Killeshin 3-14 O’Dempsey’s 2-6
Laois U-20 ‘B’ Football Championship Semi Final
Killeshin are through to the Laois U-20 ‘B’ football championship final following an 11 point win over O’Dempsey’s.
Much of the damage was done in the first half as Killeshin led 1-9 to 0-4 at the break.
O’Dempsey’s rallied with goals in the second half but Killeshin were able to keep them at bay.
Blake Rice converted a penalty while Eoin Carlow and Ciaran Fitzgerald also found the net for the victors.
KILLESHIN: Ben Brady; Danny Malone, Jack Brennan, Pauric Moore; Michael Gaffney, Patrick Fitzgerald, Killian McCutcheon; Jack Milton, Conor Dowling; Evan Askins, Daniel McGrath, Eoin Cawley; Blake Rice, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Evan English
O’DEMPSEY’S: Dylan Quick; Liam O’Mahony, Kevin Garry, Jack Dorris; Jim Holland, Adam O’Leary, Daithi Kehoe; Finn Craig, Lorcan Coleman; Tristan Punch, Ryan Phelan, Rian Brearton; Eoin Garry, Joe Finn, Daniel Donoher
REFEREE: Maurice Deegan (Stradbally)
Portarlington 3-16 Rosenallis 3-3
Laois U-20 ‘B’ Football Championship Semi Final
Portarlington will be Killeshin’s opponents in the final after they beat Rosenallis comprehensively.
Like in the first semi final, a strong first half showing set Portarlington on their way.
They led 2-9 to 1-1 at the break and built upon that in the second half to win by 13 points in the end.
PORTARLINGTON: Luke O’Reilly; Cian Kelly, Tom Corcoran, Evan Gratton; Paddy Murray, Matthew O’Sullivan, Hugh Connolly; Conor Maher, Daniel Stephenov; John Cooney, Corey Lyons, Michael Luttrell; Ben McCann, Luke McEvoy, Alex Dunne
ROSENALLIS: Adam Doran; Padraig Glancy, Fionn Kempster, Joe Hyland; Dylan Gorman, Colin Bennett, Gerard Glancy; Jimmy Hyland, Oran Gorman; Joe McEvoy, Diarmuid Dooley, Andrew Glancy; Aaron Long, Sam Somers, Oran Kempster
REFEREE: Brendan Hickey (Graiguecullen)
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