Johnson blows Blarney away

BARRY JOHNSON was the scoring hero for Bride Rovers in this Evening Echo SHC third round tie at Páirc Uí Chaoimh last night.

A key member of Gerald McCarthy’s Cork team during the players’ strike last year, the Rovers man hit 1-9 in a victory which sends Blarney into a relegation final with Blackrock.

The game carried a double reward for the winners – their senior status for 2011 and a place in round four of the championship – and as a result of the pressure the game failed to ignite for long spells.