There have been 32 games played across the Intermediate Championship and only four teams remaining standing. Pearse Og, St Peter’s, St Paul’s and Keady have all qualified for the championship semi-finals.
They earned their spots in the final four with victories in the quarter-finals last weekend. The last eight clashes brought and end to the championship runs of Derrynoose, Shane O’Neill’s, Belleek and Whitecross.
St Peter’s racked up the biggest tally and largest winning margin of the weekend. They defeated Shane O’Neill’s last Friday night at Clady by 23-points, winning 4-23 to 2-6 in the end.
Despite not reaching the quarter-finals, Ethan Rafferty is still the top scorer in the Intermediate Championship. The 2024 All-Ireland winner posted 2-28 for Grange during their run to the playoffs.
John Joe Hughes is currently in joint second place and his Derrynoose side crashed out of the competition on Sunday. He was responsible for 2-26 across their five championship outings.
Kian Rigley also posted 1-29 for Whitecross as they reached the final eight of the competition. They brought St Paul’s to extra time on Saturday, with Rigley kicking 0-10, but lost out by the minimum of margin.
Justin Kieran is another player who’s team has been knocked out but remains near the top of the hot shots list. He rattled off 0-27 for An Port Mor, who failed to make it past the group stages.
Keady’s James O’Hara is the only player in the top five that is still in with a chance of winning the Atty Hearty Cup. He has been the main man up front for Keady and his chalked up 2-20 to his name.
Conan Moore is the go-to man in the St Peter’s attack and he is currently their top scorer in the championship. The corner forward has also registered 2-20 across their four championship encounters.
Eoin McConville has nailed 0-24 for St Paul’s while Belleek man James McParland is the top goalscorer with 4-11. Forkhill’s Jemar Hall was responsible for 1-19 in the championship while Sean Woods of Keady has chipped in with 1-19 as well.