Conor O'Donnell goes on the attack for Carndonagh against Letterkennt Gaels. PHOTO: Eunan Quinn
Letterkenny Gaels 0-15
Carndonagh 1-18
Carndonagh continued their good Junior A championship form with another comfortable win over Letterkenny Gaels at the Glebe on Sunday.
Cian Doherty scored the goal and also kicked five overs in the six-point win. Conor O’ Donnell, Anthony Doherty, Cian Burke, Brendan McLaughlin, Donal Newman, John O’Callaghan, Padraig Doherty and Ryan Kelly all kicked points for Michael O’Donnell’s men.
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Ronan Frain, Shay Doherty, Rowan Smith, Conor Browne and Brian Diver were among the Letterkenny Gaels scorers.
Carndonagh laid the foundation for the win in the first half and led by seven points, 1-11 to 0-7, at half-time.
Letterkenny Gaels stormed back into the game after the half-time break and courtesy of points from Ronan Frain and Ryan Diver and a Conor Browne two-point score, they were back in the game by the three-quarter mark.
But Conor Browne’s two-pointer on 46 minutes was the Gaels last score and Carndonagh added two late points to seal the win.
Letterkenny Gaels scorers: Ronan Frain 0-7, 2,1tptr; Shay Doherty 0-3; Rowan Smith 0-2; Conor Browne 0-2,1 tptr; Brian Diver 0-1.
Carndonagh scorers: Cian Doherty 1-5; Conor O’Donnell 0-4,1 tptr; Anthony Doherty and Cian Burke 0-2 each; Brendan McLaughlin, Donal Newman, John O’Callaghan, Padraig Doherty and Ryan Kelly 0-1 each.
Letterkenny Gaels: Mark Margey; Conor Browne, Ray Quinn, Charlie Robinson; Liam McAlary, Darren Hunter, Diarmuid Ó Cathail; Brian Diver, Ronan Frain; Conor Walker, Jack Keys, Matthew Callaghan; Rowan Smith, Paddy Doherty, Shay Doherty.
Subs: Niall Diver for M Callaghan; Ben Gallagher for S Doherty.
Carndonagh: Daniel McDaid; Danny Diver, Danny Monagle, Eoghan Kelly; Will Quinn, James Monagle, James O’Callaghan; Donal Doherty, Ryan Kelly, Conor O’Donnell, Cian Burke, Keith Norris; Cian Doherty, Padraig Doherty, Michael Noone.
Sub: Anthony Doherty.
Referee; Aidan McAleer (Naomh Padraig, Uisce Chaoin ).
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