Clinical St Benildus move into last four
ST BENILDUS COLLEGE……………………………… 2-10
ST AIDAN’S CBS………………………………………… 1-9
Goals from Callum Pearson and Aaron Bradshaw were crucial at Pairc Ciceam yesterday afternoon, as St Benildus College secured a four-point victory over St Aidan’s CBS in the Leinster Schools’ Senior Football ‘A’ quarter-final.
A goal from 2015 county minor Pearson, who also notched two points, and points from Joseph Rafferty, Tom Keane and Tom Fox helped the Kilmacud school to lead 1-7 to 0-4 at the interval.
Patrick Small and Fox swapped points upon the resumption, but Benildus struck again with a 37th-minute goal from raiding half-back Bradshaw. St Aidan’s battled back but Adam Conway’s goal came much too late to save them.
ST BENILDUS COLLEGE: A O’Callaghan; A Walsh, L Doran, P O’Brien; A Bradshaw (1-0), D Keogh, S O’Reilly; C Pearson (1-3), P Flaherty; D O’Brien, J Rafferty (0-2), A Fox; E Foley, T Fox (0-2), T Keane (0-3, 1f). Subs: G Soraghan for T Fox (50, BC).
ST AIDAN’S CBS: S Bruton; D Bergin, T O’Sullivan (0-1), L McCarthy; L Gannon, D Gray, D Constantine; D Ryan, K Campbell (0-1); C Gerrard, J Doran (0-3), T McCaul; A Conway (1-1), P Small (0-3, 2f), R Kerins. Subs: E O’Donnell for McCaul (h-t), M Moran for Bergin (39).
Referee: A Lagrue (Kildare).