Super St Columba's Stranorlar win the Markey Cup for the first time

St  Columba's, Stranorlar created their own piece of history winning a first ever Danske Bank Ulster Schools GAA Markey Cup when overcoming Virginia at Templeport.

St  Columba's 1-13
Virginia College 0-6

The victory was decisive with the Stranorlar college producing a brilliant display of controlled football from start to finish.
They were  short a few regulars, but they made light work of it, not conceding a goal throughout the competition.
They were on the  board early through Ruairi Callaghan, the direct Andrew Murray and a Kevin McCormack free.

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Dean McCabe had a Virginia point but St Columba's were clinical with Josh McMenamin and two more from McCormack, the second after a great one-two with Murray. Up until then McCormack had been quiet but he burst into life and had the Virginia defence in trouble, not just with his scores, but his quick distribution.

Turlough Farrelly had a point from a free for   Virginia but St Colulmba's were relentless and they got the only goal of the game on 21 minutes when McCormack took a quick free to Andrew Murray, who was pulled back and from the penalty spot McCormack fired to the left corner.

By half-time Jack Long, Murray and Eoin McGonagle added to their tally to leave them comfortably ahead 1-9 to 0-4, Farrelly and Matthew Smith getting the two Virginia points.

The second half was just as comfortable for the winners with four McCormack frees keeping Virginia at bay. The Cavan side hit eight wides and were denied by a post and a stubborn St Columba's defence, who  gave little away. Virginia did get two late points in the final  minutes of the half from Shane Keenan and Matthew Smith.

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They had Ryan Tobin black carded late in the game and their supporters weren't overly happy with referee James Lewis, who awarded St Columba's 31 frees over the hour.

Virginia did get two late points in the final minutes of the half from Shane Keenan and Matthew Smith
Apart from those mentioned Conor McGinty was excellent from start to finish while Sean Breen, Cian Mulligan, Charlie Byrne, Alan Sproule and Diarmuid O'Donnell were to the fore for the winners.

St Columba's scorers - Kevin McCormack 1-7,pen, 5f; Andrew Murray 0-2; Ruairi Callaghan, Eoin McGonagle, Josh McMenamin, Jack Long 0-1 each

Virginia scorers: Matthew Smith 0-2; Turlough Farrelly 0-2,1f; Dean McCabe, Shane Keenan 0-1 each.

ST COLUMBA'S, STRANORLAR: Charlie Byrne; Alan Sproule, Ruairi Callaghan, Diarmuid O'Donnell; Jack Long, Sean Breen, Eoin McGonagle; Andrew Murray, Cian Mulligan; Sean McMenamin, Josh McMenamin, Conor McGinty; Karl Doherty, Kevin McCormack, Ciaran Dalton. Subs: Dara Boyle for S McMenamin; Daniel Dalton for C Dalton; Joe Boyle for Mulligan; Ronan McLaughlin for K Doherty; Cathal Cannon for McGonagle.

VIRGINIA COLLEGE: Oisin Rourke; Martin Comey, Adam McKenna, James O'Hara; Josh Husband, Nathan Ley Valensi, Pauric Morgan; Shane Keenan, Ryan Tobin; Oisin Donoghue, Turlough Farrelly, Matthew Smith; Dean McCabe, Cillian McCabe, Glen Ryan McCann. Subs: Niall Magee for O Donoghue; Conor O'Reilly for O'Hara; James Murray for Husband.

REFEREE: James Lewis (Fermanagh).