IT WAS A case of Donegal on the double last night with two fine wins in Derry.
Minors
In the Ulster Minor League, Shaun Paul Barrett’s Donegal enjoyed a 3-12 to 0-6 victory at Celtic Park.
Donegal are away to Antrim on Saturday – venue TBC – needing a win to confirm their progression as runners-up to Tyrone.
The Red Hand County can only be caught by Antrim – who beat Tyrone in the opening round of fixtures – in the head-to-head.
So the best Donegal can hope for is second place, which they will achieve should they avoid defeat on Saturday.
Results to date:
Antrim 2-10 Tyrone 2-5
Fermanagh 1-8 Antrim 0-13
Tyrone 3-13 Derry 1-14
Derry 3-16 Antrim 1-7
Tyrone 2-18 Fermanagh 1-6
Fixtures – Saturday, 12 noon
Antrim v Donegal, TBC
Fermanagh v Derry, Lisnaskea
| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrone | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 54 | 6 |
| 2 | Donegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 28 | 4 |
| 3 | Antrim | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 46 | 4 |
| 4 | Derry | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 53 | 2 |
| 5 | Fermanagh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 54 | 0 |
Group A has already concluded and if Donegal are to qualify they will play Monaghan in the semi-finals
| 1 | Monaghan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 43 | 6 |
| 2 | Armagh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 36 | 4 |
| 3 | Down | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 46 | 2 |
| 4 | Cavan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 56 | 0 |
Under-17
Meanwhile, in the Ulster Under-17 League, Donegal have already assured themselves of a last four spot against Monaghan as they can only be caught for second place by Fermanagh and Derry – the two sides Brian McGeehin’s team have beaten in the head-to-head.
With Fermanagh welcoming Derry to Lisnaskea on Saturday it means that both teams cannot get onto four points on the table so points difference will not come into play.
Tyrone have assured themselves of top spot and will face Cavan.
| 1 | Tyrone | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 38 | 8 |
| 2 | Donegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 31 | 4 |
| 3 | Fermanagh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 39 | 2 |
| 4 | Derry | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 66 | 2 |
| 5 | Antrim | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 74 | 0 |
Results to date:
Antrim 1-3 Tyrone 7-24
Fermanagh 2-12 Antrim 2-5
Tyrone 4-20 Derry 2-6
Derry 0-11 Antrim 2-4
Tyrone 1-12 Fermanagh 2-6
Fixtures – Saturday, 1:30pm
Antrim v Donegal, TBC
Fermanagh v Derry, Lisnaskea
| 1 | Monaghan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 37 | 4 |
| 2 | Cavan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 45 | 4 |
| 3 | Armagh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 2 |
| 4 | Down | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 0 |
Monaghan have won Group A and will have home advantage against Donegal in the semi-final on Saturday, April 16. Tyrone will play host to Cavan the same day with the final between the two winners on Saturday, April 23.
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