WEARSIDE League
by MALCOLM PRATT
 
SILKSWORTH  gave  a  good  performance  but were unable  to  halt  New  Marske's
challenge for the championship at Gurney Street on Saturday.
 
The  Wearsiders  had  chances to open the scoring before Sean Mackin  fired  the
home side ahead with a clinical finish from 10 yards in the 32nd minute.
 
Steven  Smith's  side  were  comfortable but midway through  the  second  period
conceded a penalty which Paul Millward converted at the second attempt.
 
Silksworth  remain in the bottom six but there's no stopping Easington  Colliery
at the top of the table.
 
They  coasted  to victory over Willington and now command a  three-points  lead,
having won 10 and drawn one of their 11 fixtures.
 
Andy  Hall  and  Paul Taylor quickly had the Colliers ahead and  in  the  second
period,  Taylor  and  Adam McGuinness were on target to take  Easington's  goals
tally to an impressive 40. In addition, they have conceded just four goals.
 
Ryhope  CW  were without a fixture and remain second with New Marske  third  and
Ashbrooke Belford House fourth.
 
Tommy  Dobbing's side missed the opportunity to go second when they were held to
a goal-less draw by improving Coxhoe Athletic.
 
Jarrow's  championship  challenge received a setback at home to Redcar  Athletic
whose  matchwinner  was  Jamie Lee with a brace of goals after Liam  Clarke  had
given Dave Bell's team an advantage which they held for an hour.
 
In a remarkable game on South Tyneside, Boldon CA erased a four-goals deficit to
share the points with Cleator Moor Celtic.
 
It  looked all over for the hosts as Barry Armfield (3) and Gavin Edwards struck
but in an amazing finale, Boldon scored four times in five minutes through Shaun
Reay (2), Gary Brook and Gary Evans.
 
Ben  Johnson, Barry Lindoe and David Turner, with a late penalty, eased Annfield
Plain  to  victory  over Prudhoe Town who replied through Lee  Best  and  Andrew
Clarkson.
 
Anthony  McLachlan  was  an early marksman for Darlington Cleveland  Bridge  but
Stockton Town took the points with strikes from Fred Woodhouse and Baker.
 
Luke  Smith, Laurie Black and Dean Rogers (pen) found the net for Windscale  but
Kirkbymoorside,  who  played the entire second half with 10 men, won by the  odd
goal  in  seven  with  Rob McDermott (2), Ryan Rivis  and  Martin  Cooper  their
scorers.
 
In  the Durham Challenge Cup, Wolviston reached Round Two with an extra-time win
over Hartlepool who twice led through Shaun Atkinson and Stephen Manson.
 
Ryan Hebb and Liam Jackson took the tie into additional time when the pair again
struck.