GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 28 – June 20, 2015 | Page 9

est club took place before it was decided to take things to
the nest level with the genesis of a Texas Football Championship four years ago.

After the clubs traded scores in the opening minutes, Dallas cruised into the ascendancy, enjoying most of the possession and taking advantage of early free opportunities
to pull into a comfortable halftime lead.

HIGH NOON

At the finals in Dallas, six championship titles we’re up for
grabs on the day with the first game on the card being the
High Noon show down between hosts Fionn MacCumhaills and holders Celtic Cowboys in the Men’s Senior A
Final, after last year’s ding dong battle that went to extra
time, another high paced close games was expected.

“I think we were a little bit lethargic in the first half. We
seem to have a bit of a habit of getting out of the blocks
slowly,” said Celtic Cowboy captain Ronan Lehane (Innishannon, Co. Cork).
“Credit must also be given to Dallas as they really played
all of the football for the last 15 minutes in that first peri-

Austin Celtic Cowboys teams. Photo: Courtesy of Pat Doab.

On a day where defending Texas champions Celtic Cowboys of Austin took four wins from four games as a club,
the senior footballers celebrated etching their name into
the side of the Adrienne Hussey Memorial Cup for the
fourth straight year.

od.” The captain’s comments were reflected on the scoreboard, as Dallas led by 0-11 to 0-05 following a kicking
master class in the opening frame.

It was anything but light work as the sun beat down in
the Lone Star state and the Cowboys turned around a six
point halftime deficit to claim an emotional 2-15 to 0-16
win in the Texas final over hosts Dallas Fionn MacCumhaills.

The visitors came roaring out of the blocks to start
the second half, with jack-of-all-trades Anthony
O’Sullivan (Killarney, Co. Kerry) taking possession
from the throw-in and marauding through midfield
before slotting over a nifty point to begin shrink-

ROARING BACK

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