South Kerry take charge

South Kerry 2-20 Rathmore 1-6

South Kerry were generally in charge except for the few occasional periods when Rathmore attempted to lift their challenge.

At the break, it was 1-6 to 0-5 for South Kerry, but the game ceased to be a contest when Ronan O’Connor’s 40th minute goal opened up a gap of seven points, following which they didn’t concede another score. It meant that there was never a need to call on Maurice Fitzgerald, who was sidelined with a back injury.

Scorers: South Kerry - D. O’Sullivan 1-2; R. O’Connor 1-1; S. Hussey 0-4; B. Sheehan 0-4 (0-2 frees, 0-1 ’45); A. O’Sullivan 0-3; D. O’Dwyer and S. Fogarty (0-1 free) 0-2 each; A. O’Connell and B. Hickey 0-1 each. Rathmore: M. Riordan 0-4 (0-2 frees); J. Murphy 1-0; I. Kelleher and A. O’Mahony 0-1 each.

SOUTH KERRY: M. Drummond (Sneem); G. O’Driscoll (St. Mary’s), S. O’Sullivan (Skellig Rangers), K. Burns (Sneem); P. Sheehan (Dromid Pearses), B. Hickey (Skellig Rangers), A. O’Connell (St. Michael’s/Foilmore); S. Hussey (Sneem), J. Sugrue (Renard); A. O’Sullivan (Skellig Rangers), B. Sheehan (St. Mary’s), D. Dwyer (Waterville); S. Fogarty (St. Michael’s/Foilmore), D. O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses), R. O’Connor (St. Michael’s/Foilmore). Subs: G. Galvin (Waterville) for G. O’Driscoll (55th); N. O’Driscoll (St. Mary’s) for A. O’Sullivan (56th); W. O’Sullivan (Skellig Rangers) for O’Connell (57th); B. Teahan (Sneem) for Dwyer and K Granfield (St. Michael’s/Foilmore) for Sheehan (59th).

Laune Rangers 0-15 Dr Crokes 1-10

LAUNE Rangers’ fighting spirit earned them victory over Dr Crokes in yesterday’s absorbing AIB Kerry senior football championship quarter-final in Fitzgerald Stadium.

It might have been a different story had Eoin Brosnan managed to goal from a good opportunity in the 50th minute. However, on the basis of their greater consistency, the Killorglin side were more deserving of a place against Gaeltacht in the semi-final.

Scorers: Laune Rangers - P. O’Sullivan 0-4 (0-2 frees); M.F. Russell 0-3 (0-1 free); J. Coffey and B. O’Shea 0-2 each; S. Foley, B. Gannon, L. Hassett and J. Lynch 0-1 each. Dr Crokes: C. Cooper 0-6 (0-3 frees); A. Kennelly 1-0; C. Brosnan, M. Moriarty, E. Brosnan and J. Fleming 0-1 each.