Carlow overcome Westmeath in Joe McDonagh Cup thriller while Down secure relegation lifeline vs Kerry
The Barrowsiders had stormed into the break with an 18-point lead and would go on to stretch their advantage with another Marty Kavanagh goal in the first minute of the second half.
The Lake County took over in the rest of the third quarter, outscoring the visitors by 2-13 to 0-3 before James Doyle and Fiachra Fitzpatrick added green flags to see out the win, with Kavanagh hitting 3-12.
Meanwhile, in Ballycran, DOWN secured themselves a lifeline in their battle against the drop with a 2-26 to 2-19 victory over KERRY.
And DERRY laid down a marker in the Christy Ring Cup after they swept WICKLOW aside 2-30 to 1-13 at Celtic Park.
The emphatic win ensured top spot in the table for the Oak Leafers, and a Croke Park showdown against LONDON.
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The Londoners booked their place in the final with a 4-20 to 1-13 win over already-relegated TYRONE at McGovern Park in Ruislip, with Conor O'Carroll — who hit 2-3 — and Sean Glynn, with 1-4, leading the scoring.
In Trim, DONEGAL and MEATH played out a dead rubber with Mickey McCann's men edging past the Royal County 0-28 to 3-14.
In the Nickey Rackard Cup, FERMANAGH got their first point of the season with a 1-22 to 3-16 draw against MAYO, who have already booked their place in the final.
The men in green and red will meet ROSCOMMON in the decider after goals from Brendan Mulry and Seán Canning saw the Rossies come from behind to beat LOUTH 4-17 to 0-20.
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Had the Wee County held on, it would have been ARMAGH in the June 1 final, thanks to the Orchard's 0-23 to 3-13 win over SLIGO in Tubercurry.
In the Lory Meaghar Cup, finalists CAVAN rested players in their 2-15 to 1-10 loss to LEITRIM at Breffni Park, LANCASHIRE beat WARWICKSHIRE 0-26 to 4-13 in Birmingham, and MONAGHAN drew 2-20 to 2-20 with LONGFORD in Inniskeen to secure a semi-final clash against NEW YORK next Saturday.
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