Kehoe Cup round-up
GMIT, Derry, DCU, Wicklow, Armagh and Louth got their Bord na Móna Kehoe Cup campaigns off to a winning start this afternoon.
Reigning champions GMIT replicated their first round win over Roscommon 12 months, with an equally impressive display this afternoon at the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence in Ballyhaunis.
The students recording a 3-21 to 0-10 win over Seamus Qualter's side.
GMIT were firmly in command throughout this contest and led by 1-12 to 0-2 at the interval, with Offaly's Conor Kennedy (1-2) netting their first half goal.
GMIT continued to impress on the restart with Shane Lawless (1-5) and Conor O'Donnell (1-3) registering second half goals.
Nine players were on target for the college side who will meet Derry in the next round.
Lavey's Paddy Henry registered nine points for the Oak Leafers in their 2-20 to 2-11 win over Trinity College, Dublin at UCD.
Derry held a 1-13 to 2-6 interval led, with Ruairi Convery netting the Ulster sides goal.
Derry led by 1-18 to 2-8 with 15 minutes remaining before substitute Diarmuid Shields netted late on to ensure a nine-point win.
Galway's Padraig Breheny top-scored with 2-3 as DCU claimed a 3-15 to 0-13 win over Fingal at St. Brigid's GAA Club in Castleknock.
Breheny snatched DCU's first goal after five points, with Dublin's Sean McGrath registering a second green flag for the students who led by 2-9 to 0-8 at the break.
Breheny completed DCU's hat-trick on the restart as his side opened up a 3-14 to 0-8 lead, and the students could afford to ease up in the final quarter, with manager Paul O'Brien introducing a raft of substitutes.
Wicklow will be DCU's opponents in the next round, after an Andy O'Brien goal helped them to a 1-15 to 0-15 win in Bray.
O'Brien top-scored with 1-8 for the home side in a game which Wicklow led by 0-9 to 0-7 at the interval.
Wicklow held a 1-12 to 0-9 lead in the 49th minute, with O'Brien's goal coming two minutes after the restart.
Down edged back to cut the gap to a goal with five minutes remaining, thanks to the efforts of Caolán Bailie, Danny Toner and James Coyle.
However, Wicklow held out for a hard earned three-point win.
David Carvill top-scored with 1-5 as Armagh recorded a 2-18 to 1-10 win over St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra at Ballyboden St. Enda's in Dublin.
Goals from Carvill and James King helped Armagh to a 2-12 to 1-5 interval lead, with Conor Joyce registering the students goal.
A David Dunne goal helped Louth to a 1-13 to 2-8 win over Queens University Belfast at Darver.
