WESTERN LEAGUE First Division round-up week 37

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Created on Monday, 11 April 2022 06:21

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 April 2022 05:44

Published on Monday, 11 April 2022 06:21

Written by TOM HISCOTT Western League correspondent

Sherborne Town took another step towards claiming the First Division title after securing a battling 3-2 win at home to Oldland Abbotonians.

The Zebras haven’t suffered defeat in the league since early October, so it came as a surprise when they fell behind after 14 minutes with Andy Nash picking up where he left off in midweek with another goal.

Sherborne responded instantly through Ollie Hebbard, before star man Aaron White then struck early in the second half to turn the game in their favour.

The Abbots weren’t ready to lie down however, and they set up a tense final half hour when Owen McCallum drew them level on the hour. Sherborne are made of tough stuff however, and with their long winning run just ten minutes from being ended, they forged back ahead when Anthony Herrin struck home a late penalty to deny their visitors a deserved point.

Wincanton Town continue to storm up the division and soared to second following an 8-0 win over Bristol Telephones.

Louis Irwin, Connor Williams, Matt Garner, Dan Quirke and Dan Dix all found the back of the net, but the star performer of the afternoon was Tom Richardson who plundered a hat-trick in the Wasps' win. 

Wells City were the second highest scorers striking twice in each half to beat Almondsbury 4-2.

Having gone ahead in the early stages through Charlie Crook, Wells doubled their tally midway through the first half when Craig Herrod fired home.

A simple tap-in by in-form Herrod extended City’s lead further, before Greg Parr pulled one back from the spot.

Adam Wright’s excellent goalscoring campaign continued when he struck late on to make it 4-1, with Parr tucking home his second penalty in stoppage time to give the hosts some late joy at the end of a tough outing. 

Devizes kept alive their slim chances of finishing off the bottom of the table after surprisingly winning 2-1 at Longwell Green Sports.

Having been without a win since December, the visitors will be eyeing a strong end to the season, after goals from Will Fowler and Jack Smith helped them topple a Longwell Green side who beat them 5-2 just a month ago.

Another side victorious on their travels were Bishop Sutton, a 3-0 win over Bishops Lydeard moving them into the top half.

Mason Dagger got the ball rolling after less than a minute, and Sutton didn’t look back from there on, with Jacob Bird and Tom Francis adding further goals in an impressive win.

The game at Cheddar played out similarly to the battle of the Bishops with the home side beating Hengrove 3-0. 

When Adam Jones stroked home a Rick Bennett corner to get on the scoresheet for the third successive game, the Cheesemen were on their way to victory.

Joe Woodley then doubled the hosts advantage after just 20 minutes, with a super long-range effort from Bennett capping a strong performance.

Having been playing away from home for the past three weeks, Warminster made a triumphant return to Weymouth Street, scoring three times after the break to overcome Tytherington.

A goalless opening half included a penalty miss for the hosts, but they showed instant signs of improvement when Matty Morris scored five minutes after the restart.

Morris then volleyed home from the edge of the area to make it 2-0 midway through the second half, with Seth Wain heading home a third soon after to remain in the scrap for second place.

That tussle at the top also includes Welton, who dropped two points in the closing stages at Portishead. 

The win looked set to be headed in the Green Army’s direction, but Posset battled back to capture a point when Calum Townsend rolled home a late spot kick. 

Odd Down’s Luke Bryan has extended his First Division goalscoring charts lead after notching another two goals in the Bath side's 2-2 draw at local rivals Radstock.

Having opened the scoring after 15 minutes, Bryan then saw his side fall behind, before claiming an equaliser five minutes from time in another standout performance for the Bath side. 

Gillingham Town produced an excellent comeback, overturning an early two-goal deficit to win 3-2 in their mid-table match at Lebeq United in Bristol.

Regular goal-getter Sacha Tong and Elan Plummer put the home side 2-0 up within 22 minutes.

Dorset side Gillingham scored from a penalty to make it 2-1 at half time in Bristol and another spot kick drew them level in the second half before they completed the turnaround.

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