‘We really deserve to be top but we can’t show any complacency’
A James Ellis brace and a David Vincent goal helped Ryhope CW round off a good week with a third consecutive win at Billingham Town.
The visitors were two goals ahead by half-time thanks to Ellis’ first goal of the day and Vincent’s effort just before the midway point of the half.
Ellis doubled his tally to take his side out of sight five minutes after the restart, and that was enough to send them intothetopsixoftheNorthern League Division One table.
Joint-manager Gary Pearson is not paying too much attention to the league table though, and insists his players will not show any complacencyastheylooktocarryontheir good form.
He told The Echo: “It’s nice to see we are where we are but it’s still a little bit false at the moment.
“We are in a position where wedeservetobe,butifwewant to stay in there the confidence ismassiveandwehavecompetitionforplaces,sotherewon’t be any complacency shown.”
Elsewhere in Division One, an Elliott Beddow hat-trick inspired Thornaby to a 6-2 home win against Penrith and sent his side top of the table.
Zak Atkinson and Declan Bissett scored to help Whickham come from behind to claim a 2-1 win at Bishop Auckland, and first-half goals from Dean Briggs and Ryan McGorrigan gave Ashington a 2-1 home victory against Northallerton Town.
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madeittwowinsintwoasthey claimedallthreepointsintheir triptoDivisionTworivalsBirtley Town.
A Lewis Charlton opener andabracefromOwenImeson were enough to help West End toa3-1winandmovedtheminto the top five of the table.
A second-half own-goal from Alex McBeth proved decisive in Boldon CA’s 3-2 defeat at Billingham Synthonia, and Esh Winning edged an entertaining 4-3 win at Bedlington Terriers.
Jarrow burst out of their poor run of form with a 6-1 win at Washington, and Kevin Pearn’s brace put Easington Colliery on their way to a 3-0 homewinagainstCarlisleCity.
Chester-le-Street Town won 2-1 at Blyth Town, and Durham City remain pointlessafteraCarlWilliamsbrace inspired Redcar Town to a 3-0 win at Hall Lane.
LiamMcBrydescoredtwice in Heaton Stannington’s 4-2 home win against Willington, Ryton and Crawcrook Albion won 4-1 at Newcastle University and Tow Law Town beat Brandon United 3-0.