On Wednesday, March 18, 2009...

SECONDARY pupils from two schools had a ball at Scotland’s largest schools football tournament.

The first-year teams from St Thomas Aquinas and Knightswood put their skills to the test in the Glasgow leg of the Coca-Cola 7s.

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And after they soaked up the tips on offer from top coaches, including former Hearts legend Gary MacKay, it was the St Thomas Aquinas A team who qualified for round two.

They will return to Garscube for the next stage of the Scottish Schools Football Association (SSFA) competition.

The competition involves more than 7,500 boys and girls nationwide.