Skerries CC ... 6 The High School ... 3: A drop goal from Skerries outhalf Eoghan Dempsey proved to be the winning score in the Junior Cup Section B match at King's Hospsital yesterday.
Dempsey put his side in front with a third minute penalty after a good build up from the smaller Skerries pack.
On the stroke of half time a rare High School sortie into their opponents '22 resulted in a penalty that Ben Duffy converted to tie the game.
Dempsey's drop goal set the alarm bells ringing in The High School ranks; but some brave tackling, especially from centre Eddie O'Mahony, kept them at bay.
SKERRIES: S Robins; D Donnelly, E O'Mahony, S Canning, D Daly; E Dempsey, E Pierce; J Brennan, G Sambrooks, R Connors, G Donoghue, J Glennon, R McMahon, C Pierce, P Matthews. Replacement: C Wilkinson for R Connors (half time).
THE HIGH SCHOOL: A Lohan; S Sherwood, M Rooney, C Hyland, S Sargent; B Duffy, M Willoughby; L Begley, T Meredith, N Barber, S Hennessy, R Forsythe, S Coyne, E Barry, C Suiter. Replacements: B McNally for T Meredith (35 mins); B Browne for Sherwood (43 mins); K Finnegan for Rooney (60 mins)
Referee: Kevin Laide (Leinster Branch)
