Portico U7s 28 Panthers U7s 32

AN excellent team performance earned the Panthers a well-deserved victory over a very strong St Helens outfit.

The Chorley lads played with confidence throughout and enjoyed every minute of this tough, fast-paced game.

Defending with enthusiasm and surging forward on attack whenever they had the ball the Panthers proved more than a match for their illustrious opponents.

Despite the tight defences, tries came thick and fast for both teams, but the big-hearted Panthers grabbed victory with a try on the final whistle.

Man-of-the-match was Daniel Holbrook. Panther tries came from Brad Ibbisen (3), Andrew Bridge (2), Patrick Taylor (2) and Nick Crawford.

Panthers U8s 16 Haydock U8 32

MAN-of-the-match Patrick Taylor, top tackler Connor Howard and most-improved player Ryan Berry laid the platform for the Panthers in this encouraging display.

It was a very creditable performance by the Panthers against a fierce tackling Haydock outfit and they trailed Haydock by just four tries to three at half-time.

Panther tries came from David Henderson (2), Patrick Taylor and Ryan Berry.

Jeff Wilson and Connor Howard also performed well as 'guest' players for the visitors.

Panthers U9s 16 Rylands U9s 28

A SLOW start cost the Panthers dearly in this game. They trailed by four tries to one at the break despite a first try for the club from player-of-the-match Sophie Cylok.

In the second-half the Panthers stepped up a gear and their superb defence, led by top tackler James Tomlinson, dominated a strong Rylands team.

Tries from Tayler Bristow and Carl Bridge brought the Panthers back into the game but in the end they were unable to overhaul the Rylands lead.

Panthers U10s 22 Burtonwood Bears U10s 24

A GOOD defensive effort from the Panthers, led by man-of-the-match Bill Scarffe, built the platform for a well-deserved 16-6 half-time lead.

Panthers' paceman Josh Charnley raced in for all three of the tries and new boy Ben Ingram played well on his debut.

Panthers extended their lead to 22-6 through a try from Alex Trumper.

However Chorley relaxed too much after that score and allowed Burtonwood, who never gave up, to come back and win the game with a try in the last play.

Panthers U11s 22 Pilkington Recs U11s 28

SOME basic first half errors cost the Panthers the chance of winning this close-fought encounter against top amateur outfit Recs form St Helens.

Both teams traded tries throughout in an exciting game, with Jamie Ellis, Luke Farrington and Steven Lucas putting in strong performances for the Panthers, but in the end it wasn't quite enough to take the spoils.

Panthers U12s 6 Ashton Bears U12s 16

CHORLEY started the better team, with excellent runs and defence from men-of-the-match Paul Holden and Michael Hilton, which pressured the Ashton line for the full 20 minutes and Chorley came away with a try form Holden converted by Adam Mayren. Ashton came on strong in the second half, running in 16 unanswered points.