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The victorious St Mary's Granard players and some enthusiatic young supporters celebrating the win over Carrickedmond in the Junior 'B' Final replay at Emmet Park Photo: Frank McGrath
Some more silverware was collected by St Mary’s Granard this season with their Junior footballers snatching a last gasp win over unfortunate Carrickedmond in the ‘B’ Championship final replay at Emmet Park in Killoe on Thursday night.
St Mary’s Granard . . . 1-9 Carrickedmond . . . 1-8
Carrick came storming back to wipe out a four-point deficit with time running out, thanks to a goal and a point from frees converted by their powerful midfielder Michael Higgins, and a draw and extra-time was looking certain but there was another twist in the dramatic finish.
In a sweeping attack the ball ended up in the path of Brian Sheridan and the long serving St Mary’s defender kept his composure to fire over a wonderful score approaching the fifth minute of stoppage time to settle the title decider.
Referee Frank Toher (35 years serving as a diligent match official) blew the final whistle seconds later to signal another success for Granard with their seniors winning the Division 1 league title this year while their U-16 footballers are through to the ‘A’ Championship final against Clonguish.
A deserving winner of the player of the match award in the Junior ‘B’ final was promising young Granard centre-half-back Enda Masterson.
While Carrickedmond suffered the bitter disappointment of defeat they have really only themselves to blame after squandering several scoring chances in the first half.
ST MARY’S GRANARD: Dessie Kiernan; Ryan Murray Reilly, Brian Sheridan (0-1), Jack Drake; Mingh Nguyen Ngoc, Enda Masterson, Derek Gorman; Donagh Callaghan, Killian McGivney; Donal Harkin, Derek Sheridan (0-3, 2 frees), Rian Macken (0-1); Conor Mallon (1-1), Mark Connell, Daniel Creegan (0-3).
Subs:- Declan Hynes for R Macken (half-time); Fergus Kelly for K McGivney (half-time); James Hynes for D Callaghan (43 mins); Owen Harkin for R Murray Reilly (43 mins); Joseph Connolly for M Nguyen Ngoc (injured, 59 mins).
CARRICKEDMOND: Darragh Egan; Peter Dempsey, Kevin Moran, Charlie Byrne; Shaun McGrath, Cathal P Belton, Brandon Cooke; Sean Mulvey, Michael Higgins (1-3, 2 frees); Daniel Egan (0-1), Shane McGoey (0-3, all frees), Michael Dolan; Robbie Harrison, Conor Kelly, Jonathan Keegan (0-1).
Subs:- Jack Kane for R Harrison (half-time); Francis Kelly for C Byrne (45 mins); Patrick Cahill for M Dolan (47 mins); Sean Byrne for B Cooke (60 mins); Shane Mulvey for P Dempsey (60 mins).
Referee: Frank Toher (Killoe Emmet Og).
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