U19 Hurling ARP vs LOT

 U19 B Hurling Championship Round 5

Arklow Rocks Parnells 3-4

Luke O’Toole’s 3-17

Balinakill

Eoin Horkan 

Luke O’Toole’s driven by Adam Lifely and Lorcan Toomey got there the better of the Rocks in Balinakill Sunday morning.

It was the Arklow side that raised the first white flag of the game when Jack O’Reilly spilt the posts early on.The next fifteen minutes belonged to the opposition as they drove forward and fired over eight unanswered points. The first of these came from the hurl of Adam Lifely who opened his account before efforts from Lorcan Toomey,Daniel Byrne, Daniel Duffy, Padraic Lambert and two more from that man Lifely. 

The final thirteen minutes of the half was a much more balanced affair. A great goal and point from Josh Curran dragged the Rocks back into the game. Down the far end Lifely managed to rattle the back of the net twice in a couple of minutes. 

With five minutes left a Cian Redmond goal and Mile Connors minor had the gap down to six.

Just on the stroke of half time Toomey drove down the middle of the pitch to get his side's third goal of the game.

An early Bill Connors sixty-five looked like it would breathe some life in the Arklow side's challenge but O’Tooles had other ideas.

Led by that man Lifely, Toomey and Lambert they kept the score ticking over before wing-back Dominick O’Loughlin got in on the act midway through the half.

In the final quarter the Rocks defence did start to grab a foothold but this didn't stop Lambert eventually doubling his tally for the day before Ross Weld slotted over from a narrow angle.The solitary response from the opposition came from Redmond who raised a second green flag for himself on the day.

Just to add insult to injury, a final free from Lifely meant his side would be heading into the Christmas break much happier.

Arklow Rocks Parnells:Cian Doyle;Tommie Kavanagh,Sé Killoran,Edward Breslin;Mikey Kinsella,Donnacha Murphy,Tiernan Pierce;Padraig Kelly,Miley Connors(0-1),Ryan Redmond,Adam O’Leary,Jack O’Reilly(0-1),;Josh Curran(1-1),Cian Redmond(2-0),Bill Connors(0-1 65).

Subs Used:Robert Waddell for Tommie Kavanagh

Luke O’Toole’s:Rhyan Moules;Darragh Rice,Sean Byrne,Oisin Fanning;Cillian Duffy,Daniel Duffy(0-1),Dominic O’Loughlin(0-1);Lorcan Toomey(1-3),George Doyle;Cormac Sheridan(0-1),Adam Lifely(1-5 2f),Daniel Byrne(0-1);John O’Reilly,Padraic Lambert(0-4),Ross Weld(0-1).

Subs Used:Adam Kearns,Darragh O’Byrne 

Referee James Phelan.