For long spells, the game was described as even. Then came the adjustment.
Rickerd said assistant Scott MacPherson urged a push higher up the pitch, with Macdonald moved forward, and the tweak appears to have turned the afternoon. Rickerd’s verdict was simple: “He thought, given the scenario, we need some push up - move one of our centre-mans up. And somehow it went perfectly.”
That is often how finals are decided - not by dominance from the first whistle, but by one brave call at the right moment.
Macdonald reportedly delivered both goals, and the first seems to have changed everything emotionally as much as tactically. “Once we got the goal, everyone was happier, and actually wanted it more,” Macdonald said.
Co-captain Teah Lacroix echoed that shift: “You could see the difference on our team when we got that first goal, and right before that. It was like a whole different game.”
The second, helped by the conditions, carried a touch of audacity. Asked about the wind’s role, Macdonald replied: “One hundred per cent.”
If the report stands, this sends Glengarry back to EOSSAA as repeat SDG champions, and that matters. School sides that defend titles usually do it with resilience as much as flair, and this group appears to have both.
Now the next storyline is clear: whether that tactical flexibility and late-game strength can travel with them to Elgin. A final can crown a team; the next tournament will test whether Glengarry Gaels can turn momentum into something even bigger.