SCHOOLGIRLS A FOOTBALL FINAL St Leo's College 3-13 Coláiste na Sceilge 1-2:ST LEO'S College, Carlow, produced a powerful performance to retain their Tesco All-Ireland Schools Senior A football title in style on Saturday.

Laois senior star Sinéad Doogue scored 1-9, including 1-8 from play and inside forwards Emer Delaney and Lauren Dwyer added 1-2 apiece as St Leo’s captured a third All-Ireland title in five years.

The Kerry school trailed by 0-6 to 0-1 but in the closing six minutes of the first half they leaked 1-5. St Leo’s opened up a 1-11 to 0-1 lead as Doogue bagged nine first-half points before Delaney struck for a killer goal in stoppage time.

Six minutes after the restart Doogue added a superb goal.

Coláiste na Sceilge got a boost via Erin O’Driscoll’s 49th-minute goal. But St Leo’s quickly responded as Lauren Dwyer netted a sensational solo goal. Leanne Curran kicked Coláiste na Sceilge’s only point from play.

ST LEO'S: C Moore; C Callanan, J Moore, P Whelan; S Quigley, A Wall, R Julian; D Callanan, G Miller; H Griffin, S Doogue (1-9, one free), A Hayden; E Delaney (1-2), L Dwyer (1-2), M Nolan. Subs: A Kinsella for Hayden (48), S Rennick for Julian (55), A Kelly for Griffin (56), O Moran for C Callanan (60), S Dempsey for D Callanan (60).

COLÁISTE NA SCEILGE: A Fitzgerald; O O'Donovan, S Kelly, B O'Sullivan; A O'Sullivan, S Sheehan, P O'Sullivan; M O'Connell, B Dennehy; L O'Sullivan, A Galvin, J O'Mahoney; E O'Driscoll (1-1, one free), L Curran (0-1), S Ní Chonaill. Subs: S Keating for Ní Chonaill (43), M Clifford for L O'Sullivan (60+2), D Sheehan for Dennehy (60+3).

Referee: Keith Delahunty(Tipperary).