Thirsk Falcons / Newton Aycliffe / Spennymoor / Darlington Mount Pleasant Juniors / Darlington Sprai

Thirsk's passing game quickly emerged and allowed Duncan Padget to open the scoring. Tom James' sixth of the season doubled the lead and just before half time Dion Costick finished an intricate move blasting into the top corner.

D Padgett nudged his season's tally up to 34 shortly into the second half. Before Robbie Fountain stabbed in Falcon's fifth and his 56th of an explosive year.

Falcons final league record reads: P 18, W 18, F 123, A 16, Pts 54.

In Division Four of the Teesside League Thirsk Under-14s have moved into second place with two victories over the weekend. On Saturday goals from Mark Furniss and David James were enough to see off table-topping Brompton 2-1 and on Sunday Thirsk beat Barnard Castle 9-0. David James (4), Anthony Elders (2), Paul James, Shane Bendelow and an og were the scorers.

Newton Aycliffe

Youth returned to form with avengance after two disappointing results destroying TIBS to retain their third position in the league. The result was never in danger once the first goal scored by Ethan Graham went in early in the first half.

Peter Atkins scored the second shortly thereafter to make it 2-0. Daniel Learner converted a penalty to make it 3-0 , before two goals by James Robinson completed the rout to make it 5-0 by half time. In this sort of form the lads are difficult to beat and it bodes well for the remainder of the season which will culminate with the Cup Final on May 18th .

A great overall team performance the lads must strive to perform like this consistently. Man of the Match: Ethan Graham.

Spennymoor Under 13s

The under 13's maintained their promotion push by playing two games in the past week. Away to South Tyneside they struggled to a 1-1 draw. The equaliser coming from Matthew Whittle. Man of the match Kyle Redfern.

At home to Dunelm Youth Spennymoor won 2-0. The cracking goals coming from Jason White and Craig Thompson both long shots from way outside the box.

Man of the match despite being played out of position Ross Molloy. Next game is on Friday the 2nd of May in the Ray Foster cup final against Horden Boys at the Academy Of Light.

Darlington Mount Pleasant Juniors

Easter 2003 Blackpool Tour

Mount Pleasant Rangers JFC were in action over the Easter weekend at Blackpool when all age groups entered the "Blackpool Easter Trophy" tournament. Rangers did Darlington proud by bringing most of the silverware home with the under 12's and under 8's winning the finals and the under 11's coming runners up in both 11 aside and 7 aside. The results:

Under 12s A Team: The first game was against Rangers B who they won 7-0, scorers, Mikey Smith, Kev Coglan, Grant Hickman & Gary Martin four. They then played against Markyate FC who they drew with 1-1 with scorer Gary Martin. The next game was against Thetford Town FC who they beat 5-1 and the scorer was Gary Martin five. They then played South Shore and beat them 5-0 and securing a place in the final scorers Ryan Ashton (2) & Gary Martin (3). The final saw them against a strong South Shore but Rangers wanted the cup and won 3-1 and the scorers were Ryan Ashton, Grant Hickman & Gary Martin.

The Under 12s B Team, Sponsored by Magnet Ltd: The first game was against Rangers "A" who won 7-0. The next game was against Thetford Town FC who won 5-1. They then played South Shore who won 5-0. The last game was against Markyate FC who won by only 1-0.

The Under 11s A Team, Sponsored by MKM (Darlington): The first game saw them playing against the Rangers "B" team which they won 5 - 0 and the scorers were Mike Gillender (2), Joe Clare, Ben Turnbull & Nathan Wilson. They then played against a local outfit called South Shore who beat them 2-0. The last game of the round was against Foxhall FC who Rangers won 2-1and the scorer was Johnny Blewitt (2). This result took them through to the semi final against Foxhall FC who they won 2-0 to secure their place in the final scorer of both goals, Nathan Wilson. The final was against the strong home team of South Shore who came out to win. Rangers battled hard but failed to break Shore down. The final score ended 2-0 to Shore. Chris Lupton, Andy Grainger, Matthew York, David Johnston, Owen Raper, Tom Smalley (capt), Richie Hinde, Nick Petch, Ayden Carrick, Nathan Wilson, Joe Clare, Johnny Blewitt, Josh Newton, Ben Turnbull & Mike Gillender.

The Under 11s B Team, Sponsored by CABLE: Their first game saw them playing against Rangers "A" team which they lost 5-0. They then played South Shore who won 5-0. They then drew 0-0 with Foxhall FC. Well done to the whole team, Charlie Watson, Liam Smith, Alex Meridith, Ashleigh Leighton, Sam Curran, Andy Page, Ben Hastie, Johnny Harte, Tom Page, Dominic Ryan, Adam Swan, Kieren Stubley, Kieren Aldus & Ethan Thompson.

The UNDER 11s "A" Team, Sponsored by MKM (Darlington): Their first game saw them play against the B team and win 6-2, scorers, Tom Smalley (2) & Nathan Wilson (4). They then played Duston Knights and won 2 - 1 scorers Owen Raper & Nathan Wilson. The next game was against Rangers "C" who they won 3-0, scorers were Nick Petch, Ayden Carrick & Nathan Wilson. They then played against South Shore and won 1 - 0, scorer, Ayden Carrick. They then played Foxhall FC and drew 2 - 2, scorers, Matthew York & Nathan Wilson. The final was against South Shore who, after a lot of battling and end to end football, won 3 - 2, scorers, Johnny "Bravo" Blewitt & Joe Clare. Well done to the whole team, Chris Lupton, Matthew York, Tom Smalley, Ayden Carrick, Owen Raper, Nick Petch, David Johnston, Joe Clare, Nathan Wilson & Johnny Blewitt.

The Under 11s "B" Team, Sponsored by CABLE: Their first small sided game saw them play against Rangers A who won 6 - 2, scorers, Ben Turnbull & Mike Gillender. The next game was against the other Rangers team entered Rangers C. This ended in a 2 - 1 win, scorers, Ben Turnbull & Josh Newton. They then played a hard game against South Shore who beat them 3 - 0. The next game saw them win 1 - 0 against Foxhall FC, scorer, Josh Newton. The final game was against Duston Knights and was end to end. Rangers battled hard for the victory but Duston kept coming back at them. It ended 3 - 2 to Duston, scorers, Ben Turnbull & Kieren Aldus. This team were also awarded the fair play award for its excellent behaviour throughout the tournament. Well done to the whole team, Andy Grainger, Liam Smith, Kieren Aldus, Alex Meridith, Josh Newton, Richie Hinde (capt), Tom Page, Ben Turnbull & Mike Gillender.

The Under 11s "C" Team, Sponsored by Mill VW, Faverdale: Their first game was against Foxhall FC who won 3 - 0. They then played Duston Knights who won 1 - 0. They then played Rangers "A" who won 3 - 0. They played their next game against South Shore who won with a 1 - 0 scoreline. The last game saw them play against Rangers "B" who needed a win. This was a battle from start to finish with either team worthy of a win. After some good football they sadly lost 2 - 1, scorer, Dominic Ryan. Well done to the whole team, Charlie Watson, Sam Curran, Ashleigh Leighton, Johnny Harte, Ben Hastie, Kieren Stubley, Andy Page, Dominic Ryan, Adam Swan & Ethan Thompson.

The Under 8s Red Team, Sponsored by Dutton Forshaw (Stockton): Their first game saw them against Rangers Blue's who they won 8 - 0, scorers, Cory Aldus, Sam England, Lee Hastie 3 & Jim Wilson 3. They then played against Lytham Juniors "A" who they beat 9 - 0, scorers, Jim Wilson 2, Lee Hastie 3 & Euan Legg 4. They then played against Omonia "A" and won 2 - 0, scorer, Jim Wilson 2. The next game saw them play Lytham Juniors "B" who they beat 9 - 0, scorers, Euan Legg, Jim Wilson 2, Sam England 3 & Lee Hastie 3. They then played against Omonia "B" who they won 1 - 0, scorer, Jim Wilson. The semi final pitched them against a strong Polaris who they beat 6 - 0, scorers, Cory Aldus 2, Lee Hastie 2 & Jim Wilson 2. The final saw them against Omonia "A" who they beat 4 - 0 to lift the cup. Well done to the whole team, Bradley Richmond, Euan Legg, Lee Hastie, Jim Wilson, Sam England & Cory Aldus.

The Under 8s Blue Team, Sponsored by Dutton Forshaw (Stockton): The first game saw them against the Reds who sadly beat them 8 - 0. The next game was against Omonia "A" who won 1 - 0. They then played against Lytham Juniors "A" who they defeated 5 - 0, scorers, Aiden Smith, Karl Hastie 2 & Stephen Richardson 2. The next game saw them play against Lytham Juniors "B" who they beat 6 - 0, scorers, Aiden Smith,Danial Turnbull, Karl Hastie & Stephen Richardson 3. They then went on to play Omonia "B" who won 1 - 0. The last game saw them play against Polaris who won 2 - 1, scorer, Joe Winter. Well done to the whole team, Joe Williamson, Karl Hastie, Joe Winter, Danial Turnbull, Stephen Richardson & Aiden Smith.

The Under 12s, "A" Sponsored by Weathertight Windows: They played at home in the league against North Ormesby and after some good battling football lost 2 - 0. Rangers MOM, Joe Ditchburn.

The Under 11s, Sponsored by MKM (Darlington): The "A" Team played their last league game at home against Marske Utd. The game started with Rangers dictating the game and taking the lead. It was end to end football with the two top teams battling it out. The score ended 3 - 2 to Marske which gives Rangers runners up in the league and promotion next season. Rangers scorers, Joe Clare & Nathan Wilson. Rangers MOM, Richie Hinde for an outstanding workrate.

The "B" Team played at home against Northallerton in the league and played some excellent football. They took the game to the opposition and did not let up the pressure. The score ended 5 - 2 to Northallerton. Rangers scorers, Ryan Wheeler & Dominic Ryan. Rangers MOM, Tom Hutchinson.

The Under 10s, Sponsored by Mill VW (Faverdale): The "A" Team played at home against Newton Aycliffe Youth. They moved the ball well and played the easy ball throughout. The score ended in a 1 - 1 draw. Rangers scorer, Ashleigh Leighton. Rangers MOM, Johnny Harte.

The "B" Team played the same team and sadly lost 5 - 1. Rangers scorer, Ben Raine. Rangers MOM, Geoffrey Bass for saving a penalty kick.

The Under 8s, Sponsored by Dutton Forshaw (Stockton): Played at home in the league on Saturday against Coulby Newham and won 3 - 0 with a superb hatrick from MOM, Sam England. They also played the away fixture against Coulby Newham and sadly got beat 2 - 0. Rangers MOM, Lee Swainston.

A friendly that followed saw Rangers win 2 - 0. Rangers scorers, Lee Swainston & MOM, Ryan Towns.

They played at home on Sunday against Whinney Banks and won 3 - 1 with a hatrick from MOM, Jim Wilson. A friendly that followed saw Rangers draw 1 - 1. Rangers scorer, Danial Turnbull. MOM, was awarded to the whole team.

Mount Pleasant Rangers are looking for an under 9's goalkeeper for season 2003/2004 and also under 8's players for the same season. So if you are the right age for the above and are interested in playing for an up and coming junior football club in Darlington just ring either Kev on 01325 283072 or Steve on 01325 332025 for more details.

Darlington Spraire Lads

The Under-9s were at home to second-placed Leven in the league and came away with a tremendous 7-0 win. Goals flowed frequently with James Bennett scoring a hat-trick in the first ten minutes, all three from Kerry Hedley corners.

Zac Tervit added a brace with Danny Stead and Wilson Kneeshaw completing the rout. A special mention must go to defenders Matty Bowers and Ryan Allinson and goalie Jack Binks who kept Leven at bay.

In the following friendly Spraire won 3-0 with goals from Danny, Zac and Aaron. They now need to win their remaining game to win the league.

Spraire Under-15 B's have been away over Easter to Blackpool where they drew two of there games and won one while they also won the fair play award. They won 7-3 against TIBS with goals coming from Oliver (2), Barr (2), Tarren (2) and Alderson.

Spraire Under-16s were away to Teesside Athletic where they won 2-0 in windy conditions. Spraire kept the game at 0-0 and with the wind behind them in the second half Spraire took the lead when quick thinking Gray spotted the keeper of his line and scored from a distance. Spraire made it 2-0 with Grant scoring in the last minute.

Fairs Software Tyneside Junior League

Redheugh maintained their challenge for the championship when they hammered Prudhoe Town 8-0. Stephen Brown struck four times and others on the mark were Stephen Small, Ben Johnson, Ken Boyle and Stephen Richardson.

The fixture was the only one to be played at the weekend and the Reds are now equal on points with leaders Chester-le-Street, but have a game in hand on the Cestrians.

Walker Central are also very much in contention. They just three points adrift of both Chester-le-Street and Redheugh but have played three fewer games than the Cestrians and have fulfilled two less fixtures than Redheugh.