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McAulliffe’s 143 the highlight as darts league heats up

THERE were wins for the top three teams in the penultimate round of the darts league regular season on Friday night last.

The Wanderers emerged victorious against Scanlons 9-0 at the team’s shared venue.

The competition was much closer than the scoreline suggested, with each of the first six matches going to a deciding leg.

Dan’s defeated Scullys Bar 6-3, with one of the highlights of the match being an excellent 143 finish by John McAuliffe (Scullys).

The last tie of the weekend saw table-toppers Hi-Street complete an 8-1 win against the Rock Bar.

Next week is the final round of fixtures before the knock-out stages. Scanlons take on Hi-Street at home, while Dans go head to head with The Rock Bar.

Results:

Scanlons 0-9 Wanderers:

Singles (0-6): Allan Dugdale 1-2 Matty Fitzpatrick; Bernard Dugdale 1-2 Shane Buckley; Billy Newman 1-2 Denis Collins; Brian Daly 1-2 John Murphy; Brendan Dugdale 0-2 Seanie Francis O’Connor; Mick Lynch 0-2 Ger O’Sullivan.

Doubles (0-3): Allan Dugdale/Brendan Dugdale 1-2 John Murphy/Shane Buckley; Bernard Dugdale/Billy Newman 1-2 Ger O’Sullivan/Matty

Fitzpatrick; Mick Lynch/Brian Daly 0-2 David Kelly/Seanie Francis O’Connor

Scullys 3-6 Dans:

Singles (2-4): Patrick Angland 0-2 Paddy O’Halloran; John McAuliffe 1-2 Dan O’Halloran; Dermot McCarthy 2-0 Stephen Stokes; Mike O’Shea 2-1 TJ Bodie; Jim McAuliffe 0-2 Andy Hourigan; Gavin Keane 0-2 Tim Hourigan.

Doubles (1-2): John McAuliffe/Patrick Angland 0-2 Dan O’Halloran/TJ Bodie; Dermot McCarthy/ Gavin Keane 1-2 Danny Hourigan/Tim Hourigan; Mike O’Shea/Jim McAuliffe 2-0 Peter Foley/ Paddy O’Halloran

Hi-Street 8-1 Rock Bar:

Singles (6-0): John Corkery 2-1 Tadhg O’Keeffe; Jeremy Lynch 2-0 Dan O’Halloran; Eugene O’Neill 2-1 Ben Weathers; Jim Ballantyne 2-0 PJ O’Keeffe; Alan Ballantyne 2-0 John Cronin; Tom O’Connor 2-1 Pat Kelly

Doubles (2-1): John Corkery/Jeremy Lynch 2-0 PJ O’Keeffe/Tadhg O’Keeffe; Jim Ballantyne/ Eugene O’Neill 0-2 John Cronin/Ben Weathers; Alan Ballantyne/Tom O’Connor 2-0 Kevin O’Connor/Pat Kelly

High finish: John McAuliffe (Scullys): 143 (T20, T17, D16)