Patrician, Newbridge ... 1-7 St Mark's, Tallaght ... 0-8: Patrician, Newbridge held out against a wind-assisted second-half comeback by St Mark's, Tallaght in this Leinster Colleges senior football A match.
The Dublin side took an early lead through Denis McCarthy but with Conor Walsh in sparkling form the winners took control.
Walsh hit three points and managed a well-taken goal just before the break to give the winners a 1-4 to 0-2 lead at that stage.
St Mark's had the upper hand for most of the second half but fell further behind on the restart when Walsh converted a free-kick.
Barry Kennedy secured four points during the Tallaght side's attempted recovery but they were unable to close the gap and Newbridge managed two more scores before the end.
PATRICIAN, NEWBRIDGE: T Carley; T Confrey, D Heavey, E McDonald; R Murphy, B Buckley, E Dowling; R Glavin, J McNamara; P O'Hanlon, K Murnaghan, J Tinsley; C Walsh (1-4), D Flynn (0-1), B O'Shea (0-2). Subs: M Doyle for Heavey, Heavey for Doyle.
ST MARK'S, TALLAGHT: E Cooling; K O'Shea, W O'Brien, V Quirke; K Dunne, D McCann, N Costello; D McCarthy (0-1), F Morris; P Dingley, W Tighe (0-1), B Kennedy (0-6); G Browne, G Ryan, R Nevin.
Referee: L Herbert (Kildare).
