Champions Hebburn on the march
CHAMPIONS Hebburn Town Reserves moved to within two points of a place in the top three as Gary Crutwell and Harry Munday found the net in their 2-0 victory at Darlington RA.
Niall Crosby was Coxhoe Athletic’s match-winner as they claimed their first league win of the season against Silksworth CW.
Athletic went ahead midway through the first half thanks to a Graham Stephenson goal – but they were pegged back immediately by an equaliser from Tom Scott.
Coxhoe had to wait for their winning goal but it finally arrived in injury time as Niall Crosby pounced to get his side off the mark for the season.
Richmond Town lie in seventh after Liam Darville, Kalumn Holbrook, Ben Clarke and Sanyog Lingthep all found the net in their 6-1 hammering of Farringdon Detached.
Darlington Town and Horden CW remained locked together at the top after coming through tough-looking fixtures. Sam England, James Beauchamp and Jim Wilson were all on target to give league leaders Town a impressive 3-0 win at FC Hartlepool.
Horden were forced to come from behind to claim all three points in their home game against Annfield Plain.
■ LIAM Butler grabbed a hat-trick as Durham United celebrated a shock 5-2 result at Boldon CA in the first round of the Alan Hood Charity Cup.
Dan Addison and Adam Watson were also on target.
Hat-tricks from Mikey McGee and Scott Ryan helped Wolviston progress in the third round of the same competition with a 6-0 demolition of Windscale at Metcalfe Park.
■ JAMES Wood also hit a treble as inform Gateshead Leam Rangers romped to a 6-1 success at West Auckland Tunns in the preliminary round of the Monkwearmouth Charity Cup.