Carlow skin Cats alive

CARLOW’S U21 footballers will have learned precious little from this 39-point thrashing of neighbours Kilkenny in this championship quarter-final mis-match at the IT grounds in Carlow last night.

Carlow had stormed 3-5 to nil in front before wing forward Conor Foley recorded Kilkenny’s only score of the game from play, a well-taken point on 18 minutes.

By half time the Cats trailed 3-11 to 0-1. The pain continued for the visitors throughout the second half with 11 players sharing in the scores, including all six starting forwards.

Kilkenny’s lone second half score was a 41st minute goal from a penalty by Andy Kavanagh. But there was an avalanche of scores from Carlow who hit 5-9 in the half.

Scorers for Carlow: R Power 2-3, K McCabe 1-3, E Byrne 2-0, D Keogh 1-2, 0-1f, D Foley 0-4, 0-2f, D Roberts 1-1, E Ruth 0-3, J Byrne 1-0, C Walshe, H Gahan, S Murphy 0-1 each.

Scorers for Kilkenny: A Kavanagh 1-0, pen., C Foley 0-1.

CARLOW: B Doyle; R Mahon, C Lawlor, J Kenny; J Byrne, B Lambe, J Kane; P McElligott, D Foley; C Walshe, K McCabe, E Ruth; D Keogh, R Power, E Byrne.

Subs: H Gahan for Walshe (injured) (18); S Murphy for Kenny (h/t); M Meaney for Foley (38); D Roberts for Ruth (42).

KILKENNY: G Mansfield; G Malone, J Mooney, J Fennelly; B Staunton, J Cullinane, N Kenny; J Culleton, S Connelly; A Kavanagh, J Morrissey, C Foley; S McGrath, D Prendergast, D Brennan.

Sub: D Walsh for Prendergast (inj) (41).

Referee: G Whelan (Wicklow).