Title within touching distance for Killymurris Glarryford

They have just four matches to play - less than any of the sides battling in vain to land the title - but it seems inconceivable that Killy's 11 point advantage will be overhauled in the closing weeks.

They continued their charge to the title by taking four points from a home fixture against lowly Cuningham 'A' last week.

The race for second place remains poised on a knife-edge with Buckna and Clough 'A' both claiming four point hauls last week but Connor suffered a blow when they lost at Glenwherry.

SCOREBOARD

Glenwherry 45 (4), Connor 36 (1): A Crawford 16, F Jackson 8; L Davidson 9, J Elliott 7; S Bonnar 9, T Hill 13; J Bonnar 11, J Millar 8.

St Patrick's Ballymena 28 (1), Buckna 41 (4): D McCullough 7, J Reid 12; A Agnew 6, S Hamill 14; R McComb 4, A McCullough 11; D Balmer 11, R Black 4.

First Broughshane 34 (4), St Patrick's Ballymena 22 (1): R Neeson 9, R McComb 4; G Davidson 10, D McCullough 6; D Shields 7, D Balmer 8; J Gaston 8, A Agnew 4.

Harryville MF 51 (4), Grange 17 (1): J Hughes 14, H McCullough 1; M Johnston 13, A McCombe 3; T Agnew 16, B Millar 4; B McLaughlin 8, R Duffin 9.

Second Broughshane 'B' 28 (1), Clough 'A' 43 (4): J Currie 9, J Wasson 9; R Linton 7, D Wasson 16; N Graham 9, T Mitchell 9; W Barr 3, N Wasson 9.

Killymurris Glarryford 54 (4), Cuningham 'A' 21 (1): S Dunlop 19, A Smith 2; I McMaster 11, L McIlroy 2; J McWhirter 17, M Getty 3; D DUnlop 7, P Millar 14.

High Kirk 38 (2), Cullybackey Methodist 'B' 44 (3): T Crooks 9, J Marshall 14; T McPeake 14, J Gage 6; D Shaw 8, T Gage 7; E Leckey 7, W Reid 17.

High Kirk 50 (4), Harryville MF 34 (1): H Smyth 6, R Law 19; T McPeake 10, T Agnew 6; D Smyth 19, B McLaughlin 5; E Leckey 15, W Burgess 4.

Cloughwater 48 (4), Killymurris Carnlea 33 (1): G Kirk 2, T McAlonan 11; J Scott 12, D McCullough 9; D Turtle 16, I Compton 6; W Adams 18, D Kernohan 7.

First Ahoghill 'B' 58 (4), Cullybackey Methodist 'B' 21 (1): R Watson 16, J Gage 8; J Blair 7, J Marshall 9; T Morrison 14, W Reid 3; G Maybin 21, T Gage 1.

STANDINGS

Killymurris Glarryford, played 19, points 71.5; Buckna 17-60.5; Clough 'A' 18-59; Connor 18-53; Cloughwater 17-52.5; First Ahoghill 'B' 18-50; Harryville MF 18-48.5; Killymurris Carnlea 16-48; First Broughshane 17-48; Grange 18-45; Cullybackey Methodist 'A' 16-42.5; St Patrick's Ballymena 19-42.5; First Ahoghill 'A' 16-41.5; Ballymena Methodist 15-39; Glenwherry 15-39; High Kirk 17-38; Cuningham 'B' 14-36; Second Broughshane 'A' 14-36; Cullybackey Methodist 'B' 18-31.5; Cuningham 'A' 18-29.5; Second Broughshane 'B' 18-27; St Patrick's Broughshane 18-27; Craigs 14-22; Clough 'B' 16-16.5.