CRAB-HAPPY: Salcombe breezed into the Second Round of the Herald Cup and will meet cup specialists Ilsington Villa next. (c) MiraclePR
Ilsington Villa have enjoyed their cup exploits in recent seasons and the WBW (Solicitors) SDFL Divison Two side have started off this season by dispatching Premier outfit Beesands Rovers 3-2 in the First Round of the Herald Cup.
Daniel Langford was the hat-trick hero for Villa with Dylan Fox and Jack Eades on target for the struggling Bees who have yet to taste victory this season. Ilsington will face another Premier side, Salcombe Town (pictured in red), in the Second Round.
They will have to drill their defence if they are to keep out the division’s top scorer Ashley Yeoman. The former Torquay man scored another two goals on Saturday as the Crabs knocked out fellow top tier side Brixham AFC Reserves 5-0 at Malborough Playing Fields. Charlie Barnes also doubled up for the hosts with Callum Nolan their other goalscorer.
League leaders Torbay Police brushed Chudleigh Athletic Reserves aside with an emphatic 10-0 victory at the Chudleigh Playing Fields. Former Watcombe man Sonwabile Mlenze scored his first hat-trick for his new club and Lee Langley added a brace. There were also singles for Matthew Bleakley, Luke Dandy, Max Prestwood, Jack Turak and Bobby Chancellor. The Bees will travel to Kingsteignton Athletic Reserves in the next round.
Things were much tighter at the Duckspond where goals from Arren De Young and Ian Howse helped Buckfastleigh Rangers into the Second Round with a 2-1 win over Ipplepen Athletic in the all-Premier encounter. Rangers have been drawn at home again, Abbotskerswell their next opponents.
Division One side Stoke Gabriel Reserves completed Saturday’s cup celebrations with a 5-2 home triumph over Broadhempston United from the division below. The Railwaymen have been drawn away to the winners of the postponed Meadowbrook Athletic and Paignton Villa Reserves tie.
Babbacombe Corinthians will face either Newton Abbot 66 or Ivybridge Town Reserves and Teign Village will also have to wait to find out whether they will face Totnes and Dartington Reserves or Riviera United. They will play their First Round tie at the Foxhole Ground on Saturday.
The other Second Round games, drawn on Monday evening, are Bishopsteignton United v Dittisham United, Broadmeadow STFC v Barton Athletic, Dartmouth Reserves v Newton Rovers, Galmpton United v Watcombe Wanderers Reserves, Kingsbridge and Kellaton United v Harbertonford, Kingskerswell and Chelston v East Allington United, Newton Abbot Spurs Third v Buckland Athletic Development, Paignton Saints Reserves v Torquay Town, Waldon Athletic Reserves v Upton Athletic and Watts Blake Bearne v Plympton Athletic Reserves.
Plympton were one of four teams in league action on Saturday. Carlton Allen and Joss and Carlo Marino each scored in a 3-0 win over Broadmeadow to see them move up to third. Luke Forward and Finley Bullen scored two apiece for East Allington at Buckland Development. Josh Pascoe also found the net for the Pirates in a 5-2 win, Joshua Clarke and Rob Heaps with Bucks’ consolation goals.
A David Hatch hat-trick helped Harbertonford to move up to second in Division One, a point behind WBB who didn’t play. Kieran Brown and Christopher Head also scored twice as Fords enjoyed a 7-2 victory at Watcombe Reserves.