Lymm 40 Westoe 19

ADAM Bray’s hat-trick helped Lymm kick off the New Year with a bonus-point win over Westoe in National League Three North on Saturday.

Bray got his first with a pushover try after 10 minutes to put Lymm into the lead and after 20 minutes Cormac Nolan added to the score with a solo try and conversion.

Westoe had a strong end to the first half and hit back to reduce the deficit before the break.

But that was as close as the visitors would come to staging a comeback as Lymm stepped up the pace in the second half, with two more tries from Bray completing his hat-trick and putting Lymm in a comfortable lead.

With 20 minutes remaining, Westoe took advantage of a poor defence to score between the posts before the away side were reduced to 14 men.

Richard McEvoy was allowed to ghost through to score for Lymm and the game was wrapped up with a Westoe try .

Next up for Lymm is a difficult away trip to third-placed Waterloo on Saturday.

Lymm: Nick Ashton, Ross White, Jordan Widdrington, Alex Kaihau, Sion Williams, Sam Mullarkey, Richard Halford, Adam Bray, Tom Baker, Tom Bray, Andy Rowley, James Boaden, Luke Emmitt, Cormac Nolan, Joe Knowles. Subs: Dan Horton, Aaron Rashid, Richard McEvoy.

Lymm 3rd 27 Broughton Park 3rd 22

LYMM thirds gave senior appearances to three junior colts who did not disappoint in a close-fought home win over Broughton Park in the Raging Bull League Three North on Saturday.

Lymm took the lead when a Park forward dropped ball and Matt Gill pounced on his senior debut to run 50 metres before putting Jack Pilkington in to score.

Pilkington doubled his tally with a try between the posts, but a lack of discipline from Lymm allowed Park back into the game with a late first-half try and penalty.

Lymm’s game plan in the second half was to get the ball to Oscar McCormack who scored a second-half brace, with the first coming just two minutes after the restart.

A second-half try from the visitors kept the game close but Lymm held on for the win.

Lymm visit Moore on Saturday.

Lymm: Olly Chesworth, Dave Coon, Olly Brown, Phil Lyons, Will Taylor, Scott Hickman, Joe Rogers, Jonny Cartwright, Paddy Jennings, Tom Lord, Matt Gill, Reece Forrest, Oscar McCormack, Jack Pilkington, Rick Harris: John Lawson, Tom Coon, Richie Bancroft, Phil Young