A brace from Ben Lindley saw Honley close the gap at the top of the Huddersfield District League

By Aidan Hopson

Holmbridge dropped vital points in a 0-0 draw with Diggle that saw their lead at the top of the Huddersfield District League Premier Division cut to four points.

Honley in second place with two games in hand beat Meltham Athletic 3-0 with goals from Ben Lindley (two) and Graeme Preston.

Netherton beat Cumberworth 2-1 with goals from Alex Vickerman and James Sunderland. Rowan Holloway scored for Cumberworth.

Kirkheaton Rovers beat Wooldale Wanderers 4-3 with goals from Robert Holroyd, Jonathan Askin, Trae Gabriel and Oliver Martin. Cameron Wilkey (two) and Alex Marr scored for Wooldale.

In Division 1 Cole Rothery scored twice for Brighouse Athletic in their 2-2 draw with Almondbury Woolpack. Edimo Mbwasse scored both for Woolpack.

Hade Edge beat Berry Brow A 3-2 with goals from Eddie Dalton, Samuel Chaplin and Michael Mabey with Joe Burnley scoring twice for Brow.

Relegated Shepley picked up a point in their 3-3 draw with Heywood Irish Centre with goals from Elliott George (two) and Kyle Cassidy. Finley Steele, Cameron Taylor and Jamie Carroll scored for Heywoods.

In Division 2 Joe Hirst hit a hat-trick for Kirkheaton Rovers Reserves as they comfortably beat Britannia Sports Reserves 9-4.

Meltham Athletic Reserves beat Kirkburton 3-2 with goals from Nathan Richardson (two) and Lucas Dyson with Chris Parker and Ben Killingbeck scoring for Burton.

In Division 3 Dean Siddiq scored twice for Berry Brow B in their 2-2 draw with Grange Moor Saints with Gian-Mario Busia and Ellis Brown scoring for the Saints.

Darcee John, Hassan Said, Emick Katika and Shevanne Summers (two) scored for Deighton United in their 5-1 win over Diggle Reserves. Chris Crothers scored for Diggle. Skelmanthorpe Reserves beat Huddersfield Laund Hill Reserves 5-1.

Fothergill and Whittles extended their lead at the top of Division 4 to eight points despite dropping points in a 5-5 draw with Holme Valley Academicals Reserves.

Jack O’Connor scored for Netherton A in their 1-1 draw with Cartworth Moor. Jamie Longworth scoring for the Moor.

Holmfirth United extended their lead at the top of Division 5 to seven points following their 1-0 win over Kirkburton Reserves with a goal from Morgan Billy.

Meltham Athletic A beat Britannia Sports A 6-4 and Peter Leathwood scored for Mount Reserves in their 1-0 win over Almondbury Woolpack Reserves.

In the Groom Cup Scholes are through to the semi-finals beating Cumberworth Reserves 6-2 with goals from Josh Fowler (two) and Callum Hirst (four). Harry Brook scored twice for Cumberworth.

Holmbridge Reserves are also through beating Wooldale Wanderers Reserves 3-0 with goals from Joe Aylward (two) and Thomas Clegg.

The semi-finals of the Groom Cup are Scholes versus Holmbridge Reserves and Honley Reserves versus Slaithwaite United.

In the Huddersfield FA Challenge Trophy Linthwaite Athletic Reserves beat Newsome Reserves 4-2 with goals from Connor Steele (three) and Ellis Pejica. Ondre Adams and Lewis Crank scored for Newsome Reserves.









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