SPORTING Keighley may be longish odds to gain promotion from Division One of the Skipton Body Repair Centre Craven League.

However, the fifth-placed club have certainly made their mark in the league's blue-riband knockout event.

They defeated Cross Hills, who are seventh in the Premier Division, 3-1 at Marley in the second round of the Northern Plant Hire Trophy.

Usual suspects Mohammed Ammer and Alhassaine Keita were on target for the home side, Shazad Khan also netting, while Ryan Narey replied in a match where all the goals came in the first half.

Sporting have another chance of a top-flight scalp in the next round as they have been drawn at Grassington United, while Silsden Whitestar will be at Wilsden Athletic at the same stage after a 3-2 home victory over First Division Skipton Town.

Sam Stanfield (2) and Jake Muir were Whitestar's marksmen, Dan McNulty taking both man-of-the-match awards, but there was no joy for Cononley Sports in their tie at Earby Town, with the home side winning 3-1 in a battle of Premier Division strugglers.

Stand-out result in the First Division was Oxenhope Recreation's 5-3 home win over leaders Pendle Renegades.

Andrew Fox (2), man of the match Thomas Thompson (2) and Dan Fazackerley were on target as the visitors fell to only their second league defeat of the season.

Meanwhile, Daniel Wilkinson was an easy choice as the gong winner for Ingrow & Worth Valley as he scored five in the 8-0 victory at basement boys Bradley.

Jack Bilney, Laurence Lockwood and Ryan Stubbs completed the rout as they climbed a place to third and put pressure on second-placed Chatburn, who only defeated lowly visitors Bingley Town 1-0.

Sixth-placed Cowling were also in goal-scoring mood at Embsay, winning 6-2 as man of the match Sam Woolley (3), Luke Barker, Craig Gregory and Jacob Hough found the target.

Cross Hills Reserves couldn't do an 'Oxenhope Rec' in the Second Division as only man of the match Jimmy Anson netted in their 5-1 home defeat against leaders Manningham All Stars.

Polonia won their first-round Second Division Cup tie 7-1 at Cononley Sports Reserves but will surely face a stiffer test in the quarter-final at Carleton.

Marksmen for the visitors were Lukasz Sarosinki (3), man of the match Maciej Zoltek (3) and Miroslaw Maziarz.

A late equaliser from substitute Aaron Pearce helped Broomhill Reserves secure a deserved point against table-toppers Otley Town in the Third Division – an even more impressive result bearing in mind that they had lost 7-1 the previous week in the divisional cup.

The Badgers could have been 2-0 ahead inside ten minutes, while the leaders' strikers were rendered harmless by Phil Lyness and Chris Holroyd, aided by hard-working midfield duo Ricky Smith and Liam Baker.

However, hosts Town broke the deadlock just before half-time via a long ball to their striker, and only a superb reflex save by Ryan Moore stopped Otley from making it 2-0 in the second half.

Pearce, who replaced the injured Michael Turner, scored an opportunist equaliser when he struck the ball first time from 30 yards out, rolling into the bottom corner after a poor clearance by the home keeper.

Addingham are the new leaders, although they only won 1-0 at Cowling Reserves, for whom Gareth Sharpe was best, while Bingley Town Reserves rose four places after a 3-1 home win over Horton.