WHALLEY Juniors, top of the Under 14s Blue League, were beaten 1-0 in a closely fought battle with third placed Oswaldtwistle Juniors.

There were mixed fortunes for the Hyndburn sides in the LFA Under 14s Club Cup competition. Blackburn Eagles progressed through to the next round with a great win over Oxford Grove from Bolton, while Langho Juniors were beaten in extra time by Bolton Lads Club.

In the Elgin Manufacturing Cup, the game of the day was between Blackburn Eagles and Blackburn Boys, first and second in the league. The game was decided by the odd-goal-in-three, favour of Blackburn Boys.

In the Under 16s Red League, Rishton United lost their 100 per cent record to top-placed Oswaldtwistle St Mary's by the odd-goal- in-three.

Results - Under 12: Akzo Juniors 4, Waterfoot Juniors 1; Barrowford Celtic 5, Lammack Juniors 1; Blackburn Boys 1, Langho Juniors 3; Gt Harwood Rovers 11, Haslingden Juniors 1; Whalley Juniors 0, Huncoat Utd 7.

Under 13 - Community Police Cup first round: Blackburn Eagles 6, Stanhill Juniors 1; Blue Star 6, Rossendale Valley 1; Lammack Juniors 14, Spinning Jenny Spitfires 1; Oswaldtwistle Juniors 2, Whalley Juniors 1.

Under 13: Oggy Hospur 0, Blackburn Dynamos 3; Oswaldtwistle Utd 7, St Joseph's 1. Under 14 Starkie Brothers Cup first round: Clayton Villa 4, Blackburn Utd 1; Readstone Utd 1, Huncoat Utd 5.

Under 14 Red: Clitheroe Wolves 4, Oggy Hospur 1; Feniscowles (St Paul's) 0, Haslingden Juniors 8.

Under 14 Blue: Barrowford Celtic 7, Newfield Utd 1; Oswaldtwistle Juniors 1, Whalley Juniors 0.

LFA Under 14 Club Cup competition third round: Blackburn Eagles 2, Oxford Grove (Bolton) 0; Bolton Lads Club 2, Langho Juniors 1 (aet).

Under 15 Elgin Manufacturing Cup first round: Barrowford Celtic 10, Waterfoot Juniors 1; Blackburn Eagles 1, Blackburn Boys 2; Darwen Utd 3, Whalley Juniors 1; Edenfield 5, Gt Harwood Rovers 1; Foxhill Falcons 5, Blackburn Utd 3; Huncoat Utd 1, Langho Juniors 6; Padiham 0, Blackburn Dynamos 7; Revidge Youth 0, St Joseph's 5.

Under 16 Blue: Blackburn Acad 1, Langho Juniors 5; Burnley Belvedere 1, Gt Harwood Rovers 5; Gt Harwood Town 2, Rossendale Valley 5; Waterfoot Juniors 3, Blackburn Utd 1.

Under 16 Red: Barrowford Celtic 4, Darwen Boys 5; Blackburn Eagles 12, Oswaldtwistle Juniors 2; Brunlea Juniors 1, Huncoat Utd 2; Rishton Utd 1, Oswaldtwistle St Mary's 2; Whalley Juniors 1, Islington Boys 5.

Fixtures for Sunday (all games kick off at 2pm unless otherwise stated) - Under 12: Blue Star v Barrowford Celtic; Haslingden Juniors v Blackburn Boys; Huncoat Utd v Gt Harwood Rovers (11am); Lammack Juniors v Akzo Juniors; Langho Juniors v Whalley Juniors (11am); Waterfoot Juniors v Oswaldtwistle Juniors. Under 13: Oswaldtwistle Juniors v Oggy Hospur (11am); Oswaldtwistle Utd v Spinning Jenny Spitfires (11am); Rossendale Valley v Blue Star (11am); St Joseph's v Blackburn Dynamos; Stanhill Juniors v Lammack Juniors; Whalley Juniors v Blackburn Eagles.

Under 14 Red: Feniscowles St Paul's v Blackburn Eagles; Haslingden Juniors v Clitheroe Wolves (11am); Oggy Hospur v Clayton Villa (12.30pm).

Under 14 Blue: Newfield Utd v Blackburn Utd (11am); Readstone Utd v Barrowford Celtic (11am); Whalley Juniors v Oswaldtwistle Juniors (11am).

Starkie Brothers Cup first round: Langho Juniors v Gt Harwood Rovers (11am).

Under 15 Red: Barrowford Celtic v Padiham Juniors; Darwen Rangers v St Joseph's; Darwen Utd v Whalley Juniors; Revidge Youth v Gt Harwood Rovers. Under 15 Blue: Blackburn Dynamos v Blackburn Utd; Blackburn Eagles v Blackburn Boys (11am); Waterfoot Juniors v Huncoat utd.

Under 16 Red: Islington Boys v Oswaldtwistle Juniors (11am); Oswaldtwistle St Mary's v Brunlea Juniors; Whalley Juniors v Barrowford Celtic (12.30pm).

Under 16 Blue: Gt Harwood Town v Waterfoot Juniors; Langho Juniors v Rossendale Valley (11am); St Alban's v Burnley Belvedere (11am).

LFA Under 16s Club Cup competition (fourth round): Blackburn Eagles v Oldham Royals; Cadley Boys (Preston) v Rishton Utd.

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