Tuesday, July 09, 2019

AYRSHIRE HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - Kilmarnock Barassie are first club confirmed through to the knockout stages


The chase for the two qualifying places in each of the four sections of the Ayrshire handicap League competition is intensifying, with only a few fixtures remaining to be completed.

In SECTION A, Rowallan Castle and Ballochmyle are in pole position to claim the qualifying spots.
A 5 – 1 win at home to Auchenharvie 88 in their latest tie moved Rowallan Castle ahead of Ballochmyle in the table.

Ayr Dalmilling kept their qualification hopes alive with a 3.5 – 2.5 win away to Ayr Belleisle, though they would need to win their final two games, home and away to Prestwick St Cuthbert, and hope that Ballochmyle slipped up in their final fixture.

Similarly, after a 3 – 3 draw between Auchenharvie and Prestwick St Cuthbert, both those clubs need to win all their remaining matches and hope other results go their way in order to claim a qualifying place.

Alton completed their campaign with a 4 - 2 home win over Ayr Belleisle in their final sectional match.

Both Rowallan Castle and Ballochmyle have one match remaining to be played and victory for the two clubs would ensure they qualified for the knockout stages. In their final fixture Ballochmyle travel to Ayr Belleisle whilst Rowallan Castle visit Prestwick St Cuthbert.

Present positions in Section A are:-

Club
Played
Win
Draw
Loss
For
Against
Diff.
Points
Rowallan Castle
11
7
1
3
42.5
23.5
19
30
Ballochmyle
11
6
2
3
34
32
2
28
Auchenharvie 88
11
3
6
2
34
32
2
24
Ayr Dalmilling
10
5
1
4
29.5
30.5
-1
22
Alton
12
2
5
5
32.5
39.5
-7
18
Pr. St Cuthbert
9
3
2
4
24.5
29.5
-5
16
Ayr Belleisle
10
1
3
6
25
35
-10
10


The remaining fixtures in Section A are:-

Auchenharvie 88 Vs Ayr Belleisle, Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs Rowallan Castle,
Ayr Belleisle Vs Ballochmyle, Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs Ayr Dalmilling,
Ayr Dalmilling Vs Prestwick St Cuthbert

In SECTION B, the two qualifying places can still be claimed by any of the teams in the section, as the three matches played recently all finished as 4 – 2 wins for the home sides, Stewarton, Royal Troon and Prestwick St Nicholas, over Tam O’ Shanter, Kilbirnie Place and Largs Routenburn respectively.

Present positions in Section B are:-

Club
Played
Win
Draw
Loss
For
Against
Diff.
Points
Kilbirnie Place
10
5
3
2
36.5
23.5
13
26
Pr. St Nicholas
10
6
1
3
35
25
10
26
Tam O Shanter
10
4
3
3
30.5
29.5
1
22
Ayr Seafield
10
4
2
4
32
28
4
20
Royal Troon
9
4
2
3
29
25
4
20
Stewarton
11
4
1
6
26.5
39.5
-13
18
Largs Routenburn
8
0
2
6
14.5
33.5
-19
4

The remaining fixtures in Section B are:-

Royal Troon Vs Prestwick St Nicholas, Tam O Shanter Vs Largs Routenburn,
Stewarton Vs Ayr Seafield, Kilbirnie Place Vs Tam O Shanter,
Royal Troon Vs Largs Routenburn, Largs Routenburn Vs Ayr Seafield,
Kilbirnie Place Vs Royal Troon, Largs Routenburn Vs Prestwick St Nicholas.

In SECTION C, a 6 – 0 home win over Troon Merchants ensured that Kilmarnock Barassie became the first club to claim one of the qualification spots for the knockout stages this year, whilst Irvine Ravenspark completed their fixtures with a 3 – 3 draw at home to Troon Welbeck.

Present positions in Section C are:-

Club
Played
Win
Draw
Loss
For
Against
Diff.
Points
Kilmarnock Barassie
9
7
1
1
35
19
16
30
Annanhill
7
5
0
2
26.5
15.5
11
20
Troon Welbeck
8
3
1
4
24.5
23.5
1
14
Irvine Ravenspark
10
3
1
6
26.5
33.5
-7
14
Troon Merchants
7
3
0
4
16.5
25.5
-9
12
Tr. St Meddans
9
2
1
6
21
33
-12
10

The remaining fixtures in Section C are:-

Troon Merchants Vs Kilmarnock Barassie, Troon Welbeck vs Annanhill,
Annanhill Vs Troon Merchants, Troon Welbeck Vs Troon St Meddans,
Troon Merchants Vs Annanhill

In SECTION D, Redburn sit on top of the table, having completed their fixtures and must now wait on the outcome of outstanding fixtures to see if they will qualify for the knockout stages.

Moorpark boosted their qualification hopes with a 6 – 0 home win over Troon Portland in their last match, and a draw in their final fixture at Beith would ensure them one of the two qualifying places.

In the other tie played last week, Troon Portland dented Beith’s qualifying hopes with a 3.5 – 2.5 win at Troon, though with just a home match against Loudoun still to play, the Portland team will fall just short of the second qualifying spot.

Despite a 5 – 1 home win over Loudoun, West Kilbride, with two fixtures remaining, will not be able to secure one of the qualifying spots this year.

Present positions in Section D are:-

Club
Played
Win
Draw
Loss
For
Against
Diff.
Points
Redburn
10
6
0
4
31.5
28.5
3
24
Moorpark
9
5
1
3
34
20
14
22
Beith
8
4
1
3
25.5
22.5
3
18
Troon Portland
9
4
0
5
24.5
29.5
-5
16
West Kilbride
8
3
0
5
22.5
25.5
-3
12
Loudoun
8
2
2
4
18
30
-12
12

The remaining fixtures in Section D are:-

Loudoun Vs West Kilbride, Beith Vs West Kilbride,
Beith Vs Moorpark, Troon Portland Vs Loudoun.

All qualifying section fixtures are scheduled to be completed by 31st July







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