Fullforward John McConville bagged a ninth minute goal but he could have had a hat trick in the opening period as he twice fisted narrowly wide of the target, while Gavin Wylie also had a penalty saved by Dromore keeper Peter Ward. Emmett O'Neill and John Cummings exchanged late points as the hosts led 1-4 to 0-3 at the break.
Well taken points from the McGuigan brothers Brian, Tommy and Frank had Ardboe in the driving seat in the third quarter, but thereafter Dromore made a fight of it with successful efforts from Ryan McMenamin, Eoin McCusker and Conor O'Neill.
They just came up short, missing the services of county quartet - the suspended Cathal McCarron and Sean O'Neill and the injured Colm McCullagh and Shaun O'Neill.
Ardboe scorers - John McConville 1-1, Tommy McGuigan 0-2, Gavin Wylie 0-2, John Cummings 0-1, Brian McGuigan 0-1, Frank McGuigan 0-1
Dromore scorers - Eoin McCusker 0-3, Conor O'Neill 0-3, Ryan McMenamin 0-2, Emmett O'Neill 0-2

Clonoe 1-16 Trillick 1-6
What a difference a week makes in football as Clonoe gained some measure of revenge from losing their grip on the O'Neill cup at the hands of the St.Macartans.
In that championship encounter at Killyclogher the O'Rahillys missed numerous scoring chances in the first half but this time round they had the points virtually secured by the break after establishing a 1-7 to 0-3 advantage.
The game was played at Father Campbell Park and Clonoe never looked back from the moment Martin Hughes fired in a 12th minute goal after a superb build-up involving Declan Coney, Stephen McNulty and Ryan O'Neill. Midfielder McNulty weighed in with a trio of points, while the Gormley twins Shane and Niall scored the visitors' first half tally between them.
In the second half Niall Gormley palmed in a Trillick goal but a flurry of points either side of that from McNulty, Gary Coney, Patrick Doris and O'Neill ensured Clonoe remain in touch with the pacesetters in the division.
Clonoe scorers - Stephen McNulty 0-7, Patrick Doris 0-3, Martin Hughes 1-0, Ryan O'Neill 0-2, Gary Coney 0-2, Barry McNally 0-1, Colm Doris 0-1
Trillick scorers - Niall Gormley 1-4, Shane Gormley 0-1, Daniel McDonald 0-1

Killyclogher 2-12 Kildress 0-7
Killyclogher leapfrogged over Kildress in the table following this emphatic for a result that will not do the Wolfe Tones' confidence any good before they set out on the championship trial next weekend.
The visitors had the wind at their backs in the opening half hour but they still managed to find themselves five points in arrears at the turnover after the hosts got off to a lightning start, hitting 1-3 in the first six minutes, corner forward Eoghan Bradley with the major.
Martin Grimes and Frank McGurk had Kildress points but any hopes of a comeback were dashed early in the second period when full forward Damian Meenan grabbed Killyclogher's second goal.
Substitute Des Treacy scored all three of the visitors' second half points but his efforts were in vain as the St.Marys eased to only their second victory of the campaign with further scores from James Carlin and the Meenans - Conor, Brian and Damian.
Killyclogher scorers - Damian Meenan 1-3, Eoghan Bradley 1-1, Brian Meenan 0-2, Conor Meenan 0-2, James Carlin 0-2, Gary Wallace 0-1, Leo Meenan 0-1
Kildress scorers - Des Treacy 0-4, Martin Grimes 0-1, Frank McGurk 0-1, Michael Treacy 0-1
Moy 0-5 Galbally 1-8
A week after getting knocked out of the championship Moy lost their unbeaten record in the league when they were well beaten by a Galbally side who have put back-to-back victories on the road.
The sides were level 0-3 apiece at the break but it took Moy until injury time at the end of the second period to score again by which time the issue was beyond doubt.
The crucial score of the contest arrived two minutes into the second half when Pearses corner forward Declan Murphy burst past three challenges before unleashing a powerful shot to the net off the underside of the crossbar.
That acted as a catalyst for the visitors to take over with Ciaran Tally, Murphy and half back duo Aidan McCrory and Ciaran McElduff all landing quality scores.
Tempers frayed on a couple of occasions and from one such incident Colm Cavanagh was straight red carded by referee John Kerlin. Sean Cavanagh went for goal with two late frees but both efforts flew over the bar.
Moy scorers - Sean Cavanagh 0-3, Conall Laverty 0-1, Tommy Conlon 0-1
Galbally scorers - Declan Murphy 1-2, Aidan McCrory 0-2, Ciaran McElduff 0-1, Ciaran Tally 0-1, Ryan McGurk 0-1, Paul Rafferty 0-1

Aghyaran 0-12 Eglish 1-10
Eglish came from four points down with eight minutes to go to clinch their first win of the season with a battling display away to fellow strugglers Aghyaran.
The St.Davogs wasted a great opportunity to get off to the perfect start when Aidan Connolly blasted a fourth minute penalty over the bar and at the interval it was level pegging with Martin Penrose and Peter McCann doing the bulk of the scoring for their respective sides.
In the third quarter the home side looked as though they had done enough to establish a winning cushion as Penrose, Caolan Dolan and centre half back Shane Sweeney all landed points but Eglish had other ideas.
They dug deep and were rewarded with a scrambled Emmett McKenna goal to bring them right back into the game.
A Peter McCann point levelled matters and just when it looked like ending in a stalemate Martin McCann popped up with an injury time winner for the delighted St.Patricks.
Aghyaran scorers - Martin Penrose 0-5, Aidan Connolly 0-2, Anthony Devine 0-1, Michael Anderson 0-1, Kevin Lynch 0-1, Caolan Dolan 0-1, Shane Sweeney 0-1
Eglish scorers - Peter McCann 0-5, Emmett McKenna 1-0, Martin McCann 0-2, Conal Martin 0-1, Ciaran Jordan 0-1, Sean McKillion 0-1

Carrickmore 1-12 Donaghmore 1-8
The writing was on the wall for Donaghmore at halftime on their visit to Carrickmore as they trailed the St.Colmcilles despite having the wind in their favour.
To make matters worse for the St.Patricks they failed to raise an umpire's flag in the entire third quarter and while they did come with a late rally it came too late in the day to save them.
Donaghmore were leading 0-4 to 0-2 thanks to points from Daniel Grimes and Niall Quinn when Carrickmore were awarded a penalty which Kevin McNally tucked away.
After that the second placed team in the division never looked back with Barry Daly, Ronan McNally and midfielder Conor Gormley all on target before Shane Mulgrew opened Donaghmore's second half account.
Niall McKenna then got on the end of a ball from substitute Mark Faloon to palm in a goal and moments later the same player shot wide with only keeper Plunkett McCallan to beat when another major would have set up an interesting finish.
Carrickmore scorers - Kevin McNally 1-4, Conor Gormley 0-2, Ronan McNally 0-2, Barry Daly 0-2, Gabriel McCallan 0-1, Mark Donnelly 0-1
Donaghmore scorers - Shane Mulgrew 0-4, Niall McKenna 1-1, Daniel Grimes 0-1, Niall Quinn 0-1, Shane McKillion 0-1

Omagh 2-15 Coalisland 1-4
Coalisland made their second visit to Healy Park in just over a week but after a battling performance in the championship to earn a draw with Dromore they were quite simply blown away this time round by a rampant Omagh side who produced their best display of the season to date.
The St.Endas got off to an ideal start with a fifth minute Cathal McCarron goal and, by the time Gerard Toner opened the Fianna's account, Dean O'Neill, Daryll O'Neill, Keith Burns and McCarron kicked Omagh points.
Stephen Curran got the visitors' only other first half score and when Justin McMahon got his name on the scoresheet it meant all of the St.Endas halfback line had registered.
Joe McMahon then banged in a 28th minute goal and there was no way back for the visitors. Niall Fox scored a Coalisland goal on the three-quarter mark but it was only of consolation value as Omagh eased home with McCarron, Conor O'Donnell and the McMahons adding to their growing tally.
Omagh scorers - Cathal McCarron 1-2, Justin McMahon 0-4, Joe McMahon 1-1, Conor O'Donnell 0-3, Dean O'Neill 0-1, Daryll O'Neill 0-1, Keith Burns 0-1, John McPeake 0-1, Jason McAnulla 0-1
Coalisland scorers - Niall Fox 1-0, Gerard Toner 0-1, Stephen Curran 0-1, Plunkett Kane 0-1, Brian Toner 0-1

Loughmacrory 0-7 Errigal Ciaran 3-12
Errigal Ciaran are the only side unbeaten in the top flight, while Loughmacrory are the only side yet to win; and, on the evidence of this scoreline, it's easy to see why that's so.
The St.Theresas produced a sterling performance a week earlier in the championship against neighbours Carrickmore; but they failed to build on it and they didn't help their own cause by finishing with only fourteen men, Sean Paul Slane red-carded by Brocagh referee Donal Dorman when giving away a penalty which Peter Harte confidently dispatched to the net.
That ended any hope of a comeback although in truth they had it all to do anyway as they trailed by ten points at the break with Enda McGinley drilling in a well taken goal for the visitors. Ronan Ward kicked all but one of Loughmacrory's six second half points but it wasn't enough on the day as Errigal Ciaran demonstrated their strength in depth with Paul O'Donnell, who didn't feature in the championship for them, notching 1-4. Loughmacrory scorers - Ronan Ward 0-5, Sean Paul Slane 0-1, Stephen Grimes 0-1
Errigal Ciaran scorers - Paul O'Donnell 1-4, Peter Harte 1-3, Enda McGinley 1-1, Ronan McRory 0-2, Rory McCann 0-2