Magheracloone kept their hopes alive in the Gormley uPVC Senior Football Championship on Saturday, when they pulled away in extra-time to beat Doohamlet by 1-17 to 1-10, with Damien Freeman finishing on 1-8. Inniskeen had a shock win over Monaghan Harps on Sunday, while Ballybay were too strong for Truagh.
Corduff became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the McGuigan Builders Intermediate Football Championship when they battled past Donaghmoyne by two points on Sunday. Saturday’s back-door game between Currin and Tyholland finished in a draw after extra-time, while Friday’s clash of Aughnamullen and Carrickmacross was postponed due to a bereavement in the Carrickmacross club.
Clones are through to the final of the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship after they edged past Emyvale by 1-9 to 1-8 in Sunday’s semi-final, with Darragh Holland getting the crucial goal. They will have to wait until next Friday to find out their opponents after Aghabog and Cremartin drew on Saturday.
Scotstown produced a strong second-half performance to beat Aughnamullen in the McQuillan Staircases Under-21 Football League Division One Final on Monday.
Scotstown scored a couple of late goals to edge a high-scoring game away to Clontibret in the Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League on Sunday, while Latton are out on their own in second place after they drew with Castleblayney.
Toome are now top of the Gerry’s Takeaway Junior Football League, thanks to a brace of wins over Killanny on Sunday and Wednesday. Meanwhile, Clones built on their championship semi-final success by beating Oram in the league on Wednesday.
Emmet Grattans continued their winning start to the Silver Hill Foods Minor Hurling League on Saturday at the expense of Cootehill. Castleblayney are still unbeaten in the Silver Hill Senior Hurling League after a straightforward victory over Carrickmacross on Thursday.
Seán McDermotts won away to neighbours Scotstown in the RFL Division Three on Sunday, while Truagh had a narrow win over neighbours Emyvale in Division Four on Monday. Corduff got the better of Doohamlet in Division Two on Wednesday.
Castleblayney are still top of the GRM Minor Football League Division One after they beat Monaghan Harps on Tuesday. Second-placed Clontibret eased to victory at home to Carrickmacross, while Scotstown are now in a three-way tie for third place thanks to their win over neighbours Truagh.
Killanny and Latton won away to Magheracloone and Rock Sarsfields respectively in Division Two, while Seán McDermotts edged out Na Fianna in Threemilehouse.
Donaghmoyne had a comfortable win away to Clones in a rescheduled MFL Division Three game on Friday and they repeated the trick on Tuesday in their rescheduled Platinum Tanks Minor Football Championship Division Three quarter-final.
By michael Tue 16th Aug
