Joy unconfined as Mayo clubs win Connacht U-17 titles
Ballintubber and Ardleathmaigh win thrilling Connacht finals against Galway’s Micheal Breathnachs and St James’
There were scenes of wild delight in the Connacht Centre of Excellence on Friday night when Mayo sides Ballintubber and Ardleathmaigh won thrilling Connacht U-17 finals.
Ballintubber came out on top of an epic A final on a 2-18 to 2-14 scoreline following a match which was packed with top quality scores, tigerish defending and tremendous team-work. Micheal Breathnachs came into the game with a big reputation but ‘The Boys from the Tubber’ were outstanding and were deserving winners when the final whistle sounded.
In the opening game, Ardleathmaigh played some classy football to get the better of Galway city side St James.’ The Ardagh-Lahardane MacHales-Moygownagh amalgamation built a big lead early in the second half, but James’ roared right back into it and the Mayo champions needed to pull out all the stops in the closing stages to win the title.
Reports from both games to follow.