The Under 18 Floodlit Division is once again shaping up to be a very competitive division with this week’s series of results again highlighting that each team is capable of getting a result against any of the sides.

The action got under way on Tuesday night when Kingsdown Lions entertained Kintbury Rangers Youth. Kingsdown Lions were still looking for their first win of the season whilst Kintbury had lost just the one game from their opening three fixtures. This game went to form, leading 2-0 at the break Kintbury added a third to make sure of the points in the second half. On target for Kintbury were Josh Dopson, Jake Huntley and Bradley Passey.

On Thursday night it was top of the table versus bottom when Royal Wootton Bassett Town visited Warminster Town, but the first half very much went against the form book as Warminster raced into a 2-0 half time lead thanks to goals from Joe Wilkins and Cole Palmley. Royal Wootton Bassett Town upped their game in the second half scoring twice through Euan Spackman and an own goal to ensure they came away with a point and maintained their unbeaten start to the season, but the result once again highlighted the competitive nature of the division. Despite the dropped points Royal Wootton Bassett Town remained top of the table but just two points ahead of Kintbury Rangers and Radstock Town who both have a game in hand.

It was a similar story at Bremhill View where Radstock Town went into their game with Calne Town having won all three of their opening fixtures but were on the wrong end of a 3-2 score line, giving Calne Town their first win of the season. Radstock’s cause was not helped by having a player sent off. Two goals from Asher Jones and one from Jacob Sealy secured the three points for Calne, Bartek Grzywa and Tom Hobbs with the two Radstock goals.

There is now just one side left in the division with a 100% winning record and that is Bishops Cannings who were the big winners on Thursday night as they came away from the Oakfield Stadium with all three points following a 6-2 win over Melksham Town. Jack Farion set Bishops Cannings on their way scoring from the penalty spot. Jack Smith then doubled their lead before setting up Caleb Hollow for Bishops Cannings third. Smith then scored his second of the game before Melksham pulled one back to make it 4-1. Further goals from Toby Baker and Harrison Sartin put Bishops Cannings 6-1 up before a late consolation for Melksham made the final score 6-2, Thomas Gilbert and Josh Jeffrey, two 15-year-olds, both scoring their first goals for Melksham in the Under 18 Floodlit division.

The final game of the night on Thursday was at Trowbridge Road, Bradford-on-Avon where Bradford Town entertained AFC Aldermaston. In a tight contest the only goal of the game came in the final minute of the match, Iwan Legg scoring his third goal of the season to give Bradford Town their first win of the season.

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8 October 2022