Bosham, Midhurst, East Dean and Petworth enjoy wins - Selsey out of luck

With a win much needed after early season results, Bosham broke through on eight minutes thanks to Josh Mines.

He picked the ball up on the left and hit a wonderful curling effort, into the top corner with keeper Dean Brook-Marsh, rooted to the spot.

Bosham should have doubled their lead on the quarter-hour through Nathaniel Monk as he latched on to a through-ball from Alex Barnes and rounded Brook-Marsh, but he found the side nettingle.

For Littlehampton Tom Foxon had an effort well saved by Jack Hickman.

Monk’s shot went just wide with Brook-Marsh well beaten.

Foxon, Jonathan Hendrick and George Sayers all had opportunities for Littlehampton before Bosham captain Nick Edgington doubled the hosts’ lead right on half-time.

Mines and Nat Monk set up Edgington for a header into the bottom corner.

Bosham sub Ollie Hawkins could have added to the tally in the second half.

Bosham secured their first win of the campaign and will look to take the confidence from it at Worthing Town this weekend. Hancock said: Week by week we try to improve a young side with a dash of experience and today we worked really hard and produced the best performance I have seen this season so far and we fully deserved the three points. Roll on next week.”

ALAN PRICE

In division one of the SCFL, Midhurst drew 1-1 at home to Arundel while Selsey were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Billingshurst.

In midweek, Selsey were drawing 0-0 at Wick when power failure meant the game had to be abandoned, while Midhurst won 2-0 at home to Oakwood.

East Dean 4 Storrington Res 2

WSFL Champ south

This most uncertain of seasons finally beganfor East Dean at home to Storrington Community Reserves.

Joby Oram’s first competitive game in charge got of to a great start as Ollie Hagger was bought down by the keeper, and Aaron Freeman fired East Dean into an early lead.

Another goal came for Freeman as a well-worked move down the right ended with Haggar setting him up.

Storrington found an early goal in the second half but East Dean made it 3-1 when great movement from Dan Richards allowed Zach Dray space to tee up Freeman to complete his hat-trick from 30 yards.

Freeman set up Dray for the fourth. There were further chances for Freeman, Haggar, Dray, Simon Reed and Ben Pett.

Oram said: “It’s been a very difficult pre-season, but it’s all come together nicely and the lads put in a fantastic team performance.”

AFC Southbourne 2 Petworth 3

WSCL Champ south

Petworth were kept in the game by goalkeeper Scott Lillywhite in the first half.

They went in 1-0 down from a set-piece.

Three changes were made at half time to try to change Petworth’s fortunes and they were level early in the second half thanks to a Jaysi Wells header.

After they fell behind again to a penalty, two quickfire goals by substitutes Dan Warren and Sam Banting wrapped up the points.

Petworth Reserves lost 4-1 at home to Thakeham Reserves.

* Milland FC of the West Sussex League division two, have received new tracksuits from this season’s sponsor, CGS Civils from Chichester.

The presentation was made by Milland chairman, Steve Bancroft to team manager Justin Whitehouse, on behalf of the director of CGS Civils, Christopher Slade.

Slade grew up in Milland and has a soft spot for the club having played for them in the past. Milland thanked him and the firm for their generosity.