Draw enough for Ballyhea to stave off relegation threat

Opponents Ballymartle salvaged a late injury-time goal from a Darren McCarthy free yet, for the second consecutive season, they failed to progress beyond the group phase as Mallow and Bride Rovers advance to the quarter-finals

Caileann Cox delivered a massive point for Ballyhea against Ballymartle in the Co Op Superstores Co. SAHC at Banteer. Picture John Tarrant

Cork SAHC: Ballyhea 0-24 Ballymartle 2-18

Seldom will a draw be celebrated so much in Ballyhea, but the vital point at Banteer is enough to keep them safe from the threat of relegation and assured of their place in the Cork senior A hurling ranks in 2022.