Connacht senior football squad lists and fixtures: Sligo schools could end long wait

Connacht senior post-primary A championship

Name of school: St. Muredeach’s, Ballina

Coaches: Michael Jackson, Brian Queenan, David O'Mahony, Paul Barrett

How school performed in last year's championship: Reached the quarter final in 2015.

Squad(with an * beside who played last year): S Durkan*, J Judge, C Barrins*, C Noone*, N Greavy*, C Naylor*, C Upton*, P Durkan*, L Doherty*, C O'Dea*, J Flynn*, E Coleman*, C Gaughan*, K Harney, J Doherty*, C McStay, S Leonard*, J Timlin*, A McGinty*, J Regan, C Hunt, P Flynn, J Gaughan, O Smyth Rouse, M Conlon, J O'Hora, M Cahill, D Naylor, E Greavy, S Neary, S Dervin, K Healy, A Winters, C Brogan, M Rouse, J Loftus, L Byrne.

Prospects/county players: Eoghan Coleman, Jordan Flynn and John Timlin are with the Mayo minors this year.

Name of school: St. Colman’s Claremorris

Coaches: Vinnie Walsh and Gareth Duggan

Captain: Michael Higgins

How school performed in last year's championship: Suffered a quarter final defeat last year

Squad(with an * beside who played last year): C Mullee*, B McGuinness, E Clarke*, D Gilmore*, K Lydon*, B Connaughton*, D Trench, D McAndrew, P Barry*, M Macken*, S Vahey*, B Quinn, D Gannon, K Fahey, C Golding, C Diskin*, J Mullee*, S Treacy*, N Joyce*, S McGreal, J Gallagher, E Ronane*, J Jennings, M Higgins*, F Regan*.

Prospects/county players: Michael Higgins, Paddy Barry, Conor Diskin and Mathew Macken are Mayo minors.

Name of school: St. Jarlath’s College, Tuam

Coaches: Niall Coyne, Michael Meehan, Carl Leonard

Captain: Padraig Neenan

How school performed in last year's championship: Lost the semi-final last year after extra time to Summerhill Sligo.

Squad(with an * beside who played last year): P Neenan *, M Boyle *, D Boyle, P Boyle, G Burke, O Burke , D Canney *, P Commins, S Connolly, L Costello, K Creaven, D Cunningham, N Cunningham, M Daly *, S Gavin, C Hanley, A Hughes, J Kirrane, G Laheen, J Lowry, R Mahon, B Mannion, B Mashengele *, C McCafferty, J McHugh, R McNelis, L Molloy, L Moloney, C Newell, B O'Connell, C O'Neill, D Shaughnessy, D Quinn *, C Ryan, D Silke *, D Walsh.

Prospects/county players: Darren Quinn was a Mayo minor and Lorcan Molloy played with the Galway minors last year.

Name of school: St. Attracta’s Tubbercurry

Coaches: Colm McGee (Manager), Pat Kilcoyne, Stephen Henry, James McDonagh, Nathan O'Malley

Captain: Gary Walsh

How school performed in last year's championship: Lost preliminary round to St Muredach's after extra time.

Squad(with an * beside who played last year): D Brennan, F Brennan*, J Brennan, P Brennan*, M Burke, C Brett, A Broe, D Clarke*, B Connolly, C Doddy, A Frain, C Gallagher, L Gaughan*, L Gilmartin, B Gorman, E Gorman, T Henry, O Higgins*, A Kearns*, S Keyes, R Lang*, D Leonard*, M Lundy, C Marren*, D McDonagh*, E McGuinness*, S McVeigh, J Moran, N Mullen*, R Og Murphy, S O'Baoighill, N O'Donnell*, R O'Dowd*, G Perry, R Ryan*, C Walsh, G Walsh*.

Prospects/county players: Fullback Eddie McGuinness captained last year's Sligo minor team, while Nathan Mullen, Liam Gaughan and Aaron Kearns all featured in last year's Connacht final replay defeat to Galway.

Name of school: St. Geralds Castlebar

Coaches: Daniel Forde (Manager), John Maughan, Sean Deane, Stephen Keane.

Captain: Johnny Maughan

How school performed in last year's championship: Beaten by Roscommon CBS in the semi final

Squad(with an * beside who played last year): M Cusack, J Harte, S Benson, C Beirne, S Martin, A Walsh, G Durcan, O Burns, R Fallon, L Sloyan, A Ruane, R Loughran, E Gibbons*, L Lyons, R Padden, M Dunne, M Dervan*, C Mitchell*, C Stenson*, J McGinty*, D Feeney*, A O'Boyle*, R Dunne, C Kyne*, E Heneghan*, D Cannon*, D Judge*, M McCormick*, E Morrin*, J Maughan*, D Conlon*, P Walsh*.

Prospects/county players: Dylan Cannon, Johnny Maughan and Paul Walsh were all on last year's Mayo minor team, a further five players are with this year's Mayo squad.

Name of school: Summerhill College

Coaches: Barry Convey and Joe Neary (Managers), Mark Brehony and Liam Og Gormley

Captain: Sean Power and Kevin Banks

How school performed in last year's championship: Beaten in the final by one point by Roscommon CBS

Squad(with an * beside who played last year): O Conway*, C Feeney*, A Cummins*, C McGovern Snr*, D O'Hara*, S Power*, S Mulligan*, P O'Connor*, K Banks*, C Lally*, C Herron*, J Ballentyne*, R Sweeney*, K Cawley*, N Rooney*, N Crawley*, D Killrehill*, R Hickey*, A McCormack*, S McCallion*, C Jordan*, C Tuohy*, O Kelly*, T O'Kelly Lynch*, G Davey*, C Hough*, S Callaghan*, F Morrissey*, C Darcy*, C McGovern*, K Connell, D Fallon*, S Doherty*, B Cox, J McLoughlin.

Prospects/county players: Kyle Cawley is both a Sligo under-21 and senior player. Sean Power, Paddy O'Connor and Nathan Rooney were all key players for last year's Sligo minor team.

Quarter Finals Fixtures - Wednesday 27th January

B: St. Muredeachs Ballina v St. Jarlaths Tuam

C: St. Colman’s Claremorris v St. Geralds Castlebar

Semi-Finals Fixtures - Wednesday 10th February

St Attracta’s Tubbercurry and Summerhill College (League Finalists)

Summerhill College v B

St. Attracta’s Tubbercurry v C

Final - Saturday 5th March