Sarsfields came out on top in the opening round of the c'ship today at Fermoy . Ballyhea with 3 c'ship debutants , (Adam Barrett , Jamie Copps, Caoleann Cox) took a while to settle but still only trailed by 3 points at half time 0-9 to 1-3 , Eugene O'Leary  goaling just before the break . Sars continued to lead in the second half  and led 0-15 to 1-5 with under 15 minutes remaining but Ballyhea got a grip now and rattled over a flurry of points to come with in a point 0-16 to 1-12 with 3 minutes to go (despite the scoreboard having us one ahead ). Sars though finished well with Cork senior Jack O'Connor finishing well and send the east cork lads in to the third round .                          Scorers : Pa O'Callaghan 0-5 (4 fr), Eugene O'Leary 1-2,  Maurice O'Sullivan 0-3. John Morrissey 0-2, Gavin Morrissey 0-1.       Team: Mikey Browne , Adam Barrett , Micheal Morrissey , Luke Hanley , Jamie Copps , Liam O'Connor , Jonathan McCarthy, Barry Coleman , John Morrissey ,  Caoleann Cox, Gavin Morrissey , Pa O'Callaghan , Tom Hanley, Maurice O'Sullivan, Eugene O'Leary.    Subs : Owen O'Sullivan (used), Dean Copps (used), David O'Riordan , Kevin Copps , Sean O'Kelly, Thomas Foley, William Carroll , Ryan Hanley , Trevor O'Sullivan , Stephen Dennehy , Niall Crowley, James O'Leary, liam O'Shea, Eamon O'Sullivan , Mikey Mortell , aaron Curtin, Christopher Hanley, Tim Shanahan .