Wearside Football League

Formed 1892

Wednesday's football April 14

16/04/10 17:47 Filed in: Reports

by MALCOLM PRATT

ALTHOUGH Ryhope CW enjoy an eight-points lead, the championship is for Scarborough Town to lose after both sides won last night.

First-half goals by Richard Jordan, who produced a good finish from outside the penalty area, and Phil Hall, proved sufficient for Martin Swales' side against Jarrow at Perth Green.

Scarborough have three games in hand on the Wearsiders and a significantly better goals difference which was boosted at Hartlepool.

Although Chris Archer cancelled out Josh Greening's early goal, Pools were always on the back foot but their spirits rose when goalkeeper Mark Bell saved a Greening penalty.

It proved to be only temporary respite, however, and quick strikes from Marty Brown and Greening, who this time made no mistake from the spot, put Boro firmly in command.

In stoppage time Nathan Cook made it four and the Seasiders have now scored an incredible 115 goals in 27 games. Equally impressive is the fact that they have leaked just 23, a figure matched only by Ryhope.

Houghton Town trailed to an 18th-minute goal by Richie Playforth at New Marske and harboured hopes of saving the game in the second period.

Their aspirations ended when Kristian Kamara and Shaun Mackin both beat keeper Shaun Robinson in the space of six early second-half minutes.

Easington Colliery enjoyed a five-goals romp at Silksworth who were blasted when the visitors struck four times in 12 minutes immediately on resuming.

Andrew Appleby's effort was all that separated the teams at the end of the opening 45 minutes during which Silksworth's defence had looked solid.

But they collapsed and the goals flowed from Danny Flounders, Andrew Richardson, Craig Snowdon and Appleby.

Steven Usher was an early scorer for Boldon CA but another 52 minutes elapsed before James Hudson doubled his side's advantage.

Stephen Clifford raised the hopes of second-bottom Coxhoe Athletic with his 80th-minute header but the South Tynesiders held on to claim all three points.

Top four sides Teesside Athletic and Annfield Plain ended goal-less and Kirkbymoorside roared to victory at Guisborough Town HC thanks to Jonathan Brown (2), Alex Strickland and Lee Alexander. Lee Millward was the home team's only scorer.