One-man demolition act routs Ballyhea

By Michael Ellard Cloyne 5-14 Ballyhea 0-12 BIG, rangy full-forward Conor Cusack grabbed the headlines by scoring four goals and making the fifth, as Cloyne trounced Ballyhea in this permanent tsb Cork SHC first round replay at Kilworth on Saturday.

Everything Cusack touched turned to gold as Cloyne, after being level on four occasions early on, opened the floodgates with a power-packed second-half performance which an outclassed Ballyhea side had no answer to.

With Neil Ronan, who scored nine of their 12 points, seven from frees, quickly finding his scoring rhythm Ballyhea, with the aid of a stiff wind, gave as good as they got in the opening sequences. But once Cusack, younger brother of Cork goalkeeper Donal Óg, opened his burly shoulders and became a one-man demolition act, Cloyne skated out of sight.