Kieran's a class apart

Reigning champions St Kieran's outclassed a disappointing St Peter's College outfit at Carrigeen yesterday.

This game was over as a contest within six minutes of the start when the winners led 2-2 to 0-0 with goals from Ned Sweeney and Brian Dowling and went on to lead 2-9 to 0-2 at half-time.

The holders simply went through the motions on the resumption with Dowling adding a third goal.

ST KIERAN'S: E Cleere; M Heffernan, T Walsh, B Ferns; M Connolly, K Coogan, J Tyrrell; M Walsh (0-1), M Harkin; M Rice (0-2), S Hennessy, G Prendergast; N Sweeney (1-0), B Carroll (0-8, five frees), B Dowling (2-2). Subs: S O'Neill for Harkin; J Fitzpatrick (0-1) for Prendergast; A Owens for Harkin; G Hayes for Dowling.

ST PETER'S: A Murphy; M Doyle, J O'Connor, E Byrne; D Kehoe, D Walsh, C Quigley; D Colfer (0-1), C Dempsey; S Kehoe, P Waters, J Codd; E Rice, C Byrne, D Foran (0-2, one free, one pen). Subs: R Doyle for Kehoe; B Mulligan for Doyle.

Referee: J M Kelly (Waterford).