St Patrick's, Navan, cruised through to the last four of the Leinster colleges senior football A championship yesterday when they proved much too strong for St David's, Artane, at Pairc Tailteann.
Despite having the burden of a string of wides St Patrick's eventually ran out easy winners.
St Patrick's: R Kenny; I Matthews, R Reynolds, S Gough; K Slattery, B McCormack, R Conaty (0-1); S MacGabhann, C Blake; P Treacy (1-3), S McKeigue (0-1), S Bray (0-1); M Reilly, D O'Toole (0-1), I McCormack (1-4). Subs: P O'Brien for Reilly, L Russell for Gough, J Gleeson for Bray.
St David's: S Cluxton; P Rigney, B Byrne, M Fitzpatrick; L Browne, A Holly, P McClelland; M Whelan (1-0), S McCann; B McCannon, V Galvin, A Gildea; A Cromwell, S Mills (0-2), K Elliott. Sub: J Peyton (1-0) for Galvin.
Referee: P McGann (Westmeath).