Five-star Na Rossa comprehensive winners against threadbare Pettigo

Na Rossa had a big win over an understrength Pettigo side at a sunny Madavagh on Sunday in the Junior A Championship.

Na Rossa 5-23
Pettigo 1-2

The border side had to call on the services of 51 year-old chairman Colin McFarland and Pauric Colton at 53 to complete their squad, with 12 regulars missing.

It made the task easier for Na Rossa, who needed the win after losing out to a last minute point in Carndonagh the previous week.

The home side led by 2-12 to no score at the break with the goals from Matthew Smith and Oisin Caulfield. Cillian Bonner added two more goals in the second half with Oisin Caulfield getting the other one. Na Rossa will have a tougher assignment next week when they host Letterkenny Gaels.

Na Rossa scorers: Cillian Bonner 2-4,1f; Oisin Caulfield 2-2; John McDyre 0-7; Matthew Smith 1-1; Adam McHugh 0-3; Aidan McHugh (1f), Odhran Molloy, Ryan Hennessey 0-2 each.
Pettigo scorer: Matthew Gallagher 1-2.

Na Rossa: Martin Molloy;  Brian O’Donnell,  Denis ODonnell,  Daniel Melly; Marc Bonner,  Johnny Bonner, Adam McHugh; Eugene Molloy, John McDyre;  Aidan McHugh,  Oisin Caulfield,  Matthew Smith; Cillian Bonner, Aidan McCahill, Odhran Molloy. Subs: Keelin Devenney for J Bonner; Ryan McGonagle for McCahill; Conan Boyle for A McHugh; Ryan Hennessey for M Smith; Gerard Breslin for O Molloy.

Pettigo: Adam McBarron; Thomas Britton, Conor Colton, Eoghan Cross; Johnny McManus, Kevin Kane, Jack Britton; Patrick Carr, Matthew Gallagher; Darren Johnston, Ollie McCaughey, Martin Hilley; Caolan Colton, Adrian Britton, Sean Britton. Subs: Colin McFarland.