Posted online: Apr 23rd, 2008

A Buncrana primary school’s Gaelic football team is one match away from securing their first outdoor county title since 1992.

Scoil Iosagain will line out at Hibernian Park, Burt, tomorrow to face a Letterkenny school in the final of the Cumman na Bunscoil Allianz Division 1 boys’ championship.

The youngsters, coached by Maria Doherty, have played flawless football all season to secure their place in what promises to be a thrilling game.

Ms Doherty told Inish Times Sport: “We’re waiting to hear if we’ll be playing Lurgeybrack or St Columb’s from Letterkenny, but either way it’s going to be a tough game.

“The boys have done brilliantly to reach the final, as it’s usually the bigger schools who are expected to come through.”

The boys played a friendly against a Buncrana select at the Scarvey on Monday evening, and their coach says the team are now raring to go ahead of tomorrow’s 5.15pm throw-in.

She said: “They have done so well throughout the year, beating Carn to win the Inishowen title and then coming through their county semi-final against St Mary’s of Stranorlar.

“It would be fantastic to win the title, but the main thing is that everyone enjoys themselves and gives 100 percent.”

* See page 79 for a profile of the team.