14-MAN OUR Lady’s Templemore set up an All-Ireland semi-final date with St Kieran’s (Kilkenny) while Summerhill College were crowned Connacht senior A football champions in an all-Sligo affair at Markievicz Park.
Those were the key outcomes from a busy programme of games today in the Post-Primary GAA schools scene.
Our Lady’s Templemore saw off Gort CS in Kilmallock by 1-18 to 0-14 as the Tipperary school bounced back from their Dr Harty Cup final loss.
After the opening quarter, Our Lady’s were in front 1-5 to 0-4 with Anthony Ryan netting for them. By the interval the accuracy of Jamie Bergin had helped them into a 1-11 to 0-8 advantage.
Gort grabbed early second-half points but Our Lady’s upped the ante once more as Brian McGrath nailed some long-range frees.
They were ahead 1-16 to 0-11 after the third quarter and despite being reduced to 14 men, they held on for a seven-point success and a place in next Saturday’s semi-final against Leinster winners St Kieran’s.
Meanwhile Summerhill College claimed the Connacht senior A football title against Sligo rivals St Attracta’s by 1-12 to 0-13.
Man-of-the-match Cathal Herron struck an early goal to help Summerhill College go in front. They were ahead 1-5 to 0-4 by the 20th minute but St Attracta’s cut the deficit to the minimum at the interval, 1-6 to 0-8.
Summerhill College stayed ahead throughout the second-half and ran out two-point victors.
Here’s the results in full from today’s schools games.
Results
Connacht Colleges SAFC final
Summerhill College 1-12 St Attracta’s 0-13
All-Ireland Post-Primary
Croke Cup (SAHC) quarter-final
Our Lady’s Templemore (Tipperary) 1-18 Gort CS (Galway) 0-14
Michael Cusack Cup (SCHC) semi-finals
Roscommon CBS 1-8 Our Lady & St Patrick’s 0-8
SMGS Blarney (Cork) 0-16 Killina Pres (Offaly) 0-12
Brother Ignatius Rice Cup (SDFC) semi-final
St Joseph’s Charlestown (Mayo) 0-11 St Mary’s Limavady (Derry) 1-7
Gaelcoláiste Reachrann (Dublin) 2-10 Beara CS (Cork) 0-6
