Wick-ed win over off Form
Wick boss Tom McKenna was ecstatic after ending Formartine’s perfect start to the season.
Goals f rom Gordon Macnab and Jack Henry saw Academy spring a surprise.
McKenna said: “Formartine were unbeaten and have had some great results but we gave a good account of ourselves.”
The hosts grabbed the opener after 20 minutes when Andrew Greig netted.
But Wick started the second half well and soon drew level through Macnab.
Henry grabbed the winner on 69 minutes after bursting through the home defence.
Formartine manager Paul Lawson said: “We need to be bigger and better at breaking teams down.”
Cove Rangers maintained their 100 per cent record with a 4- 0 victory at Huntly.
Paul McManus hit a double for the champions.
Fraserburgh moved to the top of the table on goal difference after a 7- 0 win at Lossiemouth with Sean Butcher getting his first goal for the club.
Jordan Leyden and Neil Gauld struck hat-tricks as Inverurie thrashed Fort William 10- 0.
Cohen Ramsay scored twice to give Nairn a 3-1 win against rivals Clach while Turriff battered Strathspey 4- 0 with Angus Grant netting a double.
Forres’ hat-trick hero was Stuart Soane as Deveronvale crashed to a 5- 0 defeat.
Paul Brindle struck to give Brora a win over Rothes and Keith edged out Buckie 2-1 with Jamie McAll ister hitting the winner. Cumbernauld Colts pulled off a shock 3-2 win over East Stirling to inf lict the first defeat of the season on one of the title favourites.
Ross Allum brought Shire level on the half-hour but Colts’ Fraser Team put them ahead again and Sean Brown bagged his second to make it 3-1 before Connor Green hit back in stoppage time.
Civil Service Strollers beat Dalbeattie Star to go a point clear at the top with Robbie Laird the game’s only scorer.
And the new East of Scotland sides, made up mostly of ex-Juniors, created shockwaves in the Football Nations Qualifying Cup.
Ex- East Super League outfit Jeanfield Swifts took an early lead through Robbie Holden as they sank Lowland champions East Kilbride 4-1.