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Published 15:32 10 Jan 2018 GMT
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It could be the youngster in the stands dreaming of emulating his heroes and making it on to the team next year. It could be the youngster who just loves the buzz of it all.
It's a roller-coaster ride, is schools GAA, and you only get one or two tickets. Because schools GAA is as fleeting as it is magic, maybe that's what makes it magic, because when it's the morning of a schools GAA game, there sure as hell won't be any work done until that bus takes off on the windy, exciting road to the pitch.
It's groundhog day.
Because there's a place in schools GAA for everyone. The players are the hottest ticket in town, but even classmates who don't partake will get involved. They'll be on the phones awaiting updates in the early rounds. If the team are good enough to progress to the latter stages, they'll be roaring the stadium down in support.
And if the team go on a roll and set-up another day out, the cycle just starts again. Anticipation, buzz, game day.
School isn't school for the day. It's a day for the GAA.
Schools GAA games took place in grounds all over the country on Wednesday, from Rathdowney to Charleville and from Waterford I.T to Carlow.
The Harty Cup, the Munster senior schools hurling championship is one of the most ferociously fought out school competitions of all. So much so that it often means more to the schools competing than the All-Ireland or the Croke Cup.
Christian Brother's College Cork took on local rivals St. Colman's College Fermoy in the quarter final of the Munster post primary hurling competition in Carrigoon.
The Fermoy secondary school have won the competition nine times. CBC, more famed for their rugby teams, are nowhere near as prolific.
They were fired up for this one, though, with their vocal support creating a rousing atmosphere before throw-in, as seen in Lisa Lawlor's video.
https://twitter.com/Lisa_Lawlor/status/951085207729459200
The team responded, beating the hot favourites by four points.
https://twitter.com/Denis_Hurley/status/951104657727938560
Just imagine the buzz on the bus home now.
Meanwhile, Reigning Harty and Croke Cup champions - Tipperarys school Our Lady’s Templemore only just came out alive with an injury time winner downing John the Baptist Community School, Hospital.
Perennial competitors Thurles CBS were knocked out, while Limerick's leaders Ard Scoil Rís are still standing.
https://twitter.com/MunsterGAA/status/951106138552045568
And here's the semi-final draws.
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