St Louis claim place in All-Ireland hurling final

The dream of All-Ireland glory moved one step closer for the senior hurlers of St Louis Grammar School at the weekend.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Mar 2016, 15:37 BST
Updated 14th Mar 2016, 16:09 BST
St Louis James McNaughton in action during Saturday's Paddy Buggy Cup semi-final win over St Raphael's Loughrea at DCU Sportsground's DublinSt Louis James McNaughton in action during Saturday's Paddy Buggy Cup semi-final win over St Raphael's Loughrea at DCU Sportsground's Dublin
St Louis James McNaughton in action during Saturday's Paddy Buggy Cup semi-final win over St Raphael's Loughrea at DCU Sportsground's Dublin

The Cullybackey Road boys reached the final of the Paddy Buggy Cup All-Ireland final after a superb 2-14 to 2-6 victory over St Raphaels College, Loughrea (Galway) in Saturday’s semi-final.

Roared on by a large crowd, St Louis were five points to the good at the interval, thanks to a goal from Ciaran Elliott.

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But even againt the wind in the second period, St Louis produced a superb display in the third quarter which saw them open up an unassailable 14 points gap.

That included a Conal Cunning goal where he burst past three defenders before firing into the net for his side’s second goal.

Loughrea battled hard to get back into the game with a couple of scores but they never really threatened St Louis’ passage into the final on Easter Monday in Thurles when they meet Abbey CBS from Tipperary.

It completed a memorable few days for the St Louis squad, who won the School Sporting Performance category at the recent Ballymena Sports Awards.