Brian Diamond bagged a hat-trick of second half goals as Swatragh romped to a 5-20 to 0-5 victory over Claudy in the Derry SFC over the weekend.

Managed by former Antrim star Kevin Madden, Swatragh led by 1-12 to 0-4 at half-time with Lorcan McWilliams finding the net before taking over completely after the restart when Diamond and Niall Coyle raised further green flags.

Also in Group D, Danny Tallon struck 1-5 as champions Glen eased past Banagher on a 1-20 to 0-11 scoreline.

Lavey chalked up their second win in Group A when accounting for Kilrea by 1-9 to 0-6. In the other Group A tie, Paul Cassidy's brace of goals were central to Bellaghy's 2-7 to 0-8 victory over Dungiven.

An early major from Shane McGuigan set Slaughtneil up for a 2-8 to 0-8 win over Newbridge in Group B. Christopher Bradley added another in the closing stages to seal the deal for the former kingpins. Meanwhile, Ballinderry opened their Group B campaign with a 1-12 to 0-8 defeat of reigning All-Ireland intermediate club champions Steelstown.

In Group C, Loup got their first win when James McClure's first half goal helped them to see off Ballinascreen on a 1-10 to 0-9 scoreline.

WATCH as goals from Shane McGuigan and Christopher Bradley help Slaughtneil to a six-point win over Newbridge, in our live game at Owenbeg on Saturday evening: pic.twitter.com/6k9lY85TQm

— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) August 21, 2022

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