The Under 21s qualified for the Championship Final on Saturday afternoon overcoming Middletown on a scoreline of 1 – 12 to 1 – 08. Cross fielded without its senior team contingent and managed only 4 points in the first half from Michael Lenaghan, Seamus Duncan and 2 from Ryan Conlon while Middletown converted 1 – 06 in the same period – the goal coming from a penalty. At half time and trailing by 5 points Cross sent Aaron Cunningham, Danny O Callaghan and Francis Hanratty into the fray and they quickly began to turn the game in our favour. Aaron Cunningham contibuted a total of 1 – 04 with the goal coming from the second penalty of the game. Further points from Darren Hughes, Michael Lenaghan, Conor O Neill and Ryan Conlon secured victory as Middletown scored only 2 points the second half.  Rangers will meet the winners of Killeavy and Cullyhanna in the final. Rangers Team: P McEntee; A Mostyn; G Carragher; S McDonnell; C O Neill (0- 01); R Finnegan; G McKeown; K McShane; S Duncan (0 – 01); J Coyle; I Hughes; R Conlon (0 – 03); M Lenaghan (0 – 02); D McConville; D Hughes (0 -01). Subs: A Cunningham (1 – 04) for D McConville; F Hanratty for J Coyle; D O Callaghan for I Hughes.