Mike O’Halloran reports on the Kerry SHC quarter-finals at the weekend…

Wins for Abbeydorney, Ballyduff, Kilmoyley and Ballyheigue in a feast of quality hurling served up in Austin Stack Park.

Abbeydorney overcame St Brendan’s on a scoreline of Abbeydorney 2-15 St Brendan’s 1-13. St Brendan’s were without  Eric Leen from the start and lost Daithi Griffin early on.

Oisin Maunsell with two goals and Michael O’Leary with seven points saw Abbeydorney home against an up and coming young St Brendan’s team.

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Ballyduff held off a tremendous Lixnaw challenge to come out on top 3-15 to 1-16. Lixnaw had a difficult beginning to their championship and Ballyduff was expected to win this one comfortably but Lixnaw put up a fine battle, goals from Padraig Boyle, Evan Boyle and Dylan Moriarty was the difference for Ballyduff

Kilmoyley held off a huge challenge from an injury ridden Causeway, Kilmoyley 3-13  Causeway 2-13.

Kilmoyley raced into an early lead and at one stage led by double figures, Causeway hung in there and could have snatched a draw if Evan Murphy’s shot had hit the net.

Rob Collins will have a goal chalked to his name even though a Causeway stick touched the shot into the net. Kilmoyley will play Ballyduff in the semi final next weekend.

The game of the championship will surely be Ballyheigue and Crotta O’Neills, The reigning champions were odds on to win but they went out of the champ beaten by five points 3-24 to 2-22. A Philip Lucid goal in extra time putting Ballyheigue into a semi final against Abbeydorney.

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