Nicholas Wanderers maintain winning run in Hanham Minor League
By Keynsham People | Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 07:00
Nicholas Wanderers Under-11s maintained their 100 per cent winning record in Division A of the Hanham Minor League with a 9-0 aggregate victory over Longwell Green.
They never looked back after a Kwyn Gilbert hat-trick and goals from Sam Isles, Callum Fudgell, Joe Hauser and James Morton catapulted them to a 7-0 first-game triumph.
Sean Marvin, Jared Ford and Xavier Nicastro also played their part in a splendid team performance. Longwell were well served by keeper Stan Hill, who made several fantastic stops to prevent more goals.
Longwell came out purposefully at the start of the second game but found the Wanderers defence in mean mood, with Josh Greenbury, Jordan Gilbert, Terry Wise, Jordy Connolley, Jack Staples and Jack Josham battling hard to keep them out.
At the other end, Sam Delve and Jacob Leeworthy provided the goals in a 2-0 win.
A follow-up fixture between the sides ensured more points were up for grabs straight away and Wanderers recorded another 9-0 win to make it 10 wins from 10 fixtures this season.
Morton and Nicastro got the first-game goals in a 2-0 win, while Kwyn Gilbert (2), Staples (2), Fudgell, Connolley and Delve were on target in the second match.
Keynsham Town completed a quickfire double over one of their Division B title rivals, Warmley Rangers, to establish a five-point lead at the top with only four games remaining.
They won the first game 2-0, Lewis Coleman firing them in front from a Jamie Ticktum lay-off at the near post following a short-corner routine masterminded by star man Callum Westbrook.
Westbrook and his defensive partner Josh Black were outstanding at the back and helped to launch a series of attacks,
The second goal came from a penalty when Westbrook's ball into the box was handled by a Rangers defender and goalkeeper Mason Bean stepped forward to rocket home the spot-kick after his first effort was disallowed for encroachment.
Defences also dominated the second game, which finished goalless. Birthday-boy George Rooke did well in midfield, Robbie Dury was outstanding at the back, while Callum Messenger took home the man-of-the-match award for an excellent showing as substitute in the second period.
Top scorer Joel Milhofer came closest to scoring by hitting a post.
Imperial Saints took full advantage of their double fixture against Almondsbury, claiming all six Division D points up for grabs.
The first match finished in a thumping 26-2 win, with George Jones leading the rout with five of the goals, Isaac Lee claiming four and Louis Crimmons, Harry Pruett, Jacob Moore and Ross Walker bagging three apiece.
Frank Feltham (2), Harry Boughton, Terrell Patterson and Mark Platt all hit the goal trail to wrap up the scoring before Imperial went on to win the second fixture 12-0.
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