AYRSHIRE HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - Prestwick St Cuthbert join Caprington in knockout stages

Prestwick St Cuthbert joined Caprington in the knockout stages of the 2022 Handicap League Championship competition in dramatic style this week, as the likely line up for the quarter final matches progress to a conclusion.

In SECTION A, Tam O Shanter and Kilmarnock Barassie are locked together at the top of the table. In the only recent fixture, Ayr Belleisle secured their first points of the season with a 3.5 – 2.5 win away from home at Royal Troon.

Present positions in Section A are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
Tam O Shanter	5	3	2	0	20	10	10	16
Kilmarnock Barassie	7	3	2	2	21	21	0	16
Portmann	5	3	1	1	18.5	11.5	7	14
Royal Troon	6	0	3	3	16	20	-4	6
Ayr Belleisle	5	1	0	4	8.5	21.5	-13	4

In SECTION B, Moorpark have a firm grip at the top, following a 6 – 0 home win over Prestwick St Nicholas and a 4 – 2 win away against Alton. Auchenharvie 88 remain in second place, following a 3.5 – 2.5 win at home to Kilbirnie Place recently.

Present positions in Section B are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
Moorpark	7	5	1	1	29	13	16	22
Auchenharvie 88	6	3	1	2	18.5	17.5	1	14
Prestwick St Nicholas	4	1	2	1	9.5	14.5	-5	8
Alton	5	1	0	4	12.5	17.5	-5	4
Kilbirnie Place	4	1	0	3	8.5	15.5	-7	4

In SECTION C, Annanhill maintained their position at the top of the table with a 3 – 3 draw away to West Kilbride Whilst Troon St Meddans maintained their challenge with a 5 – 1 win at home to Irvine Ravenspark, who were also heavily defeated recently, by 6 – 0 away to Ardeer.

Present positions in Section C are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
Annanhill	7	4	1	2	23.5	18.5	5	18
Irvine Ravenspark	5	2	1	2	13	17	-4	10
Ardeer	4	2	0	2	13.5	10.5	3	8
Troon St Meddans	5	2	0	3	14	16	-2	8
West Kilbride	5	1	2	2	14	16	-2	8

There was a dramatic finish to SECTION D, with the result of the final fixture determining the qualifiers for the quarter finals.

The final fixture saw Stewarton visiting Loudoun. The Stewarton team required a 6 – 0 win to snatch the automatic qualifying place, whilst Loudoun needed to avoid a defeat by 5 – 1 or worse, to ensure their own qualification at the top of the table. In the event both sides failed in their task, a 5 – 1 win for Stewarton allowing Prestwick St Cuthbert to edge the automatic qualifying place by a single tie on the countback.

Final positions in Section D are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
Prestwick St Cuthbert	4	2	0	2	12.5	11.5	1	8
Loudoun	4	2	0	2	12	12	0	8
Stewarton	4	2	0	2	11.5	12.5	-1	8

In SECTION E, Ayr Seafield secured their first points of the season with a 6 – 0 home win over Troon Portland.

Present positions in Section E are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
Troon Welbeck	5	3	0	2	14.5	15.5	-1	12
Rowallan Castle	3	2	0	1	11.5	6.5	5	8
Ayr Seafield	2	1	0	1	7	5	2	4
Troon Portland	4	1	0	3	9	15	-6	4

In SECTION F, Caprington finished top, following completion of all the fixtures.

Final positions in Section F are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
Caprington	4	2	2	0	15	9	6	12
Ballochmyle	4	1	2	1	14	10	4	8
Redburn	4	0	2	2	7	17	-10	4