ROUND UP: West Junior B Championships commenced with some good ties last weekend

Tipperary Co-Op West Junior B Hurling Championship - Group 2

Emly 1-17

Golden/Kilfeacle 2-12

By John O’Shea

Emly got their season off to a winning start when they overcame Golden/Kilfeacle in the Tipperary Co Op West Junior B Hurling championship at Emly of Friday evening.

The led at the break by 1-6 to 0-7, with the goal coming from Conor Burke after twenty-one minutes. The home side should have been further ahead at the break, as they hit some bad wides during the opening period.

Emly upped their game for the second half but two goals for the visitors, the first from Lee Hayes on forty-four minutes and the second from Padraig Dalton with nine minutes remaining kept Golden in contention up to the final whistle.

Scorers: Emly: Aidan O’Heney (0-6, 0-1f), Oisin Fawl (0-4f), Conor Burke (1-2), Shane Carroll (0-2), Diarmuid Carroll (0-2), Kevin McGrath (0-1).

Golden/Kilfeacle: Gavin Dalton (0-6f), Padraig Dalton (1-1), Lee Hayes (1-1), Tom Byrnes (0-2f), John Colohan (0-2).

Teams: Emly: Tom Healy, Bob McIniry, Joey Lonergan, James Condon, Declan Hennessy, Paul O’Heney, Sean McGrath, Brian Burke, Conor Burke, John O’Brien, Aidan O’Heney, James Cunningham, Oisin Fawl, Shane Carroll, Kevin McGrath.

Subs used: Diarmuid Carroll for James Cunningham, James Purcell for Kevin McGrath, Kevin Lonergan for John O’Brien, Christopher Lonergan for James Condon.

Golden/Kilfeacle: James O’Connell, Tom Fogarty, Paul Fogarty, Colin Tuohy, Aidan Tuohy, Tom Brynes, David Sinclaire, Padraig Dalton, Aaron Colohan, Shane Stapleton, Derry Ormond, Eanna Ormond, Gavin Dalton, Lee Hayes.

Subs used: Kevin Hally for Derry Ormond (50), Jason Morey for David Sinclaire (52).

Referee: Paul Carew (Lattin Cullen)