HEADLINES
TOP 4 ALL WIN ~ ALPHA MOVE OFF BOTTOM WITH FIRST WIN ~ TEDDYS GET GOOD POINT AT SCORPIONS MSC TROJANS OUTSCORE GREENISLAND
Scorpions 7-7 Teddy Bears
Rockers 11-3 Barbarians
Pirates 8-6 Eastway
Monkstown 3-11 Castle
MSC Trojans 10-4 Greenisland
Whitehead Trojans 3-11 Spartans
Alpha 8-6 Valkyries
Pirates 8-6 Eastway. After the previous weeks two defeats to Spartans in the Cup and League pirates were looking to get back to winning ways and wins for S.Carson (2) and P.McCaffrey put them into a 3-0 lead early on. It looked ominous for Eastway as a now rampant Pirates side moved 5-0 ahead courtesy of wins from brothers Joe and Hugh McMurtry. M.Greer registered Eastways first score but McCaffrey cancelled that out in the last frame before the interval as Pirates led 6-1. The rout continued with S.Carson completing his hat trick for 7-1. But Eastway dug their heels in to make the Pirates endure a nervy finish, they took 3 in a row through T.Greer, L.McCord and T.Larmour. It was now 7-4 ad Eastway had thoughts of going home to Rathcoole with a point, but to Manager Roy McMurtrys relief, A.Moore won the 12th frame to ensure all 3 points would stay with the Brown Cow team as they continue their great season up towards the top. But again Eastway dug deep and deservedly took the last to frames through J.Kitson and T.Greer to finish only 2 behind at 8-6
MSC Trojans 10-4 Greenisland. An amazing second half whitewash gave Rab Browns team a big win against a Greenisland team who were wishing the half time interval had never came, as they led 4-3 after the first 7 frames. Scorers for Greenisland in that first half were G.Burns, R.Croft, D.Baird and H.Warwick with a fine 8 ball clearance. Replying for the hosts were J.Murdock, D.Montgomery and current European Wheelchair Champion R.McMaw. But whatever Brown said to his Trojans at the break worked. Wins for McMaw (2), Montgomery (2), Murdock, McIlvenny and A.McMeekin put them in 7th heaven, a reversal on last weeks 2nd session when they lost 1-6 at Eastway. MSC Trojans now move up to 6th only 3 points behind stablemates Monkstown.
Whitehead Trojans 3-11 Spartans. This first ever derby match in Whitehead GRSC was expected to be an easy win for the more experienced Spartans side. And so it turned out to be as they raced into a 6-0 lead courtesy of wins for E.McDowell (2), E.Martin, R.Hawkins, D.Lowe and S.McWhirter. A great clearance from G.Jones stopped Spartans securing a first half whitewash. Martin, McDowell and McWhirter added to the Trojan woes to ensure the Spartans would remain top of the league as they strolled to the 3 points. Two on the trot with fine finishes from Jones again and T.Scott-Heyes, gave the scoreline some respectability for Gordon McCormicks men, but McWhirter and Hawkins ended the night on a high for Spartans Manager Tommy Maguire.