Club Notes 20th April

Senior Football
Seniors and reserves played Castledawson last Tuesday evening with both going down by 2 points to the home team in games both teams will feel disappointed to have let the points slip. Final score in senior match was Castledawson 0-13, Swatragh 0-11 Senior team. Mick O'Kane, Philip Mooney, Marty Quinn, Eugene McGuckin, Diarmuid Dillon, Ryan Dillon, Seamus Bradley, Michael Friel, Cathal McQuillan, Robert McWilliams, Sean McNicholl (0-01), Liam Kearney, Seanie McGuckin (0-02), Ruairi Convery, Eugene O'Kane.(0-07)
 
On Friday night, the senior footballers put in a good performance to defeat Glen on a scoreline of Swatragh 0-14 Glen 0-06.  Team. Mick O'Kane, Philip Mooney, Marty Quinn, Eugene McGuckin, Diarmuid Dillon, Ryan Dillon, Seamus Bradley (0-01), Michael Friel, Cathal McQuillan, Robert McWilliams, Sean McNicholl (0-04), Liam Kearney, Seanie McGuckin (0-01), Ruairi Convery (0-02), Eugene O'Kane (0-06).

Ulster Hurling League.
Keady 2-05 Swatragh 2-08
Team: Seamus McAlary, Seamus McFerran, Conor Quinn, Niall O'Doherty, Paddy O'Kane, Séamus Bradley, Michael McKenna, Eugene McGuckin, Sean McNicholl (0-01), James McKeagney, Cathal McQuillan, Declan McGuckin (0-03), Dermot McNicholl, Ruairi Convery (1-04), Malachaí Ó hÁgaín (1-00).
Sub: Patrick McQuillan

Senior Hurling League
The Davitts lost against Banagher is their first home fixture of the season in a game played in atrocious conditions, losing our on a score of 1-08 to 0-08. Team: Adrian Diamond, Seamus McFerran, Conor Quinn, Niall O'Doherty, Paddy O'Kane, Séamus Bradley, Michael McKenna, Eugene McGuckin, Sean McNicholl, James McKeagney, Cathal McQuillan, Declan McNicholl , Dermot McNicholl, Ruairi Convery, Patrick McQuillan.
Sub: Darren Conway
 

U14 Hurling :Swatragh 2-03 Eoghan Rua 1-02. The under 14 hurlers travelled to Coleraine to play Eoghan Rua in the first game of the Feile na n Gael competition with a weakened team. Swatragh began very brightly and dominated possession from the start despite playing against a very strong wind. With the ball camped in the Eoghan Rua final third the Swatragh forwards couldn’t get the scores on the board. With Cathal Quinn and Ben Deary bossing the full back line and Sean og Bradley, Fintan O’Kane and Sean Quinn controlling the centre half back line there was plenty of ball breaking for the midfield pairing of Tiernan O’Kane and Chrissy O’Kane to work with. Eoghan Rua had a rare break into the Swatragh half and a shot deflected off Ben Deary’s hurl to the back of the net.

At the start of the second half Swatragh began the fight back with 2 frees from Chrissy O’Kane leaving the minimum between the sides, Tiernan O’Kane then scored the best point of the day, he collected the ball near the 45 and despite the pressure from three Eoghan Rua defenders and with his back to goal he hooked a shot over his left shoulder which sailed over the bar to level the sides. A 65 from Chrissy O’Kane then sailed straight to the back of the net to put Swatragh in front. Fintan McGurk began to control things on the three quarter line and another goal followed from Mark Cassidy and Swatragh held on for the win despite a late surge from Eoghan Rua.

Overall this was an excellent performance from a very young team with the older members leading by example with brilliant contributions from Ben Deary, Sean og Bradley, Sean Quinn, Chrissy O’Kane and Tiernan O’Kane. Team: Cahir McCabe, Ben Deary, Cathal Quinn, Patrick Turner, Sean Quinn, Sean og Bradley, Fintan O’Kane, Chrissy O’Kane, Tiernan O’Kane, Joseph Grant, Fintan McGurk, Kieran Lagan, Mark Cassidy, Niall McAtamney, Sean Quinn 

Subs used: John Walsh, Philip Convery, Daniel Grant, Sean Dillon

The U14 Footballers entered 2 teams to a 7 a side tournament in Owenbeg. The 1st team were knocked out in the group stages while the 2nd team performed excellently to get to the semi-finals were they met a much stronger and older Lissan team.

Club Lotto jackpot £1200. Bingo book £10, Games  1-9. £30 line, £60 house. Game 10 £50 line, £2500 42 numbers. If not won £200 must go.