Battle Town and The JC Tackleway surge into semi-finals

Battle Town booked their place in the Sussex Intermediate Challenge Cup quarter-finals courtesy of a splendid 4-2 third-round win away to neighbours Westfield.

Glen Carrick's hat-trick and a Callum Thomsom goal enabled Battle to get the better of a Westfield side sitting second-bottom of the Mid Sussex League Premier Division.

Battle, who have won their last 14 matches in all competitions (including penalty shootouts), will entertain Midhurst & Easebourne II in the last eight this coming Saturday.

The JC Tackleway surged into the semi-finals of the Sussex Bluefin Junior Challenge Cup after winning 5-0 at home to Polegate Town in Saturday's quarter-final.

Strikes by Toby Payne (2), Kale Williams, Nathan Tutt and Jimmy Grain comfortably took Tackleway past opposition from Mid Sussex League Division One.

Their reward for an 11th successive victory in all competitions is a home tie against Unicorn United Bognor Regis II, Victoria Baptists or Rye Town.

Bexhill Town completed the semi-final line-up in the Hastings & District FA Intermediate Challenge Cup following a 1-0 win at home to Robertsbridge United.

A solitary Dominic Sinden goal was enough for Bexhill to set up a trip to Premier Division rivals Rock-a-Nore in the last four.

The top two in Division Five advanced to the last four of the Hastings & District FA Lower Divisions Challenge Cup at the expense of opposition from Division Four.

Reece Johnson and Jordan Wood were among the scorers as Westfield III won 4-2 at home to Hastings Comets, for whom Luke Darvill netted twice.

And Crowhurst II emerged 5-3 victors at home to Battle Town III thanks to the finishing of James McGrath (2), Adam How and Harley Millward. Aston Sweetman (2) and Giorgio Wingrove replied for Battle.

Crowhurst will travel to South Coast Athletico II and Westfield will visit Ticehurst in the semi-finals.

Rock-a-Nore will entertain fellow Premier Division side Punnetts Town in the Robertsbridge Charity Intermediate Cup semi-finals after both won their respective quarter-finals on Saturday.

The Rocks continued their excellent form with a 2-0 victory in an all-Premier Division affair away to St Leonards Social and Punnetts eased to a 7-0 success at home to Division One team Sedlescombe Rangers II.

Casey Ham and Stevie Worsell bagged two goals apiece for Punnetts, whose other scorers were Patrick Johnson, Craig Norman and Nick Moore.

Little Common II and Sandhurst both scored four goals away from home to complete the semi-final line-up in the Robertsbridge Charity Junior Cup.

Kit Harris-Macrae, Rhys Jones and Jared Lusted were among the scorers as Common triumphed 4-2 against fellow Division Two outfit Catsfield, for whom Zachary Bryant and Jacob Jones found the net.

In-form Division Two team Sandhurst prevailed 4-0 over Division Four leaders Ticehurst via the finishing of Jon Bilsby (2), James Found and James Hsuan.

Sandhurst will entertain Sedlescombe Rangers Development in the last four, while Common will host Mountfield United.

Seven league fixtures were also played last weekend and the only Premier Division clash saw Hawkhurst United run out 3-1 winners away to Wadhurst United.

Jason Donoghue's hat-trick lifted Hawkhurst up two places to sixth and left Wadhurst needing to make up a nine-point deficit if they're to escape the bottom two.

Sean Baldwin also plundered a treble as Sidley United II went top of Division One on the back of a 3-0 victory away to seventh-placed Peche Hill Select.

The Blues are three points clear of second-placed Bexhill AAC, albeit having played two more matches.

SC Pass+Move Arrows and South Coast Athletico remain level on points in fifth and sixth respectively after contesting a 1-1 draw.

Philip Hatch gave Pass+Move a half-time lead, but a Nathan Biddiss equaliser earned Athletico their fourth draw of the season - the most of any side in the league's six divisions.