The soccer boys of Westcliff's Prince Avenue Primary School always welcome a night on the tiles!

For the UK's leading ceramic tiles retailer, Topps Tiles, has extended its youth football programme with kit sponsorship for the team at the school in Hornby Avenue, Westcliff.

The firm, whose deals usually focus on family-run clubs, is involved with more than 60 teams nationwide.

Tiles boss Stuart Coleman said: "We're are all football fans and hope the lads really benefit.

"The grass roots game needs help from the business community."

You're the tops - that's the message from young footballers from Prince Avenue Primary School.

Head Andy Howe (right) and teacher William Hill (left) are with Stuart Coleman (centre), manager of Topps Tiles. Basildon Sunday League

Pitsea, the Basildon Sunday League side who enjoyed a great run through to the quarter-finals of the FA Sunday Cup, are now also out of the top Essex competition.

Taking on Branagans in the County Intermediate Cup, Pitsea, despite scoring through Rainbird, lost 5-1.

Fiat and Vange WMC are due to meet in the final of a major cup competition but, in Sunday's dress rehearsal in the Premier Division, the car firm drove off with the points.

They fought back from a 2-0 deficit to win 5-2 with Toohey and Cunningham both grabbing braces.

Murphy and Houghton both enjoyed two-goal tallies as Yardleys stayed on the victory scent. They won 5-1 at Canvey RBL.

In the Senior Division, Finning was the four-goal hero for Fryerns CA, who won 6-0 at home to Nicholas Wybacks. St Basil's went one better when they triumphed 7-2 at Haydon Manor, with Hartill, Drury and Cogger all scoring twice.

In Division One, Vange WMC Reserves fell behind to Basildon Irish Club, but fought back to triumph 2-1 with goals from Derby and Hills.

In a double-header Murrayfield triumphed twice over Southfields - 2-0 each time, with Hathorne and S Byrne getting the goals. Results:

Senior Division: Haydon Manor 2, St Basil's 7 (Hartill 2, Cogger 2, Drury 2, Douche); Fryerns CA 6 (Finning 4, Knott, Buckingham), Nicholas 0.

Essex Intermediate Cup: Pitsea 1 (Rainbird), Branagans 0.

Premier Division : Fiat 5 (Toohey 2, Cunningham 2, Willis), Vange WMC 2 (Cahill, S Rich); Canvey RBL 1 (Morris), Yardleys 5 (Murphy 2, Houghton 2, P Eaton); East Tilbury Dynamos 1 (Gordon), Somerset Athletic 1 (Lambourne).

Division 1 : Moonchester 0, Wickford 2 (Kirby 2); Murrayfield 2 (Hathorne, S Byrne), Southfields; Southfields 0, Murrayfield 2 (Hathorne, S. Byrne); Vange WMC Res 2 (Derby, Hills), Basildon Irish 1 (Walden); Holy Trinity 9 (Draper 3, Wellam 2, R. Linsey 2, Baker, Healey), Armada 0.

Division 2: Armada Res 1, N'mayne 4 (Ploughman, Browne, Bransgrove, og); Rettendon 2 (Cogger 2), Laindon 3 (Pursell, Duck, Saunders).

Division 3 Cup: Wickford 4th 4 (Grace 2, Tofts, Baitrum), Pendle 2 (M. Brown, Goodwin); Royals 2, Ryde 0. South East Essex Sunday League

Both Crouch and Castle Point picked up Premier Division victories in the South-East Essex Sunday League to set-up this weekend's battle of the giants nicely.

A victory for Crouch will secure them the title so it's very much win or bust for Castle Point.

Crouch secured a narrow 2-1 victory over in-form Hanningfield Athletic with goals from Crickmarr and Brown. Howard replied.

Castle Point left it to star striker Darren Godfrey to secure the points in a 4-2 home win over Benfleet A. Godfrey scored all four goals and has now amassed a total of 24 in the League.

Haystack continue to lead the First Division after a comfortable 4-2 win over Diablo in which Rooney grabbed a brace.

Runwell Raiders moved into second place after two wins in a double header with Callback A.

Shock of the day came as CISK lost 4-3 to Rook Sports, who seem to have the knack of upsetting title challengers.

ISIS took over third spot, on level points with Runwell, when they won the second game of a double header with Chateau 1-0. They drew the first encounter 1-1. Bence scored both their goals.

Benfleet B are continuing to chase Rawreth Park Rangers for the Division Two title. Rawreth won 2-0 at Rochbury thanks to goals from Anglish and Broadbent and will be champions if they win Sunday's game at Benfleet B.

However, Benfleet showed that they are an in-form side and ready for the task in hand when they thrashed Midland Bank 5-0 with a Wilson hat-trick.

Gemini Wanderers were this week's victims of the Division Three scoring machine when Old Island Boys beat them 7-0. Dilliway grabbed four and Copper grabbed a brace.

Results:

Premier Division: Castle Point 4 (Darren Godfrey 4), Benfleet A 2; Crouch 2 (Crickmarr, Brown), Hanningfield Ath 1 (Howard).

Division 1: CISK 3 (Sutton 3), Rook Sports 4 (Smith 2, Wilcox, Barrett); Haystack 4 (Hawkins, D Rooney 2, Smith), Diablo 2 (I Boxall, Monk); Runwell Raiders 1 (O'Leary), Callback A 0; Callback A 0, Runwell Raiders 4 (Rex 2, Silverstone 2); ISIS 1 (Bence), Chateau 1 (Bushell); Chateaue 0, ISIS 1 (Bence).

Division 2: Benfleet B (Wilson 3, Cranshaw, og), Midland Bank 0; Canterbury Harriers 1 (Langdon), Sward Sports 2 (O'Leary, Sansom); Sward Sports 7 (O'Leary 3, Pepper 2, Waite, Sansom), Canterbury Harriers 0; Rochbury 0, Rawreth Park Rangers 2.

Division 3: Old Island Boys 7 (Dilliway 4, Copper 2, Robertson). Gemini Wanderers 0; Point Sports 5 (Hubbard, Park 2, Lucas 2), Dunamus 2 (Williams, Benning); Dunamus 1 (Benning), Point Sports 4 (Griffiths, Gale 2, Lucas); Venables 1 (Wallace), Callback B 3 (Goldsmith, Marples, Yewman).

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