O'Neill leads way

MacRORY CUP Omagh 0-15 St Patrick's, Maghera 0-7 : EIGHT RONAN O’Neill points carried Omagh CBS into the semi-finals of the …

MacRORY CUP Omagh 0-15 St Patrick's, Maghera 0-7: EIGHT RONAN O'Neill points carried Omagh CBS into the semi-finals of the MacRory Cup at Derrytresk yesterday.

Omagh started sharply with two O’Neill frees in the opening five minutes, before corner back Donagh McKeever got Maghera’s opening score.

Then came four points in as many minutes in the closing stages of the first half to open up a 0-6 to 0-3 interval lead.

John McCullagh, O’Neill and Conan Grugan all fired over quality points as Omagh took control.

OMAGH CBS: R Clarke; S Mullan, Ryan O'Neill, A O'Donnell; N Sludden, T Canavan (0-1), D Connolly (0-1); C Grugan (0-1, free), S Warnock (0-1); C Clarke (0-1), Ronan O'Neill (0-8, six frees), C McCullagh; J McCullagh (0-2), R Lynch, C MacCrory. Subs: S Tierney for MacCrory, D Bradley for O'Donnell, J Devine for Lynch.

ST PATRICK'S MAGHERA: D McKinless; D McKeever (0-1), P Kelly, M McCloskey; T Rafferty, K McKaigue, A McGurk; C Bradley, J Kielt; D Johnson, B Quigg (0-1), O McPeake; P Draine (0-2), G Keane (0-2, one free), S Murray (0-1). Subs: S O'Neill for Murray, E Bradley for McPeake, M Burke for Johnson, C Sherrin for Kielt.

Referee: P McEnaney(Monaghan).

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