Dylan the destroyer as marksmen make hay in the sun

Five sides go into the midweek fixtures with perfect 100% records in the top three divisions, writes ROSS CHAPMAN with pictures of Fulwood Res v Rossendale Res by GRAHAM LANCASTER.

In the Premier Division, Blackpool Wren Rovers got another comfortable away victory as they beat Burscough Richmond 6-1.

They took a 2-0 lead into half time thanks to a Ric Seear penalty and an Alfie Gardiner strike.

Burscough Richmond pulled a goal back on the hour mark via Jordan Lorde but from then on, the visitors began to really take control of the game.

They scored four times in the last 20 minutes, two coming from Seear who completed a second hat trick of the season, while Matthew Sillett and Cormack Murray also got goals.

Meanwhile, CMB sit top of the league and maintain a 100% record.

They beat Cleator Moor Celtic 1-0 with Callum Walsh getting the only goal.

Poulton recorded a convincing 4–1 win on the road at Coppull United.

Otis Lewis-Chambers and Dominik Gil put Poulton two goals to the good at half time.

Joey Richardson halved the deficit early in the second half but Cory Harrison restored the two-goal cushion and Max Landless made it four late on.

Lostock St Gerards beat Wyre Villa 3-0 at home, with goals from Luke Goodeve, Ryan Fletcher and Reece Jones.

Eagley are off the mark after beating Milnthorpe Corinthians by the same scoreline, with Kieran Lomax scoring twice before Cole Collins added a third.

Fulwood Amateurs went into the weekend as league leaders but left it late to rescue a point at Rossendale.

Cole Exley put the hosts in front and that looked like it was to be the only goal of the game, but Brett McGovern equalised for Fulwood Amateurs in the fifth minute of second half injury time.

Tempest United were another side whose 100% start came to an end as they drew 1-1 against Hurst Green.

Jordan Pendlebury gave Tempest the lead in the first half but Jake Craven equalised for Hurst Green just after the teams came back out for the second 45.

Finally in the Premier Division, Whitehaven and Haslingden St Marys played out a 1-1 draw, with goals coming from Travis Fyfe and Alfie Edmondson respectively.

In Division One, many teams who were yet to win heading into their games got comfortable victories.

Kendal County got an impressive first win of the season with a 5-0 win at Southport Hesketh.

Cristiano Gupelescu got their opening two goals which was what separated the sides at half time.

After the break, Kieran Graham got a third before a Curtis Nicholson brace secured a five-star victory.

Askam United came from two goals down to beat Chipping 4-2.

Harris Bailey and Hugo Strand gave Chipping an early 2-0 lead but Askam’s comeback started on the half hour mark.

Sheldon Mossop got one back to make things interesting before Joe Tindale equalised 10 minutes later.

Tindale also got the goal that turned the game on its head with 20 minutes of the second half played and Aidan Pearson made sure of the win with seconds of regular time remaining.

Freckleton were another team to record their first three points of the season as they were 4-2 victors at Slyne with Hest.

Slyne got themselves in front through Adam Abdelghafer but a Patrick Johnrose double sent Freckleton into the first half with the advantage.

A Ryan Cunningham penalty levelled things up but Freckleton regained the lead almost immediately thanks to Corey Sayer.

Jack Williams got Freckleton’s fourth to give the visitors some breathing space, and that was how it finished.

Carnforth Rangers also got their season off and running with a 4-0 home win over Turton.

Sonny Graham got a goal either side of half time, with Joe Jobling and Josh Collins also on the scoresheet.

Astley and Buckshaw remain top of the ranks after a 2-1 win at Crooklands Casuals which continued their perfect start to the season.

Olly Roebuck got the goal action underway within moments of kick off and it wasn’t long before Callum Williams added a second.

Harvey Irving got a goal back in the second half but it wasn’t enough to kickstart a comeback.

Millom remain unbeaten so far this season - they beat Croston Sports 3-1, with all goals coming in the first half an hour.

Ben McDonald opened the scoring inside three minutes and Jamie Pattinson got a second just after 20 minutes.

Greg Brickell got one back for Croston but Pattinson got his second and Millom’s third on 30 minutes.

Elsewhere, Ulverston Rangers drew 2-2 with Hesketh Bank, who have picked up seven points from nine so far.

Issac Prosser gave Ulverston an early lead but a quick fire double from Kevin Edgar later in the first half turned the game around.

Jack Milburn made it all square from a spot kick.

Holker Old Boys and Lytham Town settled for a point each in a 1-1 draw.

In Division Two, Storeys of Lancaster got a comprehensive win over Garstang Reserves.

Garstang Reserves scored first through Luke Williams but after that it was Storeys’ game.

Joe Waring and Tim Last scored in the final few minutes of the first half before Joe Hoare got their third on the hour mark.

Storeys scored three times in the following eight minutes with goals from Robbie Mooring, Tim Last and Matthew Poole.

In those eight minutes, Rory Walmsley got a goal back but by that point, a Storeys win was a near certainty.

Poole and Waring’s second strikes of the afternoon made sure of that.

Mill Hill continued their strong start to life in the West Lancashire League with a 5-2 win at Galgate.

Curtis Poole and Corey Cook put them 2-0 up at the break but Galgate did start a comeback in the second half.

Charles Ainsley and Godfrey Boamad levelled it up but Mill Hill took the lead again very soon after, Cooke getting his second of the game.

Goals from Brandon Clifton and Louis Almond secured the win later in the half.

Caton United got a 3-2 win against Barnoldswick Town Reserves, with Tommy Varey getting a hat trick in just five first half minutes.

Luke Parkinson got a goal either side of that impressive five minute spell.

Pause United got a comfortable 4-1 home win against Charnock Richard Reserves.

Richard Hart gave the hosts the lead before Danny Regan put Charnock back on level terms.

Zac Clark gave Pause the lead again in the second half before Tom Knight’s four-minute brace made sure of victory.

Lewis Airey scored the only goal in stoppage time as Kendal United beat Stoneclough 1-0, keeping their place at the top of the table.

Another team with a 100% record intact is Walney Island, who came from a goal down to beat Euxton Villa Reserves 2-1, all the goals coming within six second half minutes.

James Hale took the lead but the division’s joint top scorer Hayden Skyme didn’t allow that to be the case for long, scoring twice in three minutes to turn the game around.

In a similar story to the one at Walney Island, Bamber Bridge Reserves came from behind to beat Dalton United at home.

Robbie McMurdo opened the scoring before William Hassler-Clegg and Lewis Pilgrim - also the division’s joint top scorer - took the game from Dalton and into Bamber Bridge Reserves’ hands.

Hawcoat Park battled from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Thornton Cleveleys Reserves.

An early Tommy Dollin double gave Hawcoat Park a mountain to climb but climb it they did.

Matthew Pickering got one back before the break and Max Mitchell levelled things midway through the second half.

In Reserve Division One, Fulwood Amateurs Reserves produced, by far, the biggest win of the season as they beat Rossendale Reserves 13-2.

Dylan Chauhan got six of their 13 goals, while Jack Shields got a hat trick.

Harrison Walsh, Dylan Jackson-Cooney, George Lowe and Ethan Whitelegg were the other goalscorers for them.

Oliver Walsh and Alfie McDonald’s strikes in the second half were the only positives for Rossendale Reserves.

Lostock St Gerards Reserves made it two wins from two as they won 5-2 at Poulton Reserves.

Ian Marsden scored twice while Adam Mackin - who scored inside two minutes - Antonio Leeming and Sam Darley also netted for the visitors.

Danny Morris and Toby Scammell scored for Poulton but both their goals came when their opponents were ahead.

Coppull United Reserves beat Tempest United 2-1 away from home, with all goals coming in the first 20 minutes.

Scott Hendy and Joe Gallaway put Coppull in front before Tom Jackson halved the deficit.

Blackpool Wren Rovers Reserves and Haslingden St Marys Reserves played out a 2-2 with the visitors making a comeback from two goals down.

Ryan Nickless and Charlie King put Blackpool Wren Rovers Reserves ahead but Shoab Ahmed and Nathan Hesmondhalgh’s goals rescued a point for Haslingden.

Meanwhile, Eagley Reserves beat Turton Reserves 3-1 away from home. Morgan Rouch had put Turton in the ascendancy but a Joe Finnan double and a second half Jordan Hibbert secured the win for the visitors.

CMB and Chipping Res played out a 1-1 draw, Jamie Grant and Eoin Ritchie on the scoresheet.

In Reserve Division Two, Hesketh Bank Reserves sit top of the table after a 3-0 win over Carnforth Rangers Reserves.

All three goals game in the second half, with Leon Johnson bagging a brace and Kai Day rounding off the goal action.

Milnthorpe Corinthians Reserves were 3-0 victors on the road at Croston Sports Reserves.

Jack Sloman opened the scoring early on and Jordan Knowles doubled the lead after half time.

Adam Pashley scored Milnthorpe Corinthians’ third and final goal of the game.

Fulwood Amateurs A and Caton United Reserves played out an entertaining 3-3 draw.

Liam Taylor opened the scoring for the hosts in the first minute but Caton United Reserves came back from that early blow.

They took a 3-1 lead through Leon Lyon and Sam Hodgson’s efforts before the break and Jamie Townley’s goal after the restart.

However, a Wesley Onoma double midway through the second half meant Fulwood Amateurs A came away with a point.

Elsewhere, Lytham Town Reserves got a first win of the season, beating Thornton Cleveleys A 3-2.

Charlie Zammitt's effort was cancelled out by Owen Bennett and Kole Pratt put Thornton ahead.

But in a topsy-turvy game, Charlie Ormerod and Jake Molloy struck to win it for Lytham.

Where next?

Tremendous Tempest lay down early season marker Tempest United stormed to the top of the Premier Division table with a resounding win over Coppull United to continue their fine start to the season with pictures of Blackpool Wren Rovers v Lostock St Gerards by CAIT MASON.
Golden Boot hotshots start season in style Last year's Premier Division Team of the Year strikers are already top of the scoring charts after smashing 14 goals in two games between them, writes ROSS CHAPMAN with pictures of Charnock Richard Res v Euxton Res by STEVE TAYLOR.

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