Kilkenny on goal trail

LEINSTER COLLEGES ‘A’ SHC CHAMPIONSHIP: Kilkenny CBS 5-15 Carlow Schools 0-10: TWO GOALS in a minute helped Kilkenny CBS on …

LEINSTER COLLEGES 'A' SHC CHAMPIONSHIP: Kilkenny CBS 5-15 Carlow Schools 0-10:TWO GOALS in a minute helped Kilkenny CBS on their way to an emphatic win over Carlow Schools yesterday. The sides were locked at 0-4 apiece after 20 minutes when Kilkenny's Peter Vickery arrowed a low shot to the net.

Sixty seconds later Shane Cuddihy booted the sliotar to the net from just a few yards out. Those goals helped cancel out Keelan Brennan’s early points for Carlow, allowing the Kilkenny side to go in six points clear at half-time, 2-5 to 0-5.

Kilkenny landed quick points after the break from Stephen Tynan. Brennan replied with a pointed free for Carlow before Cuddihy hit his second goal from close range in the 33rd minute. By the 42nd minute Kilkenny had extended their lead to 13 points, 3-11 to 0-7, with Vickery and Danny Lenihan leading the way.

Vickery hit his second goal, sweeping in a loose ball to shoot the winners 16 clear with 12 minutes left. Cuddihy scored his third goal to seal an emphatic win.

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KILKENNY CBS:B Cantwell; M Croghan, C Doyle, L Kavanagh; S Cassin (0-1), E McGrath (0-1, free), J Langton; E Fennelly, M Holohan (0-1); W O'Connor (0-1), S Tynan (0-1), D Lenihan (0-4, one free); M Clifford (0-1), S Cuddihy (3-0), P Vickery (2-2). Subs: K Kenny (0-1) for O'Connor, J Keoghane (0-2) for Tynan, R Fitzpatrick for Clifford, R Morrissey for Kavanagh, N Walsh for Holohan.

CARLOW SCHOOLS:M Lawlor; D Kennedy, Paul Doyle, B Nolan; S Murphy, D Galway, C Dunbar; M Murphy (0-1), C Wall; R Byrne, S Wogan, P Fortune; C O'Toole, D Dalton (0-1), K Brennan (0-4, frees). Subs: Pauric Doyle (0-4, two frees) for Byrne, P Shaw for Wogan, J O'Keeffe for Dunbar, J Lowry for Dalton, A. Gleeson for Nolan.

Referee:J Direen (Kilkenny).