Gaelic Football Triumph

The First year football team had its first outing on Friday  2^nd of October. A huge amount of interest was shown among the group in representing the school and thus CBS comfortable fielded two team. Both teams travelled to Pairc Garman on a crisp autumn morning ready for action.

Team B had their first game against Enniscorthy Vocational  College. CBS started strong and took an early lead however a strong finish by Enniscorthy saw CBS fall to a one point defeat. Next up was a solid Good Counsel team.  A late CBS rally saw them  take the lead with time running out before a last grasp point by Good Counsel snatched a draw. In the third game CBS took on a physically bigger Meanscoil Charman team. CBS played a fine game with some great movement and score taking, however size told in the end as Meanscoil pulled away to win by 5 points. After a short break CBS played their final game against CBS Enniscorthy knowing that a win could qualify them for a final. CBS Wexford played the better football throughout the game but they found themselves losing at half time after conceding some soft scores. CBS Wexford stormed out in the second half and some early goals ensured victory. The win left Wexford waiting with a chance to qualify for the final, unfortunately other  results didn’t go the way they hoped and they  finished third in the group.

Team A played in the B’ division and after some early set back in group rallied to some nice victories. They found themselves also needing a win against CBS Enniscorthy to qualify for the final. CBS played the better football in the first half and held a slender lead at half-time. Despite some scares in the second half CBS Wexford held out to set up a final against Good Counsel  B’.  CBS again started well with some early attacks yielding scores from the foot of Óisin Waters. CBS controlled the midfield area for most of the first half with Eoin Kavanagh causing lots of trouble for Good Counsel, however some wasteful shooting and a late Good Counsel rally ensured that the scores remained close at half time.

 Good Counsel started the second half well with some nice points to even up the game. As the clock ticked away Good Counsel mounted attack after attack, some stellar defending by the Boker boys kept them at bay until a late shot found the back of the net. With the minutes ebbing away and the clock ticking into overtime the CBS lads found themselves 3 points down. A late flowing attack found Eoin Kavangh free on the Counsel 21 meter line from where he found the net to level the game. Extra time ensued Good Counsel seemed to find an extra gear in this 5minute period and had CBS under severe pressure. The Boker boys showed great heart and character putting bodies on the line with some stellar blocks. The referee blew the final whistle for the second time. The game had the unusual conclusion of being settled over a tense penalty shootout. After both teams missed penalties in the formal shootout the teams headed to sudden death. Both teams missed their first shots as the pressure mounted, but CBS held their nerve with Jason Kelly slotting home the winner as Francis Dempsey saved Good Counsels last penalty.

The cup came home to Thomas St. as this group win their first bit of silverware for the school. The management team of Mr. J Hegarty, Mr. F Davey and Mr. W Carley were very pleased with both teams. The CBS panel was as follows: