BPYFL Feb 24 report

Under 8s – Spring League leaders Bentley Youth maintained their 100% record with two narrow victories.

A late hat trick from star striker Jake Powers helped them come from behind to beat Stone Cross Academy Lions after the Lions had taken an early lead through Darrien Stone while Keiran Francis bagged the all important goal in their victory over All Saints Juniors.

Vic Market Tigers were the only other team to take maximum points from their two games.

A brace from Liam Jones and goals from Reece Simmonds and Jack Carter helped them overcome Stone Cross Academy Tigers, with Thomas Shorthouse  netting for the Lions while a brace from Jack Carter and a goal from keeper Mitchel Highfield saw them secure maximum points against On the Ball who replied through Joel Waite.

There were mixed fortunes for second placed F.C. Strollers. They raced to a two goal lead in their first game against All Saints Juniors with goals from Kian Dwyer and James Birk but All Saints rallied in the second half and they earned a share of the spoils with strikes from Skye Hylton and Kai Fellows.

An impressive display in their second game against Stone Cross Academy Lions saw Strollers take the points with four goals from leading scorer Kian Dwyer, three from Gianni Boparon, two from Ben Mansell and one from Ellis Greatrex.

Third placed F.C. Perton were also unbeaten in their two games after goals from Jordan Williams and Ross Burns helped them come from behind to record a narrow victory over On the Ball after Joel Waite had given OTB an early lead while Ross Burns was again on target as they shared the points with Stone Cross Academy Tigers who replied through Thomas Shorthouse.

Under 10s - It was all change in the Premier Division as leaders Willenhall Town lost both their matches, with the three teams below them all picking up points.

Second-placed Lane Head took over top spot despite dropping two points in a 1–1 draw with New Park Village.

Frank Hill scored for NPV, with Kameron Singh-Moore on target for Lane Head.

However Adam Bruce scored the only goal of Lane Head’s game against Smethwick Sikh Temple to take his team to top spot. Meanwhile Perton and Codsall West were the only team to win both their games, following up a 2–1 win over Willenhall Town with a 4–2 victory Wednesfield.

Daniel Slyde hit two in the first match, with Ashley Doughton replying for Willenhall.

Daniel was again on target, along with Jack Kriskinans, Jack Bishop and Matthew Finney in the victory over Wednesfield, who had Jamie Goodwin and Todd Brindle on the score sheet.

Smethwick Sikh Temple picked up their first points of the season, with goals from Rajut Clair and Aran Singh giving them a 2–1 win over Willenhall Town, who had Kierran Mackay on target.

Wednesfield cannot be ruled out of the chase despite only picking up a point from a goalless draw against New Park Village.

They lie fourth, but have two games in hand over the teams above them. Wolverhampton Development Pumas top the First Division table and need only a point from their remaining two games to clinch the championship.

Goals from Joshua Birkett and Jack Richards gave them a 2–1 win over Perton and Codsall East, who had George Vernon on target. This was followed by a 1–0 victory over Tipton Olympic, with Josh again scoring the winner.

However FC Perton and Tipton Olympic are joint second with the same points and the same goal difference, with Perton having scored just one more goal. Tipton started their day with a fine 4–0 win over Perton and Codsall East, with a Dale Holt brace, and goals from Ashley Griffiths and Adam Woodward.

However, the defeat to Pumas meant they couldn’t make up ground on the leaders. Meanwhile Aaron Green of FC Perton was hitting a hat trick, along with goals from Andrew Shave and Oliver Matthews in the 5–1 win over Wolverhampton Development Panthers, who had Tyler Cartwright on target.

Perton followed this with a 1–1 draw against Rowley Rangers.

Daniel Dudley was on target for Rowley, with Andrew Shave scoring again for Perton.

In the Second Division Coven United Colts continued their unbeaten run, starting the day with goals from George Edwards, Jack Haeve and Henry Hague-Jones giving them a 3–1 win over Bentley Youth, who had Jared Grey on target.

However, the goal scoring performance of the day came in their second match as Henry Hague-Jones hit a fantastic four in the 5–0 win over St Joseph’s Colts.George Edwards was also on target.

Ashbourne Raiders jump into second place after a Charlie Irving hat trick saw them through against All Saints Juniors following a goalless draw with Stone Cross Academy. Stone Cross moved into third place with a 3–1 win over St Joseph’s.

Daniel Edwards hit a brace, and Owen Westwood was also on target, while Kyle Hunjan replied for St Joseph’s. FC Perton Pumas claimed top spot in Division Three from early pace setters NC Colts. Thomas Holt scored in the Pumas’ 1–1 draw with Coopers Casuals, who had Jason Walton on target.

Theo Bird went on to score both goals for Pumas in a 2 – 1 victory over Bustleholme, who had Delmaro Channer on target. NC Colts stuttered in their chase for the title as they went down 1–2 to Bustleholme, Delmaro again on target along with Jake Powell, while Reece Peterkin scored for NC.

Under 11s – The league’s cup final programme kicked off at Grosvenor Park on Tuesday where a single goal helped Warstones Wanderers Lions beat F.C. Perton to lift the Group F Charity Cup Group while on Wednesday at the same venue an exciting game saw F.C. Strollers beat East Park by the odd goal in seven to lift the Group C trophy and on Thursday night Rowley Rangers lifted the prestigious Adrian Anslow (League) Cup with a 3-1 victory over Willenhall Town Colts.

Weekend action saw goals from Hemmings and Johnson help Willenhall Town Reds beat stable mates and premiership leaders Willenhall Town Colts to gain revenge for last week’s defeat while goals from Adams, Langford, Thorpe, Talbot and Fowell helped second placed Hill Top Rangers beat Finchfield to maintain their perfect start to the spring league and an impressive second half display saw Rowley Rangers overcome a two goal half time deficit to beat Wednesfield in a dress rehearsal of next week’s South Staffs Cup semi final courtesy of two goals apiece from Aaron Weston and Lewis Probert and one from Ellis Probert while a hat trick from Tenby, a brace from Salt and a strike from Salter helped Tipton Olympic beat Bilbrook Juniors Celtic in a nine goal thriller with Newin, with a brace and Maydew on target for Bilbrook.

In the First Division it was honours even when Perton and Codsall United entertained Wallbrook United with goals from Sammuels and Dickinson for the hosts cancelled out by strikes from Morrison and Leonard for Wallbrook while East Park beat Bilbrook Juniors Rangers 6-1 and F.C. Strollers beat New Park Village 8-0.

The top of the table clash in the Second Division saw second placed Coven end leaders Bentley Youth’s 100% record with two goals from Jack Thompson and one each from Scott Shortiff, Nathan Robertson and Jean-Pierre Jones with Nathan Ewers, with brace, and Thomas Coley replying while All Saints Juniors kept up the pressure on the leading pair with a odd goal in seven victory at Brandhall Colts and F.C. Perton beat Warstones Wanderers Lions by the odd goal in three.

Under 12s – Goals from Bradley Adams, Callum Hall, Alex Kidson and Brett Jukes helped Wednesbury Sports Union beat Tipton Olympic to book their place in the final of the Second Division Charity Cup where they will face Bentley Youth.

Reece Barwood was on target for Tipton while four goals from Chad Shinton, two from Billy Sneddon and one each from Lee Mills, Ashley Holmes and Adam Mills helped premiership leaders F.C. Strollers beat Moorcroft Raiders and five goals from Thomas Hadgood, four from Keiron Whittaker, two from Jacob Bull, one from Robert Edmunds and a penalty conversion from keeper Josh Hayden helped Bilbrook Juniors (West) beat Penn Rovers to keep up the pressure on the leaders.

Guisseppee Sorento bagged a consolation goal for Penn while second placed Warstones Wanderers (West) were held to a draw at Willenhall Town in a six goal thriller with Charlie Arnold, with a brace and Kristian Parker on target for Willenhall and Dylan Cooney, Joshua Bailey and Meeshak Douglas for the visitors and a hat trick from Luke Moseley and goals from Lewis Caitlin, Joshua Edwards and Reece Haslun helped F.C. Perton beat New Park Village with Seamus Williams, James Parks and Mark Higgs replying.

Windsor went goal crazy in their last game as they kept their hopes of promotion from the First Division alive with an impressive victory over F.C. Strollers Lions with three goals apiece from Mark Sutton and Matthew Frost, two from Vinney Dash and one each from Ashley Boot and Arvinder Johal.

Windsor have to rely on Moxley Rangers beating Warstones Wanderers (Lions) in the final league game of the season if the are to pip the Lions for promotion.

In the Group stages of the Spring Shield a hat trick from Bradley Hines helped Warstones Lions beat second division Coven United, with James Winwood replying while a brace from Cheetan Bains and a strike from Ryan Goldbourne helped first division Finchfield beat second division Smethwick Sikh Temple and in the first game in the Merit Shield four goals from Matthew Cherrington and one from Lucas Neale helped Sedgley White Lions beat Bentley Youth with Carl Pearce replying.

Under 13s – A brace from Mohit Sethi and a strike from Callum Williams helped premiership leaders Warley Vipers maintain their 100% record with an odd goal in five victory over Himley Colts with Daniel Jones and Ryan Parton on target for the visitors while a brace from Alex Foreshaw helped second placed Eurofast to a narrow victory at Bustleholme Blades with Recce Bowen replying for the hosts and goals from Hanek Bahia, Kyle Matthews, Chris Esson and Dimitri Dunkley helped New Park Village beat Hill Top Rangers while Daniel Edmondson-Griffiths bagged seven goals and Liam Boucher four as Willenhall Town beat Oldbury Lions with goals from Kiah Nwabuko, Alex Norris and Ryan Downing completing the rout.

In the First Division three goals from Fabian Facey, two each from Erik Kurserak and Omeil Brown and one apiece from Kristian Wharton, Aaron Clayton and Michael Barber helped leaders Warstones Wanderers (South) beat All Saints Juniors with Andre Evans replying while a hat trick from Alex Leatherland and goals from Liegh Jarrett and Joshua Hill helped Bustleholme Hawks and a brace from Rickey Evans and goals from Sanchez Mully helped Wednesbury Oak Colts beat Bentley Community with Ben Archer replying.

In the Second Division a hat trick from Bobby Rowe and goals from Rhys Hill and Tom White helped Bantock Vipers beat Sedgley White Lions with Tom Timmins and Andy Day replying while a hat trick from Romario McFarlande helped Bilston Wanderers beat Tipton Olympic in a five goal thriller with Bradley Wagstaffe and Rufaro Mysambiwa replying for the visitors and a hat trick from Dylan Wilkes and a brace from Ashley Hale helped Bentley Youth beat Black Country Ravens.

In the Third Division Punjab United kept their promotion hopes alive with a victory over promotion rivals Warstones Wanderers East courtesy of two goals apiece from Omari Thomas and Sinranjote Batih.

In the group stages of the Spring Shield three goals apiece from Dylan Crackette and Miles McKenzie, two from Johal Taylor and one each from Dimtri Brown, Aman Shergill, Joshdeep Thiara and Ryi Rutherford-Martel helped Smethwick United beat Wednesbury Royals while two goals from Ryan Brindley and one each from Sam Wesley, Okeffe Koyunlu, Luke Jones and Matt Hudson-Smith helped Pendeford Park beat Tettenhall Wood Athletic and in the opening group games of the Merit Shield goals from Tanraj Sangha, Keith Mitchell, Jake Bolton and Geovannie Shaw helped All Star Harriers beat Moorcroft Raiders with Thomas Edmunds replying while four goals from Jack Elmore and one each from Lewis Ebanks and Jamie Jones helped New State Lions beat Dudley Town. 

Under 14s – A thrilling game on Thursday night saw Hill Top Rangers beat Sandwell Dynamos by the odd goal in three at Wednesfield to lift the Premier Division Cup courtesy of goals from Reeve Gardner and Jamie Holder while earlier in the week at Grosvenor Park Sedgley White Lions enjoyed a single goal victory to beat Warstones Wanderers (South) and lift the First Division Cup while an equally close affair saw Coopers Casuals beat Tipton Athletic 2-1 to lift the Second Division Cup.

Weekend action and more cup football saw Warstones Wanderers North beat Sandwell Dynamos in their delayed David Taylor League Cup tie with four goals from Thomas and one each from Palmer, Meggoe, Lee and Burke while two goals apiece from Wellington and Spence and one from Edwards saw New Park Village beat Smethwick Sikh Temple to progress to the third round with Dale replying and goals from Smith, Gibbons.

Mowbury and Woodall helped Wednesfield Phoenix beat Coven United.

In the Premier Division goals from Adam Smith and Westley Murdock helped leaders Hill Top beat East Park Youth while goals from Gallagher and Wright helped Wolverhampton Development beat Tettenhall Wood Athletic with Kerney replying and two goals from McElligott and one from Moreton helped Darlaston Town to victory at Willenhall Town Swifts with Duckhouse and Singh replying.

In the First Division Perton and Codsall United kept their promotion hopes alive with an excellent victory over leaders Beechdale Swifts with goals from Williams and Darbyshire with Summerfield replying while a hat trick from Bungar and goals from Park and Leatherland helped second placed Sedgley White Lions beat F.C. Perton in an eight goal thriller with Hodgetts, Walker and Harris and Warstones Wanderers (South) are still in the promotion mix after they beat Willenhall Town Colts with goals from Willby, Marshall and Linton with Smith replying while four goals from Price, three goals apiece from Duffield and Nelson and one from Whitehouse helped Tipton Olympic beat Tipton Town.

In the second division goals from Michael Newman, Manser Heidria, Jason Groves, Ross Saxon, Jordan Williams, Bradley Lewis, Sandeep Raj and Luke Francis helped champions Stone Cross beat Bentley Youth while Moorcroft Raiders beat Coopers Casuals 2-1. In the opening group games in the Merit Shield B.N.J.S.F.C. beat Windsor 4-2.  

Under 15s – An excellent all round team display capped by a hat trick from Danny Lewis and goals from Josh Pitt and Declan Gibson saw Willenhall Town Tigers beat Trent Park Tigers to cruise through to the quarter finals of the prestigious Staffs County Youth Sunday Cup.

Two extra time goals saw Park Hill Boys beat Woodsetton to edge through to the second round of the First Division after the teams had shared eight goals in normal time while Hagen bagged the all important goal as Perton & Codsall United beat Wood Farm Wanderers.

In the Premier Division goals from Shilvok and Birch helped leaders Bilbrook Juniors East beat Carlisle Swifts while a hat trick from Thompson and a strike from Campbell helped Windsor beat second placed Finchfield with Wilson and Tonks replying and two goals from Wilkinson and one apiece from Evans, Corbett and Cocking helped Trysull Tigers beat Wolverhampton Development with Watson, with a brace and Roberts replying while goals from Mike Foster, Stefan Reece and Glorast Shimuna helped Parkes Hall beat Bustleholme 2000 with Rickardo Johnson replying.

In the First Division a brace from Wood and goals from Abraham, Stanford and Quarry helped Springvale Colts beat Tipton Olympic to move to the top of the table with Lee on target for Tipton while Wednesbury Inter Athletic beat F.C. Perton to keep their promotion hopes alive with goals from Augustiner, Harris, Skinner and Jones with Cliff and Northall replying and goals from Hunt, Sissons, Persall and Caroll helped Featherstone RWB beat Smethwick United.

In the Second Division All Saints beat F.C. Strollers 1-0 to end Strollers 100% league record and Strollers also slipped to third place after goals from Pemberton and Gill helped Punjab United beat Darlaston Town to move into top spot while a brace from Oliver Green and goals from Jack Green and Adding helped Bilbrook Juniors (North Star) beat Sedgley White Lions to move into second place.

Elsewhere three goals from Tunstall, two from Parkes and one each from Webb and Reynolds helped Penn Rovers beat Tipton Warriors with Owen replying and Ashbourne Raiders beat Warstones Wanderers 7-2.

Under 16s – It couldn’t have been tighter in the battle for second place in the third division with Aldersley eventually piping Wednesbury Sports Union on goals scored after the teams finished level on points and with the same goal difference Aldersley went into their last league game of the season at Stowlawn knowing that they only needed a point to secure second spot and that a defeat by any thing more than a one goal margin would hand promotion to Wednesbury.

Stowlawn did all they could to spoil the party and with just minutes remaining Aldersley were trailing 4-2 and Wednesbury were looking forward to second division football next term but a late strike saw Aldersley reduce the deficit and guarantee promotion.

Goals Jonathon Cliffte, Carl Everitt, Christopher Hayward and Luke Draisey ensured victory for Stowlawn but the goal heroes for Aldersley were Connor Forrester, Richard Fisher and Alex Turner.

Champions Beechdale Swifts ended their league campaign with a victory but it was a very close affair after a battling performance from bottom of the table Image Wheels Kestrals.

Luke Pritchard and Alex Keay were on target for the Swifts with Jamie Lymba replying for the Kestrals.

Elsewhere a hat trick from Byron Millington and a strike from James Ferguson helped Darlaston Town beat J.M. United with Ryan Speakman and Thomas Griffiths replying.

In the Second Division goals from Nathan Cain, Daniel Jaggers and Alex Wooldridge helped Sedgley Alliance Swifts move into third place with a victory at Parkes Hall with Liam Clayton on the score sheet for the hosts.

In the First Division goals from Andy Roberts and Alex Corbett helped Wednesfield beat Penn Rovers with Jamie Moorhouse replying while Wolverhampton Development and Punjab United shared the points and two goals.

Premier Division action saw goals from Jay Chambers and Matty Grainger help leaders Tipton Town beat Willenhall Town Swifts to maintain their 100% record while Bustleholme kept their hopes of silverware alive with an excellent victory over second placed Pelsall Villa in a seven goal thriller courtesy a hat trick from Connor Scott and a strike from Danny Mayne with Callum Griffiths, with a brace and Nick Hadley on target for the visitors and Danny Davies netted both goals as Lyng Falcons beat Wednesbury Town.

In the opening group games of the Merit Shield a brace from Matthew Bucknall and goals from Matthew Pendrous and David Myrie helped Windsor beat Wednesbury Sports Union with Luke Panayi replying while goals from Luke Lester and Sam Giles helped Bentley Youth beat Sedgley Rovers with Jordan Jones replying and Hill Top Rangers Colts beat Walsall Town 1-0.

Under 17s – Congratulation to Swinmoor Rangers who booked their place in the semi finals of the prestigious B’ham County F.A. Sunday Youth Cup with a fine victory at Cadbury Athletic courtesy of goals from Pedley, Nicklin and Merrick.

In the group stages of the Presidents Cup premiership Willenhall Youth beat First Division Parkside Rangers to edge closer to a slot in the semis.

Willenhall made an excellent start to the game with Ellis James slotting home in the first 5mins.

The striker was unlucky to be injured minutes later and was taken to hospital with a dislocated knee.

Willenhall made positional changes and rallied together taking the game to Parkside and extended their lead when Ashley Smith netted from a corner.

A goal from Lee Smith and a second from Ashley Smith, a great overhead kick, and a beauty from Luke Drew saw Willenhall complete their nap hand.

There were goals galore when Park Hill Boys ‘07 entertained Parkes Hall Lions with the teams sharing the points and ten goals.

Bowser, with a hat trick, Wall and Heapey were on the score sheet for Park Hill with Armstrong, with a brace, Evans, Donavon and Bushall replying while Argyle beat Castle Youth to book their place in the semis courtesy of goals from Cook and Parks with Forrest replying.

In the First Division goals from Whitlock, Clarke and Rashid helped Darlaston keep their title hopes alive with an excellent victory over leaders F.C. Perton Pumas with Etiemble replying while goals from Barlow, Johnson, Parsley, Cliffte and Draysdale helped Wyrley Juniors beat AFC Wombourne with Johnson, Harper and Duckland replying.