Tower, who have played a game more, opened up a nine-point lead over the Saints following a 3-1 victory at Clos des Pauvres where Ben Ahier scored a brace and Scott Goldhawk a single – after Luke Watson had given the hosts the lead midway through the first half.Matthew Purdie squandered a good chance to put St Paul’s two-up and in the next attack a great ball from Peter Vincenti found Ahier and after moving closer to goal he he drilled home a low shot inside the near post to make the score 1-1.Joel Hayward hit a hat-trick in Grouville’s 6-3 win against Jersey Wanderers.
At Le Boulivot there were also two goals for Richard Russell, together with an own goal, while Wanderers, who slipped to their sixth consecutive defeat, were on target through Ross Hamilton, Karl Stoodley and Don Searle.Sporting Academics, who have a game in hand, maintained their two-point advantage at the top of Division II following a 3-1 victory against St John at Les Quennevais.
Ricky Morgan, Michael Pereira and Ben Gallichan scored for the winners and Tom Picot for the losers.Trinity and St Peter consolidated second and third places respectively after big wins.
Trinity returned 9-2 victors from St Brelade while St Peter defeated Sporting Club 13-0 at Les Quennevais.Ryan Le Cornu (six), Aaron Maynard (three), Mark Le Maistre, James Quinn, Simon A’Court and Alastair McDonald were on target for St Peter and James Makin (three), Gordon McCallum, Shane Jandron, Ivan Reillo, Gareth Bisson, Richard Parker and Graham Ling for Trinity.St Martin under-16s won through to the semi-finals of the Alex Scott Trophy after a 7-4 win against St Clement at St Martin.
Sean Ganly (two), Brett Willoughby (two), Rhys Webb, James Jones and Ryan Hodgson bagged the winners’ goals.First Tower remain hot on the heels of under-14 Division I leaders Jersey Scottish following a 6-2 win at Clos des Pauvres against St Paul’s.
Tom Cupit (two), Tom Gibbs, Aaron Crowe, Alex Gee and Adam Lester netted for Tower and Stephen Phelan and Declan Sowney for the Saints.St Brelade retained the Division II title following a 5-3 home win against Sporting Academics.
Jordon McBride and Phil Cuming bagged doubles and Aaron Quaeck a single for the champions while there were singles for the Accies from Joe McKenna, Chris Ward and Sam Furness.Goals from Fabio de Jesus and Alberto Miranda secured St Clement a 2-1 win at St Ouen.
Callum Dixon replied.Jersey Wanderers won their under-12 Blue Group match 5-1 against Jersey Scottish at Les Quennevais.
For the winners Ben Rowe hit a hat-trick and Jamie Sewery a single.
Wanderers’ other goal was an own goal with Daniel Kearns replying for the Scots.
