Carnew convince

WICKLOW SHC FINAL Carnew 0-18 Glenealy 1-13 : CARNEW HALTED the bid of their rivals Glenealy for three senior titles in a row…

WICKLOW SHC FINAL Carnew 0-18 Glenealy 1-13: CARNEW HALTED the bid of their rivals Glenealy for three senior titles in a row at Aughrim yesterday that brought a deserved two-point win after a tough encounter.

Glenealy’s Leighton Glynn scored a goal in the 12th minute but his side were 0-13 to 1-5 in arrears at the break.

Glenealy pressed strongly to the end but Carnew stood firm and refused to concede the scores their opponents needed to retain their crown.

Scorers

Carnew: D Hyland 0-9, 7 frees; V Flaherty, T Collins 0-3 each; G Doran, S Kinsella, TJ Hennessy 0-1 each. Glenealy: J O'Neill (frees) 0-10; L Glynn 1-0; T Doyle 0-2; MA O'Neill 0-1.

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