PETERBOROUGH LEAGUE: Reserve side restore club honour, hot top three keep winning, Jacks are all right for Whittlesey

Action from Netherton B (red) v Ramsey Reserves at the Grange. Photo: David Lowndes.

While the senior side were suffering a club record 9-1 drubbing at home to Stocksbridge Park Steels in Division One South of the Evo Stik League, the re-vamped second string were claiming an excellent 6-3 win at ICA Sports in the Peterborough Premier Division.

Sports Reserves are the reigning champions, but they have a new manager in Chris Bartlett and a new club policy of fielding a healthy number of youngsters in a bid to develop local lads for Evo Stik standard football.

Bartlett selected nine under 18s in his squad for a tough a game against city rivals and the response was some electrifying football and goals for Jamie Scott (2), Lewis McManus, Jordan Fiddes, Jack Eldridge and Jack Barron.

Action from a 2-2 draw between Netherton B and Ramsey Reserves in Peterborough League Division Four. Photo: David Lowndes.

Sports Reserves are unlikely to challenge for the title. They’ve picked up 12 points from eight matches and are already some way off the pace being set by a hot top three of Moulton Harrox, Netherton United and Stamford Lions.

Harrox lead the way with seven wins a draw from eight matches. They cruised to a 5-0 win at Ketton on Saturday with Bobby Patterson scoring twice.

Zack Fisher bagged four for Netherton as they recorded a sixth win in seven unbeaten matches with a 7-0 success at bottom club Langtoft United. Ondre Odain (2) and Herbie Panting also netted.

And third-placed Lions made it six wins on the spin with a 6-1 romp at Warboys where Luke Ball scored twice.

Netherton B (red) and Ramsey Reserves during their drawn match. Photo: David Lowndes.

Leon Gellizeau and Adam Scott were others to score twice in Thorney’s 6-3 win over AFC Stanground Sports, while Mariusz Kudyba claimed two of Leverington’s goals in a 3-0 win over Holbeach United Reserves.

Whittlesey Athletic made progress in the President’s Shield as Jack Carter (2) and Jack Flintoft scored in a 3-1 win at Sutton Bridge United.

Division One leaders Peterborough Polonia are six points clear after a 2-0 win over Ramsey Town.

Ramsey Reserves fought out a 2-2 draw at Netherton United B in Division Four. James Hooper and Sam Garraway scored for the city side with Jason Axelsen and Jack Gibbs replying for the Rams.

RESULTS

Saturday. September 16

PETERBOROUGH LEAGUE

Premier Division: Ketton 0, Moulton Harrox 5 (Patterson 2, Steadman, Watkin, Parry); Langtoft United 0, Netherton United 7 (Fisher 4, Odain 2, Panting); Leverington Sports 3 (Kudyba 2, Da Silva), Holbeach United Res 0; ICA Sports 3, Peterborough Sports Res 6 (Scott 2, McManus, Fiddes, Eldridge, Barron); Thorney 6 (Gellizeau 2, Scott 2, Merryweather, Florence), AFC Stanground Sports 3 (Ames, Dean, Sheppard); Warboys Town 1 (Brown), Stamford Lions 6 (Ball 2, Edwards, Speck, Lees, og).

President’s Shield: Sutton Bridge United 1 (Partridge), Whittlesey Athletic 3 (Carter 2, Flintoft).