They beat runaway league leaders Killymurris Glarryford – a second defeat for the champions-elect since the turn of the year.

Despite that blow, however, Glarryford maintain a healthy 11-point lead and don't look like being caught.

For Buckna, the four points could be very important in an increasingly competitive battle for second place.

SCOREBOARD

Craigs 33 (2 pts), Connor 39 (3 pts): P Boyd 11, J Millar 7; C Graham 10, F Jackson 8; D Shaw 7, T Hill 10; W Herbison 5, D Elliott 14.

St Patrick's Broughshane 32 (0), Clough 'A' 52 (5): J Harris 3, D Wasson 12; T Spence 12, A McBurney 13; B Clyde 8, T Mitchell 14; S Wilson 9, N Wasson 13.

High Kirk 25 (0.5), Killymurris Glarryford 47 (4.5): H Smyth 6, I McMaster 16; T McPeake 9, S Dunlop 9; E Leckey 5, J McWhirter 13; D Smyth 5, D Dunlop 9.

Cullybackey Methodist 'A' 30 (2), Cloughwater 44 (3): T Rock 8, G Kirk 7; J Kirk 6, J Scott 14; C Ramsey 8, D Turtle 7; N Peacock 8, R Anderson 16.

Clough 'B' 31 (2), Second Broughshane 'B' 35 (3): B Johnston 4, R Linton 13; S Anderson 10, W Barr 4; A McCosh 6, N Graham 11; G Crawford 11, J McNeill 7.

First Broughshane 35 (3.5), Glenwherry 31 (1.5): R Neeson 7, L Davidson 10; G Davidson 9, A Crawford 8; D Shields 12, S Bonnar 6; J Gaston 7, J Bonnar 7.

Grange 44 (2), St Patrick's Ballymena 40 (3): R Duffin 14, D Balmer 4; H McCullough 8, D McCullough 11; A McCombe 11, R McComb 12; B Millar 11, A Agnew 13.

Cullybackey Methodist 'B' 29 (1.5), First Broughshane 48 (3.5): G Stewart 4, R Neeson 11; J Marshall 10, D Calderwood 10; J Galbraith 3, D Shields 18; W Reid 12, J Gaston 9.

Cullybackey Methodist 'B' 52 (4.5), Cuningham 'A' 23 (0.5): W Reid 8, P Millar 3; J Gage 14, T McIlroy 3; J Marshall 12, A Smith 12; T Gage 18, M Getty 5.

Cullybackey Methodist 'A' 55 (4.5), Second Broughshane 'B' 14 (0.5): T Rock 6, J Currie 6; J Kirk 15, W Barr 1; C Ramsey 13, N Graham 4; N Peacock 21, J McNeill 3.

Cullybackey Methodist 'B' 42 (1), Grange 53 (4): J Gage 8, R Duffin 11; J Galbraith 14, B Millar 12; T Gage 10, A McCombe 16; W Reid 10, H McCullough 14.

Clough 'A' 38 (4), Second Broughshane 'A' 37 (1): D Wasson 10, H Henry 6; J Wasson 8, J Turtle 7; T Mitchell 6, M Montgomery 15; N Wasson 14, C Turtle 9.

Killymurris Carnlea 44 (4), Craigs 21 (1): T McAlonan 12, C Graham 3; J Campbell 5, P Boyd 14; D McCullough 10, P Fleming 2; I Compton 17, D Shaw 2.

Connor 34 (2.5), Cloughwater 37 (2.5): J Millar 4, G Kirk 14; F Jackson 13, J Scott 8; T Hill 7, W Adams 7; D Elliott 10, R Anderson 8.

Ballymena Methodist 45 (4), St Patrick's Broughshane 24 (1): M Arbuthnut 13, S Wilson 4; A Bacon 6, S McKeown 9; G McAleese 15, B Clyde 4; J Simms 11, T McClintock 7.

Buckna 52 (4), Killymurris Glarryford 35 (1): J Reid 13, I McMaster 5; S Hamill 12, J McWhirter 16; R Black 14, D Dunlop 3; A McCullough 13, S Dunlop 11.