Abbey CBS paid tribute to the late Jody Gormley as they won the MacRory Cup for the first time in 20 years as they beat St Patrick’s, Dungannon 0-12 to 0-8 in the replayed final at the Athletic Grounds.
Tyrone legend Gormley, who passed away from cancer in 2024, coached Abbey CBS to their last MacRory success and the school carried a tribute to their former coach on their kit.
The Newry outfit fought back from nine points down on Sunday to score an injury-time equaliser that forced the replay.
It was a much more tame affair second time round, but Abbey, aided by six points from Diarmuid O’Rourke, secured the four-point victory.
St Pat’s started brightly and scored two early points before Abbey fought back to lead 0-6 to 0-2 at the break in Armagh.
The Tyrone school registered the first two points of the second half to move back within two points, but Abbey rattled off three in a row to rack up a five-point advantage.
It proved too big a gap for St Pat’s, who managed three late points before Daniel McKernan landed the final score of the game with a fisted point in added time to seal the win for Abbey.
