Just eight teams remain in the race for the 2022 Antrim Senior Football Championship with the quarter-finals set to take place next weekend.
The final round of group games saw a few upsets with the make-up of the last eight producing some fascinating ties.
Rossa caused a shock when they claimed a one-point win over Cargin to claim top-spot in Group Four.
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Their ‘reward’ for topping the group is a quarter-final meeting with defending champions Creggan.
The Kickhams were on course to win a fiercely-contested Group One, but a late point for St John’s earned them a draw at Corrigan Park in the final group game.
It wasn’t enough for the Johnnies to progress, but it promoted Lámh Dhearg to first and the Red Hands now face Cargin in the last eight.
Porglenone, with John McKeever and Peter Canavan at the helm, will fancy their chances of making another semi-final when they face Gort na Móna while last year’s beaten finalists Aghagallon take on St Brigid’s.
Quarter-final fixtures
Friday, September 9
Lámh Dhearg v Cargin (Dunsilly, 7.30pm)
Saturday, September 10
Portglenone v Gort na Móna (Dunsilly, 5pm)
Sunday, September 11
Aghagallon v St Brigid’s (Lámh Dhearg, 1pm)
Rossa v Creggan (St Enda’s, 3.30pm)
Championship format and dates
The 14 senior teams were split into four groups, two with four teams and two with three teams.
The top two teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals. The top team in Group One, Lámh Dhearg, meets the runner-up in Group Four, which was Cargin.
The Group One runner-up, Creggan, faces the winner of Group Four, which was Rossa. This formula was also applied to groups two and three.
Quarter-finals
September 9-11
Semi-finals
Saturday, September 24
Cargin v Creggan (Dunsilly, 5pm)
Sunday, September 25
Portglenone v Aghagallon (Dunsilly, 5pm)
Final
Sunday, October 9
Aghagallon v Cargin (Corrigan Park, 3pm)
TV and Stream info
A selection of Antrim Senior Football Championship games are broadcast by Jerome Quinn. Fans can set up an account via the Antrim website and purchase games via the link.
Betting
Cargin 5/2; Portglenone 3/1; Creggan 3/1; Lámh Dhearg 4/1; Aghagallon 9/1; Rossa 12/1; St Brigid’s 20/1; Gort na Móna 100/1.
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