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St. John Bosco U14 Boys South Down Championship
Bosco took on Tullylish away on Monday August 13th in the opening game of the South Down Championship.
Bosco won the toss and started brightly with the first score of the evening coming after 3 minutes from a free converted by Michael Dillon. The Tullylish kick-outs and distribution were not particularly effective and Bosco maximised their opportunities that this presented. The first goal came off the boot of Devin Quigley and in truth this was a one sided contest with Bosco showing the greater hunger.
Once the lads got settled into a grove and shook off the rust of the layoff since the league win they showed some great link up play, a good example being Paul Hadden laying the ball off to Shane McAteer for a sweet point. Also the Bosco defence were disciplined often forcing Tullylish into conceding frees in the danger zone which in most cases were converted.
The midfield pairing of Martin Keenan and Micheal Dillon showed some great form running at the Tullylish defence and often tearing holes right through the centre to pick off scores.
In contrast the Bosco defence were robust and for the most part disciplined and this contest closed on a scoreline of:
St John Bosco 1:12 Tullylish 0:3
On Monday, 20th August 2012, 7:15pm St. John Bosco U14 Boys faced Baileghlas at home. The visitors don’t have an impressive track record against the Bosco but they approached this game with a high degree of determination.
The first score tonight was a lovely move from Shane McAteer into Devin Quigley who converted an excellent point. Although guilty of wasteful play, dropping the ball short to the keeper and some crazy wides it always looked grim for the visitors.
10 minutes in Devin sent a long distance rasper to the back of the net and Shane McAteer scored a great point from a very difficult angle. Ruairi Lavery also scored an excellent point while under the close attention of two Baileghlas defenders.
Sé Irwin harried and worked really hard and Ciaran Byrne can always be depended on to intimidate on onrushing attacker, indeed he made some excellent catches and one on the goal line.
Rory McParland also was solid and forced his way forward from defence hand passing the ball to Micheal Dillon who duly converted the point.
This was a convincing win and takes the Bosco U14 boys into a semi-final berth which will be played on Wednesday 29th August against either Longstone or Drumgath. There’s no doubt that the lads are improving but much bigger tests against tougher competition lie ahead.
St John Bosco 3:22 Baileghlas 2:5
U12 Girls
Under 12 Girls Tournament , Jack Mackin Park , Saturday 25th August 2012
“Successful Bosco Blitz…..Successful Bosco Team”
Bosco girls won the Plate competition and Rostrevor won the shield
The fourth annual St John Bosco GFC under 12 girls Tournament took place on Saturday and was bigger and better than before with eight teams involved including:-
Shane O Neill’s, Burren, Rostrevor, Warrenpoint, Clonduff, Saval and the two home teams Bosco ‘Blue’ and Bosco ‘Yellow’.
In total over 130 children took part with each team playing each other in a two section format to determine the semi finalists for the Shield competition and the Plate competition. With over 30 players Bosco entered two teams and the Bosco ‘Blue’ team proved to be formidable opponents with excellent performances in the league section matches from Aine McCabe, Nicola Downey and Captain Orlagh Burke. In the Semi final they played the Bosco ‘Yellow’ led by Kerry Lavery and this was an entertaining contest with Bosco ‘Blue’ coming out on top. Burren defeated Saval by a single point in the other semi final to set up a final encounter with Bosco.
The Bosco u12 Girls had beaten Burren twice this year in the league but this was a final and top performances were required by all the girls. Bosco started well and supported by a strong wind they scored 1.05 without reply. The goal scorer was Nicole Cunningham with points shared by Nicola Downey, Aine McCabe and Orlagh Burke. In the second half Burren narrowed the gap but the player of the final was undoubtedly Rachel Hanna at full back for the Bosco who made a number of excellent interceptions. At the final whistle there were jubilant scenes among the large crowd of parents.
Rostrevor defeated Shane O’Neills in the Shield final by a single point with an opportunist goal in the last minute of a great final.
U10s
The U10s shine at the Glenn Tournament
The U10s met up at St Colman’s College on Sunday morning to travel out to John Martin Park for the U10 Tournament and 18 players and parents made the trip in glorious sunshine out the Belfast Road to a wonderful tournament.
With games against hosts Glenn, Saval and Rostrevor the mentors Kevin Hughes and Paul McCormack were able to rotate players and everybody got at least 30 minutes of football. David McCreesh, James Quinn and Keelan Byrne and Cormac Flannigan starred in nets for the team in royal and amber. Michael MacNamara, David McCreesh, Matthew Monroe and Ethan McGibbon were tasked with man marking roles during the games. They stuck to their tasks manfully and kept their markers scoreless – credit to their skills and dedication.
There were several magnificent scores Pól Óg McCormack, Ruarai O’Hare, Jack O’Hare and Nathan Gribben all finding the net but the score of the tournament goes to Cathal McStay who rose at the back post to meet a cross and fisted the ball to the back of the Ballyholland net.
Many congratulations to the Glenn club for a great tournament and excellent catering. The players and parents of the St John Bosco were unanimous in their praise and all went home well satisfied with the football and the food.
St John Bosco Gaels
St Johns Bosco Gaels football camp 28th – 30th August 10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon in St Patricks Primary School. Cormac Venny from the Down GAA Board with St John Bosco mentors Paul McCormack, Maria Fox, Mo Rooney and several of the senior boys and junior girls are mentors for the camp.
Film Nights
Film nights continue on Monday’s at 7:00 p.m. in the Cussack Lounge for two more weeks – finishing on the 3rd September because it’s almost back to school!
Photo Competition
Schools Out For Summer - Don’t forget to submit your sports photos taken during the summer holidays to be in with a chance of winning some great St John Bosco club kit. Photos can be submitted to the club or to the customer service desk in the Buttercrane Shopping Centre.
