With just three games remaining St. John's Athletic are two points clear at the top of the Norios Roscommon and District League Premier Division.
An impressive 5-0 win away to Ballymoe F.C. Darragh Keenan broke the deadlock after 15 minutes. Caimin Boland volleyed home a second 14 minutes later.
Boland made it 3-0 before half-time with a chip over the Ballymoe keeper. Cian Kelly and Kevin Brennan added two more in the second-half for a good Lecarrow side.
Boyle Celtic had an impressive 5-2 win over Castlerea Celtic at Castlerea on Friday. They are just two points behind the leaders.
Lochlainn Conboy's charges put pressure on St. John's after a great performance away to Castlerea.
Michael Corrigan scored four, the first two following excellent wing play from Shane Carroll. David Callaghan got the fifth with a great header.
This result comes at a crucial time as they face Mervue in the Connacht Cup quarter-final along with three league fixtures remaining and a semi-final in the Premier League cup.
It was a big setback for Castlerea Celtic who are now six points behind St. John’s.
Moore United are in third place, four points behind the leaders. However, they have a game in hand on the leading two.
Moore had to work all the way to get a well-deserved three points from a very good Ballaghaderreen side at Moore.
Playing with the breeze in the first-half the hosts created numerous chances only for great saves by the visitor’s keeper to leave the game scoreless at half-time.
The second-half was an even affair with Moore's defence and goalkeeper called into action on a number of occasions.
Moore threw everything at Ballaghaderreen; and were rewarded when Charles Nevin squared the ball for Josh Lennon to finish the ball into the back of the net.
The win keeps Moore in the mix going into the last few games. Another great squad effort from the home side with James Byrne man of the match.
Shiven Rovers ended their relegation worries when they beat the Castleplunkett side C.P Ajax 3-2 at Tarmon.
Blake Bilbow, Keith Murphy and Rory Cunningham scored for the Newbridge side. Darren Boyle and Daniel Connolly scored for the losers.
Ballinasloe Town went top of Division one following a 5-2 win over St Cuan's/Ahascragh United at Ahascragh on Sunday.
Ryan Burke scored two and Cameron O'Leary, Conor Dowd and Joe Hunt added one each for the winners. Michael Fogarty and Marcus Silva scored for the losers.
Moylough 79 are just two points behind the leaders but have a game less played.
Glen Celtic hosted Moylough in a close Division 1 clash. Glen opened the scoring after a good pass by Gavin Hegarty played in Daragh Keaveney who rifled it into the top corner.
Indeed, Glen piled on the pressure for the rest of the first-half but couldn’t finish any of the created chances.
In the second-half Moylough were much better and equalised after 10 minutes when Leo Donnellan was put through. Moylough went ahead 2-1 on 70 minutes with a great strike from Joe Whyte.
Moylough won a penalty when Mike Kelly was brought down. Up stepped Shane Donnellan to smash home and put Moylough 3-1 ahead.
With five minutes remaining, Michael Geary converted a Glen penalty to make it 3-2, but Moylough held out for victory.
Skyvalley Rovers lost ground on the leaders when beaten at home by Cloonfad United. Shane O’Malley gave Cloonfad the lead after 21 minutes.
Eoin Keogh levelled the game early in the second-half. However, James Brennan and Darragh Flynn had Cloonfad 3-1 ahead on 65 minutes.
Garry Canavan pulled a goal back for the hosts but Cloonfad United held out to take all three points.
Roscommon United are through to the Division 1 Cup semi-finals following a 1-0 win over Cam Celtic Dysart at Dysart.
In a close game from start to finish. Cam/Dysart had an early chance that was well saved by Paddy Lynch.
Shortly after Jay Donlon scored the only goal of the game after Marcel Gala swung the ball into the box.
In the Reserve Division Boyle Celtic and Dunmore Town drew 2-2 at Boyle. Colm Morris and Nial Bambridge scored for Boyle. Whereas, Giovanni Moscalu and Thomas Fallon scored for the Dunmore side.
Preview: Connacht Cup and shield quarter-finals.
Next Sunday sees two teams from the Roscommon & District League Premier Division in action in the Connacht Cup quarter-finals.
Whereas, Skyvalley Rovers will represent the League in the quarter-finals of the Connacht Shield.
St. John's Athletic take on the Mayo super league side Westport United at Lecarrow. Whereas, Boyle Celtic host the Galway Premier league side Mervue United. Both games kick-off at 2pm.
Westport United are one of the top sides in the Mayo League. While the Mayo league has only started they have won two and drawn one of their opening four games.
St. John's Athletic are playing really well all season and are unbeaten after 11 games in the Premier Division.
They had impressive wins over Strand Celtic and Dunmore Town in the previous rounds and can feel confident going into this home game.
With Jamie Tiernan, Dartagh Keenan and Camin Boland in fine scoring form St. John's Athletic can progress to the semi-finals.
Boyle Celtic take on the Galway Premier side Mervue United at Boyle. Mervue United are currently second in the Galway Premier Division and are undefeated after 11 games.
Boyle Celtic have already beaten Galway Bohemians, Gurteen Celtic and Dromahair to reach the quarter-finals but will have to be at their best on Sunday to advance to the semi-finals.
Skyvalley Rovers take on the Galway side Corofin United at Taughmaconnell on Sunday, with a Connacht Shield semi-finals place at stake.
The Corofin side play in the second tier of the Galway league and knocked out Corrib Celtic in the previous round.
Skyvalley Rovers are playing well all season and will be hoping to keep their run going. They have already knocked out Abbey United, Benbulben and Glenhest Rovers in the previous rounds.
With David Grehan, Mark Richardson, Keelan Galvin and Conal Moore in good form they have a good chance of advancing to the semi-finals.
