A SLICE of Lady Luck and accurate goalkicking could have made all the difference for Leigh East.

But they battled well before falling 37-22 to St Jude's. Both sides of the break St Jude's build up commanding leads only for East to dig deep and force a way back.

Tries from Brennan and Pilkington in the first half and Gunning, Fishwick and Penkywicz in the second kept East with a shout.

Phil Penkywicz shrugged off the years to turn in an outstanding performance and there also good displays from Dale Keaveney and David Kay.

East U9s beat West Bank (Widnes) with tries from S O'Brien 2, R Ainscough, MOM M Wilkinson, R Peters and P Hook. MIP T Heaton.

Local results from the National Youth League - U18s, Premier Division: Leigh East 12 Thornhill 26, Leigh Miners Rangers 12 West Hull 26; Division One: Parkside Golborne 18 Featherstone Amateurs 0.

U16s, Premier Division: Stanningley 58 Leigh Miners Rangers 0, Waterhead 44 Leigh East 20.

Local results from Burtonwood Brewery NWC ARL...

Lancashire Cup: Parkside Golborne 16 West Sutton LC 30; Division Two: Leigh Miners 18 Woolston Rovers 11; Division Three: Shaw 6 Hindley 20; Division Four: Leigh Harriers 32 Leigh East 14; Division Six: Leigh Royal Oak 54 Widnes Tigers 0; Alliance Division One: Thatto Heath 12 Leigh Miners 13; Alliance Division Two: Halton Simms Cross 62 Hindley 10.

ROYAL OAK were in blistering form as they beat Widnes Tigers 54-0 in a Division Six clash, 24-year-old Andrew Peachy leading the way with a four-try salvo.

Other tries came from Ian Atkinson, Geoff Wall, Ian Hall, Kev Hughes, Martin Crompton and Dave Ellison.

PARKSIDE GOLBORNE U11s beat Orrell St James 28-12 with tries from Ben Smith, MOM Cosgrave, Daniel Smith, Bowring and Daley.

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