For the second season in a row Ardscoil RB have emerged from the group stages of the Harty Cup. Pitted against Thurles, Charleville and Midleton emerged as group winners and now go on to face a second placed team from one of the other groups in the quarter final, to be played in late January.

The Harty Cup Panel 2007 - 2008

Results: Ardscoil Rís 1-11 - Thurles 2-8

Ardscoil opened their campaign against a hotly favoured Thurles C.B.S. outfit. Ardscoil led by 0-5 to 0-2 after 15 minutes. Thurles got a goal just before half-time to lead 1-5 to 0-6. Thurles goaled 10 minutes into the second half. All looked lost as Thurles led by 6 playing with the elements. However Ardscoil roared back into the game with a superbly taken Tom O'Brien goal after a sublime pass from D. Honan. Both teams were reduced to14 men but they failed to halt the Ardscoil side. Incredibly Ardscoil equalised just on full-time with a 90 yard free from goalkeeper Barry Hennessey. Scorers: T.O'Brien 1-4, N. Kennedy 0-3, N O'Connell 0-1, D. Horan 0-1, K. Powers 0-1.

Results: Ardscoil R í s 4-17 - Charleville 1-3

The good work done against Thurles continued with another victory over Charleville. Darrach Honan had a hat-trick of goals by half time. The second half was one way traffic with some wayward shooting keeping the margin of victory down. Pat Gleeson , Niall Kennedy, Kieran Kennedy, Honan and Kevin Downes showed well.

Results: Ardscoil Rís 3-19 - Middleton C.B.S. 2-7

Despite the assumption that this game was a contest to decide second place in the group, Ardscoil Rís produced an exceptional display of hurling to progress as group winners. Ardscoil dominated from the 10 th minute onwards and gained momentum when Thomas O'Brien goaled in the 15 th minute. Ardscoil tagged on a number of points and led 1-11 to 0-5 at half time. The game was over as a contest early in the second half with further goals from Darrach Honan and Thomas O'Brien . Ardscoil played the remainder of the half with great heart and the fifteen-point margin ensured that they emerged as group winners.