Division Two Round-up: Two Barry Kennedy goals in the opening three minutes proved crucial as Westmeath maintained their Division Two A unbeaten record at Lavey yesterday, eventually overcoming Derry, 2-13 to 2-10.

The corner-forward fired home a ground ball after 90 seconds and one minute later fielded a high ball and finished well to the net to give his side an early cushion.

Hosts Derry battled back from those early blows, but in the end their early defensive lapses gave them too much of a mountain to climb.

Meanwhile, goals from Brendan Hanley and Shane Sweeney secured Roscommon's second win of the their league campaign when they defeated Kildare 2-9 to 0-9 in blustery Athleague yesterday.

Wind assisted in the first half, Roscommon led at the interval by 1-7 to 0-7, with Brendan Hanley scoring a magnificent goal in the 24th minute when he finished off a swift move involving Roscommon captain Mervyn Connaughton and corner forward Tom Lennon.

With wind advantage in the second period, Kildare were expected to come good. But not so. Roscommon's Kelly and Kildare's Carew swapped points in the opening five minutes, before Shane Sweeney broke through the Kildare cover to net Roscommon's second goal in the 43rd minute.

On Saturday, Kerry's wing forward Shane Brick laid the foundation for his team's six-point, 1-13 to 1-7, win over Wicklow in Division Two B at Arklow.

This victory maintains the Kingdom's unbeaten run in the league and keeps them on track to win their group.

Aided by a strong wind in the first half, Kerry built up a big lead. Brick led the way with his free-taking, giving the Munster side a 0-10 to 0-2 lead at the break. Also on Saturday, Meath defeated Mayo 1-13 to 1-10.