Silver Hill Foods Senior Hurling Championship Shield Final

Carrickmacross 1-13 Monaghan Harps 2-7                                   6/8/17

Carrickmacross won the SHC Shield with a narrow victory over Monaghan Harps in Sunday’s curtain-raiser at Clontibret. A David Butler goal helped Carrick lead by 1-6 to 0-4 at half-time, but the first two scores after the restart were goals for the Harps. The first of those came when a long-range free from Aodhán Óg McAnespie landed in the net, while the second was via substitute Alan Ryan. The Harps briefly led, only for the likes of Luke McKenna and Éamonn Collins to lead Carrick to victory. That duo converted a string of frees as Carrick took charge with five unanswered points between the 48^th and 59^th minutes.

Carrickmacross: P Bermingham; P Clinton, J Guinan, J Hughes; O Kiernan, É Collins (0-3f), J Marron; G Capaldi, L McKenna (0-5, 4f); O Wilcox, G Keenan (Capt., 0-1), J Gartlan; N Farrell, D Butler (1-2), J O’Rourke (0-2, 1f).

Subs: R McMahon for O’Rourke (H-T), F McKenna for Capaldi (36 mins).

Monaghan Harps: C Sherry; É Finlay, D McAree, C Duffy; C Power (0-4, 2f), C O’Hanlon, T Bramley; A Óg McAnespie (1-1, 1-0f), B Naughton; R Lee, A Burns, J Lee; R Healy, C Flynn (0-1), F Burke.

Subs: T Croarkin for Healy (20), A Ryan (1-1) for Burke (H-T), P Lee for J Lee (45).

Referee: H Leonard (Castleblayney HC).