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Brackaville 2-12 Beragh 1-9
Absolutely welcome as it was, this was very much a bitter-sweet win for Brackaville, an excellent result overshadowed by two serious injuries – adding further woes to a long list of mishaps for the Owen Roes.
The home team was well on the way to their first brace of points for the season when young Joe Rafferty, scorer of three fine points, has sustained a horrible broken leg. And, a short time after a half-hour delay for the ambulance that ferried the player to hospital, Conor McGuinness suffered an achilles heel injury!
The Roes had welcomed back two players from their dozen-strong injury list and were hoping things had suddenly begun to look up as they racked up some superb scores, leading 2-4 to 0-7 at halftime with a penalty goal by Paddy Gervin and another green flag score from Conor Doris and taking a firm grip on second half proceedings.
But a sliding tackle that went unpunished by Killyclogher referee Frankie Sweeney saw young Rafferty writing in agony, a colleague having to kick the ball into touch to stop the play.
The loss of McGuinness was another downer for the home team before young Doris raised a final cheer with a magnificent 45m conversion from inches inside the sideline.

Augher 0-15 Brocagh 1-12
Jamie Donnelly probably has a considerable way to go before he can even begin to be considered as potential Tyrone material, but Tony Donnelly - one of Mickey Harte's right hand men – will certainly be taking plenty of interest in the lad's career, because he happens to be son of the Red Hands trainer.
And Donnelly senior will be very pleased with Donnelly junior's contribution to an exciting draw for the St.Macartans at home to a resolute Brocagh side on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
The youngster held his nerve superbly to direct a 35 yard free between the posts with the last kick of the game to secure the home draw, that white flag bringing his total for the day to seven points.
Indeed, Donnelly fired their last four points to deny the Emmetts what would have been a battling win after they turned a narrow halftime deficit, 0-7 to 0-6, into a potentially sweet victory.
That had been put on the cards mainly through the seven points from Ciaran Donnelly and a late goal by Daniel Campbell. But it wasn't to be, thanks to cool hand Jamie.

Errigal Ciarán Thirds 0-16 Dregish 0-8
On and on go the Errigal Ciaran Thirds, a classic mixture of youth and experience, as Dregish found out to their cost on Friday night in a match brought forward from Sunday.
Former seniors like Eamon McCaffrey, Seamus Mallon, Darragh Tierney and Rory McCann and Joe Lynch are joined by some youngsters and a few players who apparently quit underage action, with Stevie Quinn and Conor Quinn blending them together very nicely.
They had a firm grip on proceedings in this tie by the time the halftime whistle sounded and, although Dregish gallantly hauled it back to a three points gap at 0-10 to 0-7, the loss to a red card fro clipping of Damien Catterson sounded the death knell for the St.Josephs, who also saw Aidan O'Kane sustain yet another injury.
Errigal, with nine individuals making the scoreboard, went on to win handy enough, but their win was marred a little at the finish when Rock referee Kevin Cassidy chose to show the red card to two more guys – the Errigal joint managers, presumably for not being impressed with his work!

Fintona 3-10 Derrytresk 1-7
The younger and lighter Derrytresk players couldn't cope with the bigger and stronger Fintona men in what was a sporting and well-contested game at the Pearses' home venue on Sunday.
The home side led 2-4 to 0-5 as the first half reached its fourth minute of added time and any hope of a revival from the Fir and Chnoic virtually evaporated with the last action of the period – with a red card brandished by Brackaville whistler Cathal O'Hagan for big Ronan O'Neill.
The goals were surely annoying for the visiting camp, a couple of defensive errors seriously punished by good finishes from Sean Monteith and Niall Mellon.
Derrytresk still had a glimmer of hope when midfielder Paddy O'Neill bagged a goal to edge to within two points at 1-7 to 2-6, but there was to be no way back.
For, within sixty seconds, Mellon – cousin of county star Ryan from Moy – planted the ball in the visiting net once again and it was then a matter of just what the final score would be as possession play then became the order of the day.

Glenelly 1-16 Clogher 1-6
Glenelly proved again that they are a much improved team this season when they convincingly overcame a Clogher side that is certainly not firing on all cylinders at the moment.
The Eire Ogs didn't just lose the game either; they also lost the services of stalwart Marc Tierney who sustained a suspected broken collar bone.
Truth to tell, though, they were never in this game with a chance of a result as the St.Josephs' defence was solid throughout, but most especially in the opening period.
Seamus Harkin scored the goal as the home team built a 1-8 to 0-3 halftime lead and they extended the margin to ten by the end – and it could have been more.
Cathal Nicholas might well have added a second goal after a penalty awarded a minute after the restart. But perhaps he was put off by a five minute delay while Tierney was treated, Paul McCaughey saving the spot-kick.
Clogher's goal came from Sean McCaffrey.


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Owen Roes 0-5 Drumquin 2-17
With a record for this season in total contrast to their hosts, Division Three pace-setters Drumquin showed why they are the top side with a convincing win over basement team Owen Roes despite finishing with 14 men after Paul Sheridan picked up two yellows.
It was a fairly easy win for the Wolfe Tones and they had this game wrapped up very early on, hitting the opening seven scores without reply on their way to record a fifth straight success to extend the unbeaten run.
Owen Roes put up a little resistance before the break, battling back to cut the lead to five but Drumquin were even better in the second half.
The opening scores of the half were goals, Paul McLaughlin and Barry Sheridan hitting the net, with eight points added to the tally before Kevin and Mark O'Neill scored a couple of consolation points for the home side.

Strabane 1-12 Drumragh 0-10
Strabane, with just one blemish on their record after five games, remain in second place after a hard-fought victory that required their full efforts right up to the final whistle.
A couple of spells on top in the opening half had Strabane in front, but a late penalty goal from Warner Mullan provided the comfort that a tight contest needed giving the home side a 1-6 to 0-5 half time advantage.
John McLoughlin added to the lead early in the second half but three on the spin for The Sarsfields helped them back into the tie but the loss of Davy Chisholm to a broken nose weakened their challenge and they were unable to improve on that position.
Points from Stephen Stewart and Warner Mullan doubled the lead with another couple of scores from Mullan in reply to Drumragh points maintaining the winning grip on the game.

Beragh 1-12 Newtownstewart 0-15
John McCann found himself the centre of controversy after a brilliant 40 yard free-kick conversion from Dean Arnold earned Newtownstewart a deserved share of the spoils at the splendid Red Knights venue on Friday night.
But the late score was not what caused the Eglish referee to be embroiled in momentary heated exchanges in the match delayed from Thursday by 24 hours because of confirmation in Beragh.
The problem came fifteen minutes or so earlier when the home team were deemed to have scored their crucial goal. Dan Boyle fired the ball low through Pascal McConnell's legs and McCann apparently signalled a goal and turned away as the ball headed goalward.
But the Newtownstewart camp claim that he did so a little too quickly, failing to spot James McMenamin race in behind his beaten goalkeeper in time to hoof the ball off the line, appeals from the visiting umpire waved aside by McCann.
When the green flag was raised Beragh were in front, a lead they held until the last of Arnold's eight points secured a share of the spoils for Vincent Gallagher's team.
The St.Eugenes had slightly the better of the first half, going in ahead by 0-8 to 0-6 and were still making the pace until Boyle's goal swung the game the way of the home side and set up that exciting finish.
Beragh scorers – Martin Rodgers 0-5, Dan Boyle 1-1, Eddie Molloy 0-3, Mickey Ward 0-2, Gerard Owens 0-1,
Newtownstewart scorers – Dean Arnold 0-8, Turlough McNamee 0-2, Kevin Gallagher 0-2, Mickey McConomy 0-1, Pearse Canning 0-1

Owen Roes 1-5 Castlederg 0-11
Owen Roes poor start continued on Thursday night as they went down to Castlederg in a rearranged league game, the St.Eugenes leading from the second minute and never looking in danger of being overhauled – with goalkeeper Dylan Early averting a right old hammering.
That opening Castlederg point was courtesy of a fine angled kick by Aidan Lynch and, when Owen Roes surrendered cheap possession a few minutes later Castlederg were two up.
Brendan Boggs opened the home side's account after five minutes, but the visitors were still in the ascendancy. A couple of more scores before the ten minute marking saw them in control and a mammoth free from Gerard Gallagher made the lead four, before Lynch's second score.
A Boggs' free condensed the gap, but injuries to Davy Harte and Brendan McCrossan saw them replaced with a third of the game gone.
Lynch turned and scored again with time almost up and, when Castlederg sub Peter McGarvey fired the kick-out back over the sticks it was very comfortable.
However, in stoppage time Boggs' free caused consternation in the Castlederg square, and Stephen Boyle was on the spot to smash home to make the halftime arrears just 0-8 to 1-2.
Castlederg landed the opening point of the second half before Boggs replied with a brace but the Roes huffed and puffed and a Lynch free and then a majestic left-footed rendered Stephen Dooher's late point of cosmetic value only.




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