Comeback kings Broughshane seal semi-final place

FIRST Broughshane staged a stunning second half comeback to book a place in the smei-finals of the Nelson Cup last week.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Feb 2010, 07:46 BST
Updated 16th Feb 2010, 10:19 BST

It had looked bleak for the villagers as they trailed by 24 shots to 13 on their own mats at the interval of their quarter-final clash with Killymurris Carnlea.

That lead had been built on the efforts of Joe Campbell's rink, who restricted Robert Neeson to just one scoring end – on which the home side notched a '4' – in an 18-4 success.

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George Davidson had at least repaired some of the damage for First Broughshane with a 9-6 win over Trevor McAlonan, but lengthy odds would still have been laid on the home side progressing to the last four.

But that's exactly what they did as firstly David Calderwood's rink chipped three more shots off the arrears with a 9-6 win over David Kernohan, deputising for the unavailable Danny McCullough.

But James Gaston's rink were the real heroes for Broughshane with a 16-4 win over an out-of-sorts Isle Compton to give the home side overall victory by four shots.

First Broughshane were also in league action, breaking into the top six by taking three-and-a-half points from their short trip across the village to St Patrick's.

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Elsewhere, Cloughwater's fading hopes of finishing in runners-up spot behind champions-elect Killymurris Glarryford suffered a major setback when they took just a single point from their trip to Ballymena Methodist.

SCOREBOARD

St Patrick's Broughshane 30 (1.5 pts), First Broughshane 38 (3.5 pts): J Harris 5, D Calderwood 13; T McClintock 10, G Davidson 8; B Clyde 8, R Neeson 8; S Wilson 7, J Gaston 9.

Ballymena Methodist 46 (4), Cloughwater 20 (1): M Arbuthnut 14, G Kirk 2; A Bacon 16, D Turtle 4; J Simms 6, W Adams 10; G McAleese 10, R Anderson 4.

Glenwherry 45 (4.5), Cullybackey Methodist 'A' 21 (0.5): A Bonnar 13, T Rock 4; L Davidson 12, J Kirk 4; S Bonnar 7, N Peacock 7; J Bonnar 13, C Ramsey 6.

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Cuningham 'B' 35 (4), Clough 'B' 24 (1): H Lynn 5, S Anderson 6; J Marks 9, R Frew 8; P Baird 14, B McIlrath 5; B Lynn 7, C Orr 5.

Craigs 33 (2.5), High Kirk 32 (2.5): P Boyd 5, T McPeake 9; C Graham 18, T Crooks 4; O Fleming 8, D Shaw 7; W Herbison 2, E Leckey 12.

Cuningham 'B' 40 (3), Second Broughshane 'A' 31 (2): H Lynn 14, J Turtle 3; J Kerr 6, H henry 9; P Baird 7, C Turtle 12; B Lynn 13, M Montgomery 7.

STANDINGS

Killymurris Glarryford, played 19, points 71.5; Buckna 17-60.5; Clough 'A' 18-59; Cloughwater 18-53.5; Connor 18-53; First Broughshane 18-51.5; First Ahoghill 'B' 18-50; Harryville MF 18-48.5; Killymurris Carnlea 16-48; Grange 18-45; Glenwherry 16-43.5; Cuningham 'B' 16-43; Ballymena Methodist 16-43; Cullybackey Methodist 'A' 17-43; St Patrick's Ballymena 19-42.5; First Ahoghill 'A' 16-41.5; High Kirk 18-40.5; Second Broughshane 'A' 15-38; Cullybackey Methodist 'B' 18-31.5; Cuningham 'A' 18-29.5; Second Broughshane 'B' 18-27; St Patrick's Broughshane 15-25.5; Craigs 15-24.5; Clough 'B' 17-17.5.

NELSON CUP QUARTER-FINAL

First Broughshane 38, Killymurris Carnlea 34: R Neeson 4, J Campbell 18; G Davidson 9, T McAlonan 6; D Calderwood 9, D Kernohan 6; J Gaston 16, I Compton 4.