Kilmessan opened their Senior and Intermediate hurling championship campaigns in disappointing fashion.
In the SHC Killyon were victorious in Boardsmill. An understrenght Kilmessan trailed at the break 0-10 to 0-9. Killyon dominated the second half and went on to record a 0-24 to
0-17 win.
Kilmessan: Sean Power, Padraig Maguire, Malcolm Doyle, Padraic Burke, Paul Grimes, Shane Brennan, Kris Gorman 0-03, Declan Smyth, Conor Harkin 0-01, Kyle Donnelly, Jack Cottrell 0-01, Aiden Mangan 0-01, Darren Reilly 0-04(4f), Mark Horan 0-06(4f), Lorcan Byrne 0-01.
In the Intermediate championship Gaeil Colmcille proved too strong for a battling Kilmessan side at Lomans Park Trim. Kilmessan trailed 1-12 to 0-6 at the break and despite an improved second half display the Kells side got late scores to pull away in the end and finish 2-18 to 1-11 winners.
Kilmessan: Cian O Neill, Donal Kelliher, Richie Judge, Lee lynch, Fionn Maguire, Cathal Smyth, Brendan Wright, Cian O Sullivan 0-01, Noah Conroy, Kevin O Reilly 0-01, Conor Gorman 0-06, Kyle Smith, Cathal Murphy, Jack Brady 1-02, Jason Gorman. Subs: Ciaran Hegerty 0-01 – Fionn Maguire, Paddy Wright – Kyle Smith
