YORK Schoolboys Under-11 footballers pulled a cracker out of the form bag to come away from the 23rd North Tyneside Schools Festival of Football unbeaten.

The hard-working Josh Poulter broke the deadlock in the first match against St Helens but a cruel stroke of luck saw the scores levelled by an own goal when a clearance deflected into the York net.

Game two was a 1-0 victory over hosts North Tyneside as captain Tom Allan, Lewis Rhodes, Paul Winterburn and Josh Stilgoe all went close before Dan Wilson unlocked the North Tyneside defence and finished clinically in the bottom corner.

Next opponents South Northumberland forced York 'keeper Jack Anderson into the save of the tournament and man of the festival Poulter cleared off the line before Anderson was finally beaten.

But Elliott Frodsham got the boys back on terms with a corner flying straight into the Northumberland net.

York continued to press for the winner and with a minute to go, Frodsham struck again from close range.

The U11s play twice this weekend, starting at Dringhouses Sports & Social club against City Football Development on Friday at 3.30pm, kick-off 4pm.

On Saturday they go to East Cleveland, meeting at 8.30am at Riverside Farm on the A19.

York U11s: James Hall, Josh Poulter, James Robinson, Ash Taylor, Jack Littlechild, Liam Jackson, Pat Evans, Tom Allan, Jack Ryder, Elliott Fordsham, Josh Stilgoe, Harry McMillan, Dan Wilson, Lewis Rhodes, Sean Evans, Paul Winterburn.

South Northumberland have only been beaten twice this year - and York Schoolboys U12s made sure that both times it was them dishing out the punishment thanks to a 3-0 win at Cramlington.

Jake Duckworth's early shot went wide as York's strong defence, combined with impressive debutant 'keeper Peter Lawrie, kept the Northumberland attacks out at the opposite end.

A half-time tactical revision generated the best football the York boys have produced all season as Jacob Gore fired home the first goal following a quality Jacob McCormick run.

Charlie Binns' thunder shot from a Jordan Holt corner rebounded off the post for man of the match Connor Qualter to side-foot home.

York were then denied a superb Jack Wickham goal from a free-kick due to offside but Wickham got his revenge shortly after with York's third.

Games at Nottingham on Saturday and against Leeds at Wetherby on Monday (6.30pm) have yet to be confirmed. Matt Gore will notify players directly.

Updated: 09:54 Wednesday, April 19, 2006