Harps maintain challenge

Sligo SFC/Eastern Harps 0-10 Easkey 0-10: Dessie Sloyan and Thomas Cryan were top scorers as Eastern Harps and Easkey played…

Sligo SFC/Eastern Harps 0-10 Easkey 0-10:Dessie Sloyan and Thomas Cryan were top scorers as Eastern Harps and Easkey played out an action-packed draw in the Sligo football semi-final at Markievicz Park yesterday.

Harps were well in tune during the opening 30 minutes leading 0-7 to 0-6 at the break.

Sloyan kept Easkey in touch in the second half, but a late Thomas Cryan point kept Harps in the championship.

Meanwhile, St John's knocked out Curry in the second replay of their quarter-final on a 4-15 to 0-7 scoreline.

SCORERS

Eastern Harps: T Cryan 0-5, three frees; S King, R Hannon 0-2 each; K Carty 0-1. Easkey: D Sloyan 0-7, five frees; M Kelly, J Rolston, E Mullen 0-1 each.

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