JUNIOR HURLING:
Our Junior Hurlers made a winning start to this year’s Championship with a good victory over St. Saviours last Friday night, on a score-line of 3-11 to 1-09. A fine second-half performance paved the way for this win.
St. Saviours got off to a flying start with an early goal, followed by a point, but James Murphy replied with a point. St. Saviours’ forward line was causing problems to the Ferrybank defence, who were under pressure at times, but the lads held firm, particularly the full-back line. Despite being six points down, they slowly clawed their way back with points from Eimhin Burns, Eoin O' Neill and Greg Murphy. Ferrybank could have been much closer at the break only for some wayward shooting at times. While at the other end, our goalkeeper Cian Martin pulled off a good save at the expense of a point, to leave Saviours ahead 1-06 to 0-05 at the break.
Two quick Saviours points at the start of the half increased the lead to six, but Ferrybank quickly replied with a James Murphy goal from close range, following good build up play from Greg Murphy and Kevin Hurley. With another point from Eoin O’ Neill, Ferrybank began to take control of the game. A second goal arrived when Kevin Hurley ran through and slotted the ball to the net. Moments later, James Murphy got his second and Ferrybank’s third goal, when he picked up a loose ball and finished to the net. Four more unanswered points from Eoin O’ Neill saw the lads run out good winners in the end.
This was a good team performance, with a nice blend of youth and experience and despite a shaky start, they settled down, and got their reward.
PNAEL: Cian Martin, Jake Brophy, Pat O' Neill, Hughie O' Neill, Damien Walsh, Alex Kinsella, Charlie Atkins, Tiarnan Morrissey, Kevin Hurley (1-00), Eimhin Burns (0-01), Greg Murphy (0-02), Jamie Diggins, James Murphy (2-01), Eoin O' Neill (0-07), Tommy Burtchaell, Oran MacCathmhaoil, Maciez Tomczuk, Luke Butler
JUNIOR FOOTBALL:
Our Junior Footballers are in action this coming Friday night, May 10th at 7:30pm where they play Mount Sion. No venue has yet been confirmed, as this match will be played at a neutral venue, so keep an eye on the social media page for the update.
UNDER 12 HURLING:
The U12 hurlers just came up short in their second game in the Countrystyle Foods sponsored competition last Monday night were they were defeated by De La Salle on a score-line of 3-04 to 2-02.
This was a fine effort by the team, and gave it their all, and no doubt will have taken a lot of positives from the game. Next up, is a trip to play Ballygunner Red this coming Friday, May 10th at 6:30pm.
UNDER 11 HURLING:
Our U11 hurlers welcomed Carrigeen last Friday night, in their third game of the year. Following a great game of hurling by both sides, Ferrybank emerged winners on a score-line of 7-12 to 6-02. Both sides got some excellent scores and the pace of the game was unrelenting from start to finish. Well done to both teams.
Ferrybank have now recorded two wins from three games and the lads are now back in action this coming Wednesday, May 8th with a trip to play Butlerstown at 6:30pm.
TEAM: Max, Tommy, Luke, Liam, Conor, Jacob, Gavin, Aidan, Finn, Jack, Robbie, Harry, Rian, Sam, Mark, Michal, Evan.
UNDER 15 HURLING:
Well done to our U15 panel who played their first 2019 hurling match against Passage over the weekend in Ferrybank.
Blessed with the warm sunshine, Ferrybank went out and put it up to the Division 2 team from the start. Unfortunately, we were down by 6 points at half-time, but the second-half saw a galvanised spirited Ferrybank team and there was an electrifying finish where the Passage goalie pulled off an amazing save to keep the lead.
Final score - Ferrybank 1-07 Passage 1-10.
Many thanks for the effort today lads, we were so close but you all did the parish proud.
UNDER 13 FOOTBALL:
The U13 Footballers play at home to St. Saviours this coming Thursday night, May 9th at 7pm. Your support will be welcomed on the night.
COUNTY DUTY:
Best of luck to Mark O' Brien, John (Doxer) Burns and the Waterford Senor hurling team that commence their Munster hurling Championship campaign this coming Sunday, May 12th where they take on Clare in Walsh Park.
ANGELA BURNS MEMORIAL 10K:
The 5th annual Angela Burns Memorial 10k Fun Run/Walk will now take place on Saturday, May 25th at 7pm, starting from the Ferrybank GAA grounds. This event has been kindly sponsored by Harvey Travel Waterford, and we would like to thank Sean Power and his staff for their kind and continuous sponsorship.
Registration is currently open on www.totaltiming.ie/event/angela-burns-memorial-10k-2019/, and its €15 for the runners (chipped) and €10 for the walkers. For those who had already registered for the original date (April 14th), your entry will still stand, and if anyone who had registered but cannot make the new date, please e-mail info@totaltiming.ie for a full refund.
CLOTHING COLLECTION:
The clothing collection has now resumed, and if you have any of the following items that you don’t need, you can drop them down to the GAA grounds; clothes, curtains, paired shoes, belts and soft toys. Please do NOT bring down any pillows or duvets.
