District League report November 9th.
In the Barlow Cup Kirkheaton Rovers beat Almondbury Woolpack 5-1 with goals from Jonathan Askin (two), Nathan Goddard, Gavin Armitage and Benjamin Hallitt. Joel Cartledge scoring for Woolpack.
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Moorside moved level with Saddleworth United at the top of Division 1 with goals from Joe Fagan and Connor Grimsley in a 2-0 win over Huddersfield Laund Hill, who drop down to third.
Diggle are up to fourth place after a comfortable 4-0 win over bottom club Holme Valley Academicals. Kobe Shaw, Will Rowland, Connor Bishop and Kieran Holmes scored for Diggle. Jack Smith, Tom Roberts and Lewis Haigh scored for Skelmanthorpe in their 3-2 win over Lepton Highlanders. Alexander Harrison and Antonio Ianzito scoring for the Highlanders. Almondbury Woolpack were involved in another entertaining game losing 7-5 to Honley. Oliver Mansell-Taylor hit a hattrick for Honley whose other scorers were Ben Lindley (two), Joe Morgan and Sean Clegg. Courtney Allert (two), James Acquah (two) and Stephen Brook scoring for the Woolpack.
Britannia Sports remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier Division losing 3-2 to Shepley who are second bottom. Goals for Britannia came from Chris Fowler and Louis Forbes. Thomas Whitfield, Jacob Brown and Scott Sykes scored for Shepley. Jamal Simpson and Jamal Hussain scored for Deighton in their 2-2 draw with Slaithwaite United. Ben Boulton and Chris Wilkins scoring for Slowit. Linthwaite Athletic moved to within three points of League leaders Berry Brow with a 5-0 win over Netherton. Liam Clark, Bryn Jenkins, Max Morley (two) and Nathan Wadsworth scoring the goals.
Meltham Athletic stay second in Division 2 following their 1-1 draw with Grange Moor Saints. Louis Polat scoring for Meltham and Cameron Wilkey scoring for the Saints. Brighouse Athletic move out of the relegation zone following their 2-1 win at Netherton Reserves with goals from Perry Connor and Jordan Hughes. Ben Balmforth scoring for Netherton.
In Division 3 Juan Fleetwood and Thomas Whyte scored for AFC Lindley Reserves in their 2-1 win over Hade Edge. Cameron Young scoring the consolation for Hade Edge. Heywood Irish Centre move up to third place after a fine 2-1 win over leaders Skelmanthorpe Reserves. Carlton Balmer scoring both for Heywoods and Dan Hart scoring for Shat. Berry Brow A move up to second place with goals from Yunus Abdulmumini and George Gylmah in their 2-1 win at Holmbridge Reserves. Joe Gomez scored for Mount in their 1-1 draw with Holmfirth Town. Taylor Walsh scoring for Holmfirth.
Kirkheaton Rovers Reserves regained the top spot in Division 4 after a narrow 1-0 win over Netherton A with a goal from Matthew Stephenson. Xander Winstanley, Jake Weigh and Bradley Ward (two) scored for Diggle Reserves in their 4-1 win over Scissett Reserves. George Barden scoring for Scissett.
Britannia Sports A completed their Division 5 fixtures with a 2-1 win over Hade Edge Development with goals from Brad-Lee St Hilaire and Nathan Hirst with Matthew Chiappori scoring for Hade Edge. Tristan Samuda (two) and Kieran Artherton scored as Mount Reserves beat Cumberworth A 3-2. Ben Copley and Harvey Rotchell scoring for Cumberworth.
Newsome are through to the quarter finals of the Huddersfield FA Challenge Cup after their 5-0 win over Saddleworth United with goals from Ryan Fisher (two), Doran Jordan, Darius Matheson and Chris Capone. In the quarter final they have been drawn to play Deighton. Berry Brow are also through following their narrow 3-2 win over Scissett with goals from Wanye Shooter (two) and Daniel Facey. In the quarter final they have been drawn to play Moorside.
In the Huddersfield FA Challenge Trophy, Kyle Forde and Luke McLoughlin scored for Berry Brow Reserves in their 2-0 win over Deighton Reserves. Tyler Kershaw scored for Fothergill and Whittles Reserves in their 1-1 draw with Meltham Athletic Reserves with Sam Dearnley scoring for Meltham. Fothergill’s went through winning 4-3 on penalties. Fothergill and Whittles Reserves will play Berry Brow Reserves in the semi final of the Challenge Trophy on April 11th, at Huddersfield Laund Hill kick off 18.15.
In an all Linthwaite Athletic tie the Reserves knocked out the A team 2-0 with goals from Matthew Devlin and Jacob Woods. Linthwaite Athletic Reserves will play Netherton Reserves in the semi final of the Challenge Trophy on April 11th, at Lepton Highlanders kick off 18.15.
In the Barlow Cup Kirkheaton Rovers beat Almondbury Woolpack 5-1 with goals from Jonathan Askin (two), Nathan Goddard, Gavin Armitage and Benjamin Hallitt. Joel Cartledge scoring for Woolpack.
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Josh Fowler scored the goal for Holmbridge as they inflicted the first defeat of the season on Premier Division leaders Linthwaite Athletic 1-0.
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Oliver Mansell-Taylor, Matthew Stor, Oliver Wilkins and Ben Lindley scored as Honley beat Britannia Sports 4-2 to go second in the Premier Division. Noah Harris and Frankie Szarko scored for Britannia.
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