Ladies 7 a side blitz at Twinbrook

Our annual blitz took place last Sunday at the Brooke activity. As usual it was a highly enjoyable day with great skill and commitment shown by all that took part.The day involved two age groups with the under 11s competing for the Patricia Brady trophy and the under 15s competing for the Elish O Riordan/ Breen shield.In the under 15 competition we where let down by some teams pulling out. This left us with only Moneyglass to play. We have always had great matches with Moneyglass and have been on the receiving end of their footballing pedigree a few times. But last Sunday they met a well prepared and fit Davitts team who played some great football from the first whistle to the last and ran out convincing winners, showing great skills through their passing and moving and general support play for each other. These ten footballers would have been a match for any team in this form, and every one of them played their part in the victory. The under 11s competition was a keenly contested and very tight affair right through all the matches. This again was a great spectacle with children as young as 6 all playing their hearts out and displaying great skills and play beyond their years.Teams competed from St Brigids, Glenariffe, Moneyglass and a team from the hosts the Davitts. Each team played the other in very hard competitive and skilful contests with no more than a point or two between each team with each team leaving with at least one victory over another team and each capable of giving a match to any of the others.In the end this trophy was won by a strong St Brigids side who won all their matches. I would like to thank all the teams that made the effort to participate and make it such a good day. The victorious St Brigids under 11 team with the Patricia Brady trophy.