Cookstown gain deserved victory

Holy Trinity, Cookstown, deservedly won the Vocational Schools' senior football title with a commanding performance in their …

Holy Trinity, Cookstown, deservedly won the Vocational Schools' senior football title with a commanding performance in their replay with Davitt College, Castlebar, in Clones yesterday.

Cookstown led at half-time by 1-7 to 0-1, the goal being well finished by Ryan Collins in the 29th minute. In the second half, Davitt College came a little more into the game; but were unable to make any great inroads into a well organised Cookstown defence.

Holy Trinity College: N Conlon; P Ryan, F Loughran, D Gallagher; B McIlhatton, G Devlin, S Teague; B O'Neill (0-1), O Mulligan (0-1); J Cummings, A Devlin, G Coney; S McNally (0-1), A Quinn (0-6), R Collins (1-1). Subs: N Quinn for B McIlhatton; R Quinn for R Collins.

Castlebar: F Scully; B Jordan, K Ansboro, M Walsh; K Jennings, M Marley, B Basquill; S Reilly (0-1), H Flynn (0-3); C Lydon, G Dillon, M McNicholas (0-1); F Horgan, D Gannon, A Dillon. Subs: R Collins (0-1) for D Gannon.

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Referee: P Reilly (Longford).