MFC Schools All Stars Announced
Initally 170 players were selected by their Schools, and after two rounds of Trails the Final 30 have been named.
This years squad are spread across the Province with 23 Schools and 8 Counties making the Final Panel. Topping the Leaderboard are our U20 A Winners Loreto Cavan who have three players named.
This is also a second All Star for AineMcAllister, Katie Dowds, Hanna Donaghy and Cliodhna Logan.
The girls will play an in-house game in UUJ on Thursday 6th March and will also receive their Awards along with a unique one off MFC Sports kit at a Banquet in Canavan’s, Garvaghey on Friday 21st March.
This Years All Stars are:
Brónagh Butler – Carndonagh Community School
Katie Dowd – St Columbas College Stranorlar
Emma McCrossan – Loreto Grammar School Omagh
Isabella Grimes – St. Joseph’s Grammar School, Donaghmore
Aine McAllister – Loreto Coleraine
Fiadhna Loughran – Saint Patrick’s High School Keady
Ellie-Mae Carr – Saint Patrick’s High School Keady
Áobhinn Nic Cormaic – Coláiste Oiriall
Katie Tierney – St Clare’s college ballyjamesduff co cavan
Sinead Kelly – Virginia College Cavan
Amy Jo Kierans – Largy College
Katie Mc Adam – Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Dervla Cawley – Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Ella Sheridan – Bailieborough Community School
Ellie Brady – Loreto Cavan
Sarah Clarke – Loreto Cavan
Kayla Bartley – Loreto Cavan
Niamh Moran – St. Patricks College Banbridge
Anna McGarry – Dominican College Fortwilliam
Erin Gough – St Malachys HS Castlewellan
Annie Stanfield – St Paul’s High school Bessbrook
Siofra Doherty – Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry
Emily Bingham – St Mark’s Warrenpoint
Hannah Donaghy – Rathmore Grammar School
Clíodhna Logan – Rathmore Grammar School
Eilildh Meabh Duffy – St Catherine’s College Armagh
Cara Donnelly – Assumption
Abbie Browning – St Genevieve’s High School
Hannah Cavan – St. Patricks Academy Dungannon
Catherine Moohan – St. Patricks Academy Dungannon
WEEKEND RESULTS
It was another busy weekend with LIDL National League games and Ulster minor games played. The results were as follows:
MINORS
Monaghan 1-3 Cork 1-9
Roscommon 0-10 Donegal 1-7
Louth 1-6 Down 1-8
Wexford 2-5 Cavan 0-9
Antrim 3-8 Leitrim 1-10
Derry 1-6 Wicklow 3-16
LIDL LEAGUES CONTINUE
MINOR FIXTURES
5 Star Loreto
MFC U20A FINAL
Loreto, Cavan 5-8 St. Mary’s, Magherafelt 1-6
A dominant display, which included five goals helped Loreto, Cavan to the MFC Ulster U20A Schools title at the expense of St. Mary’s Magherafelt in Brewster Park on Tuesday evening.
The Breffni side had a dream start, being awarded a penalty with just 1 minute 6 seconds on the clock. Player of the match Sarah Clarke dispatched the resulting penalty to set her side on their way. Further Loreto points followed from Ailbhe Kennedy and Ellie Brady before Jemma Shivers opened St. Mary’s account in the 11th minute.
Entering the second quarter, Kate Fegan pointed for Loreto before Aoife Doherty fired over a brace of points for the Derry side. Between Doherty’s points there was a let off for Loreto as Shivers 17th minute shot flashed across the goalmouth and narrowly wide. Loreto finished the half strong. Katie Mc Gahern and Kate Fegan both goaled while the last score of the half was a point from the excellent Katie O’Mara. While leading at the break 3-4 to 0-3 Loreto were dealt a blow with Kennedy being sin binned.
Mary’s opened the second half scoring, with a Leah Stewart point but then disaster struck. Aoife Doherty’s high ball into the square somehow stayed out of the goal, Loreto gained possession and, in a flash, went the length of the field were corner forward Kate Fegan finished to the net. This was the start of a Loreto purple patch which seen full forward O’Meara hit 1-3 without reply.
To St. Mary’s credit they never gave up and were rewarded with a goal of their own when Doherty’s rocket of a shot rattled the net in the 19th minute. Doherty then brought her tally to 1-3 with a nice point. With ten minutes remaining both teams emptied their bench. Sarah Clarke and Brooke Taylor then exchanged points before referee David Hurson brought matters to an end.
In her acceptance speech Loreto Captain Ellie Brady said she was delighted to win the title in her final year at the school. Sarah Clarke was named MFC player of the match. Next up for Loreto is a mid-March, All-Ireland semi-final.
Loreto Cavan
A.McDermot, K.Cahill, D.McGovern, N.Smith, A.Kennedy (0-1), C.Crowe, K.McSeain, E.Brady (0-1), R.Gilmartin, L.Miney, S.Clarke (1-1), K.Bartley, K.McGahern (1-0), K.O’Meara (1-4) and K.Fegan (2-1)
Subs Used
C.O’Reilly, M.Donohue, A.Galligan, A.Smith and R.Boyle Drought
St. Mary’s Magherafelt
R.McGurk, A.Rocks, S.Scullion, A.Gilligan, M.McLarnon,L.Scullion, C.McKeefry, A.Henry, E.Convery, A.O’Neill, J.Shivers (0-1), L.Loughran, L.Stewart (0-1), A.Doherty (1-3) and A.Shivers
Subs Used
E.Forbers, B.Taylor (0-1), E.Rafferty and A.McCann
Referee
D.Hurson (Monaghan)
MFC ULSTER U20A PPS FINAL
WEEKEND RESULTS
Sunday was a busy day for the Ulster counties with 3 in action in the LIDL league and 4 playing in the U16 provincial competition. The results were as follows:
LIDL NATIONAL LEAGUE
Ulster U16’s Get Underway
The Ulster U16 competition gets underway on Sunday next with 4 games scheduled. All have 2pm starts
Armagh v Cavan – McKeever Park, Killean
Derry v Donegal – Owenbeg
Down v Monaghan – Bright
Tyrone v Antrim – Newtownstewart
LIDL League Action Sunday
The LIDL National League continues on Sunday with 3 sides from the province in Division 4 action. Antrim and Fermanagh currently share top spot. All games have a 2pm throw in:
Derry v Sligo – Owenbeg
Antrim v Longford – Dunsilly
Wicklow v Fermanagh – St. Patrick’s












