Eastway 6-8 Swift
Greenisland WMSC 4-10 Greenisland Galcticos
Hit Men & Her 5-9 Whitehead Spartans
Doagh Weapons 8-6 Warriors
Greenisland Colts 8-6 Alpha
Whitehead Trojans 7-7 Teddy Bears
Cowboys 5-9 Scorpions
The Greenisland Galacticos played stablemates GWMSC and,
with bragging rights going the way of Glen Burns’ men last time out, the
Champions were in no mood to make that mistake a second time. Gary Johnston
& John McClean did the damage in the first session on their way to well
taken hat-tricks and Paul 1 chance Harris with the first of his own fine
hat-trick. After the break it was more of the same as the champions ran out
both sessions 5-2, best for the hosts Joe Patton 2/3
Champions Elect the Swift travelled to take on the Eastway
and had a harder evening than manager Paul Roberts expected, scraping over the
line winning both sessions 4-3. Dee
Irwin got back on the hat-trick trail again backed up with a well taken brace
from Kyle Kirkwood. Davy Flanagan, Lee McCord and M Greer all with 2/3 and 1
frame away from being only the second team this season to take points off The
Swift team.
A full strength Cowboys team played host to second placed
Scorpions. With the first 4 frames
shared, a tight match was on the cards. A 5 frame burst from the visitors put
them on the hill with 4 to play. Despite a Marty Goudie hat-trick for the hosts,
the last 4 frames of the match went the same way as the first 4. Darren
Whiteside seems to have found his form again with a well taken hat-trick, Paul
Kerr & Colin Rafferty with fine braces completed a 9-5 win.
Third placed Hitmen & Her played host to fourth placed
Whitehead Spartans and quickly found themselves on the end of a first half
thrashing with the visitors going into the break 6-1 up. The hosts gave it a go
in the second half but the damage was done and the visitors got over the line
9-5. Ed McDowell marked his first league appearance with a well taken hat-trick
backed up by manager Robert Hawkins and Lee Topping both with fine braces. Best
for the hosts Andy McMeekin 2/3.
The Doagh Weapons played host to a full strength Warriors
team and had a match on their hands, going into the break 4-3 down. John Barrons
got the ball rolling after the break with the hosts taking the first 3 and
control of the match at 6-4 up and 4 to play. Johnny Johnston completed a well
taken hat-trick but it was to no avail as the last 4 frames were shared. Best
for the hosts Rab McCullough 2/3, Iain Britton 2/3 & John Barrons 1/1 and
for the visitors Gee Crawley 2/3.
The Whitehead Trojans played host to the Teddy Bears and,
with recent first session results making life hard, Manager Tristin Scott Hayes
mixed things up and gained a 4-3 lead at the break. The first 4 frames after
the break were shared before The Teddy Bears took 2 in a row to put themselves
on the hill and a chance to secure all the points. Thomas Fleming held his
nerve beating an in form Stewart Kelly for the Trojans fourth draw of the
season. Best for hosts Thomas Fleming 2/3, Stevie Hamilton 2/3 and Tristin
Scott Hayes with a well taken hat-trick that included a nice break and
clearance and for the visitors Andy Lindsay 2/3 & Stewart Kelly 2/3.
The Greenisland Colts played out 1 of the longest matches of
pool in recent times against a travelling Alpha team. With the Colts cruising
5-2 up at the break it was looking like an early evening, however 3 hours later
the hosts finally got over the line 8-6 winners. Best of the evening Mark
Kitson of the Alpha with his second hat-trick of the season.