THERE is no doubting the spirit and burgeoning talent in the Leigh & District Youth League.

U15s - Pennington Hawks beat AC Horwich 6-1 (P Butler 3, M Gregory 2, P Pinnington; MoM M Julien); Culcheth Athletic lost 1-0 to Pennington Athletic, A Ward on the mark; Hindsford Rovers beat First Lowton 8-2 with goals from Woods 2, Beech and Valentine 5; Blackmoor beat Winton Wanderers 9-1 (T Arnott 5, Howard 2, Lowe, Divine).

U14s - First Lowton beat Wigan Junior Kingsdown 14-1 (Daniel Buck 5, Roger Bond 4, Scott Walker 2, Jamie Curran, Adam Pennington, Ryan Barker); Bedford Rangers lost 7-2 to Wigan Junior Colts (Robert White 2); Hindsford Falcons beat Captains Lane 8-0 (Thomas Heath 2, Scott Jones 2, Ryan Dunn 2, David Buckley, Daniel Russell); Hindley Jets drew 5-5 at Goose Green Rovers (Martin Billington 3, Danny Simm, Graham Waring).

U13s Group 1: Higher Fold United 4 Standish Juniors 6 (Cox 2, Fairbrother, Brooks); Higher Fold United 4 Hindsford Juniors 1.

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