 Conor McGourty (right) won his fourth colleges All Star |
St Pat's Maghera and St Colman's Newry have failed to win any Bank of Ireland Ulster Colleges All Stars for the first time in the 19 years of the scheme. Thirteen schools are represented this year with St Louis Kilkeel and Abbey CBS winning two awards each.
Kilkeel's Down minor star Martin Clarke and Abbey's Kevin McKernan return after earning All Stars last year.
La Salle's St Gall's talent Conor McGourty adds a football All Star to his three hurling awards.
McGourty becomes only the second player in the history of awards scheme to win four awards.
Bernard O'Brien from St Patrick's Keady who two awards in both 2003 and 2004.
Midfielder Peter Fitzpatrick and the entire half-forward line of McKernan, Clarke and Paul McComiskey all played on the Down team which won the All-Ireland minor title last September.
James Scott's at right full-back earns St Pius X Magherafelt the school's first ever Ulster Colleges All Star.
Fitzpatrick's midfield partner is St Pat's Armagh's Colm Cavanagh, whose brother Tyrone star Sean won an award in 2001.
Bank of Ireland Ulster Colleges Football team:
Ryan Thibodeau (St Mary's Belfast), James Scott (St Pius Magherafelt), Gareth Haughey (Omagh CBS), Mark McGowan (St Eunan's Letterkenny), Stephen McGurk (Our Lady's Castleblayney), Justin Crozier (St Mary's Magherafelt), Kevin Dyas (Abbey CBS), Colm Cavanagh (St Pat's Armagh), Peter Fitzpatrick (St Louis Kilkeel), Kevin McKernan (Abbey CBS), Martin Clarke (St Louis Kilkeel), Paul McComiskey (St Pat's Downpatrick), Conor McGourty (La Salle Belfast), Sean Molloy (Our Lady & St Pat's Knock), Liam Lynch (St Michael's Enniskillen).
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