DAVE Brown was the hat-trick hero as Dudley Bush Old Boys reached the Dudley Hospital Cup final with a 4-0 win over Hope Tavern.
All of Brown’s goals came in the first-half as Tavern were swept aside, with Jonathon Weaver making it four after the break.
In the Premier Division, Lee Chilton scored five as Bush Athletic hammered Oldbury Collier 15-0.
Jamie Hurdman and Adam Hill got hat-tricks, Carl Hill notched a brace and Jarrod Taylor and Joel Cowell completed the scoring.
Team Netherton continued their good form as they eased past Three Crowns 6-1. Ben Jones grabbed a treble for his new club while Todd Warner, Anton Kent and Lee Male all found the net.
A capitulation in the final two minutes of extra-time saw Hadcroft Rovers go out of the Joe Stanton Memorial Trophy, as they conceded three late goals to Wollaston Athletic and lost 5-2.
In Division One, Lloyds kept up the pressure on leaders Glasscutters with a fine 4-1 victory over Village Dudley, which saw Jason Witts bag a brace.
Sedgley White Lions recorded their first home league win in 15 attempts with a 5-3 win against Wordsley Wasps.
Results — Dudley Guest Hospital Cup semi-final: Hope Tavern 0 Dudley Bush Old Boys 4.
Premier Division: Bush Athletic 15 Oldbury Collier 0, Dudley Wood 4 Spills Meadow 2, Three Crowns 1 Team Netherton 6, Legends Sports Bar P FC Baggeridge P.
Division One: Dudley Red Cow 4 Ruiton Cons 1, Glasscutters 4 Britannia 1, Sedgley White Lion 5 Wordsley Wasps 2, Tenth Lock 1 Malt Shovel Dudley 7, Village Dudley 1 Lloyds 4, Waggon 4 Halesowen Members 3.
Joe Stanton Memorial Competition: Hadcroft Rovers 2 Wollaston Athletic 5.
Fixtures — Dudley Guest Hospital Cup semi-final: FC Baggeridge v Waggon Premier Division: Dudley Bush Old Boys v Hope Tavern, Three Crowns v Gate, Bush Athletic v Team Netherton.
Division One: Halesowen Members v Tenth Lock, Village Dudley v Malt Shovel Dudley, Wordsley Wasps v Glasscutters, Britannia v Dudley Red Cow, Wollaston Athletic v Hadcroft Rovers Joe Stanton Memorial Trophy: Lloyds v Oldbury Collier, Sedgley White Lion v Dudley Wood.
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