We are now down to the final eight in the Intermediate Championship following the playoff round last weekend. Four more teams exited the competition with knockout football now the focus across all championships.
Sarsfields, Shane O’Neill’s, Forkhill and Grange had already made their way to the last eight having topped their groups. They are now joined by Clann Eireann II, Derrynoose, Keady and St Paul’s.
Derrynoose were the biggest winners from the playoff games, defeating Wolfe Tones by 18-points in the end. St Paul’s also earned a large victory against Whitecross with 17-points the difference in the end.
Top scorers
Andrew Murnin was the top scorer from the weekend as well as he accounted for 1-8 of St Paul’s final tally. Conor McNally also racked up an eye-catching 0-9 for Derrynoose as they eased through to the last eight.
Eoin McConville only tagged on one point for the Lurgan side last weekend, but remains the top scorer in the Intermediate Championship. He has chalked up 1-26 across four games for St Paul’s.
Sarsfields attacker Paul McGeown keeps his spot in second place despite his side not playing last weekend. McGeown fired off 2-18 for the High Moss men as they topped their group with three wins from three outings.
Kyle Ried did jump to third position on our hot shots list. He posted 0-1 for Wolfe Tones at the weekend as they exited the competition at the hands of Derrynoose, bringing his final tally to 0-24.
Jemar Hall and Ruairi O’Brien rest just behind the front three and both players didn’t play over the weekend. Hall has nailed 2-17 in the championship for Forkhill while O’Brien has registered the same tally for Shane O’Neill’s.
Five players at the bottom of the hot shots list all sit on 22-points. Grange’s Ethan Rafferty (3-13), Keady’s James O’Hara (2-16), John Joe Hughes (0-22) and Conor McNally (1-19) of Derrynoose along with Annaghmore’s Connor Cullen (2-16) have all scored the same.