Casey and Cantwell power De La Salle into quarter-finals

2013 intermediate champions De La Salle have reached the Waterford SFC quarter-finals after a tense 2-8 to 1-10 win over Ballinameela in Fraher Field last night.

The sides were level seven times before points from Mitchell Casey and Ian Cantwell put Seamus Quirke’s side in the driving seat. Casey and Cantwell combined for seven points between them.

The Eastern side held a 2-3 to 0-7 half-time advantage. Paddy Kennedy tidied up the crumbs on 23 minutes after Paul Curran palmed away a Conan Watt delivery. A minute before the break, Lee Hayes thumped home from close range. Rob Shine secured Ballinameela’s first goal of the championship 16 seconds after the restart, but 10 wides in total means they will contest an all-Western relegation play-off with Ardmore.