A general view of Kingspan Breffni. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile
Dalata Hotel Group Ulster U20 Football Championship
Donegal 3-16 Tyrone 0-17
Down 5-19 Antrim 0-21
Derry 3-21 Monaghan 1-10
Cavan 3-16 Armagh 1-19
Donegal powered through to the Ulster U20 Football Championship semi-finals with a stylish 3-16 to 0-17 over All-Ireland champions Tyrone at Ballybofey.
The result means Tyrone will have to negotiate a quarter-final in order to continue the defence of their title.
Donegal raced into an early lead with scores from Shane Callaghan, Seanan Carr and Conor McCahilll, with the Red Hands responding with a couple of Ruairi McCullagh points.
Noah Grimes had just reduced the deficit to a point when the home side struck for a 23rd minute goal, finished low by Mark McDevitt.
And they finished with a string of points from Kevin Muldoon, Carr and McCahill to lead by 1-10 to 0-5 at the halfway stage.
McCahill smashed home a second goal straight after the restart, and they maintained control thanks to the accurate finishing of Carr, McDevitt and McCahill, before substitute Dylan Mulholland sealed the win with a third goal on 60 minutes.
Down picked up their first points of the series with a 5-19 to 0-21 win over Antrim, who are still without a victory, at Pairc Esler.
Derry are in a strong position in Group A following their second win, a convincing 3-21 to 1-10 defeat of Monaghan at Owenbeg.
Derry got off to a dream start with an early Johnny McGuckian goal, and with Oisin Doherty and Eamon Young finishing accurately, they had built up a 1-10 to 1-1 lead by half-time.
They added a second goal five minutes after the restart as Finn McEldowney volleyed home in spectacular fashion, and were in control to the finish, with Doherty floating over a handful of classy points and Jude Bryson also hitting the target.
Cavan got the better of Armagh by 3-16 to 1-19 in a Kingspan Breffni thriller.
Niall Magee fired in a Cavan goal after just four minutes, but Armagh hit back with a string of points from John Joe Hughes, Eoin Keane, Paul Hendron and Michael McSorley.
The Breffni lads had scores from Cian Kearney and Oliver McCrystal, but it was the Orchard who led by 0-10 to 1-5 at the break.
Darragh Noonan grabbed a second Cavan goal, but Diarmaid O’Rourke edged Armagh ahead, before Evan Crowe hit the net again for the home side.
Conal McGeough hit the net for Armagh, but Cavan held out for the win.
