Crossmaglen into last four

Crossmaglen Rangers flashed out the message that a 17th title in 18 years is in their sights by beating Pearse Óg by 2-11 to 0-7 in the quarter-finals.

And with David McKenna back in harness, manager Joe Kernan now has a further interesting option at midfield as he prepares for a semi-final with Maghery.

Kernan still expects to be without Ronan Finnegan, James Morgan, Paul Kernan and Jamie Clarke but he would appear to have adequate resources to keep his team’s title bid on track.