Holders Tyrone made it to the All-Ireland Vocational Schools football final in an extra-time thriller at Navan. It wasn't until the second period of added time that they stamped their authority on the game, scoring 1-4 without reply, the goal scored by John Cummings.

The sides had been level 1-5 each at half-time and 1-12 to 2-9 at the end of normal time, with Tyrone's goal coming from Enda McGinley after 17 minutes, and Stephen Byrne and Denis Birchall the Wicklow goalscorers.

Tyrone: P Ward; A McRory, F Loughran (0-1), G M Quinn; N Quinn, S Teague, E Bradley; G Quinn, S Hampsey (0-2); K Hughes, E Mulligan (0-6), J Cummings (1-1); B Collins (0-1), E McGinley (1-2), A Quinn (0-6). Subs: P Bradley for Teague, G Haughey for N Quinn.

Wicklow: M Byrne; E O'Neill, H Hedderman, L Mooney; S Byrne, J Scully, D O'Hart; K Manning (0-1), T Fisher; P Heffernan, J Whelan (0-1), J Daniels (0-5); S Byrne (1-1), D Birchall (1-2), V O'Flaherty (0-1). Subs: D Cullen for S Byrne, S Flanagan for Whelan, G Cronin for O'Flaherty.

Referee: G Kenneavey (Roscommon).