Under 8s

FC Perton faced the daunting task of playing the league’s top two teams and having narrowly lost to a late late goal against FC Strollers they bounced back to become the first team to take a point off leaders Bentley Youth.

Kian Dwyer and Gianni Boparon were on target for Strollers with Jordan Astbury netting for Perton while Jordan and Ross Burns found the net against Bentley with Ryan Allmark and Jake Powers rescuing the point for Bentley.

Bentley had earlier beaten Vic Market Tigers with goals from Kieran Francis, Ryan Allmark, Reece Rolston, Jake Powers and Jack Adams while a late goal from Kian Dwyer gave FC Strollers the points against Vic Market Tigers after Gianni Boparon’s early goal had been cancelled out by a strike from Jack Carter for the Tigers.

On the Ball Academy and All Saints Juniors both enjoyed an unbeaten Sunday.

They opened the session by sharing the points and two goals with Derek Wall equalising for All Saints after Joel Waite had given OTB the lead.

Joel also bagged the all important goal as OTB beat Stone Cross Academy Lions while Joseph Hall, Brandon Downes and Charlie Street ensured All Saints collected maximum points from their game against Stone Cross Academy Tigers.

Earlier the Tigers had shared the spoils with stable mates Stone Cross Lions with Reece Law netting for the Tigers and Ayden Bogle for the Lions. An apology to birthday boy Joel Waite whose goal for OTB in their 3-1 defeat against Bentley Youth was omitted from last week’s report.

Under 10s

As the Spring League draws to a close there are still major issues to be decided, with only the First Division having completed all its fixtures, as FC Perton were confirmed as runners-up following a 2–0 win over Wolverhampton Development Panthers.

Perton’s goals came from Andrew Shave and Aaron Green. Congratulations to Perton.

The Premier Division remains open to any of four teams, although Perton and Codsall West, who did not play, remain top on goal difference from Lane Head, who fought out a goal less draw with contenders Wednesfield.

Wednesfield themselves move up into third place following an outstanding 8–0 victory over Smethwick Sikh Temple, with four goals from Jamie Goodwin, two from James O’Malley and one each from Luke Mitchell and Jake King.

The margin of victory gives Wednesfield the best goal difference in the Division, and means that the top four teams all have a chance of league honours.

In the Second Division again there are four teams competing for the top places after a day of surprises.

Ashbourne Raiders, strong contenders for top spot, could only pick up a point from their two matches.

The Division’s top scorer Charlie Irving managed a brace against St Joseph’s Colts, but goals from Kyle Hunjan and Ben Hutton saw the points being shared. Earlier, a goal from Jared Grey for Bentley Youth had given Bentley the points against Ashbourne, while a 4–1 for St Joseph’s over All Saints saw them move off the bottom of the table.

Corey Whitehouse and Kyle Hunjan scored two each, with All Saints’ consolation coming from Ryan Williams.

Stone Cross moved into second place as goals from James Hall and Bradley Lovatt gave them a 2–1 win over Bentley, who had Oliver Aston on target.

Stone Cross followed this up with a goal less draw against Pensnett Harriers, whose 1 – 0 win over All Saints sees them also move into contention for honours.

Tyronne Spair scored the all-important goal that leaves the Division wide open.

Under 11s

It’s getting very interesting at the top of the Spring League first division with just one point separating the top three after third placed East Park Phoenix beat former leaders Warstones Wanderers North by the odd goal in three and FC Strollers 6-3 victory over Perton and Codsall United saw them move above Warstones on goal difference while Dudley Town beat Wallbrook United 5-1 to record their first league victory of the spring campaign and Bilbrook Juniors (Rangers) and New Park Village Rovers shared the spoils in an eight goal thriller.

In the Second Division Brandhall Colts beat F.C. Perton 5-2 while in the premier division third placed Tipton Olympic beat second placed Rowley Rangers 3-1 and leaders Willenhall Town Colts were held to a draw by Wednesfield with Birch on target for Willenhall and Hough for Wednesfield.

Under 12s

Wednesday night saw Finchfield beat Moxley Rangers at Grosvenor Park to lift the First Division Cup while week end action saw four goals from Chad Shinton and one each from Joe Davies and Joshua Bell help premier division leaders FC Strollers beat Sedgley White Lions while goals from Meeshak Douglas, Jack Hutchins and Joshua Nichols helped second placed Warstones Wanderers (West) beat F.C. Perton with Lewis Caiton replying while third placed Bilbrook Juniors (West) kept their championship hopes alive with a goal fest at Moorcroft Raiders leading the way was Keiron Whittaker with a hat trick while Matty Greenaway and Thomas Hadgood bagged a brace each with goals from Robert Edmunds, William Hughes, Jacob Bull and Elliot Simpson completing the scoring.

In the Spring Shield Warstones Wanderers (Lions) and Windsor shared four goals with Bradley Hines and Ryan Gray netting for Warstones and Mark Sutton and Matthew Frost for Windsor while two goals from Josh Collins and one from McCauley Love helped Prestwood Rangers beat Wednesbury Sports Union with Danny Burrows replying. In the Merit Shield two goals apiece from Ryan Goldbourn and Lewis Riley and one each from Troy Hewitt and Joseph Dabell helped Finchfield beat New Park Village while two goals from Gavin Sundar and one from Reece Mackintosh helped Smethwick Sikh Temple beat Penn Rovers in a five goal thriller with Domonic Farinaccio, and Harpree Khatkar replying and Carl Pearce notched all three goals as Bentley Youth beat Tipton Olympic.

Under 13s

Midweek floodlit Cup Final action saw Smethwick United and Pendeford Park contest the Third Division Cup at Wednesfield’s Amos Lane ground and it was Smethwick United who completed an impressive league and cup double with a 6-2 victory in the floodlit final.

At the week end premier division leaders Warley Vipers beat Hill Top Rangers with goals from Ryan Long and Luke Shirley while goals from Richie Lane, Liam Boucher and Daniel Edmundson-Griffiths helped Willenhall Town beat Himley Colts to move into second spot and a hat trick from Ricky Sira and goals from Jack Adams and Recce Bowen helped Bustleholme Blades beat New Park Village to easy their relegation worries in the First Division leaders Warstones Wanderers (South) beat Bustleholme Hawks 7-1 while All Star Harriers beat second placed NC Sports to virtually hand the title to Warstones courtesy of a brace from Keith Mitchell and a strike from Geo Shaw with Hayden Bowyer replying while two goals apiece from Andre Evans and Peter Evans and one each from Michael Davies and Tafferal Richards helped All Saints Juniors beat Bentley Community with Rakeem Reid replying.

In the second division goals from Robert Lloyd, Sam Elmore and Jack Elmore helped New State Lions to an odd goal in five victory at Sedgley White Lions with Andy Day and Josh Hayward replying and third division action saw four goals from Jamie Stocking, three from Alex Jones and one from Amrik Sahotta helped Punjab edge closer to promotion with a victory at Dudley Town with Tom Everill replying.

Group A of the Merit Shield saw Second Division champions Bustleholme Athletic entertain Third Division champions Smethwick United.

With both teams battling hard for supremacy it was Bustleholme’s Dray Orgill who quickly gave the home team the lead and a strike from Ryan Reynolds saw Bustleholme extend their lead but Smethwick bounced back and Love Joyemarime powered up the pitch to pull one back for the visitors and an equaliser early in the second half by Joel Taylor saw both teams retain their unbeaten records.

In Group C goals from Dale Sang and Sanchez Mulley helped Wednesbury Oak Colts beat Moorcroft Raiders with Bradley Newell replying while in Group D four goals from Dan Goodall and one each from Nick Skillern, Oliver Dimmock and Will Paton helped Perton and Codsall United beat Bentley Youth with Alex Hale, with a brace, and Adam Cooke replying and it was honours even when Warstones Wanderers (East) entertained Bilston Wanderers with two goals apiece from Adam Crossley and Sam Hipkiss for Warstones cancelled out by a hat trick from Sean Caddy and a strike from Ronaldo McFarlande and in Group E a thrilling game saw Wednesbury Royals and Tipton Olympic share fourteen goals.

Charlie Jones bagged four for the Royals with Liam Craddock, Colby Barnsley and Stewart White also on target while Bradley Wagstaffe and Callum Bull notched a hat trick apiece for Tipton with Joseph Baker completing the goal feast.
 

Under 14s

In the First Division a brace from Griffiths and goals from Round and Bungar helped second placed Sedgley White Lions beat B.N.J.S.F.C. to keep their title hopes alive while in the second division two goals from Connor Edwards and one from Ethan Shaw helped Coopers Casuals beat Bentley Youth with Owen Gallagher replying.

In the Group stages of the Merit Shield two goals from Lee and one each from Thomas and Burke helped Warstones Wanderers (North) beat stable mates Warstones Wanderers (South) with Read replying while a brace from James and a goal from Brown helped Windsor beat Perton and Codsall United while Simon Nelson bagged all three goals as Tipton Olympic beat Tipton Athletic.

Under 15s

Two goals from Lewis and one each from Pitt, Gibson, Nicholls and Anglin helped Willenhall Town Tigers beat Carlisle Swifts to move into second place in the Premier Division while Finchfield slipped to third as they lost to fourth placed Beechdale Swifts with Tom Porter and Ryan Stanton on target for the Swifts in a victory that saw them keep their hopes of silverware alive.

In the First Division five goals from Wood and one each from Arbaham and Randahawa helped leaders Springvale Colts beat Wood Farm Wanderers while four goals from Harris and one from Skinner helped third placed Wednesbury Inter Athletic keep their promotion hopes alive with a victory over second placed Park Hill Boys with Griffiths bagging a brace on reply and a hat trick from Caroll and goals from Hunt, Persil, Green and Sissons helped Featherstone R.W.B. beat Woodsetton with Sharpe replying.

In the Second Division four goals from Oliver Green and one from Jack Green helped second placed Bilbrook Juniors (North Star) beat Penn Rovers while three goals apiece from Cuiry and Dood and on each from Null, Brown and Wilton helped third placed F.C. Strollers beat Tipton Warriors with Conron replying and goals from Kazama and Stevenson helped Ashbourne Raiders beat Darlaston Town with Williams replying while goals from Williams, Owen and Gaberial helped All Saints beat Sedgley White Lions with Smith and Baker replying. 

Under 16s

The floodlit final of the Third Division Cup at Grosvenor on Wednesday saw Aldersley left the trophy with a 2-1 victory over Beechdale Swifts while on Sunday Bustleholme’s aspirations of reaching the final of the B’ham County F.A. Minor Cup final came to an end at Olton Ravens where they went out in a six goal thriller despite goals from Zac Marriott and Michael Chambers and in the Wednesbury Junior Cup goals from Seb Craven and John Hill helped Tipton Town beat Lyng Falcons while in the First Division goals from Liam Moses and Elliott Abraham helped Punjab United beat Penn Rovers with Ashley Dudgeon replying. Merit Shield action saw two goals from Jan Nurturi and one from Craig Deakin help Sedgley Town beat Walsall Town in a five goal thriller while goals from Dean Ashford, Jamie Tomlinson and Marco Brookes helped Sedgley Alliance Colts beat Moxley Rangers with Jamie Turner replying and it was honours even when Wednesfield entertained Willenhall Town Colts with two free kicks in the second half decided the game.

The first half drew a blank with neither team giving anything away, but in the second half Willenhall took the lead with a Luke Harpin free kick touched in by Darryl Taylor, but Wednesfield equalised 10 minutes from the end with a Nathan Jackson free kick.

In Group C goals from Mark Pennigton and Daniel Lodge helped Windsor beat Beechdale Swifts with Darren New replying while a hat trick apiece from Josh Millard and Alex Wooldridge, a brace from Nathan Cain and goals from Joe Spencer, Jamie Turner and Connor Price helped Sedgley Alliance Swifts beat Wednesbury Sports Union and in Group D four goals each from Sam Giles and Luke Cox and one apiece from Scott Appleby and Connor Mohan helped Bentley Youth beat Darlaston Town with Mark Roberts replying while two goals each from Dan Hopson and Matt Cooksey helped Hill Top Rangers beat J.M. United with Ryan Phillpott replying. 

Under 17s

On Tuesday night Swinmoor Rangers and Castle Youth contested the Premier Division Cup at Wednesfield’s Noose Lane Ground and it was Swinmoor who lifted the cup with a 4-0 victory an on Sunday they edged closer to a league and cup double with a comfortable premier league victory over Park Hill Boys ’07 courtesy of a hat trick from Edwards and goals from Pedley, Conichie, Turley, Smith and Merrick while Park Hill Boys and Bustleholme shared the spoils in a goal less draw.