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St.Mary’s Rasharkin were crowned Division Two football champions following there comprehensive defeat of Rossa 3-16 to 0-6. This was league game seventeen for the Dreen men and their fifteenth victory of the season, indeed there was no doubt where the destination of the Division two title was headed from an early stage. Congratulations to the players, manager Paddy McNeill and the two right hand men Ryan McAleese and Thomas Donaghy.
St.Mary’s got the season off to a flying start claiming maximum points from the first five games; they had a speed wobble in May when they dropped the first two points away to Gortnamona. However, normal service was restored with four wins on the trot against Aghagallon, Rossa, Dunloy and All Saints Ballymena by mid June.
JC Delvin’s team Aldergrove were to clinch the only two points from Dreen this season with a gutsy performance at the end of June.
At the start of July, teams around the country are starting to focus on the Championship, Rasharkin were no different. Team manager Paddy McNeill sent out a clear message to his charges what was expected for good preparation. The players responded gaining maximum points from the following five league games; this meant that victory at home to Rossa in the penultimate game would give St.Mary’s the title.
