Garvey are no fall guys and keep up Lisburn’s Cup hopes

Lisnagarvey were the only local team to record an Irish Cup second round win on Saturday when they overcome a tricky trip to Falls and won by nine shots.

They now play Shaftesbury in the next round and the only other local team in the third round of the Junior Cup are Lagan Valley, who had a second round bye.

After starting with a three Neil Mulholland was 9-0 up at the fifth and he added another three to lead 15-6 at 12 ends. It was 16-10 at 16 ends and Garvey took the remaining ends to win by 12 shots.

David Boal was 7-17 down at 14 ends and though Garvey lifted a three and came back slightly but still lost.

Lifting a five, Noel Graham was 9-5 ahead at the seventh and 15-12 at 14 ends. Garvey were 15-22 down at 19 ends and lost by five shots.

By 14 ends Ivan Craig was 8-12 down but he lifted two fives to lead 19-12 at 17 ends. Garvey finished with four, one to win by ten shots.

J. Murtagh 10, M. Nelson, T. Vint, K. Morrison, N. Mulholland 22; P. McEwan 22, S. Irwin, J. McCloughlin, D. Beattie, D. Boal 14; P. McGarrity 22, S. Jess, M. Beattie, C. Hill, N. Graham 17; P. McVeigh 14, C. Aicken, S. Skelton, G. McCloughlin, I. Craig 24.

During the week before, Garvey travelled to Balmoral for the second time in three days and lost again, 76-62 in the second round of the NIBA Senior Cup.

Hilden fall at NICS

NICS 95 HILDEN 69

Maurice Kirkwood was the only Hilden winner when they went down by 26 shots away to NICS in the second round of the Irish Senior Cup.

S. Hagan 28, A. Carlisle, D. Ferguson, R. Keag, C. Montgomery 20; B. Leonard 23, V. Bryans, J. Liggett, D. Sloan, R. Gourley 13; J. J. Leonard 29, P. Harvey, J. Grant, M. McQuillan, J. McMullan 17; A. Montgomery 15, B. Greenan, J. Jordan, H. McMullan, M. Kirkwood 19.

Tie end agony for Dromore

Dromore lost at a tie end to Kilrea in the second round of the Irish Cup at Holm Park on Saturday.

When the shots were added up at 21 ends, it was discovered the teams were level.

An extra end across the green had to be played and Kilrea went through.

During the week, Dromore lost by a shot to Portadown in the NIBA Senior Cup.

Malone out of Cup

SHAFTESBURY 86 MALONE 65

Malone are out of the Irish Senior Cup after losing by 23 shots away to Shaftesbury in the second round.

Frazer Thompson’s eight shots win was the only Malone success.

J. Boyd 23, I. McKay, U. Ramsey, A. Kerr, I. McKay 21; F. Simpson 29, R. Cottell, R. Mairs, H. McDonald, D. Nelson 6; F. Thompson 22, D. Magee, K. Hanna, B. Cheyne, T. Monro 18; L. Morrow 12, A. McKibben, R. Collins, G. Finlay, F. Thompson 20.

Finaghy are pointless

FINAGHY 64 (0) ANNALONG 98 (7)

Finaghy failed to take a point when crashing to a 34 shot home defeat by Annalong in NIBA Division Four.

J. Gouldie, E. Rice, J. Lendrum, R. Megrath 10, C. Lonsdale 24; J. Reilly, I. Pollard, H. Morrison, G. Peacock 24, K. Stevenson 28; T. S. Campbell, W. Kinghan, J. Cairnduff, J. Campbell 14, J. McConnell 19; R. Blevings, J. Moore, T. McKeown, T. Flack 16, B. Sloan 27.

The week before, Trevor Flack was the only winner when Finaghy lost heavily to Newcastle in the Intermediate Cup.

Lagan Valley are Out

In the Intermediate Cup, Lagan Valley lost 75-86 away to McQuiston.