Last weekend saw the start of the 2016 championship season with 7 games in all down for decision.

Two games were played in the Universal Graphics sponsored junior football championship and five in the Greenfield Foods senior football championship.

JFC:

The junior football championship got off to something of an inauspicious start with a totally one-sided affair between Corduff and Sean McDermotts which the latter won convincingly by 4-41 to 1-4 but in the second game in Inniskeen it was a much more entertaining and closely fought affair between Blackhill and Clones, with Blackhill staging a strong finish to get their drive for junior honours this year off to a winning start.

Teams and Scorers:

Sean McDermotts: Murt Cleere, Jmaie McElvaney, Conor McElroy, Emmet McElvaney, Noel Rice 0-1, Mark McGuigan, Philip Farrell, James McAleer 0-1, Mark Keogh, Eamon McQuillan 0-1, Niall Kearns 1-4, Danny McNally 0-2, David McEntee 1-4, Adam O'Driscoll 1-3, James Treanor 0-2. Subs: Ashley Maguire for J McElvaney, James Murphy 0-1 for E McQuillan, Damien Larkin 1-2 for J Treanor, Rory Lyden for P Farrell, Niall Murphy for N Rice, Ryan Hughes for E McElvaney, Aaron McNally for D McNally.

Corduff: Peter McGarrell, Hugh Larkin, Shane hand, Ciaran Malone, Daniel McDonald 1-1, Matthew Connolly, Shane McNally (snr), Cathal McEnaney, Adrian Connolly, Noel Crossan, Shane Malone 0-1 (f), James Gallagher 0-1, Wayne Kearly 0-1, Mark Treanor, Martin McNally. Subs: Conor Campbell for M Treanor, Alan Mee for S Hand, Niall Hand for H Larkin, Thomas Mee for J Gallagher, Darren McDonald for N Crossan, Anthony Marron for S Hand. Referee: Damien Boylan (Donaghmoyne).    

UNIVERSAL GRAPHICS JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Blackhill 2-12, Clones 2-10.

Teams and Scorers:

Blackhill: Michael Shevlin, Michael Woods, Donal Courtney, Thomas Courtney, Tommy Geehan, Ryan Courtney 0-1, Gerard McArdle, Anthony Courtney, Dermot Daly 0-2 (2f), Jason Finnegan 0-1, Darren Woods 0-1, Ciaran Courtney, Michael Geehan 0-2 (1f), Colin Woods 1-3, James Daly 0-1. Subs: Aaron Kenny 0-1 for M Woods, Paul Finnegan 1-0 for J Finnegan.

Clones: Chris Cadden, Paul Connolly, Jake Rehill, Ben Daly, Ryan Rooney 1-0, Fintan Kelly 0-2, Darragh Holland, James Mealiff, Ethan Audely, Colm Connolly 0-1, Owen McQuaid 0-2 (1f), Sarto Quigley 0-1, Emmet McEntee 0-1, Adrian Alford 0-1(f), Cian O'Connor 1-0. Subs: James McElwaine 0-1 for J Mealiff, Luke Rehill 0-1 for C Connolly (Black Card), Matthew Newell for E Audley, James Mealiff for E McEntee. Referee: Sean Ward (Inniskeen).

SFC:

Last year's defeated county finalists Monaghan Harps had the privilege of opening this year's senior series when they took on Magheracloone in Aughnamullen on Saturday evening but it was a disappointing display by the Harps with Magheracloone winning comfortably. The four games on Sunday were played as two double bills in Castleblayney and Scotstown. The meeting of Scotstown and Doohamlet proved a fairly easy victory for the county champions, winning by 1-20 to 1-7.

Teams and Scorers:

Scotstown: Rory Beggan, Mark Duffy, William Carroll, Emmet Caulfield, Fergal McPhillips, Damien McArdle, Ross McKenna, Francis Caulfield, James Turley 0-1, Paul Sherlock 0-1, Conor Mccarthy 0-5 (2f), Donal Morgan, Ruairi Sheehan, Shane Carey 1-8 90-2f), Daniel McNally. Subs:

Doohamlet: James Casey, Emmet McManus, Gavin King, Jason McElroy, Kevin McArdle 1-0, Colin Walshe 0-1, Ciaran Finnegan, Jamie Walshe, Ciaran McManus, Niall Connolly, Conor Marray 0-1, Damien Ward, Barry McBennett 0-3 93f), Michael Marray,  Mark Murphy 0-2.

In the second game, Latton proved much too strong for newly promoted Carrickmacross and ran out convincing winners by 3-14 to 0-11 to set up a meeting with Scotstown in the next round.

Teams and Scorers:

Latton: Sean Farmer, Shane Coyle 0-3 (2f), Eddie Lennon, Eoghan Coyle 0-1, Stephen Fitzpatrick, Kieran Duffy 1-1, Conor Lynch, Paudie Hamilton, Aidan Farmer, Stephen McElroy, Owen Duffy 1-1, Stephen McCabe 0-2, Christopher Rice 0-1, Hugh McElroy 1-2 (0-1f), Darren McElroy 0-1. Subs: Dermot O'Brien 0-1 for P Hamilton (Black Card), Bernard O'Brien 0-1 for H McElroy, Kevin Farrelly for S Fitzpatrick, Mark Duffy for S McElroy, Barry McCabe for D McElroy, Damien Duffy for S McCabe.   

Carrickmacross: Andrew O'Rourke, Conor Duffy, Jamie Guinan, Caolan Martin, David Eakins, Conor McEnaney, Aaron Murray, James Conlon 0-1, Gary McEnaney 0-1, Ciaran Ward, Declan Finnegan, Kevin O'Hanlon, Niall Loughman 0-1, Sean Downey 0-1, Stephen Gollogly 0-7 (6f). Subs: Ryan O'Connor for A Murray, Cillian Cromwell for D Eakins, Jack Ogle for C Cromwell.                              

Referee: Xavier Coyle (Tyholland).

In the double bill in Scotstown on Sunday evening, Ballybay and Clontibret produced what was probably the best game in the series at the weekend, a closely contested affair that was in the balance right to the very finish with Ballybay shading the issue by the narrowest of margins, Ballybay 1-13, Clontibret 1-12.

Teams and Scorers:

Ballybay: Sean Gorman, Ryan Wylie, Drew Wylie, Eoin McKearney 0-1, Evan Rutledge, Desmond Ward, Mark McArdle, Brent Wylie, Thomas O'Neill 0-1, Paul Finlay 0-5 (2f), Shane McQuillan, Aaron Toner, Shane McGuinness 0-1, Christopher McGuinness 0-2, Thomas Kerr 1-3 (0-1f). Subs: Cillian McAviney for B Wylie, Ciaran Galligan for S McQuillan, Danny Gorman for C McGuinness, James Kerr for T Kerr, Shane McQuillan for D Wylie (Black Card).

Clontibret: Darren McDonnell, Colum Greenan, Brian Greenan, Donal Carragher 0-1, Darach Mooney, Vincent Corey, Pauric Boyle 0-1, Conor Boyle 0-1, Dessie Mone, Rodney Gorman, Aodh Curran, Kieran Greenan, Martin Corey 0-2, Ryan McGuigan, Conor McManus 1-6 (1-0p, 0-4f). Subs: Killian Lavelle for C Greenan, Francis Hughes for A Curran, Eoin McGuigan for K Greenan, Colin Duffy for R Gorman.  Referee: Niall McKenna (Emyvale).

In the second game in the double bill, Truagh proved much too adept for Castleblayney and ran out convincing winners on double scores, Truagh 2-16, Castleblayney 0-11.

Teams and Scorers:

Truagh: Ian Treanor, Niall McQuillan 0-1, Niall Feely, Eoghan Kelly, Shane Treanor, Chrissy McAnenley 0-1, John McCarron 0-1, Pauric Treanor 0-1, Rory Treanor, Niall Coyle 1-2, Padraig McKenna, Niall McMeel, Daniel McKenna 0-4 (3f), Chrissy McKenna 1-3 (0-2f), Adam Treanor 0-3. Subs: Mattie Flood for C McAnenly, Niall Rooney for P Treanor, Aidan Coyle for S Treanor, Aaron Treanor for N Coyle.

Castleblayney: Bart McNamara, Mark Kelly, Dermot McArdle 0-1, Barry Hanratty, Pauric Greene, Dermot Malone 0-1, Jim McHugh 0-2, Mark Treanor 0-2 (0-1 '45), Peter Treanor, Fergal Rafter, David McMahon, Patrick Finnegan, Ciaran Hanratty 0-3, John Beattie, Ronan McNamara. Subs: Brendan McElroy 0- (2f) for D McMahon, Fergal McGeough for J McHugh, Damien Hughes for J Beattie. Referee: Stephen Hagen (Sean McDermotts).

KILLEEVAN LAUNCH CENTENARY HISTORY

Killeevan Sarsfield's club rounded off their centenary celebrations with the launch of the official history of the club, "Killeevan Sarsfield's: A Centenary History 1915-2015 and Parish Record" by JP Graham. Club chairman Dominic McPhillips extended a warm welcome to all present particularly to those who had travelled and spoke of the great achievement that it was to have the efforts of the founding fathers and the successive generations of people recorded and documented and he thanked the author and described the work involved as a daunting task. The club was fortunate to have the Director General of the GAA, Paraic Duffy, present to officially launch the publication and he spoke of being privileged and the honour it was to have been invited to do so. He described the publication as very impressive and spoke of the importance of the club, using the recently deceased GAA President Jack Boothman as an example, because he was first and foremost a club man. He complimented the Killeevan club on maintaining their GAA tradition for over 100 years and said that in reflecting on the past it can help the club to shape the future. "History lets us know what and who we are and it can help to pass on the strengths and values of the GAA in the parish". The book is on sale in Martin's Londis, Newbliss, Matthews of Clones, McMahon's in Scotstown and Easons Bookshop, Monaghan.

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