The Royal and Prior Comprehensive School had a piece of history to toast yesterday as their Under-17 team became the first girls team EVER from the school to win a match.
Loreto Secondary School, Letterkenny 0 Royal and Prior, Raphoe 3
By Chris McNulty at Loreto
Goals from Amy Wauchope, Rebecca McColgan and Alannah Kee sealed the historic win over Loreto Secondary School in Letterkenny.
It was no more than the Royal and Prior girls deserved, their ranks clearly boosted by the sterling work of the local Raphoe Town at underage level in recent years.
Loreto had their moments, but they found Royal goalkeeper Abbie McKnight in inspired form throughout a well contested game.
Wauchope fired the Royal and Prior ahead in the opening moments and it was a blow from which Loreto never fully recovered.
McColgan doubled the lead with a superb free-kick, dispatched wonderfully to the net beyond the reach of Loreto ‘keeper Emma Doherty.
Loreto sparked into life with Hannah Hopkins riffling into the side-netting before the lively Aoife Kelly scampered forward and, having worked a way past McKnight, was denied on the goal-line.
From a Caoimhe Kelly cross, Loreto went close again in the second half, but the visitors were able to clear the danger.
As Loreto probed, they were inches from a breakthrough, but Mya Alcorn thumped a cracking effort against the crossbar.
As the goal-frame shook, the Royal and Prior struck a third as Kee headed home from close range, following another McColgan free.
In the second half, McKnight saved from Hopkins, Kelly and Aleshia Tobin to keep a clean sheet and a seal a perfect afternoon.
Loreto Secondary School, Letterkenny: Emma Doherty; Caoimhe Kelly, Coilín Hume, Kathryn Patton, Caitlin Hume; Dervla McCloskey, Aleshia Tobin, Mya Alcorn, Ciara Doherty; Aoife Kelly, Hannah Hopkins Subs used: Gabby O’Donnell, Michaela Carolan, Aoibhinn Randles, Megan McDaid, Clodagh Sweeney.
Royal and Prior, Raphoe: Abbie McKnight; Tori Pearson, Chloe McClafferty, Rebecca Wauchope, Abi-Lee Bell; Julie Wilson, Rebecca McColgan, Alannah Kee, Amy Wauchope; Sophie Dean, Holly Johnston. Subs used: Kelsey Kee, Sarah McMahon, Sarah Wilson, Katelyn Dolan, Katelyn Russell.
Referee: Zak McLaughlin.
