Armagh Harps 1-8 Madden 0-25
Madden sailed through to the last eight of the quarter-finals, convincingly seeing off Armagh Harps with 14 to spare. A scoring spree that yielded 14 consecutive scores allowed the Raparees to comfortably go through to the quarter-finals.
James McCoy got things up and running after 30 seconds while Tommy Turley fisted their second score. Madden rattled off three on the trot through Donal Rafferty, Conor Grimley (free), Darragh McMullen.
A long kickout from John Daly created the first goal chance of the game and Tom O’Kane took his chance expertly well, firing low to the corner. Madden got back on level terms through Oisin O’Hara and Joe Sheridan.
Joe McElory and Ryan McShane raised white flags while the impressive Sheridan and McShane swapped scores. Madden then charged into a seven-point lead by half time, rattling off nine unanswered points.
Smith (2), Conor (2) and Niall Grimley (2) along with Sheridan, Ciaran Rafferty and McMullen all hit the target. That left the Raparees well ahead by the time the short whistle sounded, 0-15 to 1-5.
Madden pushed further into the lead immediately after the break with two-pointers from Niall Grimley and Ciaran Rafferty. Aron McKenna got his name on the scoresheet while McCoy ended the dry spell for the Harps.
McKenna and McElroy cancelled each other out while Paidi Comiskey and Donal Rafferty swapped scores. The game pitted out with O’Hara and Conor Grimley slotting scores while McShane grabbed the final point of the contest.