Shropshire sides up for the challenge on a stormy Saturday

There were some big winners as the Shropshire Saturday Challenge Cup took centre stage for sides across the TJ Vickers League on Saturday.

Sixteen sides are through to the third round after battling through the wind and the rain on Saturday afternoon, with Changan Premier leaders Haughmond putting NC United to the sword.

Oliver Wysopal hit a hat-trick for Mond and was joined on the scoresheet by Shane Thomas, Ewan Wenger, William Jervis and Noah Williams.

FC Nations Development were also on the receiving end of a big defeat - going down 10-3 at home to Whitchurch Alport 1946 - though FC Nations Reserves fared better than their other two club sides as they won 1-0 at Brown Clee.

Changan Premier high-flyers Church Stretton Town thrashed Bridgnorth Spartans 8-1 - Myles Arnold, Matthew Cole and Kyle Cassell each bagged a brace, while Sam Jones and Cameron Murdoch were also on target.

Ellesmere Rangers and Ercall Pegasus both hit seven in big home wins - Rangers beating Sunshine Coast 7-2 and Pegasus seeing off AFC Wellington 7-1.

Karl Bailey (two), Tawanda Melusi (two), Louie Millington (two) and Jay Barrow scored for Rangers, while Woody Norman and Dylan Shinton were the Pegasus hat-trick heroes, with Leon Hobday adding to their tally.

Shawbury United Development won by the odd goal in seven at Market Drayton Town Development - Reece Rowe, Harvie Warrington, Marc Stallard and Ethan Hanmer-Thomas on target for Drayton - while Harry Clayton hit a hat-trick in Prees United’s 4-2 triumph over Telford Town Reserves.

Joel Brown (two) and Ethan Bevan netted in Shrewsbury Juniors’ 3-0 win over Llanymynech, while Shrewsbury Up & Comers DC were undone by strikes from Regan Mcarthur and Kyle Pritchard in a 2-0 defeat to Ercall Rangers.

Shrewsbury Up & Comers’ first team were on cloud nine, however, as they hammered Randlay Colts 9-0 thanks to Tsvetomir Bedzhev (two), Finley Colley (two), Daniel Churm, Callum Jackson, Cameron Murphy, Harry Rimmer and Samuel Yates.

Harrison Gregory grabbed Wrockwardine Wood Juniors’ winner in their 1-0 victory over Mereside Rangers, while St Martins overcame Dawley Town Swifts 6-3 thanks to Daniel Harrington (two), Josh Leach (two), Oliver Humphreys and Aaron Coulson.

Oscar Lavelle struck in the 92nd minute as Albrighton edged out NC United 3-2, and Wem Town were 5-1 winners at Allscott Heath Reserves courtesy of first-half strikes from Josh Davies, Thomas Heather, Tyler Teece, Adam Taylor and Joseph Leonard.

In the only tie of the round not involving teams in the TJ Vickers League, Ludlow Town Reserves beat Bishop’s Castle Town 6-4.

With cup action taking precedence, there was just one TJ Vickers League game, which was in the Fiat Division as Wrockwardine Wood Development beat Ercall Rangers Reserves 4-2 thanks to goals from Ryley Mcpartland (two), Reece Tuck and Rhys Barnfield.