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Thursday, September 04, 2008, 10:04
It was a wet and windy night for a derby and Brad settled much quicker as Ben Potter gave them an early lead.
The fired-up hosts quickly stormed to a 3-0 advantage and, after Darby completed his treble, youngster Liam Curtis rounded off a sweet success.
Goals from Dave Richardson and Tom Gleeson proved mere consolations for the visitors.
In the Senior Division, local bragging rights were earned by South Molton as they edged out Chittlehampton 2-0 at Old Alswear Road.
Simon Goodman broke the deadlock on the hour when his free-kick somehow squeezed through the legs of the visiting goalkeeper.
And with 10 minutes left, Colin Kennerson settled a tight contest in favour of the Images.
Torrington bounced back from defeat against Pilton by smashing six past Clovelly.
Fresh from scoring five for the reserves the previous night, Alex Shepherd continued his hot streak with a hat-trick. Anthony Maise (two) and Trevor May completed the job.
Torrington Admirals manager James Harding has stepped down for personal reasons after his side's meeting with Merton in Intermediate One.
But he bowed out with a win when a brace from Sam Pett settled a tight contest 2-1.
Hit by injuries, Admirals finished the game with nine men but they held out against Merton's neat approach play.
Nathan Delaune pulled one back for the hosts before half-time.
Down in Cornwall, Woolsery continued their unbeaten start when Russell Costigan netted twice against Bude.
Further goals from Matt Lewis, Nick Glover and Jamie Robertson settled an entertaining encounter 5-3 in favour of the visitors.
In Intermediate Two, Mortehoe were impressive as they bounced back from defeat at Putford to beat Pilton 2-0 at Rock Park.
Andy Woodman lobbed the opening goal from 25 yards and he added a second after a cross from substitute Liam Dyer.
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