Garvey romp to simple seven point victory over Donaghadee

Lisnagarvey romped home by 65 shots and took all seven points against Donaghadee in NIBA Division One.

Down 0-3 at the third, Noel Graham came back with two threes to lead 12-4 at 11 ends and Garvey added two fives and two fours on the way to a 27 shot win.

Lifting a five and a three, Keith Morrison led 16-4 at the tenth and he added another three to make it 20-8 at 15 ends. Garvey won by 17 shots.

Davy Boal included a five to lead 15-2 at the tenth and 19-11 at 18 ends before winning by 12 shots.

Despite dropping a three Ivan Craig was 10-4 ahead at the ninth and two threes and a four gave him a 20-10 lead at 17 ends before winning by nine shots.

S. Jess, C. Hill, P. Cromie, N. Graham 34, D. Bell 7; S. Irwin, K. Armstrong, D. Beattie, K. Morrison 26, A. Austin 9; A. McNevison, G. Riley, M. Nelson, D. Boal 26, R. Humphreys 14; C. Aicken, J. Chapman, S. Skelton, I. Craig 22, T. Cheevers 13.

Denis a loan winner

ST STEPHEN’S 75 (6) LISNAGARVEY B 72 (1)

Denis Rankin was the only Lisnagarvey B winner when they lost by three shots away to St Stephen’s in NIBA Division Four.

Rankin had 14 shots to spare in a comfortable win and Bobby Carroll dropped a shot at the last end and that was the winner.

Phil Lavery lost by 11 shots and Bob McGregor went down by five shots in a closely contested match.

F. Montgomery 12, I. Kane, B. McMullan, M. Wilson, D. Rankin 26; A. Fee 20, K. Johnston, A. O’Rourke, B. Lemon, B. Carroll 19; A. Keyes 23, A. Smyth, S. McDowell, M. Adamson, P. Lavery 12; J. Ferguson 20, J. Shortt, T. McKeown, J. Nelson, B. McGregor 15.

Hilden take two points

HILDEN 75 (2) ARDS 82 (5)

Hilden lost by seven shots at home to Ards B and had to settle for two points in Private Greens Senior Two.

Level 9-9 at the ninth and 14-14 at 15 ends Raymond Gourley lost by seven shots.

Despite lifting a three, Colin Montgomery was 7-11 down at the ninth, but he came back with five and four to lead 19-13 at 15 ends before winning by three shots.

Though lifting a four, Maurice Kirkwood was 8-10 down at the tenth and 10-19 at 15 ends. Hilden lifted a five with an end left but lost by seven shots.

Jonathan McMullan lifted a three and a five but it was 13-13 at 11 ends. By 18 ends, Hilden were 20-15 ahead and went on to win by four shots.

V. Bryans, J. Liggett, D. Harron, R. Gourley 15, D. Gardiner 22; A. Carlisle, D. Ferguson, R. Keag, C. Montgomery 22, L. Wilkinson 19; B. Greenan, J. Jordan, D. Sloan, M. Kirkwood 17, G. McKee 24; P. Harvey, J. Grant, M. McQuillan, J. McMullan 21, N. Dorman 17.

Hilden B fall at Ards

ARDS B 81 (5.5) HILDEN B 75.75 (1.5)

G. Finlay 16-16, R. Campbell 30-13, H. Murray 20-25, M. McClean 9.75-27.

Frazer goes it alone

MALONE 84 (4) ALBERT FOUNDRY 75 (3)

Frazer Thompson was the only Malone winner and his 25 shots success was enough to give Malone a nine shots win and four points against Albert Foundry in Private Greens Senior Three.

Terry Monro lost by eight shots, David Nelson was lying three at the last end when the opposition skip took the jack to the ditch and won by three shots and Eric Mairs went down by five shots.

D. Magee, R. Mairs, B. Cheyne, T. Monro 16, G. Young 24; R. Cottell, A. Kerr, H. McDonald, D. Nelson 18, K. Stuart 21; M. Scott, U. Ramsey, I. McKay, E. Mairs 16, J. Matier 21; J. Finlay, A. Logan, B. Carson, F. Thompson 34, D. Millar 9.

Dromore take six points

DROMORE 99 (6) SYDENHAM 69 (1)

Dromore won by 30 shots at home to Sydenham and claimed six points in NIBA Division Five.

Nick Haire led the way with a 16 shots win and Sammy Malcolmson had 12 shots to spare.

James McKenny got home by seven shots but Gavin Clinghan went down by five shots.

D. Graham, T. Haire, K. Aiuken, J. McKenny 21, S. McDonald 14; H. Johnston, N. Shaw, G. Dawson, G. Clinghan 22, L. Carson 27; B. Taylor, R. Bolton, R. Greer, N. Haire 28, C. McIntyre 12; A. Matthews, J. Dickson, B. Clinghan, S. G. Malcolmson 28, E. McClean 16.

Tom takes the only win

DIVIS B 83 (6) DROMORE B 70 (1)

An understrength Dromore B team lost by 13 shots and Tom Sudlow got their only win against Divis B in NIBA Division Five.

Ahead 13-11 at the tenth Rodney Malcolmson was 15-16 down at 15 ends before losing by that single shot.

At the tenth, Sam Harrison was 6-14 down and 9-18 at 15 ends before losing by nine shots.

Down 8-11 at the tenth Tommy Wilson slipped to 9-22 at 15 ends and lost by 17 shots.

Tom Sudlow was 16-4 ahead at the tenth and 21-5 at 15 ends and ended up a winner by 14 shots.

B. Morris 22, T. Ogle, A. Sudlow, P. Lindsay, R. Malcolmson 21; T. McGibben 23, J. Black, E. Gilliland, A. Clinghan, S. Harrison 14; T. Gill 28, M. McDowell, J. Clinghan, C. Davis, T. Wilson 11; F. Mitchell 10, N. Lindsay, B. Brown, H. Maxwell, T. Sudlow 24.

Finaghy get away win

NORTH DOWN 69 (1.5) FINAGHY 73 (5.5)

Finaghy travelled to North Down in NIBA Division 4 and came home with 5.5 points from a four shots win.

Trevor Flack got a four shots win and John Campbell shared the spoils.

John Moore edged home by a shot but Greg Peacock went down by a single shot.

S. McWilliams 15, R. Blevings, S. Campbell, T. McKeown, T. Flack 19; S. Bewley 15, E. Ashton, W. Kingan, W. Cairnduff, J. Campbell 15; A. Bewley 19, T. Cairnduff, T. Pollard, J. Lendrum, J. Moore 20; J. McMeekin 20, J. Reilly, H. Wilmont, H. Morrison, G. Peacock 19.

Disaster by the sea

WARRENPOINT 118 (7) LAGAN VALLEY 46 (0)

Lagan Valley were caught on a very slow green at Warrenpoint and failed to gain a point when going down by 72 shots in NIBA Division Five.

Down 8-10 at the tenth and 11-14 at 15 ends Brad Kirk slipped to a seven shots defeat.

Ahead 12-9 at the tenth and 15-10 at 15 ends Jeff Fawcus lost nine of the last ten ends to go down by 13 shots.

Down 2-18 at the tenth and 4-21 at 15 ends Jim Kinkead rallied well but still lost by 13 shots.

At the tenth, it was 1-20 and 3-27 at 15 ends before Wilfie Benson lost by 38 shots.

E. McLaughlin 21, J. Carruthers, B. Lemon, B. Hobson, B. Kirk 14; E. McGuffin 29, R. McClelland, M. Blair, G. Stubbs, J. Fawcus 16; S. Gibney 25, F. Hutchinson, P. Gaffney, J. Houston, J. Kinkead. 11; R. Aiken 43, A. Jennings, A. McIlroy, M. Hanna, W. Benson 5.