Ten-goal Joffy leads way in 26-0 rout

Mar 4 2008 The Journal

DURHAM University Second XI secured promotion from the Men’s Northern Hockey League Division One with an astonishing 26-0 win over nine-man Doncaster Second XI to complete a prolific weekend, writes STUART RAYNER.

Joffy Wilkes-Green scored ten for the students in Sunday’s record win, which followed an 8-2 success at City of York the previous day.

Dom Foster helped himself to four goals and Andrew Baggs notched a hat-trick. Ali Whitehair, Craig Larner, Michael Roper and Stuart Smyth also scored. On Saturday they face second-placed Wakefield in a title decider.

Sean Wilson scored a hat-trick in Stockton’s 6-1 win over Chester, while Whitley Bay and Tynemouth men lost 4-2 at Crewe Vagrants. Durham’s first team celebrated winning the Northern Premier League the previous weekend with a goal spree of their own, beating Manchester 6-0 while Newcastle University were beaten 2-0 at Brooklands MU Seconds.

The students lost again on Sunday, 2-1 at Deeside Ramblers.

Two second half Jenna Woolven goals saw Sunderland lose ground behind leaders Trojans in the women’s National League Division One.

With the table-toppers playing bottom side Harleston Magpies, the pressure was on Sunderland to take three points at home to Reading. They recovered from Emma Thomas’ 13th-minute penalty stroke, Lisa Garbutt and Susan Hamilton putting them in front at the interval, but were beaten 3-2.

Durham University led twice at Barnes Hounslow Ealing but were held to a 2-2 draw. Loren Sherer and Amy Askew scored in the opening quarter of an hour and the students held a 2-1 lead for 46 minutes until Sarah Cornwell’s second equaliser. Whitley Bay and Tynemouth conceded second place in the National League North losing 3-1 at Bradford, Kath Smith scoring from a short corner.

RESULTS

MEN – Northern League Premier Division: Durham University 6,Manchester 0; Brooklands MU II 2, Newcastle University 0. Sunday: Deeside Ramblers 2, Newcastle University 1. Division One: Whitley Bay & Tynemouth 2, Crewe Vagrants 4; Stockton 6, Chester 1; City of York 2, Durham University II 8. Sunday: Durham University II 26, Doncaster II 0. Division 2 East: Gateshead 3, Leeds University II 3; Northumbria St Georges 3, Harrogate II 2; Durham City 1, Sheffield University Bankers II 2. Sunday: Northumbria St Georges 8, Slazenger 2; Gateshead 2, Leeds Adel Carnegie 3; Durham City 0, Sheffield Hallam II 7.

WOMEN – National League Division One: Sunderland 2, Reading 3; Barnes Hounslow Ealing 2, Durham University 2. National North Division: Bradford 3, Whitley Bay & Tynemouth 1. Northern League Division 1: Broom 5, Berwick 1.