Saturday's football, April 17
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Reports
By MALCOLM PRATT
THE championship is still all to play for by Ryhope CW and Scarborough Town
after the pair again won at the week-end.
But whereas the Wearsiders just edged neighbours Silksworth, Boro romped to a
big win at Coxhoe Athletic to further boost their already superior goals
difference.
The local derby at Silksworth lived up to expectations with just one goal
dividing the sides at the final whistle.
Jonathan Davis gave Martin Swales' team a 35th minute lead from the penalty spot
and David Newby made it two, 10 minutes into the second half.
Gary Tyzack threw Steven Smith's side a lifeline with his 65th-minute strike to
produce an exciting finale but Ryhope held on for three crucial points.
Scarborough, eight points off the top with three games in hand on the
Wearsiders, hit Coxhoe Athletic for six as the goals flowed from Luke Jenkinson,
with a hat-trick, Joel Ramm, Jamie Patterson and Joshua Green. Paul Orton and
Stephen Oakley replied.
Houghton Town travelled to Hall Lane with high expectations of inflicting
another defeat on Willington, who look certain to be wooden-spoonists for a
second successive season.
An only goal by Michael Weston in the second minute upset the form-book but did
little for Willington's position at the bottom of the table. They still trail
Coxhoe by eight points with only four games to play.
A last-minute penalty by Peter Benson, his second goal of the game, earned
Ashbrooke Belford House the points at Hartlepool for whom Ronnie Dunn cancelled
out Benson's first strike.
Ian Davies then fired Pools ahead only for David Scott to restore parity before
Benson's dramatic late winner.
A hat-trick by James Kesterton which took his goals tally to 42 consigned Boldon
CA to defeat at third-top Teesside Athletic.
Annfield Plain remain fourth after Shaun Sager (2), Dominic Elliott and Stephen
Kirkbride were the marksmen against Wolviston who managed only one goal from
Adam Preston.
Gary Taylor's 89th-minute goal earned Jarrow a point against Windscale who led
courtesy of Dean Rodgers and Graeme Goulding after Chris Lunn had netted for the
home team.
Guisborough Town HC have now conceded 126 goals after being hit with a massive
14-1 defeat at New Marske.
Richard Playforth rifled five goals, Shaun Mackin struck four times with Mark
Dawson (2), Michael Mackin, Stephen Barker and an own goal by Mike Usher
adding to the woes of the visitors, for whom Craig Marshall managed a
consolation goal.
Darren Johnson and Craig Corkhill (2) eased Cleator Moor Celtic to victory over
Kirkbymoorside for whom Jonathan Brown (2) responded.
