Mullabrack 1-2 Ballyhegan 4-14
Ballyhegan bounced back from their surprising first round championship defeat to Thomas Davis in style on Friday evening.
They made sure there was no upset on the cards in round two as they overpowered Mullabrack away from home.
Ballyhegan, who finished in second place in Division 3A, rattled the net four times to win by 21-points.
Their star man James McCormack was in top form up front, and he led the Ballyhegan charge from start to finish.
McCormack was responsible for two of Ballyhegan’s three-pointers and finished with a personal haul of 2-6.
James Havery and Chris McDonald also raised green flags on the night and ended the game 1-1 apiece.
Kevin McCann and JP McKeever chipped in with 0-2 each while James McCann and Jamie McKenna hit 0-1.
Conor McCann hit the net for Mullabrack while Aidy Trainor and Shane O’Hanlon also got in on the scoring act.
The victory means that Ballyhegan are still in with a great chance of topping the group and progressing straight to the championship quarter-finals.
That will depend on next weekend of course as they host Dorsey while Mullabrack travel to Thomas Davis.
Dorsey 0-11 Thomas Davis 1-8
Thomas Davis were the story of the opening weekend when they overcame Ballyhegan with three to spare.
They were away from home on Friday evening in round two and left Dorsey with a share of the spoils.
These two sides will face off in the league next season following Dorsey’s relegation to Division 3B.
Dorsey, who had edged out Mullabrack by four in the first round, will have been pleased to add another point to their tally.
Michael McVerry, along with Aidan Mackin, top scored last weekend with individual tallies of 0-4 each.
McVerry recorded the same scoreline against Thomas Davis, once again top scoring for his side on the night.
Mackin wasn’t far behind and chipped in with 0-3 while Gary Mackin and Conor Campbell hit 0-2 apiece.
Stevie Trainor was the goal scorer for Thomas Davis, just as he was last weekend, while David Murphy and Jordan King both claimed 0-2.
Ronan Murphy, Mark McAteer, Adam Loughran and John Bradshaw all split the posts as well with one point apiece.
