Gaelic Football

Tyrone SFC: Edendork pile on the scores late to book their last eight spot over Dromore

Omagh St Enda’s have also booked their quarter-final spot after an overwhelming win against a depleted Derrylaughlin

Ardboe v Edendork
Conn Kilpatrick of Edendork and Ardboe's Michael O'Neill contest a high ball at O'Neill Park on Thursday. Picture: Oliver McVeigh
By Liam Maguire

Connollys of Moy Tyrone Senior Football Championship: Edendork 2-19 Dromore 2-16

Edendork’s late scoring blitz saw off Dromore (2-19 to 2-16) and booked a quarter-final place in a Plunkett Park thriller.

Dromore led by two points going into the final three minutes, but the St Malachy’s struck for 1-3 in the space of three minutes to turn the game in their favour.

Dromore eased into a three-point lead with the help of a Niall Sludden two-pointer, and when Adrian McGurren finished to the net from close range on 13 minutes, they led by 1-4 to 0-2.

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Playing into the wind, Edendork gathered some momentum, crafting scores for Stephen Corr, Conor Mallon and Darren McCurry, with Niall Morgan raising an orange flag from a free.

Another two-pointer from Harry Óg Conlan had them ahead by the 29th minute, but St Dympna’s finished the half strongly with McGurren punching over a point, before goalkeeper Mark McGale nailed a two-point free to send them in at the break with a 1-8 to 0-9 advantage.

They moved four ahead before Cormac Mallagan palmed home an Edendork goal, but back came the men from Gardrum Park, with Paudi Dillon leading the line with some brilliant scores.

Dillon rifled home a 50th-minute goal to send his side two clear, but they were unable to hold out in the face of Edendork’s late surge.

James Fearon, Niall Morgan and Patrick McLernon hit points, and it was McLernon who cut inside to fire home the decisive goal on 59 minutes.

Omagh cruised into the quarter-finals with a comfortable win (1-26 to 0-2) over an under-strength Derrylaughan side at Plunkett Park.

Former Tyrone attacker Ronan O’Neill tormented the Barry’s defence all afternoon, hitting 1-9, as his side ran riot against an injury-ravaged opponent, already relegated from senior football.

Without the suspended Brian Kennedy, who operated as team manager, Derrylaughan struggled to contain an Omagh side that attacked relentlessly, facing into the driving rain and wind.