St. Pats 2-07

Good Counsel 1-7

                              ST. PAT's PROGRESS TO LEINSTER FINAL

St Patrick's CS Navan were triumphant over Good Counsel of Wexford in the Leinster Junior Secondary schools semi-final at  Tinryland, Carlow on Wednesday.

        The Meath students shocked their rivals with two superbly executed goals by Niall Lyons and Ben Hoey within a minute of the start.

 They then added to their lead with points from Jack Gore and Robbie McDonnell.   It was at this stage that Good Counsel opened up their scoring with successive  points.  St. Pat's then gained momentum and went in at the break leading by 2.4 to 0.4

        In the second half St Pat's once again opened the scoring with points from Niall Lyons and Lee Kelly.  This was quickly followed by a goal and points from Good Counsel.

        In a scrappy and lack lustre game St. Pat's took full advantage of the last free kick by Jack Gore to seal their place in the Leinster Final.  Final score St. Pat's 2.7 Good Cousel 1.7

TEAM:  Colm Honan,Brian McGrath James O'Malley Niall Kane Declan Mcguinness Christy Meade John Smith

Niall Lyons (1.01) Eamonn Sheridan Lee Kelly (0.1) Robbie McDonnell (0.2) Jack Gore (0.3) Padraig McGowan

Chris O'Neill Ben Hoey (1.0)

Padraig Mooney

St.Patricks C.S  vs Marist  St Pats: 5-17  Marist: 2-2
 
Date: 26th January   Competition: North Leinster Juvenile Football Championship Semi-Final

This was the second time St Pats met Marist in this competition, the last time being in the first round in Athlone where Pats ran out winners luckily after a second half surge from Marist that just fell short at the final hurdle. This was surely stirring on the minds of both sets of players as they ran out in the St Loman’s ground in Mullingar for the North Leinster Semi-Final. The game was played on an artificial surface that allowed good football to be played throughout and reflected on the high standard. The strong wind provided neither teams with an advantage as it swept across the pitch during the duration of the match. As on many previous occasions in this competition it was corner forward Caolach Halligan who opened the scoring for Pats with a cleverly executed score from the right hand side of the field. Marist came into this game with a statement of intent with some hard hitting but a score never materialised and it was quite evident that Pats were by far the more superior side. One of the highlights of the first half was the score from half forward Scott Imade,, a beautifully taken point from the outside of the boot that curled sweetly over to register another point on the already impressive Pats score tally. Centre forward Thomas O’Reilly got the first goal of the game with a sweetly struck shot that curled into the top right corner leaving the Marist keeper helpless on the line. Influential corner back Liam Murphy had to be withdrawn unfortunately at the end of the half after taking a knock to the back of the head. The Pats backs were strong throughout the half and left Marist with a solitary point heading into the break. Would there be another attempted resurgence from Marist once more?

Half Time:    St.Pats: 2-08   Marist: 0-01

The question was answered shortly into the second half as Pats sensibly kept the heads down and concentrated on the job in hand not giving Marist an inch around the field. Centre back Thomas Mc Guinness set himself up for what was the score of the game from 30 yards as his left footed shot sailed over the black spot and showed the true strength in depth of the squad. Full forward Louis Timmons was proving hard to handle for the Marist defence throughout the game and was rewarded with two goals in the second half. A minor lapse in concentration allowed Marist in for two goals in the second half but from each goal Pats bounced back with scores to erase any fear of a Marist comeback. Credit has to be given to the Pats midfield who dominated throughout and were the driving force in a well drilled squad who will go marching on into a final full of confidence that they can go all the way and win. Best for Pats were O’Reilly, Keane Crocock, McGuinness and Conor Nash.

Full Time  St Pats: 5-17  Marist: 2-2

St.Pats: L.Condie, J O'Halloran ,B.Conlon, L.Murphy, K.Crocock,T Mc Guinness(0-1) P.Carpenter, C.Nash(0-1), E. O’Kelly-Lynch(0-2), S.Imade(0-1), T. O’Reilly(1-4), P.Diamond, S.Smith(1-5), L.Timmons(2-0), C.Halligan(1-3)
Subs: C.Brennan for Liam Murphy, E.Mooney for P.Diamond, E.Prior for S.Imade, C.Smyth for T.Mc Guinness

St. Patrick’s  C.S.      Vs      St. Peter’s Wexford
Competition:  Leinster Senior Football Championship
Date:  26th January 2012
Throw in: 1.00 pm
Venue: Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
St. Pats   0-6       St. Peter’s   2-4

After receiving a bye in the first round of the championship, St. Pats came up against the less favoured St. Peter’s of Wexford. The game was played in very poor conditions with a strong breeze blowing from left to right, and with the pitch in a bad condition for football this was not a game for the purists.  Despite playing against the breeze in the first half it was Pat’s who opened the scoring with a point from David Dillon after 10 minutes to the delight of the large St. Pat’s following. However, minutes after St. Peter’s replied in fine fashion with a well taken goal into the back of the net giving Robbie Burlingham no chance. Pat’s responded with a Fiachra Ward free kick, however, they had Burlingham to thank moments later after he made a terrific save to deny St. Peter’s a second goal. Peter’s then scored two unanswered points before Niall Kane pointed with the last kick of the first half and it appeared as if St. Pat’s were in a good position having the wind in the second half.
Half-Time:  St. Pat’s : 0-3      St. Peter’s 1-2
Pat’s started the second half the way they finished the first half with a tremendous point from an acute angle by Niall Lyons. Barry Dardis then put Pat’s level with a well taken point followed by another magnificent pointed free from Lyons from forty five meters to give Pat’s the lead for the first time and it seemed they would cruise towards a comfortable win. This was not the case, and Peter’s hit two further points to put them back in the driving seat. Pat’s spurned a couple of good goal scoring opportunities before Burlingham was forced into another superb reaction save. However, he could do nothing to deny Peter’s a second goal which was placed brilliantly into the top corner of the net. Pat’s had a great chance to set up a grand stand finish when Nicky O’Brien was fouled inside the box to give Fiachra Ward a penalty kick which was expertly saved to give Peter’s a hard fought victory over the unlucky Pat’s.
Despite the defeat, there were good performances from Robbie Burlingham, Gary Power, Niall Lyons, and David Dillon.
St. Pats:  Robbie Burlingham, Gary Power, Oran Fitzpatrick, Diarmuid Rogers, Niall O’Reilly, James McEntee, Mark Gardiner, Fiachra Ward (0-1), Barry Dardis  (0-1), Niall Kane (0-1), Ruairi O’Coileain, Paddy Kennelly, Niall Lyons (0-2), Nicky O’Brien, David Dillon (0-1).
Subs:  James Heaney for Paddy Kennelly, Robbie McDonnell for David Dillon.
By:   David Rispin.

Documentary can be viewed by clicking here.

Rules for Mock Exams 2012

It is important that all students read their Exam Timetable carefully. Please note the starting time for each exam and the assigned room. The following rules will apply for the duration of the exams-

1. Students must be on time for exams and must not leave before the exam finishes.

2. All bags and coats must be left at the top of the room before the exam starts.

3. Students must sit where the supervisor requests.

4. Mobile phones, MP3 players etc. must be switched off and out of sight. Students who breach this rule will have their mobile phones confiscated for the duration of the exams.

5.  All students must have their own pens, materials, calculators etc.

6.  Students are not permitted to visit the toilet during the first 30 minutes or the last 15 minutes of the exam.

7.  No eating during the exams.

8.  Students are not allowed to communicate in any way with other students
     for the duration of the exam.

9.   Students who disrupt exams or who are caught cheating will be sent  home and will be excluded for the remainder of the Mock Exams.

10.  Students must bring the relevant books/copies to study for their next  exam.  (No permission to go to lockers during the exam)

11.  As some exams will finish before lunchtime students must exit the building quickly and quietly as normal classes will still be in progress.

12.  Senior students who go downtown or Junior students who go home for lunch must be back in school at least 10 minutes before their exam commences in the afternoon.

13.  Students who are on report must ensure that their report booklets are on  the supervisor’s desk during each exam.

14.  All students doing exams must attend school as normal between 9.00am and 3.45pm, except in cases where the letter signed by parents granting permission to be absent at a particular times was returned to the Year Head.

The Leaving and Junior Certificate Mock Timetable can be viewed by clicking here