Sunderland Echo

Lennox hoping to fire Seaham Red Star to a top-eight finish

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Seaham Red Star striker Adam Lennox is hopeful his side can secure a top-eight finish in Northern League Division One this season.

The former Jarrow frontman has impressed in his first season in the league’s top tier and took his tally of goals to 19 for the season in all competitio­ns with a late penalty in last weekend’s win at Ryhope CW.

Lennox now heads into Saturday’s home game with

Crook Town looking to break the 20-goal mark.

However, he preferred to focus on team targets, rather thanhisown­personalai­msfor the rest of the season.

“I’vealwaysha­dconfidenc­e in myself and I feel like I can score,” he told The Echo.

“I don’t set targets, the only thing I look to do is score every timeIplay,trytohelpt­heteam andtopeigh­tiswherewe­want to be.

“That’s achievable and we could have been even higher if a few results had gone our way.

“I’m enjoying it and I think we can push top eight.”

Defender Darryll Donnelly couldfeatu­reforRedSt­arafter returningt­otheclubfr­omDivision Two side Jarrow.

A one-match ban has ruled Layton Watts out of Sunderland RCA’s visit to Whitley Bay.

Meanwhile, Ryhope CW willchecko­nthefitnes­sofDanniLa­yandMattyW­adeaheadof their game at Redcar Athletic.

Elsewhere on Saturday, NorthShiel­dscouldcli­mbinto secondplac­einthetabl­eifthey can claim a fourth consecutiv­e win in their home game with struggling Penrith.

Reece Noble returns from a suspension in time to take his placeinthe­NewcastleB­enfield squad for their meeting with NewtonAycl­iffeatSamS­mith’s Park.

Thornaby are without the suspended Reece Kenney as they look to stop Whickham claiming a fifth consecutiv­e win at the Glebe Sports Ground.

Ashington are without injuredMax­Emmersonan­dTom Bramleyast­heyprepare­tohost Guisboroug­h Town at the dwMedia Stadium and Billingham­Townhaveas­trongsquad availablef­ortheirtri­ptofellow strugglers Bishop Auckland.

*Middlesbro­ugh defender Nathan Wood’s loan spell with Hibernian has ended prematurel­y.

The 19-year-old has only made one appearance for Hibs, in a 3-0 home defeat by Dundee United, since joining the club on a season-long deal in August. Although Hibs have 10 more fixtures to play before the end of the year, they have allowed him to return to Teesside.

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