In Division One of the Sportsworld North Northumberland League, Rothbury came out on top against Alnwick Town Reserves to keep up the pressure at the top.
A John Angus goal and a long-range effort from Alan Brown gave them the victory, and a Martin Tait strike was Alnwick's only reply.
Berwick United Reserves gained their first win of the season as efforts from Jonathan Waugh, Terry James and Michael Lee proved too much for local rivals Berwick Town, whose reply came from Rudy McLeod.
The top two teams in Division One of the North Northumberland League went head-to-head and had to settle for a point apiece after a hard-fought encounter.
It was Lowick who took advantage of slack play as Andy Burgon and Carl Avery gave them a half-time lead, a second goal from Burgon stretching the advantage. Rothbury hit back with two John Angus goals and a Stephen Rennison effort.
Rothbury Reserves took a 15th-minute lead in the Sportsworld North Northumberland League thanks to a George Scott goal against Alnmouth United.
However, they still found themselves trailing at half- time as visitors Alnmouth United came back to net three times.
In the second period, Alnmouth made sure of the points with two further strikes.
Ryan Taylor (2), John Breeze, Lewis Conroy and Stephen Carey were Alnmouth's goalscorers.
Belford lost out on the chance to extend their lead at the head of the North Northumberland League Division One as a determined display from Rothbury Reserves saw the points shared at Armstrong Park.
Bradley Welch and Matt Crane had given the home team the lead, but two goals in the final half-hour from Ryan Lillico and Ben Young saw Belford preserve their unbeaten League record.
Elsewhere, Craster Rovers did themselves a favour as strikes from Stephen Watson, a David Hogg penalty and a Bryan Murray finish gave them victory at Hedgeley Rovers, whose single scorer was Mark Watson.
In the North Northumberland League's Sanderson Cup, Rothbury kept up their good early-season form to ease past Berwick Town.
Alnwick Town Reserves and Shilbottle were level after normal time. Two extra-time goals saw Alnwick through, while Ashington Athletic made the trip to Berwick worthwhile by netting six times in the victory over Berwick United Reserves.
It took extra time before Lowick went through at the expense of Bedlington Terrier Reserves.
Rothbury continue to head the Division One table thanks to a fine win a Acklington.
Tom McPherson, Stuart Foreman and Shaun Hogg had given them a half-time lead with John Angus and Craig Sutton adding two more after half-time.
Jodi Brown and Teherul Alom were on target for Acklington.
A seat has been unveiled at the ground of a Northumberland football club in memory of a former player.
Neville Laidler was goalkeeper for Rothbury in the North Northumberland League from his late teens up until his mid 20s, when he was forced to give up the game following a biking accident.
Pauline Roberts and Aaron and Emma Laidler with the Rothbury team gathered round the seat
Neville, who lived at nearby Thropton throughout his life and worked at Northumberland County Council in the education accounts department, died suddenly following a heart attack last July, at the age of 47.
In this week's set of North Northumberland League games, the top-of-the-table clash between Rothbury and Shilbottle was settled in the fourth minute of stoppage time with a headed goal from Rothbury's Stuart Foreman.
At Acklington, the home side took a three-goal half-time lead thanks to efforts from Richard Lemon, Jody Brown and Eric McKevitt. Alnwick hit back after half-time with a Neil MacFarlane hat-trick plus a Neil McFall goal.
A Jake Lowes goal gave Alnwick the lead at Lowick, but the home team took a share of the points thanks to an equaliser from Andrew Burgon.
Acklington picked up their first win of the season thanks to two goals by Eric McKevitt and single strikes by Aaron Redpath, Wayne Robinson, Richard Lemon and Dell Sawes.
However, it was not all one way as Berwick United Reserves hit back with a Chris Falconer hat-trick and a Michael Robinson goal.
Bedlington Terriers Reserves were on the wrong end of a heavy defeat at Rothbury (pictured in red) in the North Northumberland League this weekend.
Four goals from Jackie Angus, three by Craig Sutton and single strikes by Stuart Foreman, Alan Brown, Michael Ord and Scott Rennison saw the home team net 11 times.
Berwick Town put in a better performance, but still lost out to Shaun McKay and Kyle Kennedy efforts for Shilbottle.
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