Naas CBS prove too strong for Borris
Rian Curran (Naas CBS) turns away from Karl Lawlor of Borris Photo: Aisling Hyland
Naas CBS opened their account in the Leinster GAA PPS 2025/26 Senior “B” Hurling Championship with a fine twelve point victory over Borris College of Carlow in a sunny and dry Manguard Park, Pitch 2 on Monday afternoon. The Kildare school was helped in no small way by a goal in each half from corner forward, Patrick Stewart and full forward, Tom Boran. Stewart’s goal came in the fourth minute from a puck out from Fionn Kelly and goal number two came in the 51st minute at an important juncture in the game. Borris top scorer, Adam Joyce, had reduced the deficit to just five points when Fionn Frisby won a ball for CBS 60 metres out near the sideline. The big centre half forward centred and Boran snuck in behind the defence and fired an unstoppable shot past Darragh Coleman in the Borris goals.
Frisby opened the scoring for Naas as early as 16 seconds and they were never to relinquish that lead as they always seemed to be in control, even if they were pushed at times by the Carlow school. Stewart’s goal put 1-2 on the board for Naas and although Ross Phelan fired over two fine points for Borris the Kildare school rattled off four points in a row from Ronan O’Malley, two from Boran and one from Conor Crowley to lead 1-6 to 0-2 by the end of the first quarter. Phelan fired over his third point of the game for Borris at the start of the second quarter and wing forward Adam Joyce kept the Carlow school in touch with three fine frees before the break but further points from Boran, one free, one from play, O’Malley, Luke Connolly (’65) and Curran left CBS 1-11 to 0-6 to the good at the break. Naas continued their dominance early in the second half and outscored Borris 0-3 to 0-2 but three points in a row from the Carlow school from Darragh Crowley, Ciaran O’Neill and Joyce left just five between them with ten minutes remaining. Boran’s goal gave CBS the initiative and the impetus again and points from substitute Sean Higgins, Boran and Connolly with the only response for Borris coming from another Phelan free and substitute Aiden Savage Kelly saw CBS claim a comfortable victory in the end.
Fionn Kelly; Fionn Fleming, Colin Parker, Rian Cramer, Cathal Griffin, Oisin O’Neill, Oisin McAfee; Ronan O’Malley 0-2, Sean Gavigan; Conor Crowley 0-1, Fionn Frisby 0-2, Luke Connolly 0-5; Rian Curran 0-1, Tom Boran 1-6 (2 frees), Patrick Stewart 1-0.
Sean Higgins 0-2 for Ronan O’Malley H/T, Rian Duane for Fionn Fleming 55, Conor Knott for Conor Crowley 55.
Darragh Coleman; Noah Longwell, Daniel Wade, Noel Jordan; Richard Doyle, Aodhán Keogh, T Sheehan; Karl Lawlor, Liam Murphy 0-1; Adam Joyce 0-6 (5 frees), Ciaran O’Neill 0-1, Alex Longwell; Ross Phelan 0-3, Ciaran Kavanagh, Sean Guinan.
Tomas Ryan for Alex Langwell 18, Conor Hickey for Aodhán Keogh H/T, Darragh R Corcoran 0-1 for Sean Guinan 36, Jack Keating for Ciaran Kavanagh 45, Tom Murphy for Karl Lawlor 53, Conor Walsh for Conor Hickey 53, Jack Redmond for Richard Doyle 57, Brian Collier for Noel Jordan 57, Aidan Savage Kelly 0-1, Brendan Lee Nolan for Ross Phelan 59, Jack Joyce for Adam Joyce 60.
Eamonn Kelly (Kill)
