Interesting pairings for U-21 footballers

The draws for the 2011 Clare U-21 football championships were made on Wednesday evening, producing some interesting pairings.
The A titleholders, Ennistymon, will begin the defence of the crown with a quarter-final tie against Wolfe Tones while last year’s beaten finalists, Lissycasey, will face Éire Óg at quarter-final level
Cratloe also received a bye to the last eight, where they will play the winners of the first round between Clondegad and St Joseph’s.
Kilrush play Miltown in a first-round tie, with St Breckan’s taking on Kilmurry-Ibrickane in another first-round game. The winners of both of these games will meet in a quarter-final game. Eleven teams will compete for the A title, with eight battling it out for the B crown and four competing for the C title.
The championships get under way on the weekend of June 25-26.

U-21A: Byes: A Éire Óg; B Cratloe; C Ennistymon; D Lissycasey; E Wolfe Tones. First round: F Kilrush v Miltown; G Clondegad v St Joseph’s; H St Breckan’s v Kilmurry-Ibrickane.
Quarter-finals: 1 – C v E; 2 – A v D; 3 – G v B; 4 – H v F. Semi-finals: 4 v 1; 2 v 3.
U-21 B: Quarter-finals: A Corofin v Cooraclare; B Kilmihil v Kildysart-Coolmeen; C Doonbeg v St Senan’s, Kilkee; D Clarecastle v Shannon Gaels. Semi-finals: C v D; B v A.
U-21 C: semi-finals: Kildysart v O’Curry’s-Naomh Eoin; Coolmeen v Meelick.