Ballinrobe 3-18  Davitts 3-7

Davitts U-17 team got their County C Championship campaign off to a great start with a fine win away to Ballinrobe on Thursday evening. Both sides played fast attacking football and this was a really entertaining game to watch.

Davitts got off to a flyer with a Fionn McLoughlin goal in the first minute. The same player and Ciaran Treacy added quick points before the homeside got off the mark with a 4^th minute point. A brilliant Ethan Boyle point followed in the 6^th minute but a very well taken goal for Ballinrobe a minute later reduced the deficit to two points. Three Dylan Gallagher points and one from Fionn McLoughlin increased Davitts lead to five points by the 25^th minute. Ballinrobe shot points in the 26^th and 28^th minutes but were left reeling when Davitts centre back Aaron Trench goaled in the 29^th minute after a fine move. Ballinrobe had the last say in the first half though and shot their second goal on the stroke of half time to leave Davitts ahead by 2-7 to 2-3 at the break.

Fionn McLoughlin scored two points and Dylan Gallagher fired over another before Ballinrobe pointed in the 37^th minute. Dylan Gallagher and Mark Birmingham had two more Davitts points in the 39^th and 40^th minutes but a 44^th minute point followed by a goal in the 45^th minute gave the homeside renewed hope. Davitts replied with three points, two from Dylan Gallagher and one from Ronan Kelly before Ballinrobe pointed again in the 54^th minute. Davitts finished the game strongly with a Tadhg Feerick point and a goal and two minors from Dylan Gallagher before Ballinrobe got the final score of the game, a last minute point.

Davitts were very impressive in this game with Sean Meehan, Brian Hett, Sean Keadin, Aaron Trench (1-0), Noah O Brien, Ethan Boyle (0-1) and Conor McDermott superb in a defence well marshalled by the keeper Dylan O Brien. Team captain Mark Birmingham (0-1) had a powerful game at midfield alongside Burke Briere against a formidable Ballinrobe pairing. Up front, Dylan Gallagher (1-9), Fionn McLoughlin (1-4) and Ciaran Treacy (0-1) terrorised the home defence throughout the game with Ronan Kelly (0-1), Brian Corless and subs Tadhg Feerick (0-1), Aaron Conneely Basham and Fionn McTigue all making telling contributions.