Cup final wait is over for Wardley
WARDLEY reached their first final since 2008 with a 3-0 win over For- est Hall YPC in the last four of the Neville Cowey Cup.
Adam Byron, Liam Jobson-Cook and Michael Mains earned them their final berth against Cramlington Town Reserves.
The top four sides in the league all won.
Ponteland United Reserves triumphed 5-1 at Newcastle Medicals, Jason Walsh bagging a brace with further goals added by Sean McDonald, Daniel Brown and Kittisak Spratt.
Matthew Anderson countered for Medics.
West Jesmond maintained second place with a 3-1 victory over Newbiggin Hall.
Marc Cowley netted twice and Tim Clasper completed their tally.
Cramlington Town Reserves found the going rather easier against Newbiggin Hall Vettic.
Martin Humble hit double figures with Kieran Park, James Armstrong, Jordan Lashley, Richard Stobbart and David Common also on the scoresheet.
Fourth-placed Stobswood Welfare hit nine past Killingworth YPC Cobras, who netted twice in response.
Jake Baker scored four times for the hosts, Kevin Bell celebrating a hat-trick and Sean Anderson and Jack Ashcroft completing the scoring. Reece Calvert notched twice for Killingworth.
Heaton Stannington B have now lost just one of their last 10 matches after beating North Shields Athletic Reserves.
Leeroy Odd scored for Shields but Fergus Lynch replied for the Stan before David Jones netted the winner.
Morpeth Town Seniors are seventh but have games in hand on all of the teams around them.
They saw off Jesmond 3-1 despite a finish from Jackson Kneeshaw.
Nick O’Neill, Jack Freeman and Jamie Crosby won it for Morpeth.
Monkseaton A completed a double over Gosforth Bohemian Reserves with Jamie Briggs netting the only counter of a tight affair.