Garrycastle GAA Club - Under 16 Team

This is the Under 16 team page.

News, Fixtures and Photos of the Under 16 Team will appear here from
now on.

TRAINING

UNDER 16 MANAGEMENT 2011

The Under 16 team will be managed jointly in 2011 by Niall Ward and Gerry Duignan. They will be assisted by Ken Kinahan and Coleman Gantley.

FIXTURES

RESULTS

Deelside Coaches Under 16 Football Club Championship Division 2 (Semi-Final - 9/10/2011)

CAULRY 1-14 GARRYCASTLE 2-10

Garrycastle’s Under 16 season came to an end with a heart breaking one point defeat at the hands of Caulry in the semi-final of Division 2 Championship in a highly entertaining and competitive match in Garrycastle on Sunday morning last.

Garrycastle had to play against the breeze in the first-half and managed to contain Caulry for the first 15 minutes before Caulry got a vital goal to extend their lead to 8 points at the interval.Garrycastle can thank the heroic’s of Eoghan Slevin in the goals who performed a number of top class saves to ensure the margin was kept to a minimum in the first-half.

The half-time score was Caulry 1-8 to Garrycastle 0-3.

Garrycastle were determined to claw back Caulry’s first-half lead and the team responded with the influential Michael Monaghan who scored some fine long range points from play to bring just 3 points between the teams. Caulry extended their lead to 5 points before Mark Duffy broke through the Caulry defence to riffle the ball to the back of the Caulry net and bring Garrycastle back into contention. Caulry extended their lead to 4 points with 3 minutes remaining before Mark Duffy breached the Caulry defence again and score another fine goal to leave just one point between the teams.

Garrycastle had appeals for a free kick on the 30 metre mark when it appeared Mark Curly was fouled to bring the sides level but there appeals were turned down and eventually the clock was against them as time ran out and Caulry were releaved to hear the final whistle.

The final score was Garrycastle 2-10 to Caulry 1-14

This was heart breaking defeat for this Garrycastle team and they had to play without 3 of their regular players who were injured or unavailable and great credit has to be given to the entire team and substitutes who gave of their all on the pitch and no doubt with a continued commitment their day will come very soon in the near future. This was only their second competitive defeat of the season and they secured the Division 3 Under 16 league title this season remaining undefeated in doing so.

Garrycastle panel: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Sean Gunning, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan (0-1), Frank Farrell, Jack McGann, Michael Monaghan (0-4), Eric Kearney, Mark Curly, Terry Rushe, Fergal McKiernan, Mark Duffy (2-1), Kenneth Dolan (0-2), Darragh McCormick (0-1), Liam Leahy, Eric McCormack, Emmett Brennan and Cormac Dickson.

Deelside Coaches Under 16 Football Club Championship (Group A)

Garrycastle 3-11 Maryland/Tang 1-9

Garrycastle Under 16 team reached the semi-final of the Division 2 Under 16 championship with a hard earned victory over Maryland/Tang under floodlights in Garrycastle on Tuesday night last.

Garrycastle lost the toss and had to play against the strong breeze in the first-half.Garrycastle can thank Kenneth Dolan for a great goal and they went in at the half-time interval leading by one point on a scoreline of Garrycastle 1-5 to Maryland/Tang 0-7.Garrycastle got an early vital goal from the impressive Mark Duffy to help increase their lead but Maryland/Tang responded with a great goal to bring them back into contention. A second goal from Mark Duffy seemed to inspire Garrycastle and some great points from play from their forwards ensured Garrycastle were going to come out victorious from the match.

This was Garrycastle’s most impressive display this season and it was very much a team display on the night that earned them this victory. They await the draw to see who they meet in the semi-final.

Garrycastle panel: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Sean Gunning, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan, Frank Farrell, Jack McGann, Michael Monaghan (0-4), Eric Kearney, Fergal McKiernan, Terry Rushe (0-1), Mark Curley (0-1), Mark Duffy (2-1), Evan Dalton (0-1), Kenneth Dolan (1-3), Darragh McCormack, Eric McCormack, Liam Leahy and Emmett Brennan.

Deelside Coaches Under 16 Football Club Championship (Group A)

Garrycastle 3-10 St. Lomans 3-9

Garrycastle Under 16 team maintained their recent good form with a hard earned one point victory over St .Loman’s in a highly entertaining match under floodlights in Garrycastle on Friday night last.

Garrycastle won the toss and decided to play with the strong breeze in the first-half.Garrycastle used the wind to good effect and long direct ball into Evan Dalton who was very effective and registered some nice points from play.Garrycastle got a vital goal from Eric Kearney just before the half-time interval to give them a half-time of Garrycastle 1-8 to St.Loman’s 0-3.

St.Loman’s started best with the aid of the strong breeze early in the second-half and soon clawed back Garrycastle’s lead as they came more into the game.Garrycastle needed a goal and Michael Monaghan evaded a number of tackles to drive the ball into the St.Lomans net to help Garrycastle maintain their lead.St.Loman’s never threw in the towel and scored a goal and were unlucky on a few occasions and Garrycastle can thank their keeper Eoghan Slevin who came to their rescue with a string of superb saves.Mark Duffy scored a great individual goal with 5 minutes remaining but Garrycastle were lucky to hold out in the end as St.Loman’s got a late goal to leave just one point between the teams and Garrycastle were pleased to hear the final whistle.

The final score was Garrycastle 3-10 St.Loman’s 3-9.

Best for Garrycastle in defence were Eoghan Slevin Sean Gunning,Adam Keena & Frank Farrell,in midfield Cormac Dickson and Michael Monaghan put in a great hours work and in the forwards Evan Dalton .Kenneth Dolan ,Eric Kearney,Mark Curly ,& Terry Rushe were always a threat to the Loman’s defence.

Garrycastle: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Sean Gunning, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan, Frank Farrell, Cian Hayden, Cormac Dickson, Michael Monaghan (1-1), Mark Curly, Eric Kearney (1-1), Terry Rushe, Kenneth Dolan (0-4), Evan Dalton (0-4), Mark Duffy (1-0)

SUBS: Jack McGann, Liam Leahy and Emmett Brennan.

Deelside Coaches Under 16 Football Club Championship (Group A - 7/8/2011)

Garrycastle 0-9 St. Mary’s Rochfordbridge 2-7

Garrycastle Under 16 team lost their first competitive match of the season when they lost narrowly to St. Mary Rochfordbridge in a highly entertaining match in Rochfordbridge on Wednesday night last. Garrycastle playing against a strong breeze in the first-half struggled to get possession into the forward line and had to be thankful for some great defending to keep in contention at the half-time break and they went in at the half-time interval behind on a score of Garrycastle 0-3 to St. Mary’s 1-5.

Garrycastle got a few nice points from play early in the second-half from half-back Conor Duignan to keep them in contention and despite creating numerous goal chances they were unable to beat an impressive Rochfordbridge keeper and this was to their detriment as St. Mary’s got a vital goal to earn them victory on the night. Garrycastle mentors can feel pleased with the teams performance as St. Mary’s Rochfordbridge were operating at a Division higher than Garrycastle in the league and had Garrycastle forwards taken a fraction of the goal chances they created the result might have been different on the night.

GARRYCASTLE: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Sean Gunning, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan (0-3), Frank Farrell, Jack McGann, Michael Monaghan (0-3), Evan Dalton (0-1), Mark Duffy, Cormac Dickson, Mark Curly, Kenneth Dolan (0-1), Eric Kearney, Terry Rushe (0-1).
SUBS: Darragh McCormack, Liam Leahy, Eric McCormack and Emmett Brennan.

Deelside Coaches Under 16 Football Club Championship

Garrycastle 0 - 8 Shandonagh 1 - 5

Garrycastle Under 16 team played Shandonagh in the first round of the Under 16 championship on Wednesday night last in Garrycastle. This was a step up for the Garrycastle team who had won the Division 3 Under 16 League title and were playing Shandonagh who were in Division 2 of the league.

Garrycastle got the better start on the night and their forwards were getting plenty supply of the ball but they failed to convert that possession into scores and could have build up a substantial lead if they had converted a fraction of the goal chances they had created. Garrycastle went in at the half-time interval leading by Garrycastle 0 - 6 to Shandonagh 0 - 2.

Shandonagh came more into the game in the second-half and they got a vital goal midway through the second-half that brought them back into contention. With minutes remaining both teams were level and neither team was able to get the vital score to claim outright victory and the match ended level on a scoreline of Garrycastle 0 - 8 to Shandonagh 1 - 5.

This was a much improved performance from Garrycastle and their defence was solid throughout, the midfield of Michael Monaghan and Cormac Dickson worked hard for the full hour, the forwards were getting into good positions, winning plenty of ball, and with more practice in training on scoring they have the potential to be a threat to any defence.

GARRYCASTLE: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Sean Gunning, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan, Evan Dalton, Frank Farrell, Cormac Dickson, Michael Monaghan (0-2), Mark Curly (0-1), Terry Rushe (0-1), Conor McKiernan, Mark Duffy (0-2), Eric Kearney, Kenneth Dolan (0-2), Fergal McKiernan, Jack McGann, Liam Leahy and Eric Mc Cormick.

STORY SO FAR

Garrycastle Under 16 team captured the Division 3 league title after remaining unbeaten in their 8 games. This team has worked hard throughout the year and hopefully they can go on to better things and they are well capable of competing in Division 2 in the Under 16 championship which will commence in the next few weeks. The following panel all played their part in the league campaign and with their continued commitment to training and matches this team can achieve better things in the future:- Eoghan Slevin, Conor Duignan, Jack McGann, Eric Kearney, Cormac Dickson, Mark Curly, Adam Tobin, Evan Dalton, Liam Leahy, Michael Monaghan, Conor Mc Kiernan, Eric McCormack, Sean Gunning, Fergal McKiernan, Kenneth Dolan, Ben Kennedy, Frank Farrell, Adam Keena, Darragh McCormack, Mark Duffy, Cian Hayden, Joseph Byrne and Andrew Grogan.

Garrycastle 2-15 Delvin 2-5

Garrycastle Under 16 team maintained their unbeaten run in the Under 16 league with a comprehensive victory against Delvin in Garrycastle on Wednesday night last. This was by far Garrycastle’s best performance this season and hopefully they can maintain this momentum going into the championship.

Garrycastle won the toss and decided to play with the strong breeze and their tactics of playing the ball quick into the full-forward line from their half backs and midfielders of Eric Kearney and Michael Monaghan who were completely dominant helped them to hold a commanding lead at the half-time interval due to the ever impressive Kenneth Dolan who scored some fine scores and was a constant threat to the Delvin defence. Eric Kearney finished off a great move to put the ball in the Delvin net and Garrycastle went in at the half-time interval leading on a score of Garrycastle 2-10 to Delvin 0-3.

Garrycastle’s defence had to be at its best as Delvin began to get more possession and some great fielding from Eoghan Slevin under the crossbar and great defending from the entire backs made sure that Garrycastle would keep their unbeaten run in the league. Garrycastle introduced their four substitutes in the second-half and each of them made a worthwhile contribution to this victory.

Best for Garrycastle were in defence Eoghan Slevin, Frank Farrell, Adam Keena and Sean Gunning, in midfield Eric Kearney and Michael Monaghan and in the forwards Cian Hayden, Conor McKiernan and Kenneth Dolan.

The panel of players on the night was : Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Frank Farrell, Conor Duignan, Jack McGann, Sean Gunning, Michael Monaghan (0-4), Eric Kearney (1-1), Mark Curly (0-1), Cian Hayden (0-1), Conor McKiernan, Mark Duffy (0-1), Kenneth Dolan (1-7), Eric McCormack, Darragh McCormack, Ben Kennedy and Liam Leahy.

Garrycastle’s last two matches are away to Killucan and home to Millmore Gael’s which will be after the Junior Cert exams and we wish the best of luck to all our players doing the Junior Cert.

The club wish to congratulate our player Fergal Mc Kiernan on his selection as captain to represent Ireland in fly fishing in Scotland in July and we wish him and the Irish team well.

Garrycastle 3-10 St. Pauls 1-10

Garrycastle Under 16 team made it five wins in a row and remain top of Division 3 of the Under 16 league with a hard earned victory over a very determined St.Pauls team in a thriller in Garrycastle on Monday night last.

Garrycastle played with the strong breeze in the first-half but found it very hard to get scores against a solid St.Pauls defence and Garrycastle were second to most balls and were lucky not to be going in at the interval behind by more and only for some solid defending from Frank Farrell, Adam Keena and Jack McGann that helped to keep them in the match.

The half-time score was Garrycastle 0-6 to St.Pauls 1-4.

The Garrycastle mentors had some harsh words at the interval and it seemed to inspire the team and Garrycastle came out a different team in the second-half against a strong breeze and had the ball in the St.Pauls net after one minute thanks to Kenneth Dolan and helped to restore their lead. Full credit to St.Pauls they responded with a couple of fine points from play and a pointed 45 metre kick to help keep them in touch.

Garrycastle had to rely on their keeper Eoghan Slevin to keep them in the match with a couple of fine saves and Garrycastle restored their lead with a fine goal from Mark Duffy with five minutes remaining and this goal knocked the heart out of St.Pauls and eventually Garrycastle put the match out of St.Paul’s reach when a fine piece of inter play ended up with Michael Monaghan getting a vital goal in the last minute of the match to give Garrycastle victory.

Credit has to be given to the team in the way they responded in the second-half against a strong breeze and hopefully they will learn from this.

Best for Garrycastle were in defence were Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Frank Farrell, Jack McGann and Cian Hayden. The midfield of Michael Monaghan and Cormac Dickson worked their hearts out for the entire hour and in the forwards the best were Mark Curly, Kenneth Dolan, Mark Duffy and substitute Adam Tobin.

The panel was: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Frank Farrell, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan, Jack McGann, Cian Hayden, Michael Monaghan (1-4), Cormac Dickson, Fergal McKiernan, Eric Kearney (0-1), Mark Curly (0-2), Mark Duffy (1-1), Kenneth Dolan (1-2), Darragh McCormack, Adam Tobin, Liam Leahy, Andrew Grogan, Eric McCormack, Conor McKiernan, Sean Gunning and Joseph Byrne.

Garrycastle 4-14 Tyrrellspass 0-1

Garrycastle Under 16 team maintained their unbeaten run with four wins on the trot in the Under 16 league with a deserved win over Tyrrellspass on Wed night last. Garrycastle won the toss and decided to play with the breeze in the first-half. Garrycastle had plenty of possession but failed to put their dominance into scores early on, and some fine saves from the Tyrrellspass keeper helped to reduce Garrycastle’s score. Eventually Garrycastle found their rhythm and some fine goals from Kenny Dolan, Mark Duffy and another from Darragh McCormack gave Garrycastle a handsome half-time lead of Garrycastle 3-07 to Tyrrellspass 0-1.

Tyrrellspass began to gain more possession in the second- half but had to contend with a very determined Garrycastle defence and with Frank Farrell, Adam Keena, and Cian Hayden particularly dominant it was always going to be difficult for Tyrrellspass to get scores. Eric Kearney got a vital goal in the second-half and some fine points from play from Michael Monaghan gave Garrycastle a deserved victory.

The Garrycastle panel on the night was : Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Frank Farrell, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan (0-1), Jack McGann, Cian Hayden, Michael Monaghan (0-4), Mark Curly, Conor McKiernan (0-1), Eric Kearney (2-1), Fergal McKiernan, Mark Duffy (1-2), Kenny Dolan (0-4), Darragh McCormack (1-1), Eric McCormack, Andrew Grogan and Joseph Byrne.

Garrycastle 4-10 to Multyfarnham 3-8

Garrycastle Under 16 team recorded their second victory on the trot with a hard earned victory over a determined Multyfarnham team in Garrycastle on Friday night last. The Garrycastle team were very slow to start and after 10 minutes Garrycastle were behind by 0-3 to no score. Garrycastle then began to play the ball long into the full forward line and with Kennth Dolan and Mark Duffy posing a serious threat they regained the initiative and went in at half-time leading on a scoreline of Garrycastle 3-6 to Multyfarnham 0-4.

The Multyfarnham team were determined not to throw in the towel and started the second-half in a determined mood with their midfield getting plenty of possession had the Garrycastle defence stretched on numerous occassions and they quickly reduced Garrycastle’s lead to 4 points and only for some fine saves from goalkeeper Eoghan Slevin and great defending from Adam Keena, Evan Dalton and Frank Farrell the outcome of the match could have been different.

This was a mixed performance from Garrycastle and had the Multyfarnham forwards had their shooting boots on the outcome could have been different. Hopefully the team will learn that they have to play for sixty minutes and any lapses in concentration will be punished by better opposition.

The panel of players for the match was: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Frank Farrell, Conor Duignan, Evan Dalton, Jack McGann, Michael Monaghan (0-4), Cian Hayden (1-1), Conor McKiernan, Eric Kearney (1-0), Mark Curly (0-1), Kenneth Dolan (2-2), Mark Duffy (0-2), Fergal McKiernan, Liam Leahy, Eric McCormack, Darragh McCormack and Ben Kennedy.

Garrycastle Under 16 team got their league campaign off to a winning start with a victory over Castledaly on Friday night last.The Garycastle team got off to a slow and despite having plenty of possession they failed to register scores on the board early in the game against a determined Castledaly defense.

Garrycastle eventually got into a rhythm and some fine inter play between the forwards yielded dividend and they began to open up the Castledaly defense and held a commanding lead at the half-time interval.

Garrycastle mentors introduced some of their younger players for the second-half and the experience they got should stand to them and they all played their part in the victory.

This was a good display from Garrycastle and hopefully the team can build on this performance.

GARRYCASTLE PANEL: Eoghan Slevin, Sean Gunning, Adam Keena, Conor Duignan (0-1), Evan Dalton, Frank Farrell, Michael Monaghan (0-2), Adam Tobin, Cormac Dickson (1-2), Eric Kearney (1-3), Mark Curly(0-1), Kenneth Dolan(2-1), Mark Duffy (1-0), Jack McGann, Conor McKiernan, Fergal McKiernan, Eric McCormack, Darragh McCormack, Ben Kennedy, Liam Leahy and Andrew Grogan.

The Garrycastle team has had a few worthwhile challenges matches recently against St. Brigid’s, Tubberclair and Maryland/Tang and are playing St. Dominick’s on Wednesday next 13th April in Knockrochery at 7.00pm.

Garrycastle’s next league match is against Multyfarnham in Garrycastle on Friday next 15th April at 6.45pm.

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			This is the Under 16 team page. News, Fixtures and Photos of the Under 16 Team will appear here from now on. TRAINING UNDER 16 MANAGEMENT 2011 The Under 16 team will be managed jointly in 2011 by Niall Ward and Gerry Duignan. They will be assisted by Ken Kinahan and Coleman Gantley. FIXTURES RESULTS Deelside Coaches Under 16 Football Club Championship Division 2 (Semi-Final - 9/10/2011) CAULRY 1-14 GARRYCASTLE 2-10 Garrycastle’s Under 16 season came to an end with a heart breaking one point defeat at the hands of Caulry in the semi-final of Division 2 Championship in a highly entertaining and competitive match in Garrycastle on Sunday morning last. Garrycastle had to play against the breeze in the first-half and managed to contain Caulry for the first 15 minutes before Caulry got a vital goal to extend their lead to 8 points at the interval.Garrycastle can thank the heroic’s of Eoghan Slevin in the goals who performed a number of top class saves to ensure the margin was kept to a minimum in the first-half. The half-time score was Caulry 1-8 to Garrycastle 0-3. Garrycastle were determined to claw back Caulry’s first-half lead and the team responded with the influential Michael Monaghan who scored some fine long range points from play to bring just 3 points between the teams. Caulry extended their lead to 5 points before Mark Duffy broke through the Caulry defence to riffle the ball to the back of the Caulry net and bring Garrycastle back into contention. Caulry extended their lead to 4 points with 3 minutes remaining before Mark Duffy breached the Caulry defence again and score another fine goal to leave just one point between the teams. Garrycastle had appeals for a free kick on the 30 metre mark when it appeared Mark Curly was fouled to bring the sides level but there appeals were turned down and eventually the clock was against them as time ran out and Caulry were releaved to hear the final whistle. The final score was Garrycastle 2-10 to Caulry 1-14 This was heart breaking defeat for this Garrycastle team and they had to play without 3 of their regular players who were injured or unavailable and great credit has to be given to the entire team and substitutes who gave of their all on the pitch and no doubt with a continued commitment their day will come very soon in the near future. This was only their second competitive defeat of the season and they secured the Division 3 Under 16 league title this season remaining undefeated in doing so. Garrycastle panel: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Sean Gunning, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan (0-1), Frank Farrell, Jack McGann, Michael Monaghan (0-4), Eric Kearney, Mark Curly, Terry Rushe, Fergal McKiernan, Mark Duffy (2-1), Kenneth Dolan (0-2), Darragh McCormick (0-1), Liam Leahy, Eric McCormack, Emmett Brennan and Cormac Dickson. Deelside Coaches Under 16 Football Club Championship (Group A) Garrycastle 3-11 Maryland/Tang 1-9 Garrycastle Under 16 team reached the semi-final of the Division 2 Under 16 championship with a hard earned victory over Maryland/Tang under floodlights in Garrycastle on Tuesday night last. Garrycastle lost the toss and had to play against the strong breeze in the first-half.Garrycastle can thank Kenneth Dolan for a great goal and they went in at the half-time interval leading by one point on a scoreline of Garrycastle 1-5 to Maryland/Tang 0-7.Garrycastle got an early vital goal from the impressive Mark Duffy to help increase their lead but Maryland/Tang responded with a great goal to bring them back into contention. A second goal from Mark Duffy seemed to inspire Garrycastle and some great points from play from their forwards ensured Garrycastle were going to come out victorious from the match. This was Garrycastle’s most impressive display this season and it was very much a team display on the night that earned them this victory. They await the draw to see who they meet in the semi-final. Garrycastle panel: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Sean Gunning, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan, Frank Farrell, Jack McGann, Michael Monaghan (0-4), Eric Kearney, Fergal McKiernan, Terry Rushe (0-1), Mark Curley (0-1), Mark Duffy (2-1), Evan Dalton (0-1), Kenneth Dolan (1-3), Darragh McCormack, Eric McCormack, Liam Leahy and Emmett Brennan. Deelside Coaches Under 16 Football Club Championship (Group A) Garrycastle 3-10 St. Lomans 3-9 Garrycastle Under 16 team maintained their recent good form with a hard earned one point victory over St .Loman’s in a highly entertaining match under floodlights in Garrycastle on Friday night last. Garrycastle won the toss and decided to play with the strong breeze in the first-half.Garrycastle used the wind to good effect and long direct ball into Evan Dalton who was very effective and registered some nice points from play.Garrycastle got a vital goal from Eric Kearney just before the half-time interval to give them a half-time of Garrycastle 1-8 to St.Loman’s 0-3. St.Loman’s started best with the aid of the strong breeze early in the second-half and soon clawed back Garrycastle’s lead as they came more into the game.Garrycastle needed a goal and Michael Monaghan evaded a number of tackles to drive the ball into the St.Lomans net to help Garrycastle maintain their lead.St.Loman’s never threw in the towel and scored a goal and were unlucky on a few occasions and Garrycastle can thank their keeper Eoghan Slevin who came to their rescue with a string of superb saves.Mark Duffy scored a great individual goal with 5 minutes remaining but Garrycastle were lucky to hold out in the end as St.Loman’s got a late goal to leave just one point between the teams and Garrycastle were pleased to hear the final whistle. The final score was Garrycastle 3-10 St.Loman’s 3-9. Best for Garrycastle in defence were Eoghan Slevin Sean Gunning,Adam Keena & Frank Farrell,in midfield Cormac Dickson and Michael Monaghan put in a great hours work and in the forwards Evan Dalton .Kenneth Dolan ,Eric Kearney,Mark Curly ,& Terry Rushe were always a threat to the Loman’s defence. Garrycastle: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Sean Gunning, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan, Frank Farrell, Cian Hayden, Cormac Dickson, Michael Monaghan (1-1), Mark Curly, Eric Kearney (1-1), Terry Rushe, Kenneth Dolan (0-4), Evan Dalton (0-4), Mark Duffy (1-0) SUBS: Jack McGann, Liam Leahy and Emmett Brennan. Deelside Coaches Under 16 Football Club Championship (Group A - 7/8/2011) Garrycastle 0-9 St. Mary’s Rochfordbridge 2-7 Garrycastle Under 16 team lost their first competitive match of the season when they lost narrowly to St. Mary Rochfordbridge in a highly entertaining match in Rochfordbridge on Wednesday night last. Garrycastle playing against a strong breeze in the first-half struggled to get possession into the forward line and had to be thankful for some great defending to keep in contention at the half-time break and they went in at the half-time interval behind on a score of Garrycastle 0-3 to St. Mary’s 1-5. Garrycastle got a few nice points from play early in the second-half from half-back Conor Duignan to keep them in contention and despite creating numerous goal chances they were unable to beat an impressive Rochfordbridge keeper and this was to their detriment as St. Mary’s got a vital goal to earn them victory on the night. Garrycastle mentors can feel pleased with the teams performance as St. Mary’s Rochfordbridge were operating at a Division higher than Garrycastle in the league and had Garrycastle forwards taken a fraction of the goal chances they created the result might have been different on the night. GARRYCASTLE: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Sean Gunning, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan (0-3), Frank Farrell, Jack McGann, Michael Monaghan (0-3), Evan Dalton (0-1), Mark Duffy, Cormac Dickson, Mark Curly, Kenneth Dolan (0-1), Eric Kearney, Terry Rushe (0-1). SUBS: Darragh McCormack, Liam Leahy, Eric McCormack and Emmett Brennan. Deelside Coaches Under 16 Football Club Championship Garrycastle 0 - 8 Shandonagh 1 - 5 Garrycastle Under 16 team played Shandonagh in the first round of the Under 16 championship on Wednesday night last in Garrycastle. This was a step up for the Garrycastle team who had won the Division 3 Under 16 League title and were playing Shandonagh who were in Division 2 of the league. Garrycastle got the better start on the night and their forwards were getting plenty supply of the ball but they failed to convert that possession into scores and could have build up a substantial lead if they had converted a fraction of the goal chances they had created. Garrycastle went in at the half-time interval leading by Garrycastle 0 - 6 to Shandonagh 0 - 2. Shandonagh came more into the game in the second-half and they got a vital goal midway through the second-half that brought them back into contention. With minutes remaining both teams were level and neither team was able to get the vital score to claim outright victory and the match ended level on a scoreline of Garrycastle 0 - 8 to Shandonagh 1 - 5. This was a much improved performance from Garrycastle and their defence was solid throughout, the midfield of Michael Monaghan and Cormac Dickson worked hard for the full hour, the forwards were getting into good positions, winning plenty of ball, and with more practice in training on scoring they have the potential to be a threat to any defence. GARRYCASTLE: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Sean Gunning, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan, Evan Dalton, Frank Farrell, Cormac Dickson, Michael Monaghan (0-2), Mark Curly (0-1), Terry Rushe (0-1), Conor McKiernan, Mark Duffy (0-2), Eric Kearney, Kenneth Dolan (0-2), Fergal McKiernan, Jack McGann, Liam Leahy and Eric Mc Cormick. STORY SO FAR Garrycastle Under 16 team captured the Division 3 league title after remaining unbeaten in their 8 games. This team has worked hard throughout the year and hopefully they can go on to better things and they are well capable of competing in Division 2 in the Under 16 championship which will commence in the next few weeks. The following panel all played their part in the league campaign and with their continued commitment to training and matches this team can achieve better things in the future:- Eoghan Slevin, Conor Duignan, Jack McGann, Eric Kearney, Cormac Dickson, Mark Curly, Adam Tobin, Evan Dalton, Liam Leahy, Michael Monaghan, Conor Mc Kiernan, Eric McCormack, Sean Gunning, Fergal McKiernan, Kenneth Dolan, Ben Kennedy, Frank Farrell, Adam Keena, Darragh McCormack, Mark Duffy, Cian Hayden, Joseph Byrne and Andrew Grogan. Garrycastle 2-15 Delvin 2-5 Garrycastle Under 16 team maintained their unbeaten run in the Under 16 league with a comprehensive victory against Delvin in Garrycastle on Wednesday night last. This was by far Garrycastle’s best performance this season and hopefully they can maintain this momentum going into the championship. Garrycastle won the toss and decided to play with the strong breeze and their tactics of playing the ball quick into the full-forward line from their half backs and midfielders of Eric Kearney and Michael Monaghan who were completely dominant helped them to hold a commanding lead at the half-time interval due to the ever impressive Kenneth Dolan who scored some fine scores and was a constant threat to the Delvin defence. Eric Kearney finished off a great move to put the ball in the Delvin net and Garrycastle went in at the half-time interval leading on a score of Garrycastle 2-10 to Delvin 0-3. Garrycastle’s defence had to be at its best as Delvin began to get more possession and some great fielding from Eoghan Slevin under the crossbar and great defending from the entire backs made sure that Garrycastle would keep their unbeaten run in the league. Garrycastle introduced their four substitutes in the second-half and each of them made a worthwhile contribution to this victory. Best for Garrycastle were in defence Eoghan Slevin, Frank Farrell, Adam Keena and Sean Gunning, in midfield Eric Kearney and Michael Monaghan and in the forwards Cian Hayden, Conor McKiernan and Kenneth Dolan. The panel of players on the night was : Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Frank Farrell, Conor Duignan, Jack McGann, Sean Gunning, Michael Monaghan (0-4), Eric Kearney (1-1), Mark Curly (0-1), Cian Hayden (0-1), Conor McKiernan, Mark Duffy (0-1), Kenneth Dolan (1-7), Eric McCormack, Darragh McCormack, Ben Kennedy and Liam Leahy. Garrycastle’s last two matches are away to Killucan and home to Millmore Gael’s which will be after the Junior Cert exams and we wish the best of luck to all our players doing the Junior Cert. The club wish to congratulate our player Fergal Mc Kiernan on his selection as captain to represent Ireland in fly fishing in Scotland in July and we wish him and the Irish team well. Garrycastle 3-10 St. Pauls 1-10 Garrycastle Under 16 team made it five wins in a row and remain top of Division 3 of the Under 16 league with a hard earned victory over a very determined St.Pauls team in a thriller in Garrycastle on Monday night last. Garrycastle played with the strong breeze in the first-half but found it very hard to get scores against a solid St.Pauls defence and Garrycastle were second to most balls and were lucky not to be going in at the interval behind by more and only for some solid defending from Frank Farrell, Adam Keena and Jack McGann that helped to keep them in the match. The half-time score was Garrycastle 0-6 to St.Pauls 1-4. The Garrycastle mentors had some harsh words at the interval and it seemed to inspire the team and Garrycastle came out a different team in the second-half against a strong breeze and had the ball in the St.Pauls net after one minute thanks to Kenneth Dolan and helped to restore their lead. Full credit to St.Pauls they responded with a couple of fine points from play and a pointed 45 metre kick to help keep them in touch. Garrycastle had to rely on their keeper Eoghan Slevin to keep them in the match with a couple of fine saves and Garrycastle restored their lead with a fine goal from Mark Duffy with five minutes remaining and this goal knocked the heart out of St.Pauls and eventually Garrycastle put the match out of St.Paul’s reach when a fine piece of inter play ended up with Michael Monaghan getting a vital goal in the last minute of the match to give Garrycastle victory. Credit has to be given to the team in the way they responded in the second-half against a strong breeze and hopefully they will learn from this. Best for Garrycastle were in defence were Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Frank Farrell, Jack McGann and Cian Hayden. The midfield of Michael Monaghan and Cormac Dickson worked their hearts out for the entire hour and in the forwards the best were Mark Curly, Kenneth Dolan, Mark Duffy and substitute Adam Tobin. The panel was: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Frank Farrell, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan, Jack McGann, Cian Hayden, Michael Monaghan (1-4), Cormac Dickson, Fergal McKiernan, Eric Kearney (0-1), Mark Curly (0-2), Mark Duffy (1-1), Kenneth Dolan (1-2), Darragh McCormack, Adam Tobin, Liam Leahy, Andrew Grogan, Eric McCormack, Conor McKiernan, Sean Gunning and Joseph Byrne. Garrycastle 4-14 Tyrrellspass 0-1 Garrycastle Under 16 team maintained their unbeaten run with four wins on the trot in the Under 16 league with a deserved win over Tyrrellspass on Wed night last. Garrycastle won the toss and decided to play with the breeze in the first-half. Garrycastle had plenty of possession but failed to put their dominance into scores early on, and some fine saves from the Tyrrellspass keeper helped to reduce Garrycastle’s score. Eventually Garrycastle found their rhythm and some fine goals from Kenny Dolan, Mark Duffy and another from Darragh McCormack gave Garrycastle a handsome half-time lead of Garrycastle 3-07 to Tyrrellspass 0-1. Tyrrellspass began to gain more possession in the second- half but had to contend with a very determined Garrycastle defence and with Frank Farrell, Adam Keena, and Cian Hayden particularly dominant it was always going to be difficult for Tyrrellspass to get scores. Eric Kearney got a vital goal in the second-half and some fine points from play from Michael Monaghan gave Garrycastle a deserved victory. The Garrycastle panel on the night was : Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Frank Farrell, Ben Kennedy, Conor Duignan (0-1), Jack McGann, Cian Hayden, Michael Monaghan (0-4), Mark Curly, Conor McKiernan (0-1), Eric Kearney (2-1), Fergal McKiernan, Mark Duffy (1-2), Kenny Dolan (0-4), Darragh McCormack (1-1), Eric McCormack, Andrew Grogan and Joseph Byrne. Garrycastle 4-10 to Multyfarnham 3-8 Garrycastle Under 16 team recorded their second victory on the trot with a hard earned victory over a determined Multyfarnham team in Garrycastle on Friday night last. The Garrycastle team were very slow to start and after 10 minutes Garrycastle were behind by 0-3 to no score. Garrycastle then began to play the ball long into the full forward line and with Kennth Dolan and Mark Duffy posing a serious threat they regained the initiative and went in at half-time leading on a scoreline of Garrycastle 3-6 to Multyfarnham 0-4. The Multyfarnham team were determined not to throw in the towel and started the second-half in a determined mood with their midfield getting plenty of possession had the Garrycastle defence stretched on numerous occassions and they quickly reduced Garrycastle’s lead to 4 points and only for some fine saves from goalkeeper Eoghan Slevin and great defending from Adam Keena, Evan Dalton and Frank Farrell the outcome of the match could have been different. This was a mixed performance from Garrycastle and had the Multyfarnham forwards had their shooting boots on the outcome could have been different. Hopefully the team will learn that they have to play for sixty minutes and any lapses in concentration will be punished by better opposition. The panel of players for the match was: Eoghan Slevin, Adam Keena, Frank Farrell, Conor Duignan, Evan Dalton, Jack McGann, Michael Monaghan (0-4), Cian Hayden (1-1), Conor McKiernan, Eric Kearney (1-0), Mark Curly (0-1), Kenneth Dolan (2-2), Mark Duffy (0-2), Fergal McKiernan, Liam Leahy, Eric McCormack, Darragh McCormack and Ben Kennedy. Garrycastle Under 16 team got their league campaign off to a winning start with a victory over Castledaly on Friday night last.The Garycastle team got off to a slow and despite having plenty of possession they failed to register scores on the board early in the game against a determined Castledaly defense. Garrycastle eventually got into a rhythm and some fine inter play between the forwards yielded dividend and they began to open up the Castledaly defense and held a commanding lead at the half-time interval. Garrycastle mentors introduced some of their younger players for the second-half and the experience they got should stand to them and they all played their part in the victory. This was a good display from Garrycastle and hopefully the team can build on this performance. GARRYCASTLE PANEL: Eoghan Slevin, Sean Gunning, Adam Keena, Conor Duignan (0-1), Evan Dalton, Frank Farrell, Michael Monaghan (0-2), Adam Tobin, Cormac Dickson (1-2), Eric Kearney (1-3), Mark Curly(0-1), Kenneth Dolan(2-1), Mark Duffy (1-0), Jack McGann, Conor McKiernan, Fergal McKiernan, Eric McCormack, Darragh McCormack, Ben Kennedy, Liam Leahy and Andrew Grogan. The Garrycastle team has had a few worthwhile challenges matches recently against St. Brigid’s, Tubberclair and Maryland/Tang and are playing St. Dominick’s on Wednesday next 13th April in Knockrochery at 7.00pm. Garrycastle’s next league match is against Multyfarnham in Garrycastle on Friday next 15th April at 6.45pm. PHOTOS