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Quantock Pride remain top of the league despite seeing Maxwells go 2-0 up in first half through Wayne Spencer and Mark Trowman. Pride turned it around in the second period with two goals from Liam Nash and one from James Bawden to record a 3-2 win.
Grasshoppers '04 were on course for a well-deserved draw away to Woolavington after youngster Sam Peppin had given them the lead with Matt Blackmore equalising for the champions. However, Blackmore won it for Woolavington with his second from more or less the last kick of the game.
Veterans Nigel Gillard (2) and Lee Hemsley gave Railway Club all three points from a 3-1 away win at Cross Rifles.
A first half hat-trick from Andy Barnett and a strike in the second period for Paul Organ gave Maltshovel a comfortable 4-1 win at Pawlett United.
An early period of Ashcott resistance was eventually overwhelmed by a dominant Tiger Old Boys for whom Ian Bellinger scored a stunning hat-trick before skipper Nick Kierle sealed a 4-0 victory with a 20-yard effort that he bent around the keeper into the top corner.
Flag Old Boys took an early lead through Andy White at home to Red Tile but Olly Smith and Neil Thompson turned it around to put Tile 2-1 up at the interval. Mike Taylor then equalised for Flag after the break but a late penalty converted by James Hamilton won this close encounter 3-2 in Tile's favour.
Meanwhile in the second division two goals from Jack Taylor, one from human dynamo and man of the match Jason Hitchcock and a penalty converted by keeper Pete Norman gave the young Sportsman side a priceless three points from a 4-0 home win over Abbey Moor.
Two strikes from Tommy Chidgey and one each from Dean Fury, Scott Hawkins and Ben Whittet gave L & G a hard-fought 5-3 victory against Pawlett Reserves.
Lee Goss, Darren Hill, Dave Baker and Nathan Huxtable were all on target for Bridgwater Wanderers with Ryan Hobbs putting in a man of the match performance as they went top of Division Two after a 4-1 home result over Huntspill Crowns.
Goals from Mark Modley, Nathan Chillingworth, Sam Chillingworth and Darryl Taylor kept Cannington in touch at the top as they ran out 4-2 winners over visitors Woolavington Reserves.
The match between Bower United and Admirals was abandoned by the referee for safety reasons.
In the remaining game in division two Coxley Rovers put in a hard working performance to register an excellent 3-1 win over visitors Blake Old Boys.
(Story First Published: 12.11.07) |
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Pts |
| Maltshovel | 30 | | Red Tile | 27 | | Tiger Old Boys | 19 | | Quantock Pride | 17 | | Cannington | 16 | | Abbey Moor | 15 | | Blake OB | 14 | | Flag Old Boys | 10 | | Middlezoy | 9 | |  |  |  |
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Pts |
| Highburn | 44 | | Grasshoppers | 41 | | New Foresters | 36 | | NM Sports | 34 | | R.O.F. | 34 | | Puriton | 33 | | Huntspill | 22 | | Knowle | 16 | | Admirals | 14 | | Q. Pride Res. | 10 | | Ramblers | 8 | | North Petherton | 4 | |  |  |  |
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