Preston Lodge High School beat St. Marice’s High School 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw  to lift the Under 15 Shield for the first time on Wednesday afternoon at the Excelsior Stadium.

The final was the last game in the 2020 Under 15 Shield. A competition that started in September 2019 and was suspended , at semi-final stage, in March 2020 due to the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.

In the semi-finals Preston Lodge High beat Notre Dame High 3-1 and St. Maurice’s High beat St. John’s High 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Preston Lodge High School’s path to the final:

• 1st round – September 2019 – 2-0 win over Stewart’s Melville College away
• 2nd round – October 2019 – 5-1 win over Currie High School away
• 3rd round – November 2019 – 6-1 win over Levenmouth Academy at home
• 4th round – December 2019 – 4-1 win over Broughton High at home
• 5th round – January 2020 – 2-1 win over Duncanrig Secondary away 
• Semi-final May 2021 – 3-1 win over Notre Dame High at Broxburn

St. Maurice’s High’s path to the final:

• 1st round – September 2019 – 9-4 win over Balfron High away
• 2nd round – October 2019 – 2-0 win over Dunblane High at home
• 3rd round – November 2019 – 6-4 win over Newbattle High away
• 4th round – December 2019 – 5-4 win over Strathaven Academy at home
• 5th round – January 2020 – 6-2 win over Wallace High away
• Semi-final – May 2021 –  5-4 win on penalties (afer 1-1) at Airdrieonians