Grange thrill as they topple Churches League leaders

GRANGE claimed two major scalps in the same week as they bid to lift themselves into a top half finish in the Ballymena and District Churches League.

The Taylorstown side have endured a patchy campaign but they produced their best performance of the season to record a shock win at runaway league leaders Killymurris Glarryford.

And they followed that up by beating First Ahoghill 'B', for so many years the dominant force in the league but still a force to be reckoned with, 4-1.

Despite those two excellent results, Grange have only just scraped into the top ten in the league table, although those performances will give them renewed hope for the remainder of the season.

Killymurris Glarryford, despite that setback, maintain a surely unassailable lead at the top of the table, with the main focus of attention on the race for second place.

Buckna are currently in the box seat, but they suffered a setback last week with a 4-1 defeat at First Ahoghill 'B'.

SCOREBOARD

Grange 44 (4), First Ahoghill 'B' 33 (1): H McCullough 12, R Watson 4; A McCombe 12, J Blair 11; B Millar 4, T Morrison 17; R Duffin 16, G Maybin 1.

Second Broughshane 'B' 33 (2), First Ahoghill 'A' 57 (3): J Currie 4, W Morrison 10; R Linton 10, D Morrison 9; N Graham 19, S Dennis 11; J McNeill 0, A Morrison 27.

Second Broughshane 'A' 33 (3), Clough 'B' 25 (2): H Henry 5, B Johnston 9; J Turtle 15, R Frew 3; C Turtle 3, C Orr 9; M Montgomery 10, A McCosh 4.

Killymurris Glarryford 39 (2), Grange 39 (3): S Dunlop 10, H McCullough 10; I McMaster 9, R Duffin 11; J McWhirter 8, A McCombe 10; D Dunlop 12, B Millar 8.

Harryville MF 40 (3.5), Killymurris Carnlea 30 (1.5): T Agnew 7, T McAlonan 7; M Johnston 5, J Campbell 15; R Law 18, D McCullough 5; B McLaughlin 10, I Compton 3.

Cloughwater 37 (2.5), First Broughshane 33 (2.5): G Kirk 9, D Calderwood 9; J Scott 8, R Neeson 9; R Anderson 8, D Shields 13; W Adams 12, J Gaston 2.

St Patrick's Ballymena 34 (2), High Kirk 36 (3): D Balmer 12, T McPeake 7; A Agnew 5, H Smyth 8; R McComb 7, D Smith 15; D McCullough 10, E Leckey 6.

First Ahoghill 'B' 37 (4), Buckna 33 (1): R Watson 5, J Reid 14; J Blair 10, S Hamill 6; T Morrison 12, R Black 7; G Maybin 10, A McCullough 6.

St Patrick's Ballymena 42 (4), Ballymena Methodist 34 (1): R McComb 5, A Bacon 15; D McCullough 16, M Arbuthnut 5; D Balmer 12, J Simms 7; A Agnew 9, G McAleese 7.

STANDINGS

Killymurris Carnlea, played 16, points 62; Buckna 15-52.5; Connor 15-46.5; Clough 'A' 15-46; First Ahoghill 'B' 16-44; Harryville MF 16-43.5; Cloughwater 14-43; Killymurris Carnlea 14-43; First Ahoghill 'A' 16-41.5; Grange 15-38; St Patrick's Ballymena 16-37.5; First Broughshane 14-37; Second Broughshane 'A' 13-35; Ballymena Methodist 14-35; Cuningham 'B' 13-33; High Kirk 14-31.5; Cullybackey Methodist 'A' 12-29; Glenwherry 12-28.5; Cuningham 'A' 15-25; St Patrick's Broughshane 11-23; Second Broughshane 'B' 15-22.5; Cullybackey Methodist 'B' 13-20.5; Craigs 11-19; Clough 'B' 15-14.5.

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