Updated again: Goals galore scored by Border Amateur Football Association sides in cup quarter-finals

No fewer than 24 goals were netted in four last-eight ties at the weekend, with Langlee Amateurs racking up an 8-2 win at Langholm Legion, Tweeddale Rovers being given a 7-0 hiding at Chirnside United and Stow going down 5-1 at home to Greenlaw.

Only Duns Amateurs’ visit to Newtown failed to hit the half-dozen mark, with the Berwickshire side, currently second in the association’s A division, edging out their hosts by 1-0, Jonny Simpson being their scorer.

Lewis Swaney and Des Sutherland both notched up hat-tricks for A division table-toppers Langlee, with Fraser Brown and Declan Leckie also on target, but even they were outdone by Chirnside’s Robert Reid as he got two hat-tricks all by himself, with Liam Snowball netting their other goal.

Greenlaw’s scorers were Kai Robertson at the double, William Smillie, Ryan Mann and Liam Demarco, with an own goal counting for Stow.

Those results will see Langlee, last year’s winners, at home to Greenlaw and Duns hosting Chirnside, beaten finalists in 2022, in the semis, with dates yet to be fixed.

Two other quarter-finals were played on Saturday.

Hawick Colts went out of the Walls Cup at Biggar United, losing 3-1, and Selkirk Victoria won a Forsyth Cup penalty shootout at home to Berwick Colts by 4-3 after ending open play tied at 2-2.

Biggar’s scorers were Stewart Smith, Ewan Waddell and Lewis Robertson, with Kevin Strathdee replying for the Teries.

Selkirk’s goals were scored by Ross Purves and David Deans, securing them a semi away to Ancrum on a date yet to be set, with a visit to Tweeddale Rovers for St Boswells being the other last-four tie in that competition.

Four league fixtures were also contested at the weekend, one in the association’s B division and three in its C division.

The former was a 1-0 win for Hawick Legion at Coldstream Amateurs, with Jason Inglis netting for the visitors.

The latter saw Eyemouth United Amateurs, already confirmed as champions and now looking to keep up their 100% record to the end of the season, running out 7-1 winners at basement side Lauder, and Berwick’s second-placed Highfields United secure promotion too with a 6-1 victory at home to Jed Legion.

Saturday’s other C division fixture was a 2-2 draw for second-bottom Kelso Thistle hosting third-bottom Gala Fairydean Rovers Amateurs.

Eyemouth’s scorers at Lauder were Connor Lough at the double, plus James Paxton, Stefan Kennedy, Michael Gillen, Jake Rutherford and Aidan Lauder.

On target for Highfields versus Jed were Lee Dodd with a hat-trick, Jack Young at the double and Jayden Jeffrey.

Two further C division fixtures followed on Tuesday night – a 9-0 win for Eyemouth at Kelso and a 1-1 draw for Fairydean’s ammies hosting St Boswells.

Paxton and Kennedy both racked up hat-tricks for the Fishermen in Kelso, with Lough, Rutherford and an own goal taking the scoreline to just short of double figures.

Reegan Stisi was on target for Fairydean against St Boswells, with Kieran Crawford netting for their visitors.

Three more midweek matches were played last night, two in the A division and one in the B division.

The former were a 7-0 demolition of Greenlaw by Duns at home and a 2-0 win for Newtown hosting Stow, the latter being a 5-2 victory for Hawick Colts at Coldstream Amateurs.

Simpson got a hat-trick for the Dingers and Josh Hebdon a double, with Kieran Burns and Ben Fairbairn also netting.

That result cuts Langlee Amateurs’ lead at the top of the division to a single point, with current champions Duns, on 39 points from 15 fixtures, having a game in hand on them.

Dan Purves and Duncan Kemp scored for Newtown, lifting them off the foot of the table to second from bottom on 15 points from as many fixtures, with Tweeddale Rovers, on 14 from 16, taking their place.

Ross Scott claimed a hat-trick for fourth-placed Hawick Colts at third-from-bottom Coldstream, with Callum Hope and Aaron Swailes also scoring.