The McCarthy Insurance Group Premier Junior Football Championship produced a dramatic weekend of knockout football, with goals, tight finishes and some standout performances shaping the road ahead.

Canovee set the tone with a strong showing, their three goals proving the difference in a 3-9 to 1-5 win over Ballydesmond. St. Nicks followed up with a dominant 2-11 to 0-7 victory against Urhan, their clinical finishing underlining their title ambitions. Cobh were equally impressive, holding Kinsale to just three points while cruising to a 1-11 to 0-3 success.

Elsewhere, Cullen were in free-scoring form, racking up 2-18 to see off Na Piarsaigh despite conceding three goals. Inniscarra and Buttevant played out one of the ties of the round, with six goals shared before Buttevant edged it 3-12 to 3-10. The weekend finished with the tightest battle of all as Millstreet squeezed past Glenville by a single point, 0-17 to 1-14.