Rayleigh Leopards leapt over their nearest rivals, Beech United, in the Central Division of the Bukta South-East Essex Mini Soccer Primary League under-8 Lions section with a 3-0 win over Blackgate Gunners. Everett (2) and Fuller got the goals.

Beech were held to a goalless draw at Hullbridge. The two top teams in the Lions West Division both won to pull away from the pack. Hawkwell, with the only goal of the game by Falvey, beat Fairfax.

Leaders Hamlet Court had to come from behind with two second-half goals by Hilder to beat third-placed Elmwood Colts.

The leaders of the Lions East Division, Kingdown Rangers, had a 6-1 victory over Ashingdon and were the only winners in this section. A Brown hat-trick and two goals from Bright kept up their record at the top of the table as all their rivals could only draw.

Second-placed Dons Academy, after leading by a first-half goal from Smith, were held to a draw after a solo effort by Kislingbury for bottom place Catholic.

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Picture: MALCOLM STOCKWELL

Results

Under 8

Lions West: Leigh Rockets 0, Northwick 3 (Maskell 2, Hepburn); Island Boys 1 (Dunn), Canvey Orient 1 (Slater); Benfleet 0, Gt Wakering 0; Hamlet Court 3 (Hilder 2, Portsmouth), Elmwood Colts 2 (Richmond 2); Fairfax 0, Hawkwell Athletic 1 (Falvey).

Lions East: All Stars 1 (Jones), Southend Manor 1 (Bowen); Kingdown Rangers 6 (Brown 3, Bright 2, Waiwalku), Ashingdon 1 (Smith); Catholic Utd 1 ((Kilsingbury), The Dons 1 (Smith); Blues Youth 1 (Broad), Wickford Town 1 (Pheby).

Lions Central: Blackgate 0, Rayleigh Leopards 3 (Everett 2, Fuller); Deanswood 6 (Biggs 2, Smith, Alabaster, Mason, Harris), Thundersley Rover 0; Shoebury Boys 3 (Lee 2, Leard), Rochford 1 (Lockwood); Hullbridge 0, Beech Utd 0.

Tigers West: Benfleet Tigers 3 (O'Conner, Winder, Hayes), Elmwood 0; Leigh Rockets 2 (Kirk, Reynolds), Canvey Orient 0; Hamlet Court 1 (Miles), The Dons 1; Gt Wakering 1 (Fisher), Hawkwell Athletic 2 (Tullett, Mathews).

Tigers East: Benfleet Leopards 5 (Benett, Walker 2, Birch 2), Catholic Utd 0; Kingdown Rangers 2 (Blowers, Cole), Blues Youth 1 (Brand); Rayleigh Pumas 4 (Wass, Weeks, Rankin-Maclen), Fairfax 0; All Stars 1 (Shelk), Ashingdon 3 (Watts 2, Grech).

Under 9

Division 1: The Dons 4 (Cox 3, Worton), Hawkwell Athletic 1 (Smart); Elmwood 3 (Conway, Coughlan, Sasidek), Ashingdon 1; Southend Manor 0, Westering Tigers 1 (Carter); Hamlet Court 3 (Hunter 3), Rockets 5 (Butcher 2, Milne, Watkins).

Division 2: Canvey Orient 3 (Scott 2, Mason), Island Boys 0; Beech Utd 3, Fairfax 1; Brit Athletic 1 (May), Golden Manor 1 (Smith); Shoebury Boys 1, Northwick Boys 2; Kingdown Rangers 1 (Bremner), Gt Wakering 3 (Burnell 2, og).

Division 3: The Dons 4 (Chapman 3, Pettitt), Shoebury Boys 1 (Groom); Hamlet Court 1 (Pitts), All Stars 2 (Olley, Boulmatis); Ashingdon 2 (Townend 2), Elmwood Colts 0; Gt Wakering 2 (Barrett 2), Hotspurs 4 (Hendy 2, Gray, Petty-Mayor); Rayleigh Boys 2, Rockets 2; Catholic Utd 2 (Offord, Haydon), Southend Manor 1 (Heard).

Division 4: Canvey Orient 0, Benfleet Villa 1 (Harrington); Northwick 1 (McKay), Blues Youth 1 (Pallett); Island Boys 1 (Brown), Hawkwell Athletic 1; Rochford 5 (Webb 3, Goodhead 2), Hullbridge 0.

Division 5: Thorpe Athletic 0, Kingdown Rangers 4 (Hitchcock 3, Valsaycar); Hotspurs 2 (Mead, Perry), Golden Manor 1 (Dunnet).

Division 6: Elmwood 2 (George 2), Canterbury Harriers 0; Blues Youth 3 (Keane 2, Gilbert), Catholic Utd 3 (Newton, Mead); The Dons 3 (Miller, Brock 2), Benfleet 0; Ashingdon 0, Hamlet Court 2 (Ward 2).

Under 10

Division 1: Rockets 1 (Sperring), Canvey Orient 1 (Young); Shoebury Boys 0, Westering Tigers 4 (Edwards 2, Rogers 2); Newtown 2 (Russ, Thompson), Hullbridge 0; Hawkwell Athletic 1 (Wall), Islanders Utd 2 (Winyard, Curtis); Benfleet 1 (Randall), Kingdown Rangers 0.

Division 2: Ekco Whitecaps 1 (Giles), Island Boys 2 (Webb, Noakes); The Dons 1 (Bumbee), Beech Utd 0; Elmwood Colts 5 (Gannon 3, Neville 2), Ashingdon 0; Trinity 0, Deanswood 1 (Page); Southend Manor 1 (Kelly), Rayleigh Boys 1 (Sweeney).

Division 3: Trinity 2 (Bayman 2), Canvey Orient 0; the Dons 1 (Newton), Beech Utd 0; Hamlet Court 1 (Lambourne), Rayleigh Boys 3 (Hinton, Mann, Fitsimons); Hawkwell Athletic 0, Ashingdon 1 (Goodliffe); Ekco Whitecaps 3 (Webber 2, Daniels), Kingdown Rangers 3 (Butler 2, Jacobs).

Division 4: Hawkwell Athletic 1 (Baudry), Gt Wakering 1 (Simpson); Shoebury Boys 0, Westering Tigers 3 (Little 2, Ellis); Trinity 2 (Haycock, Barber), Young Cannons 1 (Davies); Rockets 2 (Sibun, Mahoney), Deanswood 0.

Division 5: Benfleet 2 (Simpson, Lingard), Kingdown Rangers 2 (Cleasby, Moxom); Catholic Utd 3 (Solieri 2, Oliver), Fairfax Rangers 4 (Moulton 3, Bowell); Elmwood Colts 0, Gt Wakering 8 (Porter 7, Smith); Rockets 1 (Reynolds), All Stars 2 (Westwell 2); Hamlet Court 2 (Deveune, Alsford), Rayleigh Boys 4 (Gibbs 3, Hayward).

Division 6: Young Cannons 1 (Miller), Ashingdon 3 (Atkinson, Taylor, Brennen); Hamlet Court 4 (Lawson 2, Lawlor Ainge), Woodside Colts 0; Benfleet 1 (McCarthur), Canterbury Harriers 3 (Worth 2); Beech Utd 3 (Mills, King), All Stars 0.

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