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St Brendan's win battle of the Kingdom as minor stars' goals key to retaining Corn Ui Mhuiri

The Sem were impressive against Tralee CBS.

St Brendan’s College 2-20

Tralee CBS 0-11

By Jason O’Connor at Austin Stack Park

David Shaw David Shaw lined out with Kerry in their victorious All-Ireland final last September. Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

A STRONG SECOND half display was key to St Brendan’s College retaining their Corn Ui Mhuirí title in Tralee this evening as goals from All-Ireland winning Minors David Shaw and Billy Courtney sent the school on their way to a 22nd provincial title overall.

Both green flags were out of the top drawer, Shaw linking up with Billy Courtney and Mark O’Shea to score the first in the 36th minute for a 1-11 to 0-8 advantage.

Courtney meanwhile unleashed a powerful strike for the Sem’s second seven minutes later as the game pretty much ended as a contest at that point and Donnachadh O’Sullivan pitched in with seven points.

Tralee made the more impressive start of the two sides leading by 0-3 to 0-1 after seven minutes as the Sem struggled to get to the initial pace of the game with Michael Kelliher proving quite a handful for their defence in the first period.

The Killarney School managed to go ahead by the 13th minute however as they found scores a bit easier to come by in leading by 0-8 to 0-6 at the break.

Dara Moynihan St Brendan's captain Dara Moynihan. Ken Sutton / INPHO Ken Sutton / INPHO / INPHO

Tom Lynch and Niall O’Mahoney did their best for Tralee but it was evident from their second-half display that the effects of the three game Chriost Rí saga in the build-up had caught up with Marc Ó Sé’s side.

Thoughts will now turn to the defence of their Hogan Cup title which will see them fact the Connacht Champions in the All-Ireland Semi-Final on Saturday March 18th.

Scorers for St Brendan’s College: David Shaw (1-4), Donnachadh O’Sullivan (0-7, 4f), Billy Courtney (1-1, 1f), Mark O’Shea and Jack Griffin (0-2 each), Niall Donohoe, Cian Gammell, Barry Keane and Dara Moynihan (0-1 each)

Scorers for Tralee CBS: Michael Kelliher (0-4, 3f), Tomas O’Connor (0-2), Tom Hoare, Dáire Keane, Kieran Dwyer (f), Niall O’Mahoney and Sean Quilter (0-1 each).

St Brendan’s College

1. Robert Osborne (Killarney Legion)

21. Lorcan McMonagle (Dr Crokes)
3. Chris O’Donoghue (Glenflesk)
4. 4 Sean O’Leary (Kilcummin)

5. Jack Griffin (Dr Crokes)
6. Michael Potts (Dr Crokes)
7. Niall Donohoe (Firies)

8. Billy Courtney (Dr Crokes)
9. Cian Gammell (Killarney Legion)

10. Dara Moynihan (Spa, Capt)
11. Donnachadh O’Sullivan (Firies)
12. Barry Keane (Listry)

13. David Shaw (Dr Crokes)
14. Mark O’Shea (Dr Crokes)
15. Ciaran Flynn (Firies)

Subs:

Michael Devlin (Killarney Legion) for Keane and Mark Harnett (Dr Crokes) for Flynn (both 44), Evan Cosgrave (Firies) for Donohoe (53), Mark Fitzgerald (Dr Crokes) for Griffin, Niall McCarthy (Spa) for O’Shea (57) and Diarmuid Brosnan (Firies) for McMonagle (58)

Tralee CBS

1. Shane Foley (Kerins O’Rahillys)

2. Brandon Paterson (Austin Stacks)
3. Tommy Lynch (St Pats/Blennerville)
4. Jack Myers (John Mitchels)

5. John Walsh (Knocknagoshel)
6. Kieran Dwyer (St Pats/Blennerville)
7. Niall O’Mahoney (Na Gaeil)

8. Joe O’Connor (Austin Stacks)
9. Tomás O’Connor (Ballymacelligott)

10. Sean Donnellan (Churchill)
11. Tom Hoare (Kerins O’Rahillys)
12. Michael Scanlon (Castlegregory)

13. Dáire Keane (Ballymacelligott)
14. Gearóid Fitzgerald (Austin Stacks)
15. Michael Kelliher (John Mitchels)

Subs:

Sean Quilter (Austin Stacks) for Donnellan (41), Aaron Roche (Kerins O’Rahillys) for Scanlon (51), David Fitzmaurice (Austin Stacks) for Kelliher (54), Eoin Greaney (St Pats/Blennerville) for Joe O’Connor (57) and Sean Hamilton (Churchill) for Hoare (59)

Referee: Eddie Walsh (Rathmore, Kerry)

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