Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Results from Tuesday 23rd October


Whitehead Trojans 14-0 Eastway
MSC Trojans 8-6 Scorpions
Rockers 9-5 Hit Men & Her
Warriors 5-9 Castle
Alpha 4-10 Cowboys
Barbarians 11-3 Jolly Beggar
Teddy Bears 1-13 Greenisland
Spartans - Bye

- Greenisland kept up their fantastic start to the season with an emphatic 13-1 demolition of the Teddy Bears. It keeps the GI's 2 points clear at the top of the table. 
- Just behind are Castle, but the title hopefuls were pushed all the way at The Warriors in Whitehead, before securing a flattering 9-5 win.
- Rockers move ominously up into 3rd spot with a solid 9-5 win over The Hit Men & Her. They trail Castle in 2nd position only by frame difference.
- Hugh McMurtry's Cowboys move up into 8th spot with a convincing 10-4 away win over Alpha.
- Jonny Thompson's Scorpions slip back to 4th after coming a cropper at Rab Brown's MSC Trojans. The hosts trailed 3-4 at the interval but won the 2nd session 5-2 to secure a vital 3 points. Rab McMaw who will next week represent Northern Ireland next week in the World Wheelchair Championships in Blackpool won 2/2, whilst Jonny Mackay who made his NI debut at the Nations Cup in Dublin last week had a splendid hat trick.
- Barbarians, after a disastrous start to the season, are finally finding their form and romped to an 11-3 win over Alan Oliver's League newcomers The Jolly Beggar. The Barbars went on a superb run winning the first 8 frames to seal the 3 points. The next 6 frames were shared. Tyler McConell scored a hat trick for the hosts and Craig Loughlin bagged 2/2. For the visitors Alan Oliver scored 2/3.
- Whitehead Trojans ran out 14-0 winners over Eastway and Whitehead Spartans had a bye.