The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Super Star sides setting the early pace in two age groups
Junior Football - Peterborough Youth League
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.