Stunning debut for ex-Peterborough United player as March Town march on, good day for Deeping, not so good for Holbeach, Pinchbeck, Peterborough Northern Star and Blackstones

Goalmouth action from Peterborough Northern Star v Daventry in the United Counties Premier Division. Photo: Chantelle McDonald. @cmcdphotos.

Former Peterborough United youth team player Jack Friend delivered a debut hat-trick for March Town today (November 17).

Friend moved across Cambridgeshire from Wisbech St Mary earlier this week and starred as his new club thrashed his old club 5-0.

Max Mattless and Rob Conyard also scored as March maintained sixth place in Division One North of the Thurlow Nunn Easterm Counties League with an eighth unbeaten game in a row. Wisbech St Mary are 17th of 19 teams.

It was a good day in the United Counties Premier Division for Deeping Rangers who moved into third place with a 1-0 win at Kirby Muxloe. Dan Schiavi scored the only goal of the game in the first-half, but he also saw a second-half spot-kick saved.

Jake Sansby celebrates with team-mates aafter a scoring a penalty for Peterborough Northern Star against Daventry. Photo: Chantelle McDonald. @cmcdphotos

Deeping moved above local rivals Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United who were both beaten.

Pinchbeck went down 3-0 at home to second placed Rugby Town, while Holbeach surprisingly lost 2-1 at Wellingborough Town. James Tricks had equalised for the Tigers before the break.

Peterborough Northern Star gave leaders Daventry a fright before succumbing 2-1 at the Branch Bros Stadium. A Jake Sansby penalty gave Star the lead after the break, an advantage preserved by a fine penalty save from Quincey Shorunmu.

But Daventry were awarded a second spotkick early in the second half which they converted before grabbing a winner 20 minutes from time. Star drop three places to ninth.

Harry Fitzjohn (stripes) of Peterborough Northern Star in action against Daventry. Photo: Chantelle McDonald. @cmcdphotos

Zack Munton equalised late for Bourne in their 1-1 home draw with Sileby, but it was a bad day for Blackstones who slumped to a 4-1 reverse at Harrowby. Player-boss misseed a penalty for Stones when they were 1-0 down in the first-half.

RESULTS

Saturday, November 17

UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE

Premier Division: Kirby Muxloe 0, Deeping Rangers 1 (Schiavi); Peterborough Northern Star 1 (Sansby), Daventry Town 2; Pinchbeck United 0, Rugby Town 3; Wellingborough Town 2, Holbeach United 1 (Tricks).

Division One: Bourne Town 1 (Munton), Northampton Sileby Rangers 1; Bugbrooke St.Michael 3, Huntingdon Town 9; Harrowby United 4, Blackstones 1 (Edmondson).

THURLOW NUNN EASTERN LEAGUE

Division One North: March Town United 5 (Friend 3, Mattless, Conyard), Wisbech St Mary 0.