The Peterborough Evening Telegraph

Super Star sides setting the early pace in two age groups

Junior Football - Peterborou­gh Youth League

- By Bob French bob.french@jpress.,co.,uk

Peterborou­gh Northern Star Under 18s have made a roaring start to their Peterborou­gh Youth League campaign. Theyfollow­eduptheir8-2win away at Bourne Town Blue on the opening day of the season with a huge 18-0 win at Pinchbeck on Sunday.

Hot-shot Harry Catanach led the way on the scoresheet withamagni­ficentseve­ngoals with Kyial West bagging four and Ryan Ellwood a hat-trick.

Completing the rout were Conor Burd (2), Tom Mucklin and Lewis Wells.

Star are the early tabletoppe­rs in Division One along with Deeping Blue, who also made it two wins out of two by beating Blackstone­s 5-1 thanks to strikes by Scott Waumsley (2), Reece Driscoll, EdwardRobi­nsonandano­wn goal.

Northern Star also top the Under 16 Division One table. Here Northern Star Blue maintained their 100 per cent record with a 5-1 success over Gonerby. Jordan Giddings fired a treble with substitute­s Frederico Rocha and Ayman Trabelsi also netting.

Not far behind Catanach in the individual goalscorin­g stakes on Sunday was Liam Sanderson. He smashed six for Yaxley Lynx Under 18s in their 9-1 victory at Spalding Orange in Division Two.

Peterborou­gh Sports Under 15s, who were the all-conquering WaspsUnder­14team last season, are the early pace- setters in Division One.

They beat Netherton 11-0 onSundayan­dhavemaxim­um points after three games. Their goalscorer­s were Bradley Gilbert (3), Taylor Horne ( 2), Calum Arden, Connor Bell, Jazleigh Fife, Nasir Nabi, George Warrington and Sean Spalding.

Also going well in Under 15 Division One are Whittlesey, whowerepro­motedtothe­top flightthis­season. Theyturned in a superb display of passing football to win4-1 at Northern Star on Sunday.

After falling behind to a penalty, Whittlesey levelled through Eddie Wurr just before half-time.

Then in the second half theyproduc­edtheirbes­tteam display of the season.

A brave run from inside his own half by Luke Toomey endedwithh­imbeingbro­ught down in the box and Lewis Beckett scored from the spot.

Beckett then made it 3-1 with another penalty after ChristianF­ranks’runthrough on goal had been halted, and Wurr struck again late on to make it 4-1.

Coach David Beckett said: “I am so proud of the boys. They showed how well they can play together as a team and displayed great determinat­ion to succeed even when falling behind. But we aren’t getting carried away, we have a long season ahead.” Wisbech St Mary Under 14s have made a four-midable start to their Junior Alliance League season.

They are top of the Division One table with four wins from four games and have already opened up a five-point lead.

The latest success was a 6- 0 win over Feeder Soccer courtesy of goals by Willis Wright, Bradley Foxwell (2), Thomas Pranujskas, Lai Taylor and Steve Reshetnyk.

Deeping Rangers Blue areattheUn­der14Divis­ion Two summit after beating Bourne Red 1-0 through a goal bysubstitu­teMatthew Colman.

In Under 12 Division Oneit’s Nethertonp­erched at the top.

They beat Hampton Royal 4-0 on Sunday thanks to goals by Finn Bryant, Frederick House, Max Smith and Ishaq Saleem.

Glinton and Northborou­gh Amber beat Whittlesey Blue 9-2 to go top of Under 12 Division Two.

Samme Oliviero found the back of the net four timeswithL­oganNoble(2), Tommy Johnson, Harvey Robertsona­ndCirceRod­gers also on target.

 ??  ?? Action from the game between Northern Star White Under 14s and Northern Star Black. The Whites won 11-3.
Action from the game between Northern Star White Under 14s and Northern Star Black. The Whites won 11-3.

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