Leaders Whitby Fishermen’s Society Development work hard for 6-4 win at Ampleforth
Leaders Whitby Fishermen’s Society were made to work hard for their 6-4 Newitts.com Beckett Football League Division 2 victory at Ampleforth on Saturday.
Ewan Locker and Freddy Barkas hit a brace of goals apiece for the pacesetters, with Sam Brown and Koby Craig also on the scoresheet for the visitors.
Ted Bramall-Smith, Alfie Nicholls and sub Kit Saggers notched for the home side.
Second-placed Lealholm Reserves kept in touch with the leaders thanks to a 6-0 win at Goal Sports, the villagers are four points behind Fishermen but have two games in hand on the table-toppers.
Sonny McDermott hit a hat-trick, Sam Russell adding a brace and sub Ben Turner chipping in to make it a superb victory.
Sinnington welcomed back leading marksman Jordan Anderson after a four-game ban and normal service was quickly resumed as he hit a treble in the 6-0 success against visiting Fishburn Park Academy who could offer no response.
Danby shared the goals with visiting Thornton Dale in a six-goal Division 1 thriller.
Dale got off to a great start with pressure from Marcus Godsell forcing an own goal from the hosts.
Danby hit back from 12 yards, Felix Elliott converting a penalty-kick.
The home side then took the lead through striker Kyle Clacherty before Thornton’s Isaac Edmond scored to equal things going into half-time.
With 20 minutes remaining Edmond scored a second and a possible winner, only for the visitors to concede a second spot-kick minutes later, Elliott again successfully converting to give Danby a point.
Staithes Athletic’s relegation from NRFL Premier Division was confirmed by a 1-1 home draw against Guisborough Town Reserves, Connor Hood having put the hosts in front.
Brad Lewis and Carl Gray both hit two goals as Lealholm kept their slim title chances alive with a 5-1 win at Kader.
Soni Fergus had opened the scoring for the visitors.
Fishburn Park lost 8-4 at home to Darlington RA, with Nathan Storr, and subs Dan Brown and Adam Warrilow among the Park scorers.
Whitby Fishermen’s Society lost 8-5 at home to Linthorpe Academicals in the Lou Moore Trophy first round.
The Fishermen scorers were Jack Kilpatrick (2), Jake Faichney, Karl Storr and Matthew Sullivan.