BULLSEYE: Plymouth darts round-up

BRUCE HARRISON BUILDERS LTD 501 TOP 20 LEAGUE

CITY Social B consolidated their top four position with a 9-2 victory over Indian Inn and had Mike Pearce equalling the season's highest finish with a kill of 160.

Also catching the eye was Shaun Dring who top scored with 13 ton-plus throws which included a finish of 120.

Leaders The Fawn achieved a 9-2 victory over Porters A but the visitors played a lot better than the scoreline would suggest with the fixture producing no fewer than 113 scores of a ton or more.

Dave Roberts (100x13) was the leading marksman for Fawn while Mark Hopkins (100x13) and Kelvin Rowe (100x13) shone for Porters.

Octagon Social Club B won by the odd game of 11 at Ker St while Maritime returned from Octagon Social Club A with a 7-4 victory, despite good wins for Alfie Ford (19, 18, 19) and Fred Goldsmith (19, 18, 17).

City Social A emerged 8-3 winners at Porters B, inspired by Richard Lynch who won 3-0 in 15, 20 and 17 for a single dart average of 29.31.

A 12-dart leg from Mark Palmer was the highlight of Porters C's 9-2 win over Saltram while Kings Arms, with Mark Blaber (100x16) prominent, defeated St Levan Inn 7-4.

The Oreston side had Pete Down firing in a checkout of 140, while other ton-plus finishes from around the boards came from Mark Palmer (126), John Mann (124), Ralph Lancaster (121), Paul Flower (120), Dave Algar (106), Lee Rodmell (106) and Craig Hillary (101).

PLYMOUTH CITY SUPER LEAGUE

PLYMPTON Cons A are the new leaders following an 11-2 win at Hyde Park but two of their title rivals were both defeated.

Former table-toppers Archer Inn went down 8-5 at St Levan Inn while The Windmill suffered their first reverse of the campaign, losing 9-4 at City Social Club A, who are now the only undefeated side in the league.

A win in 14 for Ian Heggie was the highlight of Maxines' 8-5 success at Kings Arms A while Grenville B overcame Tap & Barrel 11-2.

Ker St returned to winning ways edging out City Social B 7-6, and had Kevin Hart winning the decisive 13th point when finishing from 118.

The week's top finish was recorded by Ray Palmer with a mark of 122, but he finished up on the wrong end of an 11-2 scoreline when The Elburton were defeated by Octagon SC, for whom Lee Dennis (100x13) caught the eye.

An outstanding fixture at Plympton Cons B saw the hosts edge out City Social C 7-6, but will be remembered for two exceptional performances from Steve Hiscox and Danny Allen, who between them shared six 180s.

High finishes from other games were recorded by Martyn Down (120), Luke Johnson (115) and Robbie Nankivell (112).

PLYMOUTH & DISTRICT FRIDAY LEAGUE

MARITIME made it nine wins on the bounce with a 10-3 victory at Steam Packet B, boosted by a 36-darter from Paul Flower and are still in the mix with a game in hand on teams above them.

Table-toppers Ker St had Ralph Lancaster checking out from 102 in an 11-2 defeat of Indian Inn B while The Fawn achieved the same winning scoreline at Porters B.

They had Mark Sargeant taking his singles in 35 and Fawn team-mate Dan Johnson was on target with two maximums.

Kevin Head threw the week's top checkout with a kill of 134 but could not prevent Steam Packet A from going down 8-5 at Town House.

Indian Inn A remain second but suffered a rare defeat when they were edged out 7-6 by City Social.

MONDAY PREMIER LEAGUE

ONLY four points separate as many teams as the leading quartet remain undefeated.

St Johnston A won 8-3 at Porters A while Indian B defeated Cherry Tree 9-2.

City Social emerged 7-4 winners at Steam Packet and had AJ Brunton checking out from 116.

Mike Brookshaw top scored with 11 ton-plus throws which included an out-shot of 104 and two 180s but Indian Inn A were eged out 6-5 by Porters B.