Sweet 16! Wicor men are runaway leaders after ending Southsea United’s unbeaten Portsmouth Sunday League record

Wicor Mill are 16 points clear at the top of the Division 4 table after ending Southsea United’s unbeaten City of Portsmouth Sunday League run.
Wicor Mill (green/white) v Southsea United. Picture: Kevin ShippWicor Mill (green/white) v Southsea United. Picture: Kevin Shipp
Wicor Mill (green/white) v Southsea United. Picture: Kevin Shipp

Top scorer Simon Woods was on target in both of Wicor’s victories - they have now won 12 of their 13 matches with one draw (and Woods didn’t play in that game).

A Woods double helped Wicor win the first game of a double header 3-2, with Southsea’s prolific Zak Willett netting both replies, writes PAUL OASTLER.

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In the reverse fixture, Willett struck again - but Woods, Joe Waterman, Ben Kerr and Luke James gave the runaway leaders a 4-1 success.

Wicor Mill (green/white) v Southsea United. Picture: Kevin ShippWicor Mill (green/white) v Southsea United. Picture: Kevin Shipp
Wicor Mill (green/white) v Southsea United. Picture: Kevin Shipp

AFC Prospect Farm Rangers won both games in their Division 5 double against AC FC.

Having triumphed in just one of their opening nine league games, Prospect claimed 4-0 and 1-0 victories.

Jack Heselwood scored his first goal for the club in the 4-0 success with Leon Porter (2) and Tom Cross also netting.

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Curtis Harrison grabbed his first goal for Prospect in the reverse fixture, where veteran keeper Dave Hunter was in fine form to keep another clean sheet.

Wicor Mill (green/white) v Southsea United. Picture: Kevin ShippWicor Mill (green/white) v Southsea United. Picture: Kevin Shipp
Wicor Mill (green/white) v Southsea United. Picture: Kevin Shipp

Leaders AFC Trades continued their fine form with 5-1 and 3-1 victories over Horndean United.

Charlie Smith, Charlie Cane and Harry Gregory netted in the first win, while Smith (4) and Jess Groves were on target in the second - Trades’ 10th win in 11 league games.

Sonny Smith, who is normally a striker, played in goal for Trades in both games.

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Fratton Trades Reserves are six points adrift of the leaders with a game in hand after Mitchell Smith and Kameron Thorpe netted in a 2-1 win against Al’s Bar.

Horndean Hawks trounced Freehouse B 6-2 in Division 6 - but only after a very tight first 45 minutes.

Freehouse twice took the lead before half-time, through a Zack Hughes penalty and a lob from Ben Pascoe following a great Harry Croughan through ball.

Hawks, though, twice levelled through Josh Clements and Oliver Murray.

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With Freehouse having no substitutes, they tired after the break and Hawks strolled to victory with Murray completing his hat-trick, Clements netting his second and Alfie Merrett also on target.

Bradley Hurt took his seasonal tally to 13 with five in Jubilee’s 16-0 destruction of AFC Trades Reserves.

George Cartmell was another hat-trick hero as the unbeaten leaders showed no mercy in recording their ninth win in 10 matches.

Harrison Cartmell (2), Jack Butcher (2), Lewes Hahn-Griffiths (2), Dan Swanton and Joe Cartmell completed the rout.