Two up, one down for Garvey

After two midweek wins Lisnagarvey travelled to Bangor on Saturday in NIBA Division and Noel Graham was their only winner in a 21 shots defeat.

Graham was 8-7 ahead at the tenth and 17-9 at 15 ends before gaining a seven shots win.

Philip Cromie was 10-12 down at the tenth and 13-16 at 15 ends before losing by six shots.

At the tenth Ivan Craig was 9-7 ahead, but dropped ten shots without reply over the next five ends and lost by 12 shots.

Down 6-13 at the tenth and 9-19 at 15 ends Neil Mulholland lost by ten shots.

R. Hastings 22, A. Johnston, J. Shortt, C. Hill, P. Cromie 16; E. Taylor 13, S. Jess, P. Hughes, B. Carroll, N. Graham 20; G. McKee 25, W. Scott, A. O’Rourke, G. McCloughlin, I. Craig 13; G. Scott 22, S. Irwin, J. Chapman, M. Nelson, N. Mulholland 12.

Lurgan 70 Lisnagarvey 97

Neil Mulholland was in hot form when Lisnagarvey won tow midweek matches, the first one in the second round of the NIBA Senior Cup.

Mulholland scorched to a 36 shots win which helped Garvey win away to Lurgan by 27 shots and put them into the quarter finals and an away tie with Castle.

Mulholland also won by 23 shots when Garvey took five off Dundonald at home..

Mulholland started with a five two fours and two threes against Lurgan to lead 21-2 at the tenth and two threes and a seven gave Garvey a 33-7 lead at 15 ends before they won by 36 shots.

Level 8-8 at the tenth Noel Graham added ten shots without reply over the next five ends and Garvey included two fours and a three when winning by 13 shots.

Down 5-10 at the tenth Ivan Craig lifted two threes to lead 13-11 at 15 ends and added another three to win by six shots.

Down 5-14 at the tenth and 6-23 at 15 ends Philip Cromie lost by 28 shots.

M. Montgomery 7, S. Irwin, J. Chapman, M. Nelson, N. Mulholland 43; A. Roberts 14, S. Jess, P. Hughes, B. Carroll, N. Graham 27; A. Briggs 13, W. Scott, A. O’Rourke, G. McCloughlin, I. Craig 19; H. Cosgrove 36, A. Johnston, J. Shortt, K. Armstrong, P. Cromie 8.

Lisnagarvey 90 (5) Dundonald 75 (2)

Lisnagarvey took five points from a re-arranged NIBA Division 1 game at home to Dundonald on Tuesday night and they won by 15 shots.

Down 7-13 at the tenth Noel Graham came back to lead 15-14 at 15 ends and lifting three fours but dropping a last end three Garvey won by ten shots.

Neil Mulholland was 12-2 up at the tenth and 16-4 at 15 ends before pulling away to get the vital win by 23 shots.

Down 4-16 at the tenth Philip Cromie came back to 15-21 at 15 ends, but dropped three and four to lose by 13 shots.

At the tenth Ivan Craig was 14-7 ahead and 16-14 at 15 ends but Garvey lost by five shots.

S. Jess, P. Hughes, B. Carroll, N. Graham 28, C. Orderly 18; S. Irwin, J. Chapman, M. Nelson, N. Mulholland 28, A. Croy 5; A. Johnston, J. Shortt, K. Armstrong, P. Cromie 17, M. Foster 30; W. Scott, A. O’Rourke, G. McCloughlin, I. Craig 17, D. Bennett 22.