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Mike O’Halloran reports on the double-header of Kerry SHC games at Austin Stack Park on Sunday…
Lixnaw GAA 3-16
Ballyheigue GAA 0-14
Lixnaw defeated Ballyheigue in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry Hurling championship in Austin Stack Park on Sunday.
Lixnaw were in control of all of this game as they led at halftime 0-09 to 0-03. Philip Lucid accounted for nine of Ballyheigue’s total including two sideline cuts.
Felim O’Sullivan had three points to his name with Tomas Gaynor scoring two. Ballyheigue battled hard but the loss of their two county men had them hogtied from the start.
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Lixnaw were comfortable all through and had eight different scorers. Their goals came from Mikey Kelliher, Ricky Heffernan and Colin Sheehy.
Scorer in chief was, as usual, Shane Conway. He was impressive as was Darragh Conway with two points, Michael Conway came on as as a sub and pointed with his first possession. Lixnaw will face Ballyduff GAA next weekend.
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Causeway 3-16
St. Brendan’s 0-14
Both games in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry Hurling championship today finished with the same scoreline.
St Brendan’s operated for most of the second half with 14 men but basic errors and poor decision making was more the cause of their defeat than the loss of a player.
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Causeway increased their intensity from their defeat to Kilmoyley and were much more economical in front of goal reducing their wide count to ten today.
The Causeway goal scorers were Joe Diggins, Sean Leahy and Colum Harty. The Colum Harty goal was gifted to him by a cross field ball straight to his hand from a St Brendan’s defender and to compound the error, the St Brendan’s keeper had moved out field to present himself for a pass leaving Harty with an empty net to strike the ball into.
St Brendan’s will now face Kilmoyley next weekend, they will need a big win to progress.
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