CONNACHT SCHOOLS FOOTBALL FINAL: St Colman's 0-13 St Gerald's 1-7:SINCE THE turn of the decade St Colman's, Claremorris have been forced to deal with three harrowing Connacht Senior A final defeats so yesterday's triumph at Ballinrobe was greeted with understandable delight.
A tight and tense tussle with county rivals St Gerald’s, Castlebar, drew a healthy audience to the well appointed Mayo venue, and it was Claremorris’ greater sprinkling of attacking class that garnered the silverware.
CLAREMORRIS: D Grant; N Pilbrow, C Crowe, J Broderick; S Hession, J Clarke, R Bell; I Costello (0-3, two frees, one 45), S Nally (0-3, frees); B Healy (0-1), L Kearns (0-1), K Walsh; D Coen (0-1), A Healy (0-2), B Walsh (0-2, one free). Subs: J Heneghan for Walsh (44 mins).
ST GERALD'S:F Walsh; F Durcan, D Geraghty, M Towey; D Gavin, N McCarney, N McCormack; D Kirby, A O'Shea (0-3, two frees); D Summerville, A Walsh (0-3, two frees), S Staunton; C Costello (1-1), P Dravins, C O'Connor. Subs: P Lynch for Staunton (40 mins), S Moran for Summerville (52 mins), C O'Shea for Kirby (60 mins).
Referee: D Hunt.
