Minors defeated in league
Friday, April 11th, 2008Newmarket were defeated by an impressive Naomh Aban side in a minor football league game played at Newmarket on Monday evening, by 3-13 to 2-7.
Newmarket were defeated by an impressive Naomh Aban side in a minor football league game played at Newmarket on Monday evening, by 3-13 to 2-7.
Newmarket’s minor footballers had their first league outing away to Croke Rovers at Castlemagner on Saturday evening, with a strong home side claiming the points by 4-10 to 1-5.
Newmarket’s minor footballers were defeated in the championship by Croke Rovers in Kanturk on Saturday evening, 2-10 to 1-6, and thus relinquished the title they have claimed for the previous three seasons.
Newmarket and Boherbue provided a pulsating minor football league game at Newmarket on Thursday evening when the home side emerged from a high scoring contest to claim their first league victory by 4-11 to 4-6.
Newmarket’s minor footballers left an early second half lead of seven points slip, as they went under to Lyre by 2-8 to 1-9 at Newmarket on Monday evening last.
On Sunday evening Newmarket’s minor team travelled to take on Dromtariffe and were narrowly defeated by 1-7 to 0-8 after the hour.
Newmarkets minor footballers hung on for a draw at windswept Bweeng on Monday evening, to draw in their first league outing of the campaign, 2-4 to 1-7 against Kilshannig.
Newmarket’s minor footballers brave defence of their county minor A league title came to an end , when they were defeated by Mitchelstown, 3-8 to 0-13 after a titanic struggle, that required extra time to separate the sides at Mitchelstown on Saturday last.
Newmarket’s minor footballers retained their Duhallow league title and in the process completed a championship and league double in the division for the second year in succession. In the final at Kanturk on Sunday, they defeated the home side by 1-11 to 1-7 in a repeat of the championship final. 
The home side began brightly putting two points on the scoreboard. Newmarket were slow to settle and depended on their rearguard during the first half with John Scanlon and David Guiney in outstanding form throughout the hour. Nicky Flanagan converted a free after seventeen minutes for Newmarkets first score with Kanturk quick to regain their two point lead. John Lane punched a point for Newmarket but Kanturk again responded with a fourth point. Newmarket finished the half very well with points from Nicky Flanagan and John Ryan tieing the sides for the first time in the game. Newmarket maintained their momentum and driven on by the forward surges of Bart Daly they took the lead for the first time through a Jerry McCarthy point. Nicky Flanagan was again on target to leave Newmarket in front by 0-6 to 0-4 at half time. (more…)
Newmarket’s minor footballers quest for county honours ended when they were defeated by a strong Carbery Rangers side, 1-11 to 1-8 in the quarter final played at Macroom on Saturday evening last.
Newmarket’s minor footballers created history when they claimed their third successive Duhallow championship and eighth title in total when defeating Kanturk by 1-10 to 2-4 in a keenly contested final played at Dromtariffe on Sunday.
Newmarket’s minor footballers qualified for a third successive Duhallow final when they edged past Knocknagree in a gripping, titanic semi final at Castlemagner on Sunday, which went to extra time before ending 1-12 to 0-13 in the defending champions favour.
A flurry of late points rescued Newmarket as they drew 0-14 to 2-8 with Knocknagree in the league semi final played at Cullen on Sunday.
The minor footballers completed their league programme with an unblemished record after defeating Naomh Aban in a keenly contested game by 3-9 to 2-6 at Newmarket last Tuesday evening.
Newmarket’s minor footballers maintained their winning run in this years league, recording their fourth successive victory when defeating Kilmurry by 1-12 to 0-8 at Newmarket last Tuesday evening.
Newmarket’s minor footballers resumed their league campaign to record their third successive victory when they recorded a home victory against Boherbue by 1-17 to 2-8 on Tuesday evening last.
By John Joe Brosnan
Late Flourish Puts End To Millstreet’s rallying Cry
Newmarket regained the Duhallow minor football title after a lapse of 23 years when they turned in a very impressive performance to beat Millstreet by an eight-point margin before a big attendance at Cullen last Saturday evening.