Rosscarbery 6-04 Mizen Rovers 3-05  Hurling League Semi-Final    18-12-09

On Friday night last the U14 hurlers travelled to Castlehaven to take on Mizen Rovers in the semi final of the league. On a bitterly cold night both sides lined out under lights for the first time. The first half was a very evenly contested affair and when Pat Fitzgerald blew for half time the Rangers led 2-01 to 1-02 . Some astute positional changes by the management yielded great benefits in the second half and the Ross lads scored some great goals. When the final whistle blew the score was 6.04 to 3.05 to the Ross lads. They now face Timoleague in the final possibly played over the Christmas period. Team J Hodnett, A O’Donovan J Hodnett O'Riordan, D Hodnett, T O'Mahony ,T O'Donoghue, M O'Mahony, JJ Walsh, W Allshire, D O' Donovan.

Rosscarbery 3-07 Drimoleague 0-05  Football League Semi-Final    29-11-09
Rosscarbery under 14 footballers played Clann na nGael in the league semi-final on Sunday last inNewtown winning on a score of 3-07 to 0-05. Ross had 3 first half goals from John Hodnett, Timmy O’Donoghue and William Allshire and led at the break by 6 points. In the second half Ross scored 5 points while holding the opposition scoreless and advancing to the final against Sam Maguire’s on this Thursday night in Dunmanway at 7.30pm. Team: Matt O’Brien, Brian O’Donovan, Damien O’Brien, Cathal O’Rourke, Aidan O’Donovan, Patrick McCarthy, Jerry O’Riardon, Timmy O’Donoghue, Tadgh O’Mahony, William Allshire, Eoin Collins, Jack O’Donoghue, Daniel Hodnett, Austin Keane, John Hodnett. Subs: Adam Barrett, Maurice Allshire, Colum O'Donovan, Michéal O’Mahony and Brian O’Sullivan.
Rosscarbery 2-09 Drimoleague 3-08  Football Championship Final    20-07-09
      Rosscarbery under 14 footballers were in championship action on Monday evening in Union Hall against Drimoleague and after a spirited come back they fell short on a score of 3-8 to 2-9. Ross were trailing by 7 points after the first quarter before they registered their first score. Two more points followed as they fought their way back into the game they then conceded a second goal and on the stroke of half time a third goal was scored to leave Ross trailing 3-5 to 0-3 at the break. Ross had a mountain to climb if they were to make a game of it and how well they responded getting 5 unanswered points, before Maurice Allshire taped home a deserved goal to leave just 3 between them. Drimoleague then scored their first score of the second half and the lead was just down to a one point margin after Austin Keane cracked home a stunning goal. The Ross full back then raced up the field and was denied by the wood work as they chased the lead. Two more points from Drimoleague eased the pressure on them and as Ross tried in vain a single point was all they could achieve and after a gallant come back time ran out on them. Team: Matt O’Brien, Brian O’Donovan, Damien O’Brien, Cathal O’Rourke, Aidan O’Donovan, Patrick McCarthy, Jerry O’Riardon, Timmy O’Donoghue, Tadgh O’Mahony, Eoin Collins, Daniel Hodnett, Jack O’Donoghue, Jonathan Christie, Austin Keane, John Hodnett, Sub Maurice Allshire.

Rosscarbery 2-07 Skibbereen 3-05  Hurling Championship Final    24-06-09
        Rosscarbery under 14 hurlers suffered an agonizing one point defeat in the final of the championship when they were defeated by Skibbereen in Union Hall during the week. Ross conceded three first half goals and trailed by six points at the break A spirited second half performance saw them reduce the lead to a single point entering the final minutes and despite some pressure the all important score would not come and Skibbereen ran out winners on a score of 3-05 to 2-07. Team: David O’Donovan, Aidan O’Donovan, Cathal O’Rourke, Daniel Hodnett, Jerry O’Riordan, John Hodnett, Tadgh O’Mahony, John Jo Walsh, Timmy O’Donoghue, Danny Reynolds, William Allshire, Subs: Jack O’ Donoghue, Adam O’Mahony, Michéal O’Mahony, Brian O’Sullivan, Sean Gordan and David Hill.


Rosscarbery 4-09 Timoleague 1-05  Hurling Championship     15-06-09
        Ross under 14 hurlers qualified for the West Cork final when they defeated Timoleague on Monday evening in Ardfield. Ross were first to settle and picked off some lovely points before adding a couple of goals before the break and had a 2-5 to 0-1 lead at half time. In the second period Timoleague came more into the game and piled on the pressure but goalie David O’Donovan brought off some fine saves and backs Aidan O’Donovan and Cathal O’Rourke stood firm along with Daniel O’Donovan and Jerry O’Riordan. Midfielder John Hodnett had a fine game and his partner Tadgh O’Mahony scored 1-03 with John Jo Walsh getting 2 goals and Timmy O’Donoghue clocking up 1-4. Inside forwards Danny Reynolds notched up 2 points while William Allshire was always a threat. Ross were deserving winners but flattered at the final score of 4-09 to 1-05. Subs: Jack O’Donoghue, Brian O’Sullivan, Adam O’Mahony, Michéal O’Mahony, David Hill and Adam Barrett.

Rosscarbery 3-05 Skibbereen 3-03  Hurling League     15-05-09

Rosscarbery under 14 hurlers put in a fine display when they defeated Skibbereen in the league last week on a score of 3-05 to 3-03.

Rosscarbery Defeated by Dunmanway   Football League     23-04-09
Rosscarbery Drew with Newcestown     Football League     20-04-09


Rosscarbery 5-06 Bandon 6-07  Football League     09-04-09
The Under 14 footballers were defeated by Bandon in a recent league game on a score of 6-07 to 5-06

Rosscarbery 3-08 Bantry 5-13  Football League     02-04-09

Rosscarbery Under 14 footballers were defeated by Bantry in the league. The  final score was Bantry 5-13 Ross 3-08

2008

Rosscarbery  1-06    Bandon  5-13        05-08-08    Football Championship
Rosscarbery played in the U14 football championship at Ballinascarthy last Tuesday evening and were heavily defeated by a lively Bandon outfit. The first half saw Bandon well on top and they raced into a 7 point to 2 lead after twenty minutes at which point Ross piled on the pressure and were denied by a double save made by the Bandon goalie that was cleared up field and ended up in the Ross net. Cathal Prendergast received an injury and had to be replaced and Ross conceded another goal just before the break. In the second half the Ross goalie Tadgh O’Mahony got injured and when he was replaced Ross conceded another goal and the game from here on in was as good as over as Bandon ran out winners on a score line of 5-13 to 1-06.  Team: Tadgh O’Mahony, Alexander Peters, Thomas O’Rourke, Daniel Hodnett, Patrick Shanahan, Michael Hourihan, Steven Vickery, Eamon O’Mahony, Cathal Prendergast, Paul Shanahan, Sean O’Regan, James O’Neill, Damien O’Brien, Brian Hayes, Brian Hodnett. Subs: Patrick McCarthy, Matt O’Brien and Eoin Collins
Rosscarbery  4-09    Drimoleague  8-06        17-07-08    Football League
The U 14 footballers lost out to Drimoleague 8-06 Rosscarbery 4-09. After a bright start Ross let in a few easy goals caused by poor marking and some silly mistakes. The second half Ross played much better and missed a few great chances of goals. Team: T O’Mahony, C Prendergast, M, Hourihan, D O’Brien, P McCarthy, T O’Rourke, S Vickery, E O’Mahony, S O’Regan, B Hodnett, P Shanahan, J O’Neill, B Hayes, P Shanahan, J Christie. Subs: J Hodnett, A O’Donovan, W Allshire.

Rosscarbery  4-04    St Vincent's  6-07        05-07-08    Hurling County Semi Final
       The U14 hurlers made their exit from the championship on Saturday going down to city side St Vincent’s in the county semi final at Bandon. Ross got off to a poor start and were trailing by 6 points after the first quarter. Brian Hodnett opened the scoring for the Ross boys with a fine goal and Michael Hourihan got another soon after. Ross were now playing well and added three points to take the lead. Thomas O’Rourke scored a goal to edge Ross further in front coming up to the break. The concession of a goal just on the stroke of half time unsettled the Ross lads and St Vincent’s scored two valuable goals at the start of the second half making the task that bit harder, Ross were denied with a couple of efforts on goal and tried hard right up to the end before going down eventually on a score of 7-06 to 4-04. Team Brian Hayes, Daniel Hodnett, Tim O’Donoghue, John Hodnett, Cathal Prendergast, Patrick Shanahan, Eamon O’Mahony, Thomas O’Rourke, Tadgh O’Mahony, Paul Shanahan (capt), John Joe Walsh, Brian Hodnett, and Michael Hourihan. Subs: Jerry O’Riordan, Jack O’Donoghue, Aidan O’Donovan and William Allshire.

Rosscarbery  4-06    Bride Rovers  1-07        28-06-08    Hurling 
          The U14 hurlers have qualified for the County semi-final thanks to a great display by defeating Bride Rovers 4-06 to 1-07 on Saturday last and will now play Passage this weekend. The club would like to thank Bride Rovers for providing refreshments for the team and supporters.

Rosscarbery  3-06    Bantry  2-07        18-06-08    Hurling Championship Final
         The U14 West Cork Hurling Final was played recently in Ardagh owing to the original venue being water logged. A highly fancied Bantry side faced up to Rosscarbery, both sides had met in the league and Bantry had a comprehensive win. Pat Fitzgerald (Skibbereen) threw in the sliotar and Ross got off to a flyer and raced into a 2 point lead. Both sides traded scores in a highly entertaining and competitive first quarter. The Ross back line of Patrick Shanahan, Cathal Prendergast, and John Hodnett were particularly impressive at thwarting the Bantry forwards. Brian Hodnett goaled on twenty minutes and Ross midfield of Eamon O’Mahony and Thomas O’Rourke were taking command. Bantry struck the net on the stroke of half time to leave the score 1-03 to 1-02 in favor of Ross. The game restarted in front of a sizeable crowd and both sides had score for score. Paul Shanahan pounced for two goals as Ross increased a lead which they were never to lose. Bantry fought hard but the full back line of Daniel Hodnett and Tim O’Donoghue, stood firm. John Joe Walsh, Tadgh O’Mahony, and Michael Hourihan in the forwards played well and as the game entered the last ten minutes Ross had a point lead. Brian Hayes was very consistent in goal with accurate puck outs. In injury time Bantry were only two points in arrears when the final whistle blew with a score of 3-06 to 2-07 in favor of Ross. Eddie Hayes of Bord na nOg presented the cup to team captain Paul Shanahan.

Rosscarbery  2-14     Clonakilty  1-04        15-06-08    Hurling Championship
On Sunday evening last the U14 hurlers traveled to Ardfield to play Clonakilty in the championship semi final C grade. Both sides had met already in the league and Ross had won a very close contest this promised to be an exhilarating game. From the throw in Clon were first out of the blocks and raced into a three point lead. Eamon O’Mahony and Thomas O’Rourke started to take control at midfield and gradually the Ross lads got into the game. The Clon goalkeeper was in excellent form denying Brian Hodnett’s efforts on numerous occasions. Paul Shanahan struck some superb long range frees and the Rangers took the lead and held a four point advantage at the break. Tim O’Donoghue and Patrick Shanahan shored up the defense and Cathal Prendergast excelled at centre back in the closing down the Clon attack. Ross stretched their lead with some great points and as the game entered the closing stages were well in command. The match finished 2-14 to 1-04 in favor of the Ross lads and set up a West Cork final against a very fancied Bantry side this Wednesday. Team: Brian Hayes, Patrick Shanahan, Tim O’Donoghue, John Hodnett, Cathal Prendergast, Daniel Hodnett, Eamon O’Mahony, Thomas O’Rourke, Tadgh O’Mahony, Michael Hourihan, John Joe Walsh, Brian Hodnett, Paul Shanahan (capt), Jerry O’Riordan, David O’Donovan, Jack O’Donoghue, Aidan O’Donovan.

Rosscarbery  7-07     Clondrohid  1-04        29-05-08    Hurling
       On Thursdays evening last the U14 hurlers took on Clondrohid in the league in Newtown. The visitors got off to a lively start and raced into a 3 point lead after eight minutes. Ross gradually got to grips at midfield and two quick goals from full forward Michael Hourihan steadied the home side. The wing backs Daniel Hodnett and John Hodnett were in superb form and Ross had the upper hand at the break leading 3-02 to 0-03. Tadgh O’Mahony had a blistering start to the second half as Ross took command. Clondrohid’s goalkeeper was in superb form and made some excellent saves and some fine clearances. In a very fairly contested match Ross forwards showed their craft and picked off some great scores. The match ended 7-07 to 1-04 to give the Ross boys their third win of the campaign.

Rosscarbery  5-05     Clonakilty  4-05        22-05-08    Hurling
     On Thursday evening last Carbery Rangers u14 hurlers traveled to Clonakilty to take on the home side in the league. Clon elected to play with the strong sun to their backs which put pressure on the Ross full back line. In a hard fought first half Clonakilty’s goal keeper bought off some great saves to deny the Rangers forwards. With the sides level on a number of occasions Tadgh O’Mahony struck with two great goals to leave the Ross boys leading 3-03 to 2-03 at the short whistle. The second half continued with equal intensity with both sides trading score for score. The full back line of Daniel Hodnett and Paul Shanahan had the upper hand on their opponents through the game. Thomas O’Rourke was in command at midfield but as the game entered the last minutes the sides were again level. Both sides  gave their all and when Brian Hodnett goaled in the last minute the Rangers had their second win of the campaign on a score line of 5-05 to 4-05. On Sunday evening Ross traveled to Bantry for another league game and were well beaten by an eager Bantry outfit.

Rosscarbery  1-09     Kilmichael  1-05       15-05-08    Hurling

Rosscarbery under 14 hurlers got their season off to a good start when they scored a 1-09 to 1-05 win over Kilmichael at Ardagh last Thursday evening. The visitors were first to register a point before Eamon O’Mahony got the first score for the home team. This was followed by points from Thomas O’Rourke, Brian Hodnett and Tadgh O’Mahony. Ross were playing well up to this point, however Kilmichael scored a goal and the sides were level mid way through the half. Ross once again took control and some fine combination play resulted in three points and a goal which gave the Ross boys a six point lead at the interval. The second period saw the visitors put on the pressure but good defense from John and Daniel Hodnett, along with Paul Shanahan and Cathal Prendergast held the visitors at bay. At the three-quarter stage Brian Hayes in the Ross goal brought off a superb save to deny the visitors a certain goal. While Ross conceded 4 second half points, they replied with two to take a fine league victory.  Team; Brian Hayes, Daniel Hodnett, Cathal Prendergast, John Hodnett, Paul Shanahan, John Joe Walsh, Thomas O’Rourke, Patrick Shanahan, Jerry O’Riordan, Eamon O’Mahony, Aidan O’Donovan, Brian Hodnett, Tadgh O’Mahony. Subs Jack O’Donoghue, William Allshire and Michael Hourihan.

Rosscarbery  1-08     Pedlars Cross  2-05       01-05-08
         Rosscarbery under 14 footballers played Pedlars Cross in Ross in the league and the game ended up all square on score line of 2-05 for the visitors and 1-08 to the home side Team: Tadgh O’Mahony, Alexander Peters, Michael Hourihan, Daniel Hodnett, Patrick Shanahan, Thomas O’Rourke, Steven Vickery, Eamon O’Mahony, Cathal Prendergast, Matt O’Brien, Sean O’Regan, Brian Hodnett, Eoin O’Driscoll, Paul Shanahan, Brian Hayes. Subs: Jonathan Christie and Aidan O’Donovan.
Rosscarbery  2-06     Newcestown  1-07       24-04-08
        The under 14 team got a late goal to defeat Newcestown in the league on Thursday evening last away from home Team: T O’Mahony, P Shanahan M Hourihan D Hodnett  P McCarthy  T O’Rourke  S Vickery  E O’Mahony C Prendergast B Hodnett  S O Regan  E O Driscoll M O Brien P Shanahan  B Hayes    Subs: J O Neill A Peters J Christie   Rosscarbery  2-06     Newcestown  1-07  

Rosscarbery 1-11 Ahan Gaels 2-05    17-04-08    
        For the second night in a row Ahan Gaels made the trip to Ross, this time it was in the under 14 football league against the home side. Ross started well and after an early exchange of points Ross went on to lead at the break by 8 points to 2. On the change over Ross were doing alright until the visitors got 2 goals and a point in the space of a few minutes which rocked the locals. However in typical Rangers fashion they responder well and a goal mid way thru the half set them up for 1-11 to 2-05 victory.        
Team: Eoin O’Driscoll, Patrick Shanahan, Michael Hourihan, Daniel Hodnett, Patrick McCarthy, Eamon O’Mahony, Stephen Vickery, Thomas O’Rourke, Cathal Prendergast(0-1), James O’Neill(0-1), Paul Shanahan (0-5), Matt O’Brien (0-2), Brian Hodnett, Sean O’Regan(1-2), Brian Hayes. Subs: Jonathan Christie, John Hodnett, Aidan O’Donovan, John Joe Walsh. 

Rosscarbery under 14 footballers were well beaten by a very strong Eire Og team in the 2008 Féile na nÓg on Saturday last and so ended their participation in this competition for this year. Team Brian Hayes, Alexander Peters, Thomas O’Rourke, Daniel Hodnett, Steven Vickery, Michael Hourihan, Patrick Shanahan, Tadgh O’Mahony, Sean O’Regan, James O’Neill, Paul Shanahan, Matt O’Brien, Jonathan Christie, Brian Hodnett, John Hodnett. Subs Austin Keane and Jerry O’Riordan.

Selectors

Football: Michael Keohane, John Hodnett, Aidrian Roycroft and Mike Hicks

Hurling: Ger O'Donovan, Frank Ryan and John O'Donoghue.