Powerful St Peter’s ease to semi-finals

St. Peter’s College (Wexford) 1-16 Castlecomer CS (Kilkenny) 0-6: Leinster Post Primary Hurling: St. Peter’s College eased to a 13 points win over Castlecomer Community School in this one-sided Leinster Post Primary SAHC quarter-final at the Netwatch Carlow Centre of Excellence on Saturday.

The Wexford side started slowly against the wind and conceded three unanswered points in the opening seven minutes as freetakers James Bergin and Conor Delaney were on target.

But St. Peter’s then upped the gears with Joe O’Connor and freetaker Billy Dunne, son of Wexford manager, Liam, firing them to a 0-6 to 0-3 interval lead.

O’Connor and Dunne extended that advantage on the restart and despite the best efforts of Delaney, there was no way back for Castlecomer.

The game’s only goal arrived in the 57th minute when Dunne’s long range free found the net.

Meanwhile in the day’s other quarter-final Borris VS defeated Colaiste Eoin by three points (0-12 to 0-9).

Scorers for St. Peter’s: B Dunne 1-7, 1-6 frees, M Joyce 0-4, 2f, J Pettitt, J O’Connor 0-2 each, J Firman,

Scorers for Castlecomer CS: C Delaney 0-4 frees, J Bergin (1f), S Walsh 0-1 each.

ST. PETER’S COLLEGE: O Foley; D Clarke, D Byrne, J Donohoe; C Murphy, A Maddock, G Malone; C Hearne, J Firman; J Pettitt, J O’Connor, R White; J Lee Meyler, M Joyce, B Dunne.

Subs: R O’Connor for Meyler; Q Saunders for Hearne.

CASTLECOMER CS: C O’Dwyer; E Murphy,S Dowd, J Dowd; C Dowling, C Delaney, R Reid; D Cass, S Walsh; O Feehan, N Coogan, S Buggy; C Delaney, S Feehan, J Bergin.

Subs: B Murphy for Cass, tem (19-21), Murphy for Coogan; A Dempsey for Dowling.

Referee: B O’Reilly (Laois).