After three rounds the top team positions were as follows:
Joint First | St. Francis’ Aghaderg & St. Patrick’s Legamaddy with 17 pts |
Third | St. Colman’s Abbey Newry with 15 pts |
Joint Fourth | St. Matthew’s Magheramayo St. Patrick’s Newry St. Malachy’s Castlewellan St. Joseph’s Carryduff all with 14 pts |
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By the end of the sixth round the excitement was mounting with St. Francis’ Aghaderg and St. Patrick’s Legamaddy still joint leaders with Abbey Newry and Magheramayo in joint 3rd place and St. Joesph’s Carryduff a mere further point behind.
Joint First | St. Francis’ Aghaderg & St. Patrick’s Legamaddy with 30 pts |
Joint Third | St. Colman’s Abbey Newry & St. Matthew’s Magheramayo with 28 pts |
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After nine rounds, an intriguing situation had developed with the following schools vying for the top position:
1St | St. Francis’ Aghaderg with 43 pts |
2nd | St. Patrick’s Legamaddy with 42 pts |
3rd | St. Colman’s Abbey with 40 pts |
4th | St. Matthew’s Magheramayo with 39 pts |
Going into the final round, there was a buzz of excitement in the hall as several teams still had the ability to overcome St. Francis’ or indeed improve their overall position and perhaps gain one of the four places in the Ulster Finals.
After the final round, the team positions were:
Joint First | St. Francis’ Aghaderg & St. Patrick’s Legamaddy with 48 pts |
Third | St. Colman’s Abbey Newry with 45 pts |
Joint Fourth | Moneydarragh & St. Matthew’s Magheramayo with 43 pts |
So an extra round was required to establish this year’s county champions and also to identify the fourth team to represent county Down in the Ulster final. This produced the following result:
First Place & County Champions | St. Patrick’s Legamaddy with 53 pts |
Second | St. Francis’ Aghaderg with 52 pts |
Third | St. Colman’s Abbey Newry with 49 pts |
Fourth | St. Matthew’s Magheramayo with 48 pts
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Above: St. Patrick's Legamaddy Table Quiz Champions
After the competition, Mr Collie Bell congratulated all the schools who participated and congratulated on becoming Table Quiz Champions of Down. He commiserated with Aghaderg who, for the second year in a row, were joint top at the end of the competition only to be beaten by a single point. He thanked Mr Paddy Hardy for composing the quiz and he also thanked Bryansford GAC for the use of their excellent facilities. The top four teams were invited to represent Down in forthcoming Ulster final in Glengormley on 11th March. Mr Collie Bell Cathaoirleach Cumman na mBunscol an Dúin presented the Peter Walsh Trophy to the winning team, St. Patrick’s Legamaddy, and complimented all the children on their level of interest in and knowledge of their Irish culture.
Above: St. Francis' Aghaderg denied trophy by single point
