Newton hit summit

NEWTON Athletic Youth took over top spot in Chester & District Junior League Under 14s Division Two with a 9-4 home win over Hope Farm Rangers.

Sean Beales, Kieran Hodgeson and Danny Jones did most of the damage with Ellis Gibson also getting in on the act.

Pulford drew 3-3 at Princes Villa Colts.

With man of the match Liam Harrison in show-stopping form, Waverton Wasps (Sam Jones 2, Matt Sheen, Charlie Nicholson, Aaron Hassle) pulled further clear at the Division Two summit with a 5-0 home victory over Vicars Cross Dynamos.

Under 13s Division One leaders JFC Boughton (John Davies, Jake Evans, Christophe Azimale, Kieron Trevor) had to work hard for a 4-3 home win over battling Groves Athletic.

Waverton Wasps overcame Blacon Youth 3-1.

Led by man of the match Nick Dyne, Waverton Hornets (Jordan Davies 2, Luke Sawney, Alister Riddy) beat Hoole Hornets 4-1 in Division Two.

Waverton Bees romped to a 9-2 victory at Vicars Cross Dynamos.

Westminster Park went down fighting 6-2 at home to Princes Villa in the Under 12s Division.

Hot-shot Sheton Tshabangu and Harry Rowlands struck for Park, for whom Liam Eldridge and Joseph Brackenbury shared the man-of-the-match honour.

Chester Nomads Colts (Marc Hardman; MoM Zak Soutter) lost 7-1 at home to Ellesmere Port.

Brilliant Under 11s Division One pacesetters Blacon Youth were 3-0 winners at JFC Boughton.

Harley Bennion, Jake Tonga and Brandon Burroughs shared the strikes for Blacon, for whom Jake Dean was the man of the match.

Vicars Cross Dynamos (Tom Walsh 3, Owen Bennett, Kieran Davies, Danny Holland, Jack Weckerle, Christopher Tillotson; MoM Rory Harper) won 8-0 at home to Westminster Park Lions as Waverton Jets beat Waverton Rockets 6-3.

Saughall Colts (MoM Liam Bytheway-Jackson) had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Elton Youth (Kieron Graham; MoM Paul Simcott) in Division Two.

Cameron Deas also impressed for Saltney, who were boosted by Upton’s 4-2 loss at Princes Villa.

Joe is hat-trick hero

JOE Thompson blasted Blacon Youth to a 3-1 Under 9s Cup victory at Westminster Park Panthers.

Hat-trick hero Thompson shared his side’s man-of-the-match award with Jack Chaloner. Daniel Spaven and Callum Woosey did the same for Park, for whom Ollie Parr found the net.

Matty Rain, Luke Allen, Joe Bowdler and Harvey Jones got the goals in Christleton Newscene’s 9-0 home win over FC Porto. Malpas & District Reds (Dane Tinsley, Dominic Hudson 2, MoM Luis Edwards, Adam Dennett) beat Saughall Colts 5-0.

Newton Athletic won 2-0 at Chester Nomads (MoM Alexander Wood); Upton Pumas 1-0 at Princes Villa.

Westminster Park Lions (James Worthington 3, Louis Frier, Jake Smith, Matty Brayne; MoM Lucas Leon/Alex Thompson) and Vicars Cross Dynamos Colts were 6-1 Shield winners at home to Blacon Tigers and Waverton Rockets respectively.

Upton Panthers triumphed 4-1 at Newton Athletic Eagles (Ryan Dickson; MoM Harvey Culverhouse); Helsby (George Johnson, Alex Molyneux; MoM Joe Davison) 2-1 at Vicars Cross Dynamos Rangers.

Unstoppable Christleton Newscene were 8-0 Under 10s Red Division winners at Porto Panthers, for whom Harry Hedges was the man of the match.

There were 4-2 Green Division victories for Blacon Youth, at home to Newton Athletic Eagles, and Vauxhall Motors Zafiras, away to Waverton Bullets.

Runaway Yellow Division leaders Newton Athletic won 9-1 at Waverton Strikers; second-placed Hawker Jets 3-0 at Porto Pumas with goals from Cain Noble and Andy Maclean.

Third-placed Tarvin Athletic (William Brighton 3, MoM Jamie Hawes, Joseph Jenks, Robbie White) sent Groves Rangers packing 6-1.

Upton Panthers edged a Blue Division cracker at Helsby (MoM Max Jones/Jack Rugby) 1-0.

Table-topping Chester Nomads (Tyler Woods 3, Billy Mann, Will Robinson, Harvey Polson-Davies) enjoyed a 6-1 success at Malpas & District Blacks (Craig Norris; MoM Ben Hayward). Second-placed Malpas & District Reds (George Smith 2, Alfie Smith, Tom Fenney 2, James Clarke, MoM Iwan Nevitt) swept aside Waverton Jets 7-0.

Leaders drop points

WAVERTON (Jack Gittins, Sam Mellor, Kieran O’Hare) became the first team to take points off Under 15s Division leaders Helsby (William Magee 2,ŠPeter Murphy) as they shared a 3-3 draw.

Saughall Colts drew 2-2 at Groves.

Newton Athletic Eagles, the Under 16s Division Two pacesetters, won 5-3 at Rossway United in spite of a man-of-the-match display from Liam Smith.

Elton Youth (Jordan Gregory 2, George Mecklenburgh, OG; MoM Terry Riley) were 4-2 winners at home to Chester Nomads (Caleb Dolling, Edwards C Jones).

In-form Under 17s Division table-toppers Newton Athletic won 3-0 at home to Blacon Youth.

Man of the match Mark Lewis scored a thunderous goal, but Pulford fell 3-1 at home to Upton.