Seniors v Crossmolina – championship – Match Report
A powerful second half performance from Davitts wasn’t enough to save them from a 1-10 to 0-10 Senior Championship defeat away to Crossmolina on Sunday. Crossmolina led by 1-7 to 0-3 at the interval, the crucial goal coming just before halftime from the accurate boot of Conor Loftus. Davitts pointscorers were Ronan McNamara , Josh Ronayne and Keith Prendergast. Davitts display was below par up to this stage with very few players enhancing their reputations although Cathal Higgins and Colm Boyle were notable exceptions.
Davitts were a completely different team in the second half with midfielder Ronan McNamara putting in a powerful shift. Long range points from McNamara (3), Prendergast (2), Colm Boyle and Josh Ronayne accounted for their second half tally as Davitts showed their true form. They came up just short as the experienced home side managed to see out the game.
Over the course of the game Davitts best players were Adrian McNamara, Cathal Higgins, Donal Ronayne, Ronan McNamara, Keith Prendergast, Thomas Waldron and the outstanding Colm Boyle.
Davitts: Adrian McNamara, Colm Roche, Cathal Higgins, Donal Ronayne, Johnno Clarke, Alan Roche, James Cummins, Ronan McNamara (0-5), Paul Carey, Josh Ronayne (0-1), Keith Prendergast (0-3), Colm Boyle (0-1), Andrew Peters, David McDonagh, Fearghal McGrath. Sub used: Thomas Waldron.
