WEARSIDE League
by MALCOLM PRATT
 
RYHOPE  CW  are hot on the heels of Wearside League leaders  Easington  Colliery
following last night's narrow victory over third-from-bottom Wolviston.
 
The  visitors  went  ahead  after  just five  minutes  when  Nathan  Summersgill
latched onto a poor back pass and fired wide of goalkeeper James French.
 
It  took  the Wearsiders an hour to draw level. Clayton Davis delivered  a  good
cross  and  John  Butler's  powerful header gave  Wolviston  goalkeeper  Michael
Thackeray, who had an outstanding game, no chance.
 
Ten  minutes later a header by Phil Hall was brilliantly saved by Thackeray  but
Chris Trewick pounced on the rebound to score the winning goal.
 
Ryhope  are  just  a point adrift of Easington Colliery  who  were  surprisingly
held to a 2-2 draw by Stockton Town at Welfare Park.
 
Paul  Taylor  tapped in from close range on 19 minutes and on 63  minutes  Jamie
May levelled with a good strike from outside the penalty area.
 
Two  minutes  later,  an own goal by Peter Baker restored the advantage  to  the
Colliers  but  13  minutes from time, poor defending enabled May  to  score  his
second goal of the night.
 
New  Marske  remain third after they won at Darlington Cleveland Bridge with  an
83rd-minute goal from Kristian Kamara.