BELVEDERE Park closed on the KL ENGINEERING UNDER-16 DIVISION ONE leaders after beating Newhall Tigers 4-2.
Callum Riddell’s penalty for Tigers was added to by Daniel Hugill before Belvedere replied through George Bristow (2), Aaron Kendrick and Oliver Scattergood.
A Joshua Timms double for Ashbourne Aztecs failed to save his team as they went down 4-2 at home to Alrewas Colts, who won thanks to Jack Roddick (2), Billy Hodgkinson and Scott Masters.
The 10 players of Marlbor - ough Rovers won 2-1 at Doveridge thanks to Jack Henderson and James Rushton.
A Liam Bexon hat-trick for Midway proved to be the deciding factor as they beat Rolleston 3-2 in MIDLAND FIRE SECURITY SERVICES UNDER-16 DIVISION TWO.
Leaders Doveridge Red have yet to concede a home point and beat struggling Barton Rovers 3-0. Bertie Winstone (2) and Ben Smith were the players on target.
Joshua Beech netted for Newhall Lions, but they lost 4-1 against Ashby Ivanhoe.
The visitors found the net through Jamie Fitzgerald, Bennett Marraun, Joshua Pepper and George Shattock.
Belvedere Park put their first points on the board in the BURTON KIA YOUTH LEAGUE with a 3-1 defeat of Uttoxeter.
Uttoxeter’s Nathan Gorman was outscored by Kristian Prince (2) and Anoop Billen.
Aztecs cling on at the top and inflicted a first away defeat on Snarestone United.
Goals for the hosts’ Charles Mann (2), David Ebbrell, Sam Froggatt and William Tomkinson topped the efforts of Joe Dodd and Kieran Horner-Maddocks in a 5-2 win.
Winshill’s 100 per cent record is still intact as Thomas Kitchen (2), Louis Ranyard and Mitchell Summers fired them to a 4-1 win at Anglesey Swifts. Ryan Matthews replied.
A Sam Kirk treble, backed up by Luke Watts (2), Tom Curtis, Danny Jones, Jack Ryder and a Brad Metcalfe penalty, saw Gresley triumph 9-0 at Marlborough Rovers, while a Harry Bourne hattrick was added to by Josh Garland (2), Connor Parker and Robert Wright in the 7-0 success achieved by Netherseal St Peter’s against Newhall Cougars.
Melbourne Wanderers and Belvedere Park under-17s fought out a 1-1 draw, with the former’s Joseph Shadbolt matching up to the strike from supplied by Matt Liversage.
A depleted Midway outfit gained a creditable point from their 3-3 stalemate at Willington, with Jacob Dyche, Sam Hardingham and Joe Salisbury netting for the visitors.
