Highland league
FRASERBURGH ended COVE RANGERS’ 100% record in the league thanks to a solitary goal after just 32 seconds. Ryan Cowie struck a long ball and the pacy Scott Barbour raced in to slot the ball past Stuart Mckenzie.
ROTHES went down 4-3 at home to STRATHSPEY. Steven Anderson, Scott Davidson and Ally Sutherland netted for Rothes, with Craig Mcmillan, Craig Mainland and a James Fraser double counting for the winners.
FORRES had no answer to hosts BRORA and went down 4-0. Playermanager Steve Mackay scored two – the second his 200th goal for the Dudgeon Park side – with Dale Gillespie also netting a double.
BUCKIE beat visiting FORT WILLIAM 4-0 with all the goals coming in the first half from Lewis Campbell, Declan Milne (2) and Steven Ross.
INVERURIE LOCO WORKS were never troubled at HUNTLY and ran out 4-0 winners. Josh Bolton hit a brace and the others goals came from Christopher Herd and Neil Mclean. Huntly were reduced to 10 men at 1-0 when Gary Mcgowan lashed out at Mclean, and they also had assistant manager Richard Cheyne sent off at the interval following an altercation with Mclean.
Just one goal separated DEVERONVALE and NAIRN, with Vale breaking the deadlock a minute after the restart when Robert Scott rifled home. In added time, County’s Adam Porritt was shown a straight red card for a lunging challenge on Matty Wallace.
TURRIFF lost 3-2 at home to FORMARTINE. Conor Gethins hit a double, and Jevan Anderson a single. Turriff scored through Michael Ewen (pen) and James Chalmers.
KEITH were 3-0 wnners over CLACHNACUDDIN with strikes from Cammy Keith (2, 1 pen) and James Brownie.
LOSSIEMOUTH lost 3-0 at home to WICK ACADEMY, with Danny Mackay, Ross Allan and Craig Gunn netting.