Thames Valley Football League – Round-up
Jonathan Baxter and Matt Bacon struck to secure Barkham Athletic all three points and the bragging rights courtesy of a 2-1 victory over local rivals Ashridge Park.
Rick Swaitek was on target for Park during this Division 2 local derby at Cantley Park, but it was not enough as the side remain rooted to the foot of the table with no points from three games.
Barkham, meanwhile, sit fourth having recorded a first win of the season.
In the same Division, Wargrave were hit for six when hosting early pacesetters Westwood United Res.
Stuart Moss was on target for Wargrave in a 6-1 loss.
In the Premier Division, Hurst saw a two-game winning run come to a crashing end when up against Marlow United.
Liam Bushay, Louis Cordice and Wesley Sutherland all netted twice during a resounding 8-0 success for the visitors, who saw further goals arrive from an own goal and Oliver Flint penalty.
There was also plenty of goals witnessed at The Cauldron, where Berks County were the visitors to Reading YMCA.
Unfortunately for the guests, however, all seven went to the opposition.
Ryan Adams and Daniel Donegan both struck twice, while Matthew Drake and Jamie Piercy were also on target for the Young Men, who were handed an 18th minute lead through an own goal.
Jack Walker netted what proved to be a consolation for a Woodley United Reserves side beaten 4-1 on home soil by Newbury.
United were undone by a Conor Lynch hat-trick, with Liam Benham adding an extra coat of gloss to the scoreline.
Winnersh Rangers’ wait for a first point or win of the new campaign will stretch into a third game following a 4-2 reverse at Westwood United.
Shane Maskell and Hayden Best notched for a Rangers side who sit bottom of the Division 1 standings following back-to-back league defeats.
Woodley United Development are also seeking a first win of 2015/16, but a run of successive draws was ended at the Alfred Palmer Memorial Playing Fields, where a James Brown brace and Stefan Allen effort wrapped up the points for Mortimer Reserves in a 3-0 success.
In Division 3, a clash in the northern parishes between Wargrave Reserves and Twyford and Ruscombe went the way of the home side.
Daniel Tegg popped up with both goals in a 2-0 victory.
Previously unbeaten Woodley United A, though, were walloped 5-1 on the road at White Eagles.
Dawid Nagoda, Lukasz Hryniewicz, Bartosz Pachulski (2) and Mariusz Zienkiewicz were all on the scoresheet as the goals flew in for the Eagles.
Tom Barratt hit what was a consolation for United.
Thanks to a Callum Osborn double and further efforts from Matthew Lamplugh, Adam Sutton and substitute David Worley, Hurst Reserves defeated AFC Corinthians by the odd goal in nine during a pulsating fixture at Cantley Park in Division 4.
Connor Banks fired Berks County Reserves into a 2-0 lead inside the opening 25 minutes when up against Rotherfield United Reserves at John Nike Stadium.
But it turned out to be a frustrating afternoon for the home side, who saw an own goal reduce the deficit before Billy Roberts struck in the 90th minute to tie up the scores.
Earley-based side Hawchester Hawks extended their unbeaten start to five games, picking up a point from a goalless draw with Maidenhead Magpies Reserves at Laurel Park.
An Asher Price strike in the 51st minute could not prevent Hurst A from slipping to a 2-1 defeat when entertaining Berks County FC Rovers in Division 5.
The visitors would secure the win through goals from David Parrott and Christopher Searle.
Matthew Voysey, Mark Cooper and an Andy Miller striker four minutes from time saw Baughurst AFC Reserves edge out Woodley United B in a 3-2 victory.
Darren West and John Mailer from the penalty spot got the goals for United.
Sonning Sports were also beaten by the same scoreline over at TDK Knights.
Lee Evans and Daniel Fletcher struck in both halves for Sports, who went down to Kobby Duodu and Ibrahim Koroma strikes before Kevin Pitt unfortunately put the ball in his own net to settle the contest on 80 minutes.
A Ross Latimer-Hodgson penalty proved to be scant consolation for Shinfield Rangers Men, who were resoundingly beaten 5-1 at The Hop Leaf, for whom Liam Hidson hit four goals.
Steve Lebrecht also netted for the Leaf.
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