Juniors

The Under-9s, sponsored by SG Petch played at home in a friendly against Trimdon. Rangers started with some good attacking football which paid off with goals coming at regular intervals. The score ended 5-0 to Rangers with Sean Allen (2), Steven Richardson, Thomas Brown and Paul Helibron, on his Rangers debut, all scored. Rangers man of the match was Sean Allen.

The game that followed again saw Rangers with full domination of the game. The passing in this game was superb and certainly paid off with a magnificent 7-0 win. Rangers scorers were Russell Weaver (4), Matthew Harrison, Thomas Brown and Natalie Rimmer. Rangers man of the match was four-goal wonder Russell Weaver.

Willington Boys

THE Under-15s drew 1-1 away to Birtley in the Russell Foster junior league on Sunday. Playing in atrocious conditions, Birtley took the lead just after the interval. Willington equalised near the end with a goal from Craig Alston. Joe Fairish was Willington man of the match.

Redcar Town

Redcar Town were pleased to welcome Fishburn Boys for their quarter final league cup match on Sunday after Fishburn sportingly agreed to move the fixture from home advantage due to the weather affecting the pitch at Fishburn.

Both sets of parents home and away were treated to a great game where Redcar just edged past after Fishburn delivered a typical onslaught inspired by the ever awesome Tom Fothergill.

Some shuddering tackles were part of an early winter warmer and both sides got stuck in and Fishburn took the lead deservingly.

Redcar responded with some sweeping football and went into half-time 4-3 up.

The game was end to end in the second half and the difference was delivered by Callum Revely who scored the fifth goal to complete his hat-trick after a mesmerising run by the fleet-footed Jonathan Grounds.

Rumour has it that Redcar are going to test Fishburn's resolve with a million pound move for Tom Fothergill in the summer before Bobby Robson moves in!

Final score was Redcar 5, Fishburn 3.

Riverside

Chester-le-Street

The only Riverside team to play at the weekend were the Under-13s who entertained Redby Blues in the second round of the Ray Foster cup. Riverside took an early lead when Mark Peck drove home from just inside the box. Redby hit back twice to go into a 3-1 lead before Mark Peck got his second to make it 3-3 at half time. In the second half Ross Flynn ran through to make it 3-3 and scored again to put Riverside ahead Shortly before the end Aaron Sherrif scored to make the final score Riverside 5 Redby Blues 3.

Richmond Town

Again the weather affected the fixture list with only three games surviving the conditions, writes Ben Prosser.

Richmond Town Under-11s maintained their unbeaten run in 2003 by winning at home to Brompton. A strong cross-wind made it hard for both teams to settle into a pattern of play but Richmond took the lead midway through the first half when J.Woodall scored and shortly afterwards G Love made it 2-0.

Richmond were applying the pressure but Brompton's man of match was the keeper who had an outstanding game, pulling off a number of good saves. In the second half Richmond maintained the pressure but were only able to add one more goal to their tally with J Woodall adding his second of the game. Richmond kept their first clean sheet of the season with man of match Z Jackson having a solid game at sweeper.

Richmond Under-13s had an outstanding win against Teeside Athletic in the Teeside League Cup, they won at home 12-0.

Richmond's Under-15s were at home again in the Teeside Cup. They won 4-3 against Darlington Spaire Lads B in a match played in difficult conditions but was a good, hard-fought game. The goals were from C Cox(2) and Weighell (2).

New County North Durham Youth League

Oone game went ahead in the Under-16 division and all games in the Under-17 section were postponed.

Birtley Town defeated Cleveland Hall by the odd goal in three to extend their lead at the top of the table to seven points. Chris Morris scored for Cleveland Hall and goals by Sam Johnson and Shaun McEvoy enabled Birtley to gain their ninth game in 11 attempts.

They are seven points in front of Blaydon with Consett and Cleveland Hall, despite their defeat, also in contention.

At the bottom of the table Rutherford are still without a point following nine games and in the Under-17 division Leam Rangers lead by six points over Blackfyne and Redheugh.

Apollo Doors Gateshead Youth League

The programme was once again badly affected by the weather. In the Under-11 division two games were played and there were victories for Blackfyne and Heworth.

Connor Cruddace excelled as Blackfyne went nap at Hebburn, ending 5-0 winners. The result enabled Blackfyne to close the gap on joint leaders Low Fell and Heworth to seven points. They have three games in hand of Low Fell and have played two matches fewer than Heworth who maintained their challenge for the title defeating Beamish 3-1.

Jeff Mulholland bagged a brace of goals for Heworth, who recorded their 11th victory in 13 outings.

In the Under-12 section Leam Rangers G and Redheugh were involved in an eight goals thriller which ended 4-4 and Leam Rangers Y had the edge on Cleveland Hall, coming out on top by a 2-0 margin.

In the Under-12 league cup Whickham Fellside B saw off the challenge from Low Fell 6-1 when both Scott Martindale and Jordan Dyson scored twice.

Just one game was played in the Under-13 League Subsidiary Cup and Blackfyne secured a 4-2 success visiting Low Fell B.

Whickham Glebe recorded the biggest win for the day when they hit Burnside 11-3 in the Under-14 section. Michael Banks and Carl Kelly both rifled hat-tricks, while David Waugh and Andrew Smith each bagged a brace of goals.

In the Under-15 division Blaydon and Redheugh fought out a goalless draw in the only match to take place.

* No games were played in the Rohm and Haas JOC Hetton Youth League, the Fairs Software Tyneside Junior League, the Auckland and District EBAC Youth League.

Brompton Juniors

Brompton Under-14s from Division Four played Newton Aycliffe from Division Three in the TJAFC Challenge Cup in windy conditions. Brompton, playing with the wind in their favour in the first half, came up against a resolute Aycliffe defence and despite producing a few chances they failed to take any of them, until a determined run and cross by man of the match, John Henry, found Stefan Pearson who shot home.

The wind subsided after half time and Brompton took advantage with Adam Lister hitting a superb volley from the edge of the box after two minutes. Pearson scored two in as minutes to claim another hat-trick, the second was supplied by Scott Goodrum's excellent reverse pass. Danny Thornborough slid in for Brompton's fifth. Aycliffe responded with a well-placed free kick which keeper Andy Wilson had no chance. Scott Goodrum capped a good performance with a well-taken goal. Final score was Brompton 6 Newton Aycliffe 1. This was an excellent team performance against a higher league opposition.

Darlington Spraire Lads

In Division Four of the TJFA, the Under-14s pulled off a giant killing act in the Challenge Cup by beating Darlington 21st Allstars of Division One. The match was a typical cup-tie with plenty of endeavor from both sides but there was still room for good sporting behaviour from all of the players. The first half remained goalless with both sides having chances, the best falling to Spraire's Rob Knox but his volley just cleared the bar following a great cross from 'Tubs' Chandler.

Playing against the wind in the second half, Spraire had to work very hard to keep their shape against some heavy pressure from Allstars. The deadlock was broken when Chandler used his lightning pace on the counter-attack to score a great goal. A four-man move, again on the counter-attack, was superbly finished by Chandler to make it 2-0 to Spraire and provide much-needed breathing space. Man of the match went to James Krishnan for his cool performance at the heart of the Spraire defence.

Darlington 21st Allstars

The Under-9s were at home to Greatham in the League and came away with a fantastic 5-0 victory. The conditions were atrocious proving difficult to control the ball. The Allstars worked hard in energy sapping conditions and continued to keep up the pressure against Greatham for the whole game. All credit goes to the Allstars for their determined effort and all round team performance. Scorers were Bradley Simpson (2), man of the match Liam Jarvie (2) and William Whittaker.

In the friendly, the Allstars continued their winning performance and pulled off a 3-0 victory Scorers were Bradley Simpson (2) and Michael Sweet with the man of the match accolade going to Adam Jackson.

The Under-12s were away to Mount Pleasant in a classic derby match. The Allstars ended the first half trailing 1-0 but never gave up and piled the pressure on the Mount Pleasant defence. Just four minutes before the final whistle, the Allstars scored a tremendous 25 yard goal, courtesy of Callum Tarren. Man of the match was Adam Arsmstrong.

The Under-14s were away to Spraire lads in the Challenge Cup. The conditions were difficult and the Allstars playing against the wind in the first half managed to contain the Spraire Lads. The pitch suffered in the second half and in extremely difficult conditions, the Allstars conceded a goal. Although the game was evenly contested, match fitness played a big part and Spraire Lads managed to score another goal before full time, making the final score a 2-0 defeat for the Allstars. Man of the match was Jonathon Dunn.