Clinical Kilkenny boys too good for sorry St Peter’s

Kilkenny CBS1-15 St Peter’s College (Wexford) 1-6

The visitors took a sixth-minute lead when Brian Kennedy goaled to leave them 1-1 to 0-1 in front. However St Peter’s with wind assistance responded with three unanswered points through Eoin Moore and two Chris Wall frees, before a fine Michael O’Regan goal midway through the half helped them to a two points interval lead, (1-6 to 0-4).

However that was as good as it got for St Peter’s who failed to score again as a Richard Doyle-inspired Kilkenny side took control.

The winners hit 11 unanswered points while full-forward Martin Gaffney also stormed into the game with a string of points.

Kilkenny CBS now look forward to a semi-final clash with county colleagues, Castlecomer CS.

Scorers for Kilkenny CBS: B Kennedy 1-5 (3f), M Gaffney 0-3, M Bambrick 0-2, R Doyle, S Murphy (f), J Keoghane, Oisín Walsh, B Dollard 0-1 each.

Scorers for St. Peter’s College: M O’Regan 1-1; C Wall 0-3 frees, L Óg McGovern, E Moore 0-1 each.

KILKENNY CBS: P Byrne; J Traynor, D Kenny, J Kealy; E Kearns, R Doyle, E Malone; S Murphy, J Keoghane; Ollie Walsh, Oisin Walsh, B Dollard; M Bambrick, M Gaffney, B Kennedy.

ST. PETER’S COLLEGE: M Fanning; A Waters, I Curran, J Doyle; J Gordon, J Lacey, B tobin; P Kelly, W Devereux; L Óg McGovern, E Moore, S Murphy; B Flaherty, M O’Regan, C Wall.

Subs: S O’Sullivan for Doyle; C Doyle for Flaherty.

Referee: P Kehoe (Carlow).