IT WAS a quality rather than quantity as only five games survived waterlogged pitches in the newitts.com Beckett Football league.

First division leaders Wombleton Wanderers visited basement side Duncombe Park earning a 5-0 victory. Wombleton started brightly in the opening half hour as Ryan Rivis scored twice, while Luke McLaren had an effort tipped onto the post.

In the second half Park packed their defence and midway through the half Wombleton were reduced to 10 men as leading marksman Ryan Rivis was sent off. His brother Jordan Rivis stepped up his game and was man-of-the match.A Keelan Simpson corner needed the slightest of touches from Tom Eddery to poke it home for a third goal, Jordan Rivis and Josh Tateson combined brilliantly in the penalty area allowing Rivis to lob the goalkeeper from a tight angle. Simpson's menacing cross was met by Jamie Lythe to score his first competitive goal.

Thornton-le-Dale are pressing for a top four spot with a 2-1 home win at home to Bagby & Balk. The visitors took the lead as Jamie Clark's corner fell to Martin Kendall and his 18 yard shot beat the goalkeeper.

Both sides had chances before half-time and at the start of the second Bagby and Balk had an effort disallowed for offside.

Thornton-le-Dale equalised after 70 minutes as winger Tim Hunt set up Danny Greaves to beat goalkeeper Tommy Hunter. Dale sealed the game when Luke Dixon's shot was parried to Danny Russell to react quickest and force the ball into the net for the winner.

Ryan Boyes (Thornton-le-Dale) and Stuart Winter playing (Bagby & Balk) earned the honours.

Ryedale Sports Club maintained their 100% record in Division Two with a 7-2 home derby win against Pickering Knights. Ryedale led with a Steve Stead headed goal from Matthew Bower's long throw. Stead turned provider for Martin Myers to double Ryedale’s lead. Hugh Dale kept the Knights in the contest with a well struck 18 yard shot. But on the half hour Ryedale's Martin Foxton headed down for Myers to score his second goal of the game. Just before half-time Foxton supplied a lovely through ball for Jamie Fewster to score with a great strike.

Substitute Steve Carter scored the Knights' second goal of the game from the edge of the penalty area before Fewster set-up Myers to complete a first half hat-trick and give Ryedale a 5-2 lead.

Ryedale wrapped the win up with further goals by Foxton and award winner Matthew Bower.

Goalkeeper Stuart Fogg earned the Knights' award.

Settrington Reserves earned a tight 3-2 win at home to Stillington Sports and Social Club. Settrington playing, with the wind, took a two goal first half lead thanks to Fabio Oliveira's brace of goals. Stillington were strong in the second half, Adam Patterson and Paul Butler were on target to level the match. But Settrington rallied and Dec Copeland scored the winner five minutes from time. Right back Adam Baldwin was Stillington’s man-of-the-match. Nathan Jackson was top player for Settrington.

Kirkbymoorside Reserves and Rosedale switched their Gordon Harrison Memorial Trophy third round tie to Malton Community Sports Centre’s 3G pitch and were rewarded with a great contest.

The Moorsiders took the lead when Jordan Thackeray's cross found Max Fraser who coolly slotted the ball past the Rosedale goalkeeper Barry Wheldon. In the second half Rosedale levelled as James Smith's corner was flicked on by Ben Thompson and Brendan Wearmouth tapped in from close range. The Moorsiders both Craig Ibbotson and Crawford Gamble to injuries, Sam Appleton replaced Gamble in goal. Rosedale had the better chances but could not score again.

In the the first five penalties of the shootout only two were scored by Jordan Thackeray and Lee Nesfield for the Moorsiders, Brendan Wearmouth and Alastair Wilkinson for Rosedale.

In sudden death, Kieran Bowes and Brad Thompson scored for the Moorsiders with Rosedale's Neil Adams and Stuart Dowson making it 4-4. Ben Magson scored for the Moorsiders and Barry Wheldon took the Rosedale kick but it was superbly saved by Moorsiders' stand-in goalkeeper and man-of-the-match Sam Appleton. Right winger James Smith took the Rosedale award.