South Shore Youth are the early pace-setters in the Poulton Primary 7-a-side Under 10 League.

They made it 14 points from a possible 16 last Saturday by clinching maximum points at home to 4th placed Kirkham. Kurt Bradley and David Jakes both bagged pairs in Shore's 6-1 win in the 'A' game. Donald Pollock and Adam Sumner completed the scoring with Ross Ainsworth notching the visitors' consolation. Kirkham battled hard in a much closer 'B' game but a strike by Craig Robinson gave Shore a narrow 1-0 win.

YMCA and Poulton Youth shared 2nd spot before their meeting last Saturday but it was YMCA who are now clear in 2nd place on their own as they too took all four points. A James Gardiner hat trick helped their 'A' side to a 4-2 victory with Daniel Hartley putting the issue beyond doubt. Poulton's replies came from Phil Ball and Nathan Whiteside. The 'B' game was a scrappy contest which looked like ending in a draw. Chris Barlow gave YMCA an early lead which was cancelled out by Ben Turnbull but with two minutes left Adam Zyda grabbed a 2nd for YMCA to give them a rather fortunate win.

Fleetwood Gym leap-frog over Kirkham and Poulton Youth into 3rd place as they took all four points at Our lady. Strikes by Harry Bentley and Joseph Newsome earned Gym a 2-0 win in the 'A' game before they ran out 5-0 winners in the 'B' game. Sam Leadbetter and Mike Elrick both hit pairs with George Duffy also on target.

Clifton Rangers remain in the leading pack as they took 3 points from their game against Staining. Goals from Joshua Blyth and Michael Booth edged their 'A' team to a 2-0 win but battling Staining earned a creditable draw 1-1 draw in the 'B' game. Laim Murgatroyd was Clifton's marksmen and Jamie Moore netted for Staining.

BJFF are also well in the hunt. They were in rampant form at Thornton, easily claiming all four points. Ryan Farmer bagged five goals in BJFF's 11-0 'A' game rout with Thomas Stead weighing-in with a hat trick. Scott Thompson, Jack Riedel and Joe Fratazzi were their other marksmen. BJFF proved too strong in the 'B' game also as they recorded a 6-1 victory. John Coughlin and Nathan Robinson both scored twice with Alex Hui and Thomas Lloyd completing the scoring. Alex Beckett notched the Thornton consolation.

Lytham, with only one point on the board before last week, produced an excellent 3-point haul from their encounter with mid-table Spirit Of Youth. They coasted to a 3-0 win in the 'A' game with goals from Mark Crossan(2), and Danny Fuller.

The 'B' game ended in a 2-2 draw with Stuart Preston claiming both goals for Lytham with Alex Grice doing likewise for Spirit.

Foxhall earned a share of the points at home to Blackpool Rangers. The visitors took the points in the 'A' game with a

2-1 win, Jack Farrell notching both goals with Jamie Haydock on target for Foxhall. In the 'B' though Foxhall recorded a comfortable 3-0 victory with Jonathan Haworth claiming a pair and Paul Gaskell the other.

Poulton St Johns and FC Rangers also shared the points with a win apiece in their meeting. St Johns just edged the 'A' game 3-2 with goals from Mark Thomas(2) and James Freshney. Both Rangers' replies came from Stephen mcewan. The tables were turned in the 'B' game though as Rangers notched up a 3-1 victory with strikes by Chris Simpson, Craig Taylor and an own goal. Ashley Uooyott netted the St Johns' reply.