27 MARCH – CBC PREMIER – Top two share a thriller, and Pitt strikes lift Dronfield – Leaders Joker Wickersley Youth’s 11 game winning run was brought to an end by second place Norton Sportsman and Joker needed two Ben Thornton (pictured right) strikes to earn a point in a 3-3 draw. Sportsman started well with Danny Rogers scoring in a scrappy goal mouth scramble to give them the lead. Joker replied and after Sportsman keeper Jensen Beever had brilliantly denied a Joe Austin once he couldn’t stop Austin from levelling things from Brad Morton’s cross. Sportsman’s Matty Ord was causing Joker all sorts of problems and when he broke away and was brought down in the penalty box, allowing Brad Bowland to put Sportsman back in front from the penalty spot. It took Joker just two minutes to hit back again when an Austin ball into area found Adam Daughtrey who showed great skill on the turn to provide a cross for Thornton to score.

Joker started the second half on top and deservedly went in front when a Kallum Nix lob into the area allowed Thornton to hit his second. To make matters worse for Sportsman, Ord was red carded for his protests about the goal, but they dug in and levelled when a diagonal ball from James Archer was headed home by skipper Josh Gibson. Joker almost won it at the end, but two more terrific saves by Beever kept the scores level.

That allowed both Stannington Village and Royal Earl to gain ground on the top two, with Jon Wall netting twice in Stannington’s 4-1 victory over Handsworth Everest Inn. Stannington took just 12 seconds to take the lead when Jon Wall (pictured left) capitalised on Carl Bowler’s bad back pass and side-footed in the far corner. Everest equalised when Ryan Goodinson crossed for Ben Shackshaft to volley home from 12 yards and they almost took the lead when Sam Marsden raced away from the defence, but after rounding the keeper he hit it wide from an acute angle. Shackshaft thought he had a second, but he was ruled narrowly offside and instead it was Stannington that lead at half-time after Jack Haslam glanced home a Wall free-kick. After the break Stannington increased their lead when Wall sent Shaun Flynn through to beat the keeper and the scoring was completed when Flynn was brought down in the area and Wall scored from the spot

Alex Rippon (pictured right) hit a hat-trick in Earl’s 6-1 victory over Oughtibridge WM. A Matt Cowen own goal gave Earl the lead, but Oughtibridge quickly levelled with a great turn and snapshot from Matt Harrison. After that it was one-way traffic, especially after Oughtibridge was temporarily reduced to 10 men. As well as Rippon’s three, Joe Pearson and a 25 yard half volley from Earl legend Ryan Hindley completed the scoring.

He was outscored though by AFC Dronfield’s Tim Pitt (pictured left) as he hit four in their 6-1 victory over a, Civil Sports they leapfrogged in the table. Gary Eades gave Civil the lead, but they were second best after that. James Taylor levelled and Pitt netted his first to give Dronfield a half-time lead. Sm Porter increased the lead after the break before Pitt netted three more.

Crookes added to Wadsley Bridge Pheasant's relegation woes as two Max Rhodes (pictured right) strikes helped Crookes to a 4-1 victory over them. Crookes started brighter and Ehsan Mohammed gave them a deserved half-time lead. Pheasant had ended the half stronger and missed chances to equalise, but they got their equaliser soon after the break through Carlton Carty. Crookes are in their best form of the season though and re-took the lead with a Pete Smith strike and two clinical finishes by Rhodes saw Crookes safely home.

27 MARCH – DIVISION 1 – Cotts hold Inter as Boynton cut the lead to 2 points – Despite goalkeeper Thomas Brightmore (pictured left) scoring with a 60 yard free kick, leaders FC Inter dropped points for a second consecutive league game after being held by a 10 man Cotts. Sam Read’s opener for Inter was cancelled out by Callum Shaw, but the game looked to be going Inter’s way when Cotts was reduced to 10 men and Brightmore gave Inter a half-time lead. Cotts dug in and they deservedly took a point with a Harvey Smythe goal to end Inter’s perfect away record.

That result allowed Boynton Sports to cut the gap at the top to just two points with a 2-1 victory over an unlucky Shaffield Sixs. Ethan Wilkinson twice took advantage of defensive errors to give Boynton a two goal lead, but after that it was Sixs that dominated and Ross Lamkin deservedly pulled one back and only a terrific display by Boynton keeper Adam Martin (pictured right) stopped Sixs from taking at least a point.

Despite a Jordan Lonchar hat-trick, third place Sheffield South couldn’t keep pace as they let a three goal lead slip to draw 4-4 with relegation threatened Southey Social. Lonchar’s treble and one from John Rossiter had seemingly put South in command, but two from Jack Appleyard (pictured left) and one each from Jordan Livett and Brandon Whitfield gave Southey a surprise share of the spoils.

Eckington kept their promotion hopes alive with a 2-0 victory at Brinsworth Phoenix. After a goalless first half, there had still been no clear chances until a great cross from Eathan Flower was converted by Joe Renshaw. Eckington then hit the bar and post before Alister Haydock added a second ten minutes from time.

Colley came from two down to beat Intake Old Boys 4-3 and take a big step to safety. Although Colley started brightly two Sam Morley strikes gave Intake the lead. Chris Belshaw (pictured right) hooked into the corner to reduce the deficit, but Intake went on the attack and Reece Treasure restored their two goal lead before half-time. Colley got themselves back in the game again when Belshaw grabbed his second within 30 seconds of the start of the second half and after that it was all Colley. Billy Thorley smashed in to level the scores and ten minutes from time a cross into the box saw Christopher Onjia bundle home to give Colley the points.

New Bohemians climbed out of the bottom three after two Zach Burns (pictured left) goals helped them to a 4-2 victory at Wadsley Jack Athletic. Bohemians took the lead when good work by Tom Burbeary was finished off by Burns, but Leon Dearns and Lee Cookland strikes either side of half-time put Wadsley in front. Bohemians levelled when Burbeary was fouled in the area and Burns scored from the spot and they went in front with a tremendous strike from their veteran Jono Cooper. Late on Wadsley hit the bar when it was perhaps easier to score, before Sam Smith scrambled home a fourth for Bohemians.

27 MARCH – DIVISION 2 – Phillips is electric for Legion and Magpies arrested by Sherritt – Division Two has new leaders after two Jed Phillips (pictured right) strikes helped Chapeltown RBL come from two down to beat title rivals Brinsworth Whitehill 3-2 to take over at the top. After an uneventful half an hour, Brinsworth took the lead when Brad Carroll fired home from Matt Claxton’s free kick. Claxton was again the provider when his flicked header was tapped home by Drew Houghton to give Brinsworth a two goal lead at the break.

Legion made a double change at half-time with Joe Long and Adam Todd coming on to change their formation and it soon paid dividends when Joe Long hit an unstoppable volley from the edge of the area to reduce the deficit. Legion played with much more intent, with Ash Gray and Harley Wilson getting on the ball much more, but Brinsworth were dangerous on the break and a good it needed a good save by James Birch to stop them restoring their two goal lead. Legion’s Ben Stringer was causing problems down the left and his deep cross was met with a thunderous header from Phillips to equalise late on, but Legion hadn’t finished there though and in injury time Long whipped in another wicked cross for Phillips to climb the highest again and find the top corner to send Legion top of the league with just three games remaining.

Mosborough Reds four match losing run ended as two Ash Sherritt (pictured left) strikes helped them to a 4-1 victory over Beighton Magpies. Jack Turner saw the Magpies keeper off his line and chipped it in to put Reds in front, but just two minutes later a corner was met by Danny King to equalise. Reds regained the lead minute before half time when Alix Sorsby hit a wonder strike from the halfway line into the bottom corner and they secured the points with two from Sherritt in the second half.

26 MARCH – Fixtures & Referees for APRIL & MAY – Fixtures and Referees for APRIL & MAY are now shown in the Fixtures section of the website. All home teams MUST make sure that their home pitch is available on all the dates shown. Please email Keith immediately if your pitch is not available on a date shown. Teams shown as having midweek games are shown mostly as the date on Thurdays, but if their pitch is not available on a Thursday, they should try to organise the game on a different day of the same week.

Any team that have opponents shown as "No game yet" should NOT assume that they will have no game on that date as we have often had to change fixtures at short notice as we try to get as many games played as possible. There is certain to be some changes during March due to Sunday Junior Cup ties, but we do not yet know which date(s) they will be played on.

All home clubs MUST also confirm the details with your referees and opponents for all dates shown as soon as they are shown. If you are having to kick-off at a time other than 11 am, you MUST make sure that both your referee, opponents and Keith are aware. The home clubs should later (the Tuesday before the game) ring the referee to make sure the referee has got all the details. If a referee says he cannot do a game listed for them, please notify Keith immediately.

Matches without referees must still go ahead and, if you have not been allocated a referee by the date of the game, the two clubs must agree on a stand-in 'referee' between them.  Although Keith will still be working to gain more referees, because we have a lower number of referees than in recent season, it is very likely that some games may not have an official referee allocated to them. If you find one yourself, will you let Keith know immediately please.

23 MARCH – Reminder to clubs about British Summertime and the Sheffield Half Marathon on Sunday 27 March – A reminder to everyone involved that Sunday 27 March will see the clocks go forward an hour due to British Summertime and there will be many road closures from the city centre up Ecclesall Road through to Dore due to The Sheffield Half Marathon.

20 MARCH – SUNDAY JUNIOR CUP – Inter the Final – The first of the Sunday Junior Cup semi-finals saw two Lewis Whitaker (pictured right) goals help our Division One leaders FC Inter overcome the Imperial League’s Woodman FC 4-1 at Warminster Road. Both teams gave everything, with Woodman coming out of the blocks early on, but Inter stayed calm and took the lead when they were awarded a penalty, confidently put away by Whitaker. Whitaker struck again with a free kick that gave the keeper no chance and the tie was as good as over when the ever reliable Sam Read scored for the fifth consecutive round to make it 3-0 at the break. Inter controlled the second half and an own goal extended their lead further, but Woodman score a deserved consolation late on. It means that the final scheduled for Doncaster Rovers on 24 April will be an all-Blades Super Draw affair as Inter will meet the winners of the Boynton Sports v Brinsworth Whitehill semi-final due to be played on 3 April.

20 MARCH – CBC PREMIER – Adam’s the apple of Joker’s eye, but Stannington get Ripped – Adam Daughtrey (pictured left) hit a hat-trick in Joker Wickersley Youth’s 5-2 victory over AFC Dronfield and they now look strong favourites to take the title for the first time. After 30 minutes of stalemate it was Dronfield that shook the leaders by taking the lead with a Tim Pitt strike, but just three minutes later Daughtrey picked up a loose ball in the box to score to bring the game level. Joker then took the lead as a Joe Austin cross found an unmarked Shaun Edwards to power a header into the roof of the net. Dronfield suffered a further blow when centre half Aaron Ellis had to give way after suffering an accidental head injury.

The second half saw Liam O’Brien go close for Joker with a volley before a Joe Austin shot was well saved by the Dronfield keeper. Their pressure paid off when Kris Lee-Green provided an accurate cross for Daughtrey to slide in for his second and he completed his hat-trick when Joker was awarded a penalty. O’Brien netted number five when he dribbled through the Dronfield defence before hitting an unstoppable shot into top corner. Josh Sell netted a deserved second for Dronfield, but the result was never in doubt and it put Joker nine points clear at the top.

Second place Norton Sportsman lost ground when they were held to a 2-2 draw by Handsworth Everest Inn. It was Handsworth that took the early initiative and after Liam Greenfield had hit the bar with a 20 yard shot he gave them the lead when he curled a shot into the top corner. Handsworth remained in control for the majority of the first half and Greenfield had two chances to increase their lead after the break, but began to get a foothold in the game and Anthony Holmes beat the offside trap to equalise. Only minutes later Holmes beat the offside trap again to put Sportsman ahead, but Handsworth didn’t give up and after Carl Bowler had headed just wide,  they equalised when Ryan Goodinson chipped the ball into the box and Joe France chested the ball back into the path of Greenfield, who side-footed home from 10 yards. Special praise went to Ben Shackshaft (pictured right), who is normally a striker, but had an excellent game in goal with no recognised keeper available.

Stannington Village’s title hopes took a blow as two Alex Rippon (pictured left) strikes saw title rivals Royal Earl come from behind to beat them. Stannington started brightly and took the lead when a right wing cross saw Jon Wall apply the finish with the help of a slight deflection. Earl hit back and levelled when Johnathan Williams beat the keeper and they took the lead with Rippon’s first. Rippon increased Earl’s lead ten minutes into the second half with a cushioned header and although both Arnie Grayson and Lee Johnstone hit the post for Stannington, Earl hung on to the points.

At the other end of the table, two Charlie Cope (pictured right) strikes helped Oughtibridge WM move further away from danger with a 4-1 victory over the already relegated Norton Oaks. In a fairly even first half Oughtibridge broke the deadlock just before half time with a lovely finish from Luke Needham, but the second half saw Oaks level when Elliott Hall sent the ball high up the pitch and an under pressure defender headed it up and behind for Michael Peake to latch on to and lob the keeper from outside the area. Oughtibridge responded straight away and Jordan Holland broke before crossing for Wilker Sousa to finish at the back post. Holland was again the provider with a terrific cross for Cope to finish with a neat header and Cope completed the scoring with a finish from the edge of the area.

Two Connor Platts strikes helped give Wadsley Bridge Pheasant a 3-0 victory at Civil Service that gives Pheasant more hope of avoiding the drop and drags Civil into the relegation reckoning. Pheasant started brightly and Platts early strike put them ahead and an Ash Simpson strike doubled their lead. Platts scored his second to put Pheasant in control at the break. Even though the second half was a very scrappy affair, Pheasant remained in control and hold on to take a vital three points.

20 MARCH – DIVISION 1 – Boynton, Sixs and South all close up on the leaders – With Division One leaders FC Inter in County Cup action three of the teams behind them took advantage to make up ground on them. Jake Gamban (pictured right) scored twice as second place Boynton Sports had the biggest win, 7-0 over Brinsworth Phoenix. With man-of-the-match Kurt Cockburn pulling the strings, the result was never in doubt and other goals from Marc Peacock, Lee Jordan, Roan Heeley, Nathan Davies and Curtis Priday came at regular intervals. The victory put Boynton just four points behind the leaders.

Third place Sheffield South also won comfortably, 4-0 at Intake Old Boys. Chris Samuels gave them a first half lead and they completed the win with second half strikes from Jordan Lonchar, Najib Arrian and Ben Bertram. Sheffield Sixs victory though was anything but simple as they came from behind three times before winning a real thriller at New Bohemians 6-5 with two very late goals. Bohemians took the lead when James Hastings hit his free kick into top corner and Hastings then brilliantly got his second when he cut in from the left before finding the top corner again.

Sixs got one back when Harry Buxton smashed home inside the box, but Bohemians restored their two goal advantage with Tom Burbeary finishing low into the bottom corner. Sixs again pulled one back when Ross Lamkin headed in George Utley's corner before half time, but Bohemians again restored the two goal advantage after the break when a brilliant pass from Jono Cooper allowed Sam Brown to slip the ball past the keeper. Sixs hit back and levelled with Liam Davies and Luke Allison strikes, but they went behind again when Zach Burns converted a penalty. For the second week running Bohemians were beaten 6-5 by two late goals after both Danny Barnsley and Davies with his second netted in injury time.

Another late comeback saw Southey Social net three goals in the last ten minutes to beat Wadsley Jack Athletic 3-2 and lift themselves out of the bottom three. Two first half George Scott goals looked to be giving Wadsley a rare victory, but Todd Guest pulled one back with just ten minutes remaining, before a Kieran Hopkinson strike and a special free kick into the top corner from Jordan Livett (pictured left) turned the game on its head.

Cotts also improved their chances of avoiding the drop with a 2-1 victory at a Colley side beginning to look nervously over their shoulders. Cotts went two up in first half with a Chris Salt (pictured right) header and an Alex Calton shot into the roof of the net. Colley rallied in second half and growing pressure resulted in Chris Belshaw heading in with 25 minutes remaining. Colley’s momentum was lost with a ten minute delay in play due to a Colley player suffering a badly broken nose and Cotts held on for a valuable three points.

20 MARCH – DIVISION 2 – Stalemate for Lion and RBL, but Sheaf win at Jubilee – Division Two leaders Red Lion were held to a goalless draw by second place Chapeltown RBL and after beating their hosts 5-1 the previous week, this time Chapeltown were left to rue missed chances. Legion started brightly with stand in skipper Josh Savage working hard in midfield, but chances were made and missed. Lion also had their moments, but Legion’s man of the match Joe Long (pictured left) had a composed game at the back and together with keeper James Birch earning his first clean sheet for his new club the Legion defence held firm. Chapeltown almost won it when Josh Savage sent Joe Moorhouse through late on but his effort was saved by the Lion keeper. Legion will hope they have their shooting boots back on when they face their other main title rivals Brinsworth Whitehill next week at St Georges Park.

Sheaf House came from behind to inflict just a second home defeat, 3-1, on hosts Jubilee Rangers. Jubilee Rangers started the game extremely well coming out of the gates quickly and they took the lead instantly with Josh Jackson heading the ball home from a great Jack Shaw corner. Jubilee then controlled the game for the majority of the first half until Henry Bagshaw equalised for Sheaf. The second half was scrappy and Sheaf House took advantage of that to go in front with a Dan Lockwood strike and with Jubilee pushing more players forward in search of an equaliser, Sheaf hit them on the break to secure victory with a Taku Padiwa strike.

13 MARCH – SUNDAY SENIOR CUP – Pheasant put on a Ruddy good show – Wadsley Bridge Pheasant became only the second Blades Super Draw League side to reach the final of the Sunday Senior Cup after a George Rudd (pictured right) strike gave them a 1-0 victory over Mexborough’s Dog Daisy United. Pheasant lost in the semi-finals the last time the competition was played so they were determined to go one better this time. The game started brightly and Dog Daisy had a few half chances, but a knock-on and a flick-on by Rudd gave Pheasant the lead. Daisy hit back and started to dominate and have chances to score but they couldn’t beat Pheasant keeper Joel Statham.

The second half was more even and Phesant had couple of chances on the break to increase their lead, but as the half wore on Daisy began to pile on pressure. A combination of missed chances and terrific defending saw Pheasant hold on for a famous victory. They will play either Doncaster’s Scawthorpe Athletic or Mexborough’s Queens United in the final on 24 April at the Doncaster Rovers Eco Power Stadium when Pheasant have the chance to become the first Blades Super Draw League side to win the competition.

13 MARCH – CBC PREMIER – Crookes Purk up to ruin Sportsman’s title hopes – After their hosts had had a player dismissed, Crookes, with the help of two Joel Purkiss strikes came from two down to win 3-2 at second place Norton Sportsman and potentially end their hosts title chances. Both sides had early chances, but it was Sportsman that opened the scoring when Matt Ord picked up a loose goal kick and drove forward to slide in Anthony Holmes who produced a good finish. The second half started with some Crookes pressure, but it was Sportsman that struck on the break when Luke Francis exchanged passes with Ord before Francis found the net.

Sportsman looked to be in control, but when Joel Purkiss was fouled just outside the area, the defender saw red and, to rub salt into the wounds, Purkiss scored from the free kick. Purkiss soon grabbed his second to bring the scores level and Crookes won it when John Brelsford’s cross shot found the top corner.

Leaders Joker Wickersley Youth also found themselves behind at Handsworth Everest Inn, but two Ben Thornton (pictured left) goals helped Joker to a 4-2 victory to go seven points clear. Everest took the lead in the first half when Lou Jackson's pass found Lee Slingsby in the box and he slid the ball under the keeper. Handsworth kept pressing and Liam Greenfield's cross shot just went past the post from 20 yards  and Sam Marsden shot just wide from inside the area. Joker hit back and only a great diving save from the Handsworth keeper denied Nathan Taylor, but an equaliser came when Liam O’Brien found Ben Thornton out wide and his cross allowed Adam Daughtrey to slam home inside the six yard box.

The second half saw Joker score three quick goals. Liam O’Brien crossed for Thornton to turn the ball in and three minutes later a Danny Parker cross was missed by the Everest keeper and dropped into the net. Five minutes later Joe Austin was tripped by the keeper and the resulting penalty was driven low into the corner of the net by Thornton. Everest then showed great spirit to create a lot of chances. Liam Greenfield fired into the bottom corner from inside the box to make it 4-2 and Lou Jackson's header from a corner hit the crossbar. The Joker keeper then made two great saves to deny Jay Evison and Carl Bowler headed just over from a corner. Mike Golland fired over the bar from ten yards when he should have scored and Handsworth appealed for a penalty when Ben Shackshaft went down in the area, but referee Dan Laugharne waved it away and Joker held on.

Joker’s biggest threat looks as if it will come from Stannington Village who beat Civil Sports 6-0 with the help of doubles from Jon Wall and Luca Defalco. Stannington took the lead when a good run and cross by Defalco was finished first time by Wall. The second came when Dave Shepherd’s through ball allowed Defalco to round the keeper to score and Defalco then took advantage of a defensive error to score his second. Wall then grabbed his second when he met Charlie Hobson’s cross at the back post to put Stannington four up at the break. The second half saw Jack Haslam break clear to score the fifth and in the dying minutes a Wall corner was headed home by Ben Cook to complete the scoring.

Royal Earl kept their hopes alive with a narrow victory over Norton Oaks. Earl took the lead with a Joe Pearson tap in halfway through first half and with Oaks making a real game of it, it wasn’t until the last minute that Sam Fewkes smashed home from a tight angle to finally seal the victory for Earl.

The day’s other CBC Premier game saw AFC Dronfield and Oughtibridge WM share the points after a 3-3 draw. Oughtibridge went ahead early in the game through Matt Harrison and although Joe Taylor scored direct from a corner to level the scores, Matt Cowen and Matt Ensor goals gave Oughtibridge a 3-1 lead at half time. Dronfield hit back after the break and levelled the scores with James Taylor and Tim Pitt strikes. Both sides went close in the final minutes, but it finished all square.

13 MARCH – DIVISION 1 – Eckington end FC Inter’s perfect record – A Pat Stothard (pictured right) strike helped Eckington to hold leaders FC Inter to a 1-1 draw to become the first team to stop Inter taking maximum points. Although both sides had chances in the first half, the game remained goalless at the break, but five minutes into the second half Stothard broke the deadlock. It looked like Eckington would end the leaders unbeaten record, but Inter kept plugging away and five minutes from time skipper Chris Lees smashed home Inter’s equaliser.

Two Ross Thompson (pictured left) strikes helped second place Boynton Sports to a 4-1 victory at Intake Old Boys to narrow the gap to seven points. All the goals came after the break with Ethan Wilkinson setting Roan Heeley for the first, before Thompson scored direct from a corner. Wilkinson then provided a second assist for Kurt Cockburn to tap home, before Thompson netted his second from the penalty spot. Another penalty allowed Jack Heald to score a late consolation for Intake.

Sheffield South climbed to third after two last gasp Ryan Phillips (pictured right) strikes gave them a remarkable 6-5 victory against New Bohemians. Bohemians took an early lead when James Hasings cut the ball back for Chay Hill to find the corner of the net. South equalised with a Chris Samuels penalty, but Bohemians went back in front when Dale Jones put Hill through for his second and they doubled their lead before half time when Sam Brown netted after a scramble in the box. South came out like an express train after the break and goals from Said Benaissa, Brad Smith and John Rossiter putting them ahead for the first time. Bohemians fought back and levelled with a Sam Brown strike and then looked to have won it with a Hastings penalty, but the two last gasp strikes from Phillips saw the points go to South instead.

A Liam Davies winner against Wadsley Jack Athletic kept Sheffield Sixs in the promotion race. Wadsley opened the scoring when Leon Dearns capitalised on an error, but Sixs equalised before half time when Ross Lamkin squared for Aaron buck to tap home. A cagey second half was decided when Lamkin won a penalty which was converted by Davies.

Brinsworth Phoenix climbed out of the bottom three with an emphatic victory over a Southey Social they had lost to the previous week. Phoenix took a deserved lead when a touch of magic from midfield general Rob Gardiner when he took advantage of a defensive mix up to lob the keeper. They doubled the lead when Daniel Commander floated in a cross for man-mountain Dane Hodgson to head home and it became three when Logan Pearce showed quick feet to dazzle past three defenders to bend home an absolute pearler. The second half saw Jack Hawkes get in on the act with a real striker’s finish and the scoring was completed when new signings Danny Clinton (pictured left) and Marcus Gordon combined before Clinton was brought down in the box, and he picked himself up to send the keeper the wrong way from the spot.

13 MARCH – DIVISION 2 – Lion Savaged by Chapeltown and Whitehill close up – Mitch Savage (pictured left) hit a hat-trick to help Chapeltown RBL come from behind to beat leaders Red Lion 5-1 and throw the title race wide open. It was first vs second at St Georges Park and after a scrappy start in the wind, Red Lion took the lead when Daniel Nelson scored from the edge of the box. That served to kick RBL in to action, who drew level when Niall Smith was brought down in the box and Mitch Savage stepped up to convert. Within five minutes Legion took the lead as Denham Saxton was this time brought down in the area as he was about to shoot and Savage this time finding the top corner from the spot.

Legion started the second half with more intent and with Jed Phillips leading the line soon extended the lead when Jacob Walkland’s marauding run ended with a cross for Joe Moorhouse to apply the finish in the area. Mitch Savage then completed his hat trick with a thunderbolt from 30 yards beating the keeper all ends up. The scoring was completed late on when super sub Morgan Cowell sent Niall Smith racing clear to lift over the keeper.

6 MARCH – LEAGUE TWENTYTWO CUP – Joker leave Pheasant Green with envy – The last of the League Twentytwo Cup quarter finals saw a Kris Lee-Green (pictured right) strike in extra time give Joker Wickersley Youth a 2-1 victory at Wadsley Bridge Pheasant. Joker made a strong start and took the lead when Ben Thornton’s low cross was turned in at the back post by an unmarked Adam Daughtrey. They nearly doubled the lead soon after, but Parirs Dixon was denied by the Pheasant keeper Joel Statham and it proved crucial as a minute later Lee Gillott hit a great strike to level the scores. Statham was in action again soon after to stop Ben Thornton restoring Joker’s lead and the teams went into the break level.

It stayed like that throughout the second half and the first half of extra time, but a winner finally came with just ten minutes remaining when Daughtrey made the opening for Lee-Green to turn in the winner. Joker will now face Handsworth Everest Inn in the semi-finals on 3 April at the HSBC Sports Ground along with the other semi-final, Royal Earl v Norton Sportsman. Both ties will kick-off at 11 am.

6 MARCH – SUNDAY JUNIOR CUP – Johnson has a party at Cotts expense – Ross Johnson (pictured left) scored twice as Division Two Brinsworth Whitehill blew Division One Cotts out of the Sunday Junior Cup 5-1. Joe McGuinness, Matt Claxton and Jonny Claxton netted Whitehill’s others, with Cotts only reply coming from Callum Shaw. Whitehill will now face another Division One side in Boynton Sports in the semi-final.

6 MARCH – CBC PREMIER – Crookes put a dent in Earl’s title hopes – Crookes produced their best performance of the season to put a real dent in Royal Earl’s title hopes as Joel Purkiss (pictured right) scored twice in Crookes’s 5-2 victory over them. It started well for Earl when an own goal put them ahead, but goals from Purkiss and Andy Parkin then put Crookes ahead. Theo Wilson levelled for Earl before half time, but the second half belonged to Crookes with Michael Vella, Pete Smith and a second from Purkiss giving them victory.

Handsworth Everest Inn’s chances were also damaged for a second week running by Oughtibridge WM as the hosts completed an eight day double over them, 2-1, to lift themselves out of the bottom three. Liam Greenfield gave Everest the lead, but Oughtibridge levelled when Matt Harrison’s free kick was spilled by the keeper and Ollie Black (pictured left) pounced to score. Oughtibridge’s winner came in the second half when Matt Cowen played a class ball through the defence for Jordan Holland to run through and finish calmly.

Stannington Village made no mistake though as Jimmy Middleton hit a hat-trick in a 10-1 win over Norton Oaks. Stannington’s first came when Shaun Flynn’s cross allowed Jon Wall to side-foot home and their second came from another cross by Flynn, with Lee Johnstone heading home. Flynn got his name on the scoresheet when he chipped the keeper when through one on one, before Jack Haslam who finished in the bottom corner to make it 4-0 at half-time.

Norton’s goal came after the break when Rezi Useh took the ball into the area and curled it past the keeper, but a fifth soon came for Stannington when a great cross cum shot from Wall flew into the top corner. Haslam grabbed his second, before Middleton hit his first with a good right foot finish into the top corner. A good move down the right and the cross allowed Charlie Hobson to nip in before the keeper for number eight. An over the shoulder volley from Middleton into the top corner made it nine and the final goal came when sub Joe Hawksworth’s thunderous 20 yarder hit the post and came back to Johnstone who crossed for Middleton to head in for his hat-trick.

6 MARCH – DIVISION 1 – Pollard double keeps South in the promotion hunt – Two Harry Pollard (pictured left) strikes helped Sheffield South to a 3-1 victory at one of their main promotion rivals, Sheffield Sixs. Chris Samuels netted South’s other from the penalty spot and although Ross Lamkin turned home Harry Buxton's cut back to give Sixs some hope, South ran out worthy winners and are up to fourth four points ahead of Sixs, but Sixs have two games in hand.

Leaders FC Inter were pushed hard by Intake Old Boys before Inter made it eleven wins out of eleven with a 2-0 victory. It took an hour for Inter to take the lead with Sam Read’s bullet header and even then they couldn’t relax until the final minute when Chris Lees netted Inter’s second.

Boynton Sports went back into second place with a 3-1 victory at New Bohemians. Ethan Wilkinson, Jake Gamban and Lee Jordan goals put Boynton in charge before Bohemians netted a consolation when James Hastings put Sam Smith in to finish into the top corner.

Kieran Hopkinson (pictured right) scored twice as Southey Social climbed out of the bottom three with victory over fellow strugglers Brinsworth Phoenix. Jordan Livett, Kieran Wainwright and Brandon Whitfield netted Southey’s others, whilst Reegan Howarth and Kieran Goff netted for Phoenix.

6 MARCH – DIVISION 2 – Renegade fold, Red Lion stay top, but Chapeltown are held again – The sad news was that after struggling for much of the season, Renegade Football has decided to fold, meaning all the points and goals from their games will be removed from the records. Although Red Lion lost points because of this they kept their hold on top spot with a 2-0 victory over Beighton Magpies. After not playing for several weeks Beighton looked a bit rusty, but they defied the leaders in the first half, including a penalty save by keeper Danny King. After the break, a couple of lapses of concentration by Magpies were taken advantage of by Chris Hopkins and Jamie Jones to give Lion victory.

Chapeltown RBL lost ground on them though after a last gasp James McNally (pictured left) strike helped Jubilee Rangers hold them to a draw for a second week running. Jubilee had the chance to take a first half lead when they were awarded a penalty, but it was saved by RBL keeper James Birch. RBL then went close when Niall Smith rounded the goalkeeper, but hit the side netting and the half remained goalless. After the break both teams had chances, but it was Legion that took the lead when Morgan Cowell turned well and struck from 25 yards, seeing his effort hit the post and go on. They then had several good chances, but, along with some misses, the Jubilee goalkeeper made two excellent stops. RBL were left to rue those misses as a long ball landed to the Jubilee winger McNally to volley into the top corner in the 95th minute.

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