Danske Bank Ulster Colleges MacLarnon Cup Final

Patrician High School, Carrickmacross 2-15 Holy Trinity College, Cookstown 0-13

Patrician High School, Carrickmacross won the MacLarnon Cup for the first time since 1998 with an impressive performance in Thursday’s final against Holy Trinity College, Cookstown at Armagh’s Athletic Grounds. Team captain David Garland hit 1-8 (all but a point from play) to inspire the High School to a deserved win.

An Andrew Woods goal helped Patrician open up a 1-7 to 0-3 lead by the 20-minute mark and although Holy Trinity rallied to hit five of the next six points, Garland’s major on 38 minutes swung the game back in the Monaghan side’s favour and they went on to win with eight to spare to keep the title in the county and atone for last year’s final defeat against Our Lady’s, Castleblayney.

Patrician High School, Carrickmacross: J Kirk; F Hanratty, K McMenamin, C Martin; C Roe, K Slevin, S Finnegan (0-2); D Connolly, L Óg Murray; R McDonald, A Kieran, R O’Connor (0-2); D Garland (Capt., 1-8, 0-1f), G McEnaney (0-2), Andrew Woods (1-1).

Subs: S Duffy for Roe (43 mins), S Burns for McEnaney (55), S McEnaney for O’Connor (58).

Holy Trinity College, Cookstown: B Gallagher; M Rafferty, S McNally, D Kielt; R McLernon, T Donnelly, S O’Driscoll; J Devlin (0-3), M McGuigan (0-1); G O’Neill, T Carney (0-3, 1f), D Mulgrew (Capt., 0-2); C McLernon (0-4, 2f), P Donnelly, C Mallaghan.

Subs: C O’Neill for G O’Neill (47), A McKenna for O’Driscoll (49),

Referee: P Falloon (Down).