Grammar girls book spot in final
The local school needed penalty flicks to overcome their last-four opposition, with talented ‘keeper Ayeisha McFerran making some key saves.
In the keenly-contested match, played at Ballyclare High School, the scores were locked at 0-0 at the end of normal time and there was still no breakthrough after 20 minutes of extra time.
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Hide AdCaptain Courtney Burns stepped up and scored the first penalty stroke and Rainey responded to make it 1-1.
Larne’s second stroke was saved by the opposition ‘keeper and Rainey netted to make it 2-1.
The Grammar missed their next stroke, but McFerran made an excellent save to keep her team in the game.
McFerran pulled off a further two amazing stops, with Ruth Maguire and Kerry McIlwaine both scoring their strokes to secure victory.
Larne face Strathearn School in the final, a date for which has yet to be confirmed.