Good day for Roscommon schools in provincial quarter-finals
Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown vice-captain Cathal Enright, seen in action against Galway in last year's Connacht Minor semi-final.
It was a good day for Roscommon schools in this year’s Connacht Post Primary Senior B quarter-finals held in the Connacht GAA Centre, Bekan.
The quarter-finals were originally to be played last week, but were postponed due to the inclement weather conditions.
Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown recorded a remarkable 2-11 to 2-9 victory over St. Muredach’s, Ballina after recovering from an 11 point half-time deficit.
The North Roscommon school completed their comeback in the final play of the game when the ball was launched in from a ’45 and found the back of the net.
In the earlier game CBS Roscommon booked their spot in the semi-finals with a 2-6 to 1-3 victory over St. Attracta’s Community School, Tubbercurry.
CBS Roscommon, who won the All-Ireland B series in 2019 following James Fitzpatrick’s dramatic 68th minute point in Croke Park, now face Calasanctius College Oranmore, who breezed by Carrick-on-Shannon Community school with a 10-12 to 2-8 victory.
Scoil Mhuire face the winners of Ballyhaunis Community School and Presentation College Headford who play on Wednesday in the remaining quarter-final.
Both semi-finals are fixed for Wednesday, January 22nd at 12.30 p.m. with venues TBC.
