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Under 10 Hurling
Bredagh u10s at Ballycran with their coaches.
Ballycran Blitz
Bredagh U10 hurlers travelled to Ballycran on Saturday to compete in the home clubs annual Blitz which was played in perfect conditions on the splendid McKenna Park. They played some great hurling as they defeated Ballygalget and put up spirited performances against the other 2 Ards teams Ballycran and Portaferry.
Match 1
Bredagh made a terrific start to the day and in their first half against Ballygalget they were in unstoppable form. Conor Lally opened the scoring with a well taken goal. With the midfield of Conall Doyle, Andy Harney and Conall O'Rawe well on top the forwards revelled in a plentiful supply of the ball. Conor Lally soon had a hatrick of goals before Emmett Curran hit a fourth. Ballygalget pulled one back but that man Lally stole in for his fourth and Bredaghs fifth. Conall Hughes also hit the Ballygalget net just before half time to leave the half time score Bredagh 6-0 Ballygalget 1-0. The second half was a tougher affair as Ballygalget came out fighting and tried to find a way back into the game. Defenders Colm McGuigan, Brendan Stewart and Conor Sullivan were rock solid although the Galget did manage to get one back. The players on both teams tired in the heat as the match wore on and there were no further scores leaving the final score Bredagh 6-0 Ballygalget 2-0
Match 2
Bredagh found the host team very capable opponents and the young black and ambers put early pressure on the Bredagh defence. Liam Francis was superb in goals with some fine saves and long puck outs. Ballycran did eventually hit the Bredagh net on 2 occasions and this semmed to spark a response from the Bredagh boys and Conor Lally pulled a goal back. The Crans hit 3 unanswered points before Conor Lally again struck a goal for Bredagh to keep them in touch. But Ballycran goaled just before half time to leave the score at the interval Ballycran 3-3 Bredagh 2-0. Jonathan Field and Cormac O'Rawe came on in the second half and with a few other positional switches Bredagh really got to grips with the opposition and with both defences well on top there was only 1 point scored by either team Bredagh's coming from a sweetly struck free from the impressive Andy Harney. That left the final score Ballycran 3-4 Bredagh 2-1.
Match 3
Again Bredagh were up against a very strong Portaferry team and by half time found themselves trailing 3 goals to 1, the Bredagh goal coming from who else but Conor Lally. Bredagh fought hard in the second half and after the Ports had scored again "goal machine" Lally incredibly fired in 2 more goals to bring in back to 4 goals to 3 but the young Portaferry team finished strongly with 3 late goals to leave them with a rather flattering final scoreline of Portaferry 7-0 Bredagh 3-0
Summary
Bredagh continue to improve at this agegroup and this day out in Ballycran was invaluable experience for them. Star of the show was Conor Lally who cracked in an amazing 9 goals over the 3 games. But this was by no means a one man show. Liam Francis and Emmett Curran shared the goal keeping duties and both excelled. Brendan Stewart, Colm McGuigan and Conor Sullivan were superb in defence ably assisted by Rian Woods and Jonathan Field. Conall Doyle continues to show signs that he will be an exceptional talent as he roamed the midfield with tough tackling Conall O'Rawe and the skilfull Andy Harney. Conor Lally was not alone up front and had great support in this department from Cormac O'Rawe, Conall Hughes and Conor Wilson. Overall a great team performance.
Carryduff 3-2 0-0 Bredagh
Contrary to what the scoreline suggests, Bredagh performed very well against their neighbours, Carryduff, who are one of the top under 10 sides in the County. When the two met earlier in the season Carryduff racked up a whopping 3-13 to Bredagh's 2-0. On Monday night, due to a clash with a school play, Bredagh fielded without 5 of the boys who took the honours at the Dungannon Blitz on Saturday. Clearly progress is being made and each of the travelling squad of 22 played and showed great battling qualities throughout the match of three 15 minute periods.
Carryduff's main scoring threat came from their talented midfieler Ronan Beattie and in the first period despite the best efforts of Andy Harney, he hit a goal and a point. Conor Sullivan was then given the job of man marking Beattie and a fierce but fair battle ensued between the two. Conor stuck brilliantly to his task and restricted his man to 1 point in the second period and a goal in the third.
Liam Francis deserves special mention for his display in goals with some great saves and long puck outs. Conall O'Rawe was his usual reliable self in defence and Conall Doyle who has just recently joined the squad continues to impress. The forwards led by Conor Lally and Lorcan Fahy did test the Carryduff keeper but could not find a way past him.This was essentially a great effort by the whole team right down to the 3 Under 8s Ronan Costello, Jonathan Field and PJ Lavery who did not look out of place at this level.
Team
Liam Francis, Lorcan Fahy, Andy Harney, Fintan Quinn, Conor Lally, Conall O'Rawe, Conor Sullivan, Colm McGuigan, Conall Doyle, Rian Woods, Conall Hughes, Michael Hooley, Cormac O'Rawe, Sean McFarlane,Philip McNamee, Liam O'Keefe, Ronan Costello, Peter Gracey, Daire Magee, Jonathan Field, Jude McStay and PJ Lavery
Under 10 Hurlers shine in the sun at Dungannon Blitz
Bredagh under10 hurlers had a great day out at the Dungannon Blitz on Saturday. To top it off they finished joint winners in Division1 along with Rossa and hosts Dungannon. A squad of 26 travelled and as this was a 7 a side competition Bredagh entered 3 teams. The A team played in Division1 and the B and C teams in Division2. A novel scoring system was in place whereby 3 points were awarded for striking the ball over the crossbar and 1 point for finding the net. 1 point was also awarded for a clean catch. This encouraged the boys to attempt to field the ball and to shoot for points.
Bredagh A
Match 1 v Coalisland
This was a tough opener but Bredagh finally won through thanks to some superb goal scoring from Conor Lally who fired in 5. There were catches from Conor Leggett and Daniel Graham to give Bredagh a final score of 7points to Coalislands 5 points
Match 2 v Carrickmore
Again Bredagh battled hard against a skilfull Carrickmore. They began to find there range and strike over the bar, Daniel Graham and Brendan Stewart getting a 3 pointer each. Sharpshooter Conor Lally weighed in with 2 goals to leave the final score Bredagh 8 points Carrickmore 2 points
Match 3 Strabane Shamrocks
Strabane were a big physical team but could not compete with the skill of the Bredagh boys in particular Conor Lally who was on fire thumping in another 5 goals. Conor Leggett was also in fine form around midfield and scored a goal and a clean catch. Brendan Stewart who was getting better with each game also hit a goal and took a catch. Conall O'Rawe and Jake Carlin were rock solid in defence and Shamrocks were restricted to 1 goal and 1 catch. Final score Bredagh 9 points Shamrocks 2 points
Match 4 v Dungannon
Bredagh found the home side in mean mood and following a fantastic effort particularly from midfielders Andy Harney and Conor Leggett they suffered their first defeat. Dungannon hit 3X3 pointers and 3 goals to Bredagh 3 pointer from Andy Harney and goal from Conor Lally to leave it Dungannon 12 points Bredagh 4 points at the end.
Match 5 v Rossa
Bredgah shook off the Dungannon defeat to record a memorable win in the final game against previously unbeaten Rossa. The star of this game was keeper Emmett Curran who made a number of great saves to deny the the Rossa boys. His shot stopping and long hitouts in all 5 games was terrific. Bredagh went 2 goals down but stormed back to hit 3 pointers from Conor Lally, Conor Legget and Andy Harney. Andy also struck a goal to leave the final score Bredagh 10 points Rossa 2 points. This meant the 2 teams finished top along with Dungannon all 3 only having lost 1 game.
Division 2
Bredagh B
Bredagh B played 4 matches in all recording victories over Bredagh C and Shamrocks
Match 1 v Bredagh C
The clash of the maroon and white saw the B team take the honours with a 2 point victory. Both goals were scored by Lorcan Fahy
Match 2 v Rossa B
The B's were unlucky in this encounter going down by a single point to a very useful Rossa team. Colm McGuigan scored a goal and a 3 pointer and Ronan Costello 2 goals to lose by the minimum on a scoreline of Bredagh 6 points Rossa 7 points
Match 3 v Dungannon B
As this young Bredagh side tired in the searing heat, the home team took the victory. Lorcan Fahy and Colm McGuigan hit goals but it was not enough as Dungannon ran out winners 13 points to 2 points.
Match 4 v Strabane Shamrocks B
Bredagh got back to winning ways with this tough battle between 2 evenly matched teams. Colm McGuigan Lorcan Fahy and Ronan Costello hit Bredagh's goals to end 1 point ahead. Fianal score Bredagh B 3 Shamrocks B 2
In the B squad Sean McFarlane and Michael Hooley had the goal keeping duties and did very well. Conor Sullivan, Conall Hughes and Conall Doyle were excellent in defence while Ronan Costello and Colm McGuigan were masters of the midfield. Rian Woods and Lorcan Fahy did a great job in the forward division.
Bredagh C
The Bredagh C team also performed heroically. After that narrow defeat to their comrades Bredagh B they went on to record a fantastic win over Strabane Shamrocks B. They also put up stern resistance, before going down to Rossa B and Dungannon B. This young squad played some lovely hurling and gave there all as the temperatures soared. They were Liam O'Keefe, Philip McNamee, P J Lavery, Daniel Leggett, Pearce Woods, Jude McStay, Rory McCloskey, Cormac O'Rawe, Conor Wilson and Jonathan Field
Bredagh A with coach Danny Hughes
Bredagh B with coach Gerry Woods
Bredagh C with coach Damian Mcguigan
Portaferry tournament
The Bredagh U10 Hurlers had a great day out at the Portaferry Tournament on Saturday. The theme of the day was "fun by participation" and that is what was had by all the clubs who competed in this well run event. Bredagh had 4 games in all against against the hosts, Portaferry, Ballyvarley, Ballycran and Newry Shamrocks.
Game 1
The Bredagh boys had a slow start in their first game after their long journey and Portaferry ran out comfortable winners despite some stern resistance from Pearce Woods in goals, Daniel Graham and Conall O'Rawe in defence, Jake Carlin at midfield and Conor Lally in attack.
Game 2
It was a more settled Bredagh team that took to the field against Ballyvarley in the second game and once Colm McGuigan slotted over the opening point the Belfast boys laid seige to the Ballyvarley goals. The O'Rawe brothers bagged 3 goals between them (Conall 1 and Cormac 2), Colm McGuigan got his second score a well taken goal and defender turned striker, Rian Woods, weighed in with a fifth goal. Conall Hughes and Andy Harney were the pick of the defenders as Ballyvarley were restricted to 1 goal and with young Ronan Costello showing all his skills at midfield Bredagh went on to win with a bit to spare.
Game 3
This was a tough battle against a very big and skilfull Ballycran team. Bredagh matched their opponents in the first half and were only a point down at half time Bredagh's goal coming from full forward Rian Woods who had great support in this department from Liam O'Keefe. Despite the introduction of Michael Hooley and Philip McNamee in the second half to bolster the defence Ballycran scored a couple of second half goals to take the victory.
Game 4
The Bredagh lads were showing signs of fatigue in the final game against a very impressive young Newry team who took some lovely scores. Jake Carlin however gave a man of the match performance for Bredagh and others to impress were Ronan Costello, Andy Harney, Conor Lally and Conall O'Rawe. In the end Newry got the vital scores and took the win.
Summary
Considering Bredagh were not at full strength due to a clash with an Under 10 football blitz and others away for the bank holiday weekend, they performed magnificantly. This is a young squad (most eligible again next year) who are showing improvement with every game and are reaping the rewards of their dedication to training.
Squad
Pearce Woods, Daniel Graham, Jake Carlin, Andy Harney, Conall Hughes, Cormac O'Rawe, Conall O'Rawe, Rian Woods, Colm McGuigan, Conor Lally, Liam O'Keefe, Philip McNamee, Michael Hooley and Ronan Costello
U10 Friendly: Bredagh v Carryduff
The U10 hurlers played Carryduff in a challenge match at sunny Cherryvale on Saturday afternoon. Carryduff proved to be very strong at this level and were victors in the end but management were encouraged by the enthusiasm and commitment shown by all 24 Bredagh boys in their first game of the season.
There will be an extra training session this week on Wednesday evening 14th, 7pm to 8pm ahead of the Portaferry Tournament on 24th May (details to follow).
U10 Hurlers compete in Antrim Indoor Hurling Competition
The young hurlers of Bredagh had an early start on Sunday morning. 15 in all turned up at Cherryvale at 9am to travel to St Malachy's School to compete in the first round of the North Antrim indoor tournament.
We were placed in a tough group with Rossa, St Enda's, Pearses and Ballygalget. As this was a 5 a side competition we decided to divide the boys into 3 teams so that a different Bredagh team contested the first 3 matches and we then picked a top 5 and subs for the final game. The first match was against Pearses which we lost 3-1, Emmett Curran getting the Bredagh goal. We then lost to Rossa on a similar scoreline, with Conor Sullivan this time getting on the scoresheet.
The third match was against the eventual winners St Endas and we lost 4-0. Despite these 3 defeats the boys played some fantstic hurling in real end to end games. The final game was against Co. Down neighbours Ballygalget and this was a tight fought affair. Bredagh took the lead with a well taken strike from Emmett Curran. Ballygalget came storming back and were soon on level terms but with time almost up it was that man Curran again who blasted in the winner.
With 1 win out of 4 we await our division for the next round which will take place next Saturday at a venue to be advised. Unfortunately the panel for the next round has to be cut to a squad of 10 and this will surely give the management a few headaches.
Well done to all the boys on their performances.
The Panel
Rory McCloskey, Michael Hooley, Emmett Curran, Ronan Costello, Andy Harney, Conor Sullivan, Sean McFarland, Declan O'Keefe, Conall Hughes, Liam O'Keefe, Colum McGuigan, Pearse Woods, Rian Woods, Jake Carlin and Fintan Quinn
Ballycran 4-3 Bredagh 1-3
Challenge, Saturday September 23rd - Ballycran 4-3 Bredagh 1-3. Bredagh's young hurlers put in another gutsy performance at Ballycran where the eventual scoreline didn't quite reflect the closeness of the contest. With one or two regulars missing, there was a chance for some of the new faces to make a name for themselves. Tiernan Curran and young Liam Francis didn't disappoint. Bredagh started brightly and matched Ballycran score for score in the opening exchanges with Tiernan slotting over two brilliant points in the first half. Half-time: Bredagh 0-2 Ballycran 0-2.
Second-half: Bredagh went ahead with a long range Daniel Devlin point and when Lawrence Whiffen netted, a win looked on the cards. However, Ballycran showed their mettle and replied with three late goals to pull away at the finish. Every one of the Bredagh lads can be extremely proud of themselves. They didn't look one bit out of place alongside the Ards men, matching them both in skill and spirit. There will be brighter days ahead for this young side if this standard can be maintained.
Man of the Match - Odhran Devlin gave a MoM display between the sticks, ably supported by Damian Hanrahan, Mark Patterson, Christy Carlin and Sean Blaney in defence. Sean McGourty was the usual Mr Dependable and Daniel Devlin held his own at midfield. Tiernan Curran, Donal Smyth and the Francis brothers tried hard in attack. Rory Collins and Kaolan Power are improving with every game. After the game Bredagh earned great praise from several interested onlookers including former Down Senior star Gary 'Gazza' Savage, who had two sons turning out in the black and amber. Well done lads - lets see a big turnout at Cherryvale next Saturday - hopefully we'll get another competitive game before the season closes.
Blitz
U-10 Blitz in Cherryvale on Saturday, August 19th - with St Enda's and Carryduff. Bredagh beat Carryduff 8-4 to 3-0, while Bredagh U-8s played St Enda's and a Bredagh/St Endas Select played a Carryduff/St Enda's Select. Training is on Saturdays at 4.00pm for U-8s and all newcomers.
Cherryvale Blitz
Saturday June 17th - Bredagh hosted a very successful Go Games Blitz with the Ards clubs. The Bredagh boys had notable successes against two of the Ards clubs and two gallant performances against a strong Ballygalget side - sure signs of improvement.
The results were:
A Section
Bredagh 2-0 Ballygalget 5-2, Portaferry 2-1 Ballycran 0-2, Bredagh 2-6 Portaferry 1-1, Ballygalget 10-1 Ballycran 2-1, Bredagh 2-5 Ballycran 1-1, Ballygalget 5-3 Portaferry 1-2. Finals - Ballygalget 6-3 Bredagh 4-1, Ballycran 4-3 Portaferry 3-4.
B Section
Ballygalget 3-2 Bredagh/Portaferry Select 0-0, Bredagh/Portafery Select 7-1 Ballycran 0-0, Ballygalget 11-4 Ballycran 0-1.
Bredagh will host another Blitz on Saturday August 19th.
St John's Blitz
Saturday May 6th at Corrigan Park - after a parade with the Liam McCarthy cup, Bredagh beat St Galls and Gort na Mona in the group stages and although they lost narrowly to Cushendall, they still qualified for the semi-finals where they lost to St Enda’s by 1-3 to 0-1.
Results
Bredagh 1-2 St Galls 0-0
Bredagh 3-0 Cushendall 3-2
Bredagh 1-2 Gort Na Mona 1-1
Semi Finals
Bredagh 0-1 St Endas 1-3
St Johns bt Cushendall
Final
St Johns bt St Endas
Match Reports
Bredagh 1-2 St Gall’s 0-0 - after a scoreless first half, Sean Blaney weighed in with two fine points from frees, while Daniel Devlin scored a great goal from a ground stroke.
Ruairi Og, Cushendall 3-2 Bredagh 3-0 - Laurence Whiffen, Daniel Devlin and Sean Blaney each scored goals from frees, but Cushendall hit back with 3-2. There was a whiff of controversy about one of their goals because of a distinct impression that it had gone over rather than under the bar, but the goal stood.
Bredagh 2-2 Gort na Mona 2-1 - Bredagh had to win but Gort na Mona hit an early goal. Odhran Devlin and Laurence Whiffen replied with goals and Daniel Devlin added a point. Gort na Mona hit back with 1-1 to level the match, before Daniel Devlin hit the winning point to give Bredagh a very exciting win.
St Enda’s 1-3 Bredagh 0-1 - Bredagh came up against an impressive St Enda's team in the semi-finals and were one point down at half-time. In teh second-half, Bredagh were very unlucky to see a goal attempt go inches wide and to see a goal Rory Collins disallowed for kicking. St Enda’s scored 1-2 to make the final.
Summary: the day was very pleasant and thanks are due to the St John’s club for organising the tournament and for their hospitality to both players and mentors.
Squad: Odhran Devlin, Caolan Power, Daniel Devlin, Sean Blaney, Lawrence Whiffen, Donal Smyth, Tiernan Curran, Christopher Madden-McKee, Damian Hanrahan, Ruairi Doyle, Rory Collins, Conor Francis, Niall Smyth, Sean McGourty.
Bredagh 5-2 St Endas 5-2
Bredagh began their 'Go Games' season by sharing the spoils with old rivals St Endas's. The new format will obviously take a bit of getting used to but the boys are learning fast. This young side have really improved since last year with skill levels in all aspects of the game on the up.
Squad: Damian Hanrahan, Christopher Madden-McKee, Rory Collins, Sean McGourty, Daniel Devlin, Mark Patterson, Conor Francis, Conor Costello, Tiernan Curran, Lawrence Whiffen, Sean Blaney. Scorers: Daniel Devlin 2-1, Conor Costello 1-1, Sean Blaney 1-0, Lawrence Whiffen 1-0.
Indoor Training
Indoor hurling started on Saturday 7th January at Rosario Youth club.
It's Safe! - All children wear helmets and play with a hurley with a rubber boss and use a soft ball. Hurleys are supplied. Thanks to St Michael's PS for the loan of indoor hurls.
It's Fun! - Indoor hurling is a great way to introduce the game to children for the first time.
Expert coaches are on hand, including Danny Hughes and his sons Donal and Cormac, and several of Bredagh's brightest young hurlers. All Ireland Féile stars Paddy Woods and Michael Guerin help out with the P3s and P4s, while U-16 League winners Rowan Smart, Oisin Quinn, Niall Colton and Owen Costello pass on their knowledge and skills to the older groups.
Indoor Champions
FIRST TROPHY OF 2006...
Bredagh U-10s pictured at Ballymena Leisure Centre on Saturday, March 18th after winning the Division Four Final of the North Antrim Indoor League. Back row, left to right: Mark Patterson, Sean McGourty, Daniel Devlin, Daniel Mulvenna, Odhran Devlin. Front: Oisin Smylie, Daire McPeake, Conor Costello, Aidan Donaghy, Sean Blaney.
The boys came from behind to stage a great comeback and beat Glenshesk 3-1 in the final. They trailed 1-0 at half-time, but stormed back with second-half goals from Daniel Devlin, Odhran Devlin and Sean McGourty. All ten boys got a run out, Conor Costello made a number of point-blank saves to secure victory, Aidan Donaghy was superb in marshalling the defence, Mark Patterson and Sean Blaney held their own in midfield while up front Daniel Mulvenna, Daire McPeake and Sean Blaney were always a handful to the Glenshesk defence. Last year, Bredagh won the Division Five Final at the same Finals Day, so they have stepped up a level and enjoyed a terrific campaign in beating the likes of Dunloy, Cushendun, St Agnes, St Galls, Carryduff and Rasharkin. Well done to all the boys and many thanks to their mentors and parents, who got up early on many Saturday mornings to make the long treks into North Antrim to compete.
Indoor Results
North Antrim Indoor League
Saturday, February 25
Bredagh 2 Dunloy 1
Bredagh 5 Rasharkin 1
Bredagh 2 Loughgiel 4
Saturday, March 11
Bredagh 0 Glenravel 1
Bredagh 1 Creggan 1
Tuesday, March 14
Play-offs at Larne
Bredagh 2 Cushendun 1
Bredagh 3 St Agnes 0
Bredagh 4 St Galls 2
Bredagh 0 Glenshesk 0
Bredagh 2 Carryduff 1
Saturday, March 18
Finals Day
Bredagh 3 Glenshesk 1 - Champions!
REPORT ON WEEK ONE: Bredagh beat the mighty Dunloy in one of their three matches played at Ballymoney. The score was 2-1 and the Bredagh scorers were Daniel Mulvenna and Damien Hanrahan. Bredagh also beat Rasharkin 5-1 with goals from Mulvenna (2), Daire McPeake, Sean McGourty and Mark Patterson. The boys also led the strongest team in the competition, Loughgiel, 2-1 up until the closing minutes, before losing 4-2. The scorers in this game were Mulvenna and McPeake. Player of the Day was goalkeeper Odhran Devlin who pulled of a string of fantastic saves, mostly with his feet!
REPORT ON WEEK TWO: Bredagh drew one and lost one, both very tight games against quality opposition. In fact, Glenravel and Creggan were two of the strongest teams in the section, though the South Belfast lads played their hearts out against Glenravel and only lost to a late goal. In the second game against Creggan, Bredagh again went behind but in the final minute Daire McPeake lashed the ball to the net to gain a deserved draw. The whole squad did their club proud. Panel: Odhran Devlin, Ossian Smylie, Daniel Devlin, Daire McPeake, Daniel Mulvenna, Damian Hanrahan, Sean McGourty, Sean Blaney, Mark Patterson.
Bredagh Indoor U-10s pictured outdoors after the first day of the League on Saturday, February 25th. Back row, left to right: Mark Patterson, Sean Blaney, Daire McPeake, Daniel Mulvenna. Front: Sean McGourty, Odhran Devlin, Damien Hanrahan.
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Ballycran Blitz
Carryduff 3-2 0-0 Bredagh
Under 10 Hurlers shine in the sun at Dungannon Blitz
Portaferry tournament
U10 Friendly: Bredagh v Carryduff
U10 Hurlers compete in Antrim Indoor Hurling Competition
Ballycran 4-3 Bredagh 1-3
Blitz
Cherryvale Blitz
St John's Blitz
Bredagh 5-2 St Endas 5-2
Indoor Training
Indoor Champions
Indoor Results
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