Saturday's football March 6

by MALCOLM PRATT
 
Ryhope  CW  were  without  a  fixture on  Saturday  and  Scarborough  Town  took advantage, reducing the difference between the pair to seven points.
 
On  a  day  when  goals flowed, the Seasiders  became  leading  scorers  hitting fourth-top Cleator Moor Celtic for five.
 
Their  hero  was Wayne Brooksby who celebrated his return from Australia with  a hat-trick.  Georgie  Rowlands  and Joe Danby also struck  with  Robbie  Fowler's strike no more than a consolation for the Cumbrians.
 
Houghton  Town,  who haven't conceded a goal in open play for five  games,  were another team to rack up five goals on  their visit to Guisborough Town HC.
 
Man of the match was Brad Freeman who was on target four times. Houghton's other goal  was  conceded  by  a defender and the two  which  Guisborough  netted  for themselves were both penalties converted by Jonathan Cairns.
 
Silksworth  conceded  five  goals  at home  to  second-bottom  Hartlepool  whose marksmen were Chris Archer, with a hat-trick, Daniel Corbett and Anthony Davis.
 
Willington  remain  at  the  basement after they too suffered a  5-0  defeat  at Teesside Athletic who are up to third to maintain their challenge for promotion.
 
Dale Mendum rifled a hat-trick with James Kesterton and Stuart Poulter adding to the woes of Willington who have leaked 87 goals, the most by any team.
 
Ashbrooke  Belford  House made it 11 goals in two games when  they  surprisingly romped home at Boldon CA, who had been in good form.
 
There  was  no  stopping Tommy Dobbing's side, however. Peter Benson  and  David Baxter each bagged a brace with Martin Deacon completing the scoring.
 
Five  goals were also recorded at Wolviston with Windscale scoring three of them courtesy  of  Kevin Oliver, Andrew Hurley and Rick Parnaby, with  a  last-minute winner. Lee Butterworth and Danny Shields replied.
 
No  fewer  than 33 goals were scored in six games but the remaining  fixture  at Kirkbymoorside  was  goal-less as Coxhoe Athletic, third from bottom,  gained  a useful point.
 
Easington  Colliery reached the Third Round of the Wearside League Cup defeating Annfield  Plain  3-2 thanks to goals from Chris Tarn, Robert Huntley  and  Haydn Pace. Graeme Wilson and Stephen Kirkbride kept the visitors in the tie until the final whistle.
 
Jarrow  went  out to New Marske whose matchwinners at Perth Green  were  Michael Mackin and Richard Playforth.