Inspired by the promising Doyle twins, Westmeath strolled to an emphatic 5-19 to 0-4 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship success over Wicklow at the Ballinakill Centre of Excellence.
Between them the Doyles, Killian and Ciaran, contributed 3-13 of Westmeath’s total as Wicklow were blitzed.
Paddy Doody was another key figure for the victors, bagging two opportunistic goals during the clash.
Wicklow only managed to register a single point in the first half as Westmeath led 2-13 to 0-1 at the break.
It was a similar story after the interval as Westmeath’s win was as easy as the scoreline suggests.
Westmeath: S Maher; D Qamar, K Regan, S Lancaster; J Bermingham, P Scaly, D Egerton; J Rabbitte (0-1 ), J O’Brien; C Doyle (1-4 ), F Dowd (0-1 ), K Doyle (2-9, 6fs, 165 ), J Goonery (0-1 ), J McCarthy (0-3 ), P Doody (2-0 ). Subs: N Mitchell for P Doody (18 mins ), D Daly for D Qamar (24 mins ), C Fagan for J O’Brien (26 mins ), M Kennedy for C Doyle (55 mins ).
