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Heavitree Demolish Elmore to Maintain Place at the Summit ; Divisions One to Four: Flack Heads a Late Winner As Tipton Keep Up Impressive Early Season Form

HEAVITREE Social United are setting a stunning pace at the top of Division 1 after pummelling rock-bottom Elmore 9-0. The Eagles were overwhelmed by the Wingfield Park club whose Vinny Conibere led the way with four goals. Adam Darcy helped himself to a hat-trick with substitute James Twitchen and Lee Chapman (pen) completing the rout.

Tully Impressed by Performance As Grecians Record Another Win

STEVE Tully hailed his side's 5-0 win over Alphington as the "best performance of the season" as Exeter City strengthened their grip at the top of the table. The Grecians have won four out of four so far this season, scoring 21 goals and conceding just three.

Bogey Team Lords Grab Draw to Check Colaton's Progress ; Divisions Five to Nine: Tapp Bags a Double As Bickleigh Romp

DIVISION Five leaders Colaton Raleigh had their 100 per cent record dented by a 2-2 draw at Lord's XI. Colaton led at the break but the Lord's, who seem to be their bogey side, went 2-1 up before their visitors scored again to save the day. Tom Rapps and Connor McCallum were the Raleigh scorers.

Pike and Brice Both Grab Braces As St Martins Whip the Radford

KEVIN Pike and Paul Brice both netted doubles as St Martins hammered Mount Radford 9-0. Darren Bingham also had the chance to grab a brace, scoring an early penalty before missing a second later on. Phil White notched a blistering 20-yarder on his debut, while Aaron James, Matt Anderson and Lee Parker completed the scoring.

Newtown Show Their Quality with a Shock Win in 'Wide Open' League

NEWTOWN shocked the Premier Division with a 3-1 victory at home to Heavitree Social United. The result illustrates how wide open the division is this season, and on this evidence the Newton St Cyres-based club must feel they might even be in line for a crack at the title.

Howe Brace in Yellows Win ; North Devon League Under-16s

SAS 1 Tiverton Town 6 TIVERTON Town came from behind to record a resounding win over SAS. The Yellows started the better in the first half but it was the hosts who opened the scoring when a 30-yard shot beat Robbie Powell. However, Tivvy were not behind for long and, within a minute of the first goal, the visitors equalised through Adam Kana-ah, who headed home Tim Lister's cross.

Eagles Downed in Fa Cup Tie ; Elmore U18s Elmore 1 Yate Town 5

ELMORE crashed out of the FA Youth Cup after a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Yate Town. The Eagles were not as poor as the scoreline suggests and, one down at half-time to a 17th-minute penalty, Elmore looked the more likely to go through to the next round.

City Denied by Quality Cherries ; Exeter City Academy

UNDER-16s Exeter City 1 Bournemouth 3 EXETER City failed to match the level they reached last week at Swansea and were punished. The Cherries took the lead on 25 minutes before a missed penalty cost Exeter dear. Two early second half goals killed the game as a contest.

Grecians Batter Swans to Ensure Progress in the Cup

EXETER City under-18s put themselves in pole position to qualify from the group stages of the Football League Youth Alliance Cup thanks to an impressive 3-0 win at Swansea City. The Grecians have won their first three games in the competition and are bang on course to qualify for the knockout stages.

Twyford Enjoy Okey Success

MID DEVON MINI LEAGUE UNDER-8s TWYFORD Spartans won all three matches they played at Okehampton. They beat Cheriton Fitzpaine 3-2, Bradninch 3-0 and hosts Okehampton 3-0. Moors Youth won two of their four matches despite having a weakened squad.

Dean Delights with Five-Star Performance for St Martins ; Exeter Youth League Under-13s Division One Exmouth Eagles 1 St Martins 8

DEAN Billingsley was the star of the show with five goals as St Martins hammered Exmouth. Sam Warren played well for the home side but Exmouth were undone by further goals from Mike Wilkie, Connor Batho and Ben Whatmore's first for the club.

Fulls Hits Four in Third Victory for Brixington ; Juventus League

UNDER-16s Central 0 Brixington Blues 5 BRIXINGTON Blues continued their stunning start to the season by winning their first away match at Central. Following home wins against Heavitree (4-0) and Exmouth Town (9- 0) they won despite having only 10 players.

Colyton Beat Their Clubmates

EAST DEVON LEAGUE UNDER-14s Colyton 6 Colyton B 0 COLYTON beat their younger clubmates as Charlie Stephenson and David Laramy both scored twice. Star man Matthew Cann scored his first goal of the season and an own goal sealed the win.

Ammies Go On the Rampage

GIRLS FOOTBALL UNDER-15s Exmouth Amateurs 15 Brixham United 0 EXMOUTH Amateurs produced a stunning display of football to overwhelm Brixham United. The opening 20 minutes saw Ammies on top but unable to break down a stubborn Brixham back line -- but once Georgia Langdon's deflected strike from the edge of the box found its way into the net the goals flowed.