Keith Prendergast (0-2), Johnno Clarke (0-1), Colm Roche, Darragh McGale (0-4), Ciaran Treacy (0-1). Subs used: Stephen Nyland, Ryan McLoughlin (1-0), Tommy Waldron, Gerard McWalter, Thomas Ronayne, Darragh Garvey.

Davitts 9-11  Charlestown 1-11

Davitts picked up two valuable Senior League Div 3B points on Sunday after a clinical attacking display at home to Charlestown.

Davitts started off in style with the full-forward line of Ciaran Treacy, Michael Conroy and Aidan McTigue getting two points each in the first six minutes before midfielder Cian Naughton buried the first goal in the eighth minute. Michael Conroy pointed again in the 10^th minute before a 12^th minute Charlestown point opened their account. Johnno Clarke pointed in the 15^th minute and two well taken goals from Michael Conroy and Brian Clarke followed in quick succession before Charlestown got their second point in the 20^th minute. Two more well-crafted goals from the home-side followed in the next three minutes with Ciaran Treacy and Johnno Clarke supplying the finishes. Charlestown pointed again in the 25^th minute but Ronan Kelly ended the half with Davitts’ sixth goal to put his side ahead by 6-9 to 0-3 at half-time.

Charlestown were a much improved side after the break and and they scored 1-8 in that half but Davitts’ points from Cian Naughton and Jack Devane and three more goals via Aidan McTigue (2) and Jack Devane, completed the home team’s handsome tally on a day when everything seemed to come off for them while the visitors had no luck whatsoever.

This was a great all-round team display from 1 to 15 plus the five subs introduced (all six starting forwards scored goals).

Davitts: Ronan McNamara, Ben Corless, Fionnan Gallagher, Brian Birmingham, Burke Briere, Donie Ronayne, Thomas Ronayne, Cian Naughton (1-1), Mark Birmingham, Ronan Kelly (1-0), Brian Clarke (1-0), Johnno Clarke (1-1), Ciaran Treacy (1-2), Michael Conroy (1-3), Aidan McTigue (2-3). Subs used: Colm Roche, Darragh McGale, Jack Devane (1-1), Ryan McLoughlin, Gerard McWalter.

Knockmore 2-15  Davitts 2-6

Davitts made the journey to Knockmore on Friday evening for this Senior League Div 1A clash but found the home side too strong, suffering a nine point defeat.

The home side dominated the first half and led by 1-9 to 0-2 at half-time, after playing against the wind. Knockmore’s lively forward-line had the Davitts defence in trouble with their clever movement. Niall Treacy and Dylan Gallagher were the Davitts scorers in that half but Knockmore were dominating the aerial exchanges in the middle third and their players were much sharper to the breaking ball.

Davitts improved considerably after the break and an early point followed by a goal from the wily Michael Conroy, a second half sub, gave the visitors some hope. The goal came in the 33^rd minute after some intricate play involving Colm Boyle, Thomas Ronayne and Mark Birmingham. Knockmore responded well and they shot three points in the next ten minutes before Davitts scored again, a 44^th minute Dylan Gallagher point. A minute later, Knockmore wrapped up the win when they converted a penalty. A 47^th minute Niall Treacy point for a battling Davitts team was cancelled out by the local side five minutes later. A Dylan Gallagher point and a superb Jack Devane goal, after a fine passing move, narrowed the gap to seven points with five minutes remaining but Knockmore finished off the game with the final two scores in the 59^th and 63^rd minutes.

Davitts had good performances from Cian Naughton, Mark Birmingham, Jack Melvin, Charlie Phillips, Fionn McLoughlin, Niall Treacy and Michael Conroy.

Davitts: Cian Naughton, Kieran Fahy, Cathal Higgins, Sean Keadin, Michael Hett, Thomas Ronayne, Mark Birmingham, Jack Melvin, Charlie Phillips, Darragh McGale, Liam Kearns, Fionn McLoughlin, Niall Treacy (0-2), Dylan Gallagher (0-3), Colm Boyle. Subs used: Michael Conroy (1-1), Brian Clarke, Fionnan Gallagher, Jack Devane (1-0), Ciaran Treacy.

Claremorris 1-13  Davitts 1-7

This Senior League Div 3B league match in Claremorris on Sunday was a much closer match than the score-line suggests. Indeed with five minutes remaining Davitts were leading by a point but a late scoring burst by the home team, scoring scoring 1-4, saw them take the spoils.

A Keith Prendergast goal and points from Fearghal McGrath (2) and Ronan McNamara saw Davitts lead by 1-3 to 0-5 at the interval. The home team were much more economical up front and they shot the first three points of the second half to lead by two points before Aidan McTigue got a Davitts point in the 47^th minute. A Claremorris score in the next minute restored their two point lead but points from Davitts’ Ciaran Treacy (2) and Ronan Kelly saw Davitts back in front after 52 minutes. Claremorris finished the game off impressively and they shot fine points in the 55^th, 56^th, 58^th and 61^st minutes while also grabbing a 60^th minute goal, capitalising on a Davitts defensive error, to win the game by six points.

Davitts best players were Donie Ronayne, Burke Briere, John Kilkenny, Ronan McNamara, Johnno Clarke, Keith Prendergast and Ciaran Treacy.

Davitts: Tristan Diskin, Brian Birmingham, Michael Hett, Gerard McWalter, Jack Trench, Donie Ronayne, Burke Briere, John Kilkenny, Ronan McNamara (0-1), Keith Prendergast (1-0), Johnno Clarke, Ronan Kelly (0-1), Ciaran Treacy (0-2), Fearghal McGrath (0-2), Davey Hennessy. Subs used: Ben Corless, Aidan McTigue (0-1), Liam Macken, Colm Roche, Fionn McLoughlin, Thomas Ronayne.

Davitts 1-11  Castlebar Mitchels 4-15

Castlebar produced a devastating second half display of attacking football to overwhelm Davitts in this Senior League Div 1A match played in Ballindine on Saturday evening. This win sees Castlebar open up a three point gap at the top of the table with a 100% winning record after five matches.

Anthony O Boyle opened the scoring in the first minute with a point for the visitors but this was cancelled out in the third minute by the superb Niall Treacy. Neil Douglas got the first of Castlebar’s four goals a minute later after a fine run. Niall Treacy pulled a point back in the 5^th minute and fired home a brilliant goal two minutes later, after a brilliant Liam Kearns pass, to put Davitts ahead. The lively Ben McHale levelled the game with a neat 9^th minute point which was quickly followed by a second Mitchel’s goal, this one courtesy of wing-back Donal Newcombe after a defence-splitting run. Niall Treacy pointed in the 12^th minute and three minutes later, the same player got on the end of a fine move before appearing to have been pushed to the ground as he was about to shoot. Davitts appeals for a penalty fell on deaf ears but Charlie Phillips did salvage a point for the homeside. Mitchels hit three unanswered points between the 16^th and 19^th minutes through Steve Keane, James Durcan and Jack O’Reilly but Davitts finished the half well with points from Niall Treacy (2) and Jack Melvin to leave Castlebar ahead by 2-5 to 1-7 at the break.

Dylan Gallagher shot an equalising point in the first minute of the second half but points from Ben McHale, Neil Douglas and James Durcan and a Steve Keane goal put the visitors into a six point lead before Liam Kearns got Davitts’ next score, a 36^th minute point. Mitchels took control of the game and their slick attacking moves and unerring shooting was of the highest order. They scored points from Anthony O Boyle (2), James Durcan and Conor Stenson with ace poacher Steve Keane grabbing his second goal to lead by twelve points with ten minutes remaining. Davitts kept plugging away and Dylan Gallagher and Charlie Phillips pulled two points back before Castlebar finished off the scoring with late scores from Conor Stenson, Gavin Durcan and Anthony O Boyle.

Rory Byrne, Donal Newcombe, James Cunningham, Conor Mulroy, Conor Stenson, Anthony O Boyle, Neil Douglas, Ben McHale, James Durcan and Steve Keane were in top form for an impressive Castlebar side.

In Niall Treacy, Davitts had the best player on view, and he got best support from Sean Keadin, Mark Birmingham, Charlie Phillips, Jack Melvin, Liam Kearns, Brian Clarke and Dylan Gallagher.

Castlebar: Rory Byrne, Rory Burke, John McMonagle, Jack O’Reilly, Donal Newcombe (1-0), James Cunningham, Conor Mulroy, Conor Stenson (0-2), Fergal Durcan, Neil Douglas (1-1), Anthony O Boyle (0-4), Emmet Murphy, Ben McHale (0-2), James Durcan (0-3), Steve Keane (2-1). Subs used: Kylum Chambers, Gavin Durcan (0-1).

Davitts: Tristan Diskin, Kieran Fahy, Cathal Higgins, Sean Keadin, Brian Óg McTigue, Thomas Ronayne, Mark Birmingham, Charlie Phillips (0-2), Jack Melvin (0-1), Dylan Gallagher (0-2), Liam Kearns (0-1), Fionn McLoughlin, Niall Treacy (1-5), Darragh McGale, Tommy Waldron. Subs used: Brian Clarke, Michael Conroy, Michael Hett, Stephen Nyland, Brian Birmingham.

Referee: Eamon McAndrew.

Balla 1-9  Davitts 2-9

Davitts etched out a very hard-earned victory over Balla in this County Junior B Championship played in Balla on Sunday. Referee James Regan had a good game but he certainly had to be on his toes as the match threatened to boil over at times.

The home side shot the opening two points in the first five minutes but the wily Michael Conroy cancelled them out in the 6^th and 8^th minutes. A straight red card to Davitts’ Aidan McTigue a minute later, which led to a fortuitous Fearghal McGrath goal being chalked off, was a setback for the visitors. We had to wait until the 16^th minute for the next score, a well-taken Balla goal. Davitts points from Fearghal McGrath, Fionn McLoughlin and Johnno Clarke were matched by the locals to leave Balla ahead by 1-5 to 0-5 at half-time.

Balla extended their lead to four in the first minute of the second half but then Davitts showed some real steel. Michael Conroy replied with a point in the next minute and midfielder Ronan McNamara finished off a terrific move, involving Michael Conroy, Fionn McLoughlin, Fearghal McGrath and Johnno Clarke, to the Balla net in the 33^rd minute to tie the game. Points from Brian Clarke (2) and Fearghal McGrath put the visitors ahead by three as the game entered the final quarter. Fearghal McGrath and his Balla marker received their second yellow cards in the 52^nd minute. A 54^th minute Balla point narrowed the gap but two minutes later Darragh McGale supplied the finishing touch for a Davitts goal, after super approach play from John Kilkenny and Fionn McLoughlin. Balla shot the game’s last two scores, points in the 57^th and 59^th minutes, but Davitts held on to take the win.

Patrick Keadin, Brian Birmingham, Donie Ronayne, Brian Clarke, John Kilkenny, Ronan Kelly, Fionn McLoughlin, Fearghal McGrath and Michael Conroy played very well along with second half subs, Fionnan Gallagher, Thomas Ronayne and Darragh McGale.

Davitts: Tristan Diskin, Michael Hett, Brian Birmingham, Patrick Keadin, Brian Óg McTigue, Donie Ronayne, Brian Clarke (0-2), John Kilkenny, Ronan McNamara (1-0), Ronan Kelly, Johnno Clarke, Fionn McLoughlin (0-1), Aidan McTigue, Fearghal McGrath (0-2), Michael Conroy (0-3). Subs used: Fionnan Gallagher, Thomas Ronayne, Darragh McGale (1-0), Colm Roche.