Colts football action from last weekend.
Alconbury U7 Red 4 Somersham Black 3
This was a hard fought game with both teams competing well. Alconbury edged the encounter thanks to a hat-trick from Matthew Harvey and a goal from Louis Spicer.
Alconbury U7 Blue 6 Somersham Gold 8
Alconbury took an early lead and at the end of the first period led 5-2. However, Somersham came back in the second period to level the scores at 5-5. In the final period Somersham scraped through with two late goals. The Alconbury goals were scored by Harris Lacy (4) and Ben Rycroft (2).
Buckden Juniors U7 5 Ramsey Colts 3
Buckden faced a task of Herculean proportions after finding themselves outplayed and 3-0 down midway though the second period, after goals from Tony Wagstaff (2) and Charlie Jenkins. Despite the enormous efforts shown by Buckden skipper Christopher, Ben and Ashley, there was nothing that could stop a rampant Ramsey side playing downhill. However, with the slope in Buckden's favour, events soon changed. Laurence struck a firm shot into the bottom right hand corner, followed by Josh's first of the day to make it 3-2. In the final period Buckden had the belief and team spirit to come back, with Joseph splitting the Ramsey defence to see Josh score the equaliser. Josh then completed his hat-trick and with seconds left Joe B ensured Buckden's victory by slipping the ball past the advancing Ramsey keeper. The final score was an appropriate reward for the tactical genius of Buckden's manager, Bill Furmedge, and all the boy's efforts on the day. Ramsey squad: Charlie Jenkins, Callum Pauline, Tyler Mason, Tony Wagstaff, Ryan Pratt, Leo Medhurst, Andrew Cooke.
Sawtry Colts U7 7 Willingham Wolves 4
This 11-goal thriller kept the crowd highly entertained. Sawtry took the lead through Sam Archer's early strike with top scorer Louis Crisp adding two more before the visitors struck back. Further goals from Kian Ince and Sam Lomas (2) put the home side in control. Willingham staged an excellent comeback to make it 6-4 before MoM Louis Crisp completed his hat-trick. Sawtry: Bradley Moss, Jayden Bailey, George Davison, Sam Archer, Daniel Hubbard, Sam Lomas, Kian Ince, Louis Crisp.
Brampton Spartans U8 1 Ramsey Colts B 0
A well taken goal, in the second period from Toby Le, was enough to give Spartans victory in this friendly. The game was played in the right spirit with both teams working hard and fully committed. Spartans MoM was Joshua Matcham. Brampton: Joshua Matcham, Toby Le, William Brackley, Jack Newman, Nathan Wadey, Matthew Ortyl, James McKeating, Thomas Thackray and Demi Dixon.
Rams U8 3 Somersham Blue 0
Jordan Johnson, Matthew Walker and Ollie Stevens were all on target for the Rams in this friendly match. Ramsey: Jamie Short, Jordan Johnson, Matthew Walker, Ollie Stevens, Robbie Arthur, Evan McPartlin, Liam Carrigan.
Ramsey U9A 1 St Ives Rangers Red 0
A close encounter saw some excellent football and missed oppotunities from both sides. It took until the final third for birthday boy Jack Gallagher to score the winner for the Rams. Rams: Luke Booth, Jason Quliter, Harry Dorrell, Jack Gallagher, Blaize Walker-Gleeson, Lewis Harold, Matthew Howes, Glenn Ferrier.
Ramsey U9 B 2 St Ives Rangers L 6
Marcell Cherlin hit the target for the Rams U9B as they went down to St Ives Rangers L. Goalscorers for Rangers were Max Oliver, Kris Atherton, Jack Jefferson, Billy Hopkin, Ben Mcnichol and an own-goal. Jack Jefferson was Priory's MoM. Rangers: Ben Channon, David McCarter, Jack Jefferson, Kris Atherton, Max Oliver, Billy Hopkin, Jacob Texter, Ben Mcnichol, Thomas Ward, Mathew Hick, Sam Lawrence. Rams: Adam Blower, Ben Mason, Billy Lemmon, Dominic Peck, Marcell Cherlin, Sam Medhurst, Ryan Goldsmith, Harry Mandley.
Priory Parkside U9 M 1 Priory Parkside U9 C 4
Both sides were committed for the local derby and the fast pace of the match saw Thomas Payne taking an early lead for Priory C. Harrison Seymour saw a fantastic strike hit the crossbar, but continuing with the good play, Jake Samel extended the lead. Good defending from Priory C and some great goal- keeping from Jamie Pearce, avoided the opposition from getting one back. A free kick from Harvey Wilsher gave them the third goal and Lewis Crampton hit a strike on the rebound to make it 4-0. Priory M managed to get a consolation near the end. Priory C's MoM was Hayden O'Connor.
St Ives Rangers U9 S 6 Great Paxton 0
Rangers controlled the game from the kick-off and opened the scoring after ten minutes with an own goal following Adam Roberts' corner. Callum Jones made it 2-0 with a converted penalty and further goals came from Rory Simmons, Oli Seymour and a couple of excellent strikes from Matthew Wright. Rangers' MoM was Jones. Rangers: Oli Seymour, Callum Jones, Adam Roberts, Thomas Johnson, Callum McDuffus, Rory Simmons, Luke Packham, Matthew Wright.
Somersham Gold U9 3 Stukeley Meadows 6
Stukeley Meadows battled hard for 15 minutes but could not break down their opponents, and had keeper Matt Wright to thank for a couple of important saves. Stukeley top scorer Jake Barry scored twice but Somersham equalised with two great efforts from Domonic Bird. Bird then completerd his hat-trick and put Somersham ahead from the penalty spot. Both sides created lots of chances but Stukeley were the more clinical in front of goal with two more from Barry separated by Harry Cox's first for the season. MoM was Jake Barry.
Stukeley: Matt Wright, Daniel Thornhill, Rizmer Capunitan, Alex Rankine, Jake Barry, Daniel Worrall, Harry Cox, Jordan Thrift-Sommers.
Needingworth Colts U9 3 Somersham Town Black 5
With both teams looking for their first win of the season, this was a keenly fought contest. Somersham went 2-0 up before goals from Needingworth's dynamic duo Ryan Batsford and Ben Casey levelled the score. In the second period, some good defending by James Greatrex and midfield play by Henry Whittle and Daniel Turnbull helped keep the scores level. As the game went into the last 15 minutes, a good build-up resulted in a second for Ben Casey to give Needingworth the lead, but Somersham came on strong in the dying minutes with a late flurry of goals. Needingworth's MoM was William Galpin. Needingworth squad: Ryan Batsford, Ben Casey, George Galpin, William Galpin, James Greatrex, Ben Page, Jack Spolton, Daniel Turnbull, Henry Whittle MoM William Galpin.
Little Paxton Colts U9 6 Bluntisham Rangers A U9 2
A great team performance from Paxton with hard work, flowing moves and good passing secured the win. Great finishes from Samuel Squire, Jordan Holdaway, Kyle Ottaway, Shae Humphrey and the outstanding MoM Ross Cook secured the win. Little Paxton Colts: Michael Rayner, Greg Archer, Tony Storey, Jack Button, Jordan Holdaway, Alex Turner, Ross Cook, Kyle Ottaway, Samuel Squire, Shae Humphrey.
Priory Parkside U9 2 Alconbury Colts 0
Priory created many chances in and were denied by the woodwork and some good goalkeeping. Josh Unwin, Henry Dalrymple, Alex O'Hara, Cameron Harris and Todd Ritchie all went close before Josh Unwin finally opened the scoring. A great move down the Priory left opened up the Alconbury defence and let in Cameron Harris for a great finish from outside the box to make it 2-0.
Brampton Spartans U9 Blues 5 Godmanchester 1
There was a lively start to the match with both teams working hard in midfield, but the first period finished goalless. Spartans came out strongly in the second and took the lead through Tom after an excellent pass from Archie. Jake was the second on the score sheet after Tom and Nathan worked the ball down the left wing. The third goal came from Harry before Godmanchester pulled one back through James Osborne. Spartans were spurred into further action with goals from Archie and a second for Harry. Ross, Rhys and Chris all worked exceptionally hard with William alert in the goal mouth. Spartans MoM went to Tom and Goddy's to Grady Bruce. Spartans: William Dines-Allen, Rhys Everett, Chris Hartley, Nathan May, Ross Sales, Archie Smith, Tom Snare, Jake Winterburn, Harry Wood. Godmanchester: Jake Bennett, Grady Bruce, Archie Campbell, Patrick Forshaw, George Gipson, Toby Graham, Jared McNamara, James Osborne, Connor Rice, Alfie Toseland.
Great Paxton U10 1 St Ives 3
Paxton got off to great start with an early goal from Lewis Rook, but St Ives pulled level just before half time. St Ives pushed forward in the second period and scored twice more. Paxton's MoM was George Osborne.
Bluntisham Blasters U10 Red 4 Godmanchester B 5
Blunty crashed to a defeat despite being 4-1 up at one stage. They took the lead when Fred Jones finished off a fine passing move. Blasters created several more chances with Jack Horrocks hitting the post, but it was Rovers who equalised just before half time with Oliver Langford finishing off a move which went the length of the pitch. Almost instantly from the restart Harry Taylor regained Blasters lead and then a minute afterwards he scored the goal of the game, beating four players before squeezing the ball in from a tight angle. After the restart Blasters scored another, with Taylor claiming his hat-trick. However, a determined Goddy side, bolstered by fresh legs, launched wave after wave of attacks on the Blasters' defence. Goddy clawed their way back into the game in a 10-minute purple patch that saw goals from Douglas Clark, Oliver and Max Darer. The comeback was complete when Nathan Brown snatched the winner with three minutes left. Blasters: Francis Heylen, Jamie Webb, Luke Young, Harry Taylor, Christian Wiggins-Browne, Jack Horrocks, Chris Lucas, Fred Jones. Rovers: James Barkshire, Nathan Brown, Alec Bryden, Matt Burgess, Douglas Clark, Cameron Corden, Max Darer, Jack Forster, Jack Gathercole, Ashley Hehir, Oliver Langford, Matt Weeks, Daniel Willoughby.
Priory Parkside U11 B 6 Needingworth Colts U11 C 0
Freezing blustery conditions put paid to any flowing football, but Priory continued their unbeaten run. Nathan George opened the scoring, and further first half strikes from Alex Cane and Alfie Judd ensured a comfortable 3-0 half time score. The second half was a scrappy affair but Alfie Judd added his second and another double from Ollie Simpson completed the scoring. Priory: Stuart Chamberlain, Scott Pavely, Connor Young, Brandon Thompson, Colin Ewing, Ollie Simpson, Nathan George, Callum Stockwell, Joe Meeds, Jay Lambert, Alex Cane, Aiden Cooper, George Dare, Jared Taylor, Alfie Judd.
Huntingdon Rowdies 6 St Ives Rangers U11 B 1
Rangers started brightly and had some good early pressure as Scott Wilkinson and Bradley Smith pushed forward. Rowdies held firm and took the lead after seven minutes with a well-struck free kick and doubled their lead five minutes later. Rangers rallied but Dan Davis failed to connect with a cross across the box and Michael King saw his effort blocked by the Rowdies keeper. Rangers were three down before the break. In the second half, Davis hit a shot for Rangers that curled in front of goal, but Scott was unable to connect. Rowdies coped with the pressure and broke away to find number four before Rangers got a goal back when Bradley Smith twisted through the defence and made space for a shot on target. However, Rowdies counter-attacked and scored twice more.
Rangers: Lewis Hopkin, Joshua Davies, Joshua Asplin, Liam O'Carroll, George McCarter, Jack Clarke, Daniel Davis, Michael King, Bradley Smith, Harry Ratcliffe, Scott Wilkinson, Matthew Millward, Daniel Ross and Sam Marjoram.
Priory U11 A 6 Ramsey 0Priory returned to winning ways with Lee Adams opening the scoring from a Tom Baxter through-ball. Goal number two came after some great wing play by Jake Trainell and the cross was put into his own net by a Ramsey defender. Early in the second half Jamie Bottomley released Ben Gibbins and his powerful shot nestled in the corner of the net. Soon after, Bradley Winfield lashed in number four after a lovely flick by Ben Gibbins, and number five came from a powerful shot by Jamie Bottomley, which was pushed into the path of Jake Trainell to poach. The Ramsey keeper had a fine game but was unlucky again when a miss kick fell kindly for Gibbins to score the sixth. Priory: Ollie Atkinson, Ben Gibbins, Bradley Winfield, James Thomas, Callum Leach, Matt Jenner, Jamie Bottomley, Nathan Arnold, Tom Newton, Kaine O'Connor, Tom Baxter, Lee Adams, Conor Inskip, Jake Trainell.
Godmanchester Rovers U11 0 Chatteris Town Youth U11 2
Rovers settled into the game early by stringing some good passing moves together, along with goalkeeper Ryan Chapman making some fine saves at the other end. Rovers looked the most threatening, forcing the Chatteris keeper to also make some fine saves and were rewarded a penalty. However, Carl Ryan hit it just over the bar. The second half saw Chatteris break the deadlock. Goddy kept going but a late Chatteris corner bounced unkindly off Kyle Nightingill to cruelly extend the Chatteris lead. Goddy's MoM was Omar Badaway. Rovers: Sam Willoughby, Haydon Noble, Josh Stephens, Luke Johnstone, Elkanah Sibanda, Nathan Storey, Carl Ryan, Luke Alexander, Kyle Nightingill, Rory Pannell, Jack James, Luke Moffett, Ryan Chapman, Omar Badawy and George Seach.
Ramsey U12 1 Ely Crusaders 1
Liam Parish netted for Rams but the game saw honours shared. Ramsey: Tayla Evans, Sam Harvey, Cameron Eley, Gage Webb, Daniel Short, Luke Jenkins, Kyle Ferrier, Levi Massie, Kyle McPartlin, Liam Parish, Josh Englans, Lewis Nicholls, Jake Galloway, Ryan Judd, Chris Redshaw.