Mayo's Saint Gerald's DLS, Castlebar face Tralee CBS of Kerry in the All-Ireland Post-Primary Schools 'A' Championship semi-final at TUS Midwest Campus, Ennis. Pic: Conor McKeown
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St Nathys Ballaghaderreen and Mount Saint Michael, Rosscarberry clashed in the All-Ireland Post-Primary School B Football Championship semi-final in University of Limerick
GAA - ALL-IRELAND PPS ‘B’ CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL
St Nathy’s, Ballaghaderreen 3-18
Mount St Michael, Rosscarberry 0-11
In UL
This was a successful semi-final statement for St Nathys of Ballaghaderreen.
Whether it was efficiency in front of goal, bravery to shoot from nine different scorers, tigerish defending to dive on the ball, or swift counter-attacks, this was an exam these schoolboys passed with flying colours.
Mount St Michael of Rosscarberry gave their all in UL, but they were second-best to a first-class Connacht contingent.
Dean Casey's eight points will see him get the headlines, but he was far from the only exemplary baller on show.
Sean Buckley ran the game from midfield, James Cassidy had defenders all over the shop, while Ryan O'Sullivan and Conor Moriarty were full value for their three-pointers in the first half, as was Declan Duffy in the second.
Seamus Lane and company in the saffron and blue of Rosscarberry did keep the scoreline close, and only went in three down at half-time, but they had too many fires to fight.
Ronan Hayes was top-drawer with six points also, but there was too little support around him, as two players accounted for all bar one of their scores.
In the end, it is the Saints of Nathys, not Rosscarberry, who go marching on to a date with destiny (and Longford's Cnoc Mhuire, Granard), with the Paddy Drummond Cup on the line.
A full report, plus reaction, will be carried in Tuesday's edition of The Mayo News.
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