Jude’s march into last eight of championship

ST JUDE’S secured their place in the quarter-finals of the championship when they overcame Whitehall Colmcille’s 1-12 to 1-9 in O’Toole Park at the weekend.

The victory was the Templeogue’s sides third win the group and they had already qualified for the last eight before this match started.

Sean Kirwan netted a goal for Jude’s with Darragh Rooney adding eight points from frees while at the other end an Eddie Moran goal and a strong showing by Whitehall’s Eoghan O’Donnell at full-forward kept them in the contest.

The other game in Group 3 saw Cuala claim a 1-13 to 0-12 victory over previously unbeaten Thomas Davis at O’Toole Park, clinching a quarter-final place in the process.

The Dalkey side raced into an early 1-3 to 0-0 lead with their goal coming through Cal Doran and with Con O’Callaghan and Luke Keating impressing, they built up a 1-10 to 0-9 interval lead.

However, Cuala failed to score in the third quarter, seeing their lead reduce to a solitary point.

They did finish strongly however, with Con O’Callaghan scoring 0-6 in total while Keating added 0-3 and Niall O’Callaghan 0-2 as the Kiltipper side crashed out of the competition.

Elsewhere, nine-goals were scored as Lucan Sarsfields and Raheny played out a 7-15 to 2-6 result with the northsiders setting up a quarter-final clash with St Vincent’s.

Raheny led by 3-8 to 2-5 at half-time with their goals coming through Cian Ivers (2) and Alan McLoughlin, while Harry Ladd and Conor Gallagher replied at the opposite end for Lucan.

Points from Ivers and Darren Lunney extended the Raheny advantage after the break and the latter was on hand to palm home in the 42nd minute after a telling incision from Brian Fenton.

It proved a procession from that point as Ivers completed his hat-trick in the 44th minute and with Lunney adding a sixth goal two minutes later, the contest petered out with Lucan restricted to a solitary Brendan Gallagher free in the second-half.

The results from last weekend will now see Templeogue/Synge Steet face St Sylvester’s in the relegation championship while Lucan Sarsfields will do battle with Whitehall Colmcille’s.

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