Despite the 120 point advantage Strangford know that it was probably not enough to win this encounter. Jim Mills got the match underway for St Johns against Rory Mc Swiggan finishing with a 20 point advantage. Peter Madine still buoyant from winning the consolation final at the Strangford charity/Individual competitor the previous week did well  to restrict the inform Sean Poland to an 8 point winning margin with Terry Murphy ending the first round of matches with a 27 point winning margin over Michael Deery a player who always give his best for his team. After the first round of games St John’s had reduced the deficit to 65 points. In the remainder of matches St John’s continues to dominated but to their credit Strangford made them work for their wins and can be very satisfied with their overall performance against a strong and experienced team.  St John’s A will now play their B team and you can expect standing only for this all club affair. In the consolation final League winners Strangford A conceded the match to Banbridge A. Congratulation Banbridge A.