Barrett points Blarney into knockout fare

This clash between Blarney and Courcey Rovers was tight, it was physical, it flirted with the personal. It was brilliant.

Free-taker Shane Barrett, Blarney eyes his target before slotting over a point against Courcey Rovers. Pic: Larry Cummins

Cork Senior A HC: Blarney 1-23 Courcey Rovers 3-13

What goes wrong when goals don’t win games? Courcey Rovers scored three of them in Riverstick on Saturday night, but it’s Blarney who have progressed to the knockout stages of the Co-op Superstores Cork SAHC after a superb game of championship hurling.