The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Star shine in blizzard
Football - Two teams from the same pub lose by a combined score of 32-0! Moulton Harrox carried their outstanding Peterborough Premier Division form into the Senior Cup last weekend.
Harrox had a perfect top flight playing record when the competition was abandoned due to the coronavirus crisis.
But the enforced break didn’t adversely affect them as they beat regular title rivals Netherton United 3-1 in their opening Cup group game.
Joe Townsend, a Billy King penalty and a Mark Baines own goal won the game for Harrox. Robbie Ellis replied for Netherton who will still be confident of qualifying for the quarter-finals as two from each group go through to the knockout stages.
Netherton are at Division One side Eunice, Huntingdon on Saturday when Harrox travel to Premier Division rivals ICA Sports who didn’t play last weekend.
Another hot fancy for the cup, Stilton United eased to a 3-0 win at King’s Cliffe in their opening match. First-half
goals from Lewis McManus, Ash Jackson and Kyial West settled the contest.
There were some opening
day shocks though as Division One sides Wittering Premiair (2-1 at Ketton), Whittlesey Athletic Reserves (3-1 v Cardea),
Oundle Town (4-0 v Long Sutton) and Thorpe Wood Rangers (4-1 at Leverington) all beat top-flight opposition.
Sunday morning pub side •
Moorhen fielded two teams in the McCain Cup last weekend and they lost by a combined score of 32-0!
Moorhen’s senior side were thumped 14-0 by Cardea with the reserves suffering an 18-0 mauling by Enfield Dons.
Will Mann struck a double hat-trick for the Dons, while Martyn Fox and Charlie Bosett claimed hat-tricks for Cardea.
Bradley Wathan scored • four as ICA Sports beat King’s Cliffe 8-3 in the Under 12 Hereward Cup competition.
Prolific striker Jesse Manu • started on the substitutes bench, but still managed to bag four goals as Hampton Royals won 15-3 at Wisbech St Mary in the Peterborough & District Youth League’s Under 15 Cup.
Donnel Agyeman hit a hattrick for the Royals.