U-21 Ulster First Round/Tyrone 0-19 Donegal 0-9:Cathal McCarron scored 10 points as Tyrone launched their Ulster under-21 championship with a comfortable preliminary-round victory at Healy Park.
McCarron, one of six senior squad members in the side, converted four early frees to help open up a 0-9 to 0-6 lead by half-time and Tyrone dominated the second half after Donegal's Shane Boyle was sent off.
TYRONE: J Curran; D McCaul, C McCarron (Dromore), PJ Quinn; B Boggs, C McGinley, M Murray (0-2, two frees); R Mulgrew (0-3), C Cavanagh (0-1); J Kelly (0-1), M Cunningham (0-1), R McCrory (0-1); C O'Donnell, A Cassidy, C McCarron (Omagh, 0-10, eight frees). Subs: D O'Neill for Quinn, N McGinn for O'Donnell, J Gilmore for C McCarron (Dromore), N Kerr for McGinley.
DONEGAL: M Boyle; S Boyle, P Witherow, M McGowan; P O'Connor, A Thompson, E Hegarty; M Murphy (0-2, one free), R Wherity; F McGlynn, C Murrin, G McFadden (0-5, five frees); P McGinley, S Griffin, G Concar (0-1). Subs: M McElhinney for Murrin, D Gallagher (0-1) for O'Connor, C Byrne for Griffin, N Hegarty for McElhinney, A O'Hanlon for Concar.
Referee: JJ Cleary (Derry).
