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Abbey CBS beat St Pat's to win MacRory Cup

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.

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