DOUBLES from Jamie Hannah and Dom Coddington allied to an effort from player / manager Lee Kissock did the trick as Newton cemented their place in the second round of the League's Pyke Cup, following Saturday's 5-3 win over Upton AA.

Lee Guirado (2) and Steve Rowlands bagged consolations for the Chester-based side.

Cup holders Cammell Laird 1907 Reserves ensured safe passage thanks to Jack Ford, Ben Kearney, Josh Hughes and an own goal in their 4-1 victory over Helsby, while cup specialists West Kirby & Wasps emerged 3-2 victors at Capenhurst Villa courtesy of goals from Mike McGraa, Joe Heath and Josh Grey.

John Morgan kept up his goal-agame ratio for Mallaby, but his strike failed to prevent his side from losing 2-1 to Vauxhall Motors, Danny Cross and skipper Jordan Brierley scoring for the Motormen.

Callum Holmes and Owen Cassidy scored in Mossley Hill Athletic's 2-0 win at Heswall, while Ryan Burke (2), Colin Gannon and Jack West were on target in Rainhill Town’s 4-0 victory over Blacon YC.

Elsewhere, goals from Chester Nomads’ Dale Harris and Sam Manton were negated by a double from Maghull’s Brad Smart, but after extra time it was Nomads who won 3-2 on penalties to go through.

In Division Two, third-placed Neston Nomads cranked up their promotion challenge after Karl Dunbar and Rob Foulkes found the net in a 2-1 win at Mossley Hill Athletic Reserves, while the improving Kirkby Town Railway also took three points after beating Ashville 4-2, John Humphreys and Dean Kenny scoring a brace apiece.

Kev McCormick and Ian Smith both scored penalties as Maghull Reserves lost 3-2 to Willaston, Billy New, Paul Kelly and Neil Wallace scoring.

Stuart Cornfoot struck to earn Hale Reserves victory at Vauxhall Motors Reserves.

Ben McHaw struck twice as Newton Reserves recorded a 2-1 win at Ashville Reserves, while Lee Ludgate’s double earned Ellesmere Port Town a 2-2 draw with Heswall Reserves, who hit back via Adam Rasell-Watson and Jack Horrocks.

Second-placed Upton AA Reserves missed out on the chance to take over at the top after they finished 3-3 with Cheshire Lines.

Efforts from Nev Picton, Chris Foster, John McEvoy and Joel Craven inspired Ford Motors to a 4-2 triumph at Redgate Rovers Reserves, while a Mark Ellis double sparked Rainhill Town Reserves to a 3-1 win at Bootle Reserves.

Unbeaten Youth Division leaders Mersey Royal,thrashed Litherland Remyca 6-0 with the prolific Ryan Beigan scoring a hat-trick.

Taylor Jones followed suit as Cammell Laird beat Vauxhall Motors 3-1.