Last Sunday in Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon, Killala captain Karl Dooher clutched the Frank Reynolds Memorial cup after the north Mayo men blew away the Roscommon champions by ten points. For the second time in three years Killala were crowned junior champions of Connacht to round off a successful year for the men from north Mayo. Marcus Hannick was the top scorer on the day finishing off with five points, all from placed balls, while James Ruddy grabbed their goal 21 minutes into the contest after some neat build up play which put them into a six-point lead, one which they never looked like loosing. Rory Hannick picked up the man of the match award for his tireless display in the engine room alongside Noel Ryan on an afternoon which was not designed for football in deep winter but that will be of little concern to the men from Killala who now have an All Ireland semi-final to look forward to in the new year.
U21 down for decision
Four months after the U21 championship began in the glory days of summer the curtain will come down on the championship with a west Mayo derby. Mayo Abbey will host the clash of Ballintubber and Westport on Sunday at 1pm. Both sides have plenty of marquee names who will be on display, with Westport looking to the likes of Kevin Keane, Lee Kegan and Damien Keane. While the likes of Ruaidhrí O’Connor, Ray Geraghty and Dean Gavin will all be key men for the Ballintubber side. This game has the makings of a great final and one that should go right down to the wire.
