Na Rossa easily overcome Urris in Junior A Championship

Na Rossa had a little too much fire power for Urris in this Junior A Championship clash on Saturday evening.  

Urris 1-8 Na Rossa 1-15 

Cillian Bonner was in fine form for the winners and he scored a goal and six points in the seven-point victory over the locals. 

Aidan McHugh with four points and 2012 All-Ireland winner Adrian Hanlon, three points, were the other big score-getters for Declan Bonner’s team.  

Former All-Star Adrian Sweeney, recently transferred from Dungloe, also got in on the scoring after being introduced in the second half. 

Gavin McDaid scored the Urris goal while Ryan Doherty, Alan Friel and Mark McLaughlin also registerd for the hosts. 

Na Rossa played with the wind and raced into an early 0-4 to 0-1 lead. But Urris hauled themselves back into the tie and they were just a point down when Bonner, on the stroke of half-time, fired in the Na Rossa goal to leave it 1-7 to 0-4 at half-time. 

A McDaid goal started the Urris challenge and the margin was back to three points shortly after at 1-8 to 1-5.

But Na Rossa kicked on again and outscored the locals by four points to two down the stretch to run out comfortable winners. 

Urris scorers: Gavin McDaid 1-0, Ryan Doherty, Alan Friel. Luke Doherty, Mark McLaughlin 0-2 each. 

Na Rossa scorers: Cillian Bonner 1-6, Aidan McHugh 0-4, Adrian Hanlon 0-3, Adrian Sweeney, John McDyre 0-1, each . 

Urris: Johnny Noone; Mickey Grant, Oisin Devlin, Benny Doherty; Conor Bradley, Mattie Brennan, Dean Harkin; Gavin Harkin, Gareth Bradley; Ryan Doherty, Ryan Doherty, Luke Mullins; Luke Doherty, Oisin Hession, Alan Friel.

Subs: Peter Devlin, Shane McCaul, Johnny McDaid, Mark McLaughlin.  

Na Rossa: Aidan McCahill; Denis O’Donnell, Daniel M Melly, Sean McMonagle; Mark Bonner, Johnny Bonner, Adam McHugh; Oisin Caulfield, John McDyre; Matthew Smith, Aiden McHugh, Ryan Hennessy; Cillian Bonner, Adrian Hanlon, Christian Bonner.

Subs; Brian O’Donnell for M Bonner, Adrian Sweeney for Matthew Smith.