St Peter's, Wexford 2-10 Patrician, Newbridge 1-6:TWO EXCELLENT first-half goals from full forward Alan Rossiter helped St Peter's College to a convincing victory over Patrician School at Newbridge yesterday.
Rossiter’s second-minute goal settled the side but Patrician School’s Dan Nea struck an eighth-minute goal to give them a 1-1 to 1-0 lead. St Peter’s took advantage of uncertainty in the Patrician defence as Paudie Kelly picked out Rossiter who goaled to give his side a 2-5 to 1-2 interval lead.
Three Patrician points from Dan Nea and two from Mattie Byrne reduced the deficit to 2-7 to 1-6, but St Peter’s finished with points by Michael O’Regan (two) and Alan Rossiter.
ST PETER’S COLLEGE: K Whelan; B Tobin, J Gordon, W Devereux; B Bernie, B O’Gorman, M O’Connor; D Wright, P Kelly; L Og McGovern (0-1), B Doyle (0-2), M O’Regan (0-5, two frees, two 45s); M Fannin, A Rossiter (2-1), S Gannon (0-1). Subs: B Barron for Bernie; K Hannigan for Fanning.
PATRICIAN SCHOOL: K Donnelly; T McDermott, S Dowling, D Somers; P Scully, T Barron, W Kealy; C O’Shea (0-1), W Burke; A Tyrrell, M Byrne (0-2, one free ), C McLoughlin; D Nea (1-2, one free), G Collins (0-1), J Broughall. Subs: B Dempsey for Barron; D foran for Broughall.
Referee: P Kehoe (Carlow).
