Blue Star go in pursuit of University

NEWCASTLE Blue Star closed the gap on the Premier Division leaders Newcastle University to six points yesterday with a 3-0 win at Alnwick Town.

Goals from Phil Grant, Richard Coulson and Mitchell Ramsay wrapped up the points.

Newcastle University reached the final of the Benevolent Bowl with a 3-2 win over hosts Whitley Bay A.

Wallington moved level with Killingworth in third place as they won 4-2 at Gateshead Reserves. Thomas Truscott, Jake Walton, Justin Millican and Michael Angus all notched for Wallington.

Killingworth reached the final of the Challenge Cup with a Malcolm Morien solo effort early on against New Fordley.

FC United of Newcastle beat Ponteland 6-3 with braces for Steven Matthew and Ryan Mcavoy. Anthony Brown and Garry Winter also netted, with Reece Havelock-brown, Tom Bainbridge and Louis Calvert replying.

Sam Grieveson bagged a hattrick in Newcastle Chemfica’s 4-0 win at home to Shankhouse.

Seaton Delaval beat visitors, Percy Main 2-1, Paddy Gibbons and Andrew Carr with first-half goals and Paul Collinson pulling one back from the spot.

Gateshead Rutherford drew 2-2 with North Shields Athletic, Tom Young and Dillon Howarth for the hosts, Paul Van-zanderveliet and Michael Begbie replying.

First Division leaders Blyth Town ran riot against Longbenton as David Brown and Paul Dunn both scored hat-tricks in a 13-0 win. Adam Johnson and Connor Andrews chipped in with braces.

Blyth Spartans Reserves won 3-2 against Prudhoe Youth Club, Daniel Gray notching what proved the winner.

A second-half double from Michael Laws sealed a 4-0 win for Cullercoats at Red Row and Andrew Mclennan scored twice as Bedlington won by the same at Felling Magpies.

A Matty Baldwin hat-trick featured in Winlaton’s 5-2 home win over Seaton Burn, Kurtis Harvey scored twice as Hexham beat Gosforth Bohemians 3-0 and there was also a brace from Callum Lawson in Wallsend Boys Club’s 4-1 win at Newcastle East End.

Hebburn U23s against Forest Hall finished 2-2.

Whitley Sporting lead the Second Division as they beat Wideopen 3-0. Rothbury won 5-0 win against Gateshead Redheugh.

Blyth beat Coundon 5-0 while Ellington won 5-2 against Spittal Rovers.