Brompton Juniors: Brompton Juniors Under-14s travelled to Grangefield in a match where both teams could only field ten players each due to injuries and school commitments.

It was a dire first half which ended 0-0 but Grangefield eventually took the lead from a corner and doubled their advantage in the first 15 minutes of the second half. This eventually woke up the away side with Lukas Sutton chasing a long ball and slotted the ball under the keeper. Four minutes later Sutton's pass found John Henry who equalised, Brompton scored the winner that they did not deserve when Henry forced home after a goalmouth scramble, Lukas Sutton was named man of the match.

Richmond Town

Richmond Town's teams continued their impressive season with the Under-14s winning their North Yorkshire County Cup semi-final against first division Cleveland Juniors. This means that three of the club's teams are in three different Cup finals and the Under-14s still have another semi-final to play.

The Under-14s won 5-3 against Cleveland Juniors, despite going a goal down early in the first half and missed a hat-full of chances. J Flannery equalised in the second half but Richmond fell behind soon after before N Fisher set up J Wooff with an equaliser. Poor marking at a free-kick allowed Cleveland to go back ahead but Richmond conceded no more goals and they scored two more through J Flannery and N Fisher to seal a great win.

Richmond Under-14s also played a league match at home to Newton Aycliffe on Friday, drawing 2-2. Richmond were short on players due to injuries which resulted in J Moss getting his first game of the season. Richmond went 1-0 down when a loose ball from a corner was turned in after Richmond were unable to clear off the line and they went 2-0 down after a penalty.

Richmond got their act together in the second half and dominated throughout, N Fisher pulling one back early in the half and K Holbrook converting a penalty later on to salvage a point.

Richmond Under-12s finally lost their unbeaten record away to Thirsk, 2-1.

Thirsk opened the scoring in the first minute and scored a second midway through the first half when Richmond failed to deal with a well taken corner. Richmond had chances in the first half to bring the scores level but were unable to make their possession count. In the second half Richmond were virtually camped in the Thirsk half of the field dominating the match for longer passages of play and despite several clear chances, had only one second half goal to show for their efforts which was scored by leading scorer B Whiteside.

Thirsk were a team determined to beat Richmond's unbeaten run but despite losing the unbeaten task the team have had a fantastic season, winning the league by some distance and a final on May 9 to look forward to.

Richmond Under-11s played their last home match of the season looking to maintain their unbeaten home record against Total Soccer Centre.

Richmond started brightly, looking for a win against a team who had beaten them twice this season and it took seven minutes for Richmond to score when R Catterick latched onto a ball down the right and squared it into the path of G Love who side-footed past the keeper.

After 14 minutes the score was doubled when G Hill launched a long throw-in to the box for S Dennis to back header into a defender which deflected into the TSC net. G Love scored his second when he latched onto a ball down the right from S Dennis he took a touch and slotted the ball home. In the second half Richmond continued to push and were rewarded with a fourth when G Hill took a throw down the right, the ball was headed back to him by TSC and his cross went over the keeper into the net. The score ended 5-0 when G Love completed his hat-trick by slotting the ball home. Man of match was Z Jackson.

Norton and Stockton Ancients

Norton Under-8s started well against Leven and took the lead through long-range shot from Josh MacDonald and although dominating the first half no further goals came. In second half Leven came back strongly however, a great through-ball by Patrick Nelson put Macdonald in for his second. Leven were working hard and got their reward when Laughton pulled a goal back, however Norton finished the game off when David Roth completed the scoring to make it 3-1. Man of the match was Josh Macdonald.

Against Marton the Under-12s Girls' game got off to a good start with both teams holding their own and playing some great football. Marton hit the post several times, increasing the pressure on the Norton defence and they scored in the third quarter after a goalmouth scramble. Norton levelled the game with a cracking goal from Emily Wilson. Marton finished the game stronger with two further goals to run out 3-1 winners. A brilliant match and a great advert for girl's football.

In a lively game against Darlington 21st Allstars, Norton Under-12s had the best of the early chances, but could not convert them. Allstars then took command and scored three goals before half time to make it 3-0 at the break.

Despite early pressure on the Allstars defence, Norton conceded another goal before they eventually got on the scoresheet with goals from Richardson and Bennett. With Norton pushing forward and looking to level the game, Allstars caught them on the break with the last goal of the game to make the final score 5-2 to Allstars.

Against Stokesley, the Under-13s' first half was very tight with Norton having the slight upper hand but the game was level at half time. Norton upped their game in the second half and it was not long before Garbutt scored with a half volley and then made it 2-0 to allow Norton to take control of the game. Stokesley got a consolation goal near the end but Norton ran out 2-1 winners.

The Under-14s A's game started slowly with some poor football on a difficult pitch and it took a well-taken goal from Chris Mannion to put Norton ahead against South Bank. In the second half Norton gave away a careless penalty and South Bank levelled the score to make it 1-1 at the final whistle.

The hard ground made for a scrappy end of season encounter between the Under-14s B and New Marske. Both defences were on top throughout although Norton slightly shaded the first half. Carl Nugent had a chance cleared off the line but a 0-0 draw was a fair result.

In an end of season game with little at stake, the Under-17s A team took on Hartlepool Power Station in a game played on Norton's Northern League pitch. It seemed to suit the visitors who scored through Martin, Malham and Brown with a single goal reply by Asif for Norton saw Hartlepool Power Station win comfortably 3-1.

Norton Under-17s B needed to win their game to maintain their bid to take the Second Division title. Unfortunately Cawood Wanderers could only field an under-strength team and Norton took advantage to win easily 14-1. Leading the goalscoring was Craggs and Dalby with four goals each but credit must go to the Cawood players who kept going right to the end and showed tremendous spirit.

In midweek, the Under-14s A opened the scoring when the Marton Hall Drive keeper spilled the ball and Plimmer tapped it in the net.

Marton retaliated with two goals, one from a quality free kick. Norton levelled the game again when Plimmer scored his second.

The game was very even and it took one of Norton's substitutes Blackburn (the smallest player on the pitch) to score the winner when he headed home for a well taken corner to make the final score 3-2.

In the second of three games this week the Under-14s A team ran out comfortable winners against Darlington 21st Allstars. Two goals from David Scaife and a goal each from Shaun Toulson, Dale Plimmer and Andrew Blackburn saw the final score 5-0

The Under-14s B endured a very ill tempered game after a dangerous challenge on Norton's keeper Suttill, after only ten minutes. Spraire Lads A went ahead early on and a second shortly followed but Norton came back into the game until Spraire Lads got a third. The second half was pretty even and after some more tough challenges, Norton were awarded a penalty late on which was converted by Norton's keeper Suttill.

The Under-15s had to be on top form against a very strong Marton outfit in another game played on the big Northern League pitch. An even first half ended 0-0 and it took a well worked goal from McGreal early in the second half to give Norton the lead. They added to it with an opportunist goal from Shaun Taylor and at the final whistle had earned a well deserved 2-0 win.

The Under-17s A's game started pretty even with both teams playing some excellent football. Grangetown went ahead just before half time, when a long ball out of defence was chased by the Grangetown forward who got to the ball first, beat a defender to put the ball in the net.

Early in the second half Norton had a player sent off but they equalised with the move of the game through Jones. The game was very even with both teams having chances but Grangetown eventually won the game 2-1 with bullet header from a well taken corner.

Riverside - Chester-le-Street

The Riverside Under-9s picked up four points at the weekend, beating South Tyneside 3-0 and drawing 1-1 with Doxford Park. The goals against South Tyneside came from Ben Young, John Buck and Liam Hall whilst the goal against Doxford Park was scored by Brett Turnbull.

The Under-11s' good run continued when they beat Willington 3-2 at the Hermitage the goals coming from Mark Graham, Arran Wearmouth and Jake Clarke.

The Under-13s gained three valuable points when they travelled to Plains Farm and won 5-1. Chris Cuthbertson opened the scoring for Riverside with a stunning strike from the edge of the box. In the second half Adam Barker made it 2-0 when he drove home from 20 yards and then Chris Ryder made it three. Ryder got his second when he beat the keeper following a good one-two with Mark Peck and Cuthbertson got his second following an excellent run and cross from Simon Godfrey.

Rohm and Haas JOC Hetton Youth League

Leaders Lumley will play Herrington in the final of the league subsidiary cup. They enjoyed a fairly easy passage when they defeated Lambton Street, but Herrington had their work cut out before seeing off the challenge from Ryhope.

Craig McManus gave Lumley a first half advantage and further goals by Mark Younger and Simon Dolman left Lambton Street with a mountain to climb. Paul Middlemiss reduced the arrears to throw the Wearsiders a lifeline, but their hopes ended when Christopher Yates scored a fourth goal for Lumley.

Ryhope led at the halfway stage with a goal from Paul Fenwick when they entertained Herrington. There was never much between the sides and after Craig Ellison equalised the result could have gone either way, but it was Herrington who came out on top by a 2-1 margin when Ellison again found the net. Lumley are now on course for a double. They lead Jarrow St Bedes by 12 points, but the South Tynesiders have two games in hand. Despite being 20 points adrift of Lumley, Herrington cannot be discounted since they have fulfilled six fewer fixtures than Lumley.