Clonmore 0-12 St Michael’s 0-9
Clonmore are the second team through to the semi-finals of the Junior Championship as they defeated St Michael’s by three. The Newtown men gave them a real rattle, but Clonmore held on to win in the end.
The accuracy of Cahal Cunningham and James Grimley from frees was crucial for the eventual winners. Brendan Davidson was sublime at the other side of the pitch and he drove on St Michael’s throughout.
Clonmore converted the first five-points of the game as they stormed into an early lead. John Grimley split the posts after eight minutes of action with the only point of the five to come from open play.
Cahal Cunningham (3) and James Grimley both raised white flags before St Michael’s eventually opened their account. Their first score of the afternoon game through the evergreen Brendan Davidson.
His son Aidan followed it up with a score before Sean McVerry made it a one-point game with a shot from outside the arc. Sean Quigley grabbed the first point of the first half, putting Clonmore ahead 0-6 to 0-4 at the break.
Brendan Davidson reduced the gap to the minimum once again as he punched over three minutes after the turnaround. Caolan Donaghy and Davidson (free) swapped scores before Cunningham grabbed his fourth and fifth points.
Aidan and Brendan Davidson kept Newtown in touch but their efforts were cancelled out by a Donaghy two-pointer. Cunningham and Emmet O’Malley matched each other at either end as Clonmore held on to win by three in the end.