St Mary's before their championship clash with St Pat’s at Donore, front l/r: Robert Victory, Paul Scanlon, Brian Smith, Eoin Craven, Bernard McKeown, Nicki Gogan, David Smith, Derek O'Brien, David Gogarty, Robbie Callaghan, Paul McDonnell. Back: Fergus Flood, Cormac Drew, Conor Lenihan, Sean Lenihan, Erin Madden, Leon Madden, James Lynch, Luke Sullivan, Joey Moore, Eoin Morrison, Stephen Bishop
at Dunganny on the first day of May could have visualised that the teams would meet in the final five months later. After leading by 1-4 to 0-2 at the break, Mary’s were second best after the switching of ends and finished up 1-8 to 2-8 losers as Dunshaughlin repeated a 2011 group stages victory over them. After Stephen Bishop gave the east Meath side the lead with an early point, their captain, Robbie
Callaghan, found the net. However, Callaghan later failed to convert a penalty kick and two Dunshaughlin goals in the second half turned the game in their favour. St Patrick’s provided the third round opposition for St Mary’s, who won by 1-10 to 0-10 after leading by after being ahead by 1-6 to 0-5 at the halfway stage. Cormac Drew pulled on a loose ball to fire in the goal and Stephen Bishop also impressed in attack.
The men in green and red moved closer to a place in the closing stages with a very comfortable 1-18 to 0-6 success over Gaeil Colmcille before clinching it with a minimum margin 216 to 3-12 win over Donaghmore/ Ashbourne in a see-saw contest at Simonstown. St Mary’s conceded the first of three goals after just three minutes and made a fine comeback after being eight points in arrears to snatch victory with an added time point put
This squad and mentors defeated St Michael's to claim the U12 Summer Shield at a very wet Syddan, front l/r: Vinne Moore (mentor), Sam Victory, Patrick Coleman Brady, Conor O'Brien, Ruairi O'Suillivan, Jack Hynes, Tadgh O' Suillivan, Cian O'Brien, Seamus Brady (mentor). Back: Paul Scanlon (manager), Josh Moore, Caoimhin O'Brien, James Martin, Eoin Kelleher, Conor Austin, Daniel Tully, Brian Dunne, Patrick O'Brien, John O'Brien (mentor)
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