Tyrone hit Antrim for eight goals as they opened their Ulster U20 football championship campaign in emphatic fashion this afternoon.

It finished 8-16 to 0-7 in Dunsilly, where the Red Hands were in relentless form having struck four goals inside the opening half-hour with Gavin Potter, Oisin Gormley and Eoin McElhom amongst the scorers.

Paul Devlin’s lads would keep their foot on the throttle after the change of ends towards a massive 33-point first round victory.

In Newry, Derry handed holders Down an opening 2-14 to 0-9 defeat in what was a repeat of last year’s provincial decider in the grade.

Oisin Doherty’s goal late in the first-half saw the Oak Leafers towards a 1-5 to 0-4 interval lead, and they’d outscore their Mourne counterparts by 0-4 to 0-1 in the first 10 minutes of the second-half before pushing on for the 11-point win.

In Ederney, Armagh got off to a winning start by handing hosts Fermanagh a 1-10 to 0-7 defeat.

The Orchard County produced a sizzling first-half display that saw them up by 1-8 to 0-1 come the break and they wouldn’t be caught from there.

Wednesday night sees the remaining Round 1 fixture in the competition down for decision as Cavan welcome Donegal to Kingspan Breffni (8pm). 

Results from this afternoon's Round One games in the @EirGrid Ulster Under-20 Football Championship 🏐🏆#Ulster2024 pic.twitter.com/nnYpPdkD88

— Ulster GAA (@UlsterGAA) March 9, 2024

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