THE newly-formed Under 17s Division got the under way with the heavily-tipped Newton Athletic recording a 4-0 victory at Pulford, for whom man of the match Ketan Dhital kept the score down with an outstanding goalkeeping display.
Tom Cardus bagged a brace for last season’s Ellesmere Port Junior League kings.
With MoM Gary Cripps in fine form at the back, Blacon Youth (Dan McCabe, Ben Roberts, Tom Maloney) edged a close contest at home to Vicars Cross Dynamos 3-2.
A man-of-the-match show from Elliot Moyle could not stop Malpas & District (Alex Hailes, James Walker-Smith) from crashing to an 8-2 home loss to Newton Athletic Youth in Under 16s Division One.
Vicars Cross Dynamos also lost, 5-1 at home to Princes Villa.
Newton Athletic Eagles made it a club double as they won 4-3 at Westminster Park in Division Two.
Blacon Youth were 4-1 winners at home to Chester Nomads Colts (Caleb Dolling; MoM Levent Bayraktar) with Waverton (James Motterhead 2, Elliot Mazzotti, Max Frickel) matching that score at home to Elton Youth (Jordan Gregory; MoM Jonathon Aplas).
Saughall Colts came from behind to win 6-3 at Westminster Park (Leon Langmead, Scott Smith, Lee Richardson) in the Under 15s Division.
It ended 2-2 between Waverton (Dan Asbury, Jake Russell) and visiting JFC Boughton (Joe Williams 2).