Buncrana 4-20  St Eunans 3-08 
Buncrana were never in doubt in this Hurling league clash which saw them grab two points from the Letterkenny visitors.And with a few players unavailable due to county action, St Eunan’s were certainly not at full strength and barely managed to field 15 men, a fact which Buncrana were able to capitalize on.After the game, Buncrana hurling manager Tom Clare was confident of the year ahead after watching his side record a superb 15 point victory over St Eunans on Sunday.And while he lamented the fact that Buncrana allowed the visitors to play too much hurling, he remained optimistic that the Scarvey men can make their presence knowen in the league.He said: “I was happy enough with the performance, but I think our lads stood back a bit and allowed Eunans to play a bit of hurling, which is something we will have to work on.“We gave away a few soft scores, but for the first game in the league I was quite happy with the way some of the lads played.“Obviously St Eunan’s weren’t at full strength, but we were suffering a few injuries as well.“I have high hopes of winning the junior championship this year. There is no reason why we shouldn’t.“As for the league, we might have a bit to go if we want to win games against the likes of Setanta, but I think we have the ability to finish in mid table.“We should be able to give MacCumhaills a run for their money and we beat Na Magha in a challenge game recently, so we definitely have the ability to make a bid for the middle of the table at the very least.” Buncrana: Donal Nash, Frank O’Donnell, Declan Doherty, Philip Harkin, Tom Mitchell, PJ Doherty, Anthony Boyle, Fergal Doherty, Gerry Boyle, Dee Duffy, Ryan Walshe, Steven Boyle, Alan Furlong, David Clare, Declan WalsheSubs – Eamon McMenamin, Mark Cuffe, Darren Robinson, Rory Doherty, Eunan Walshe, David GudfoyleSt Eunans: Lee Scanlon, Michael McGrath, Colm Branach, Paddy O’Dwyer, Chris Gallagher, David McHale, Darragh Crane, Eunan O’Donnell, Gavin Craig, Paddy Coulter, Mark Timmony, Chris O’Malley, Paddy Flood, Michael Gallagher, Cormick Harnet