Boro boys edged out of Cup.

Byline: Schools Football

Middlesbrough Under-15s are out of the NUT English Schools' Trophy after going down 2-1 to York in their third round clash at Ormesby School.

The game, which was played in difficult conditions, was a closely contested affair in a goalless first half but York broke the deadlock with a penalty 15 minutes into the second half.

Middlesbrough, who entered the game on the back of a five match unbeaten run, equalised five minutes later with another penalty from Wayne Kennedy.

But York clinched victory, firing home the winner midway through the second half.

Middlesbrough Under-15s hope for better fortunes this weekend when they travel to take on Rotherham for a Yorkshire Trophy match on Saturday.

Middlesbrough Under-14s also make the trip to take on Rotherham's younger representative team in a challenge match.

Stockton Under-15s are the only Cleveland association in the fourth round draw.

They made it into the last 32 with a 4-2 win against Sunderland thanks to goals from James Casey, Nathan Moody, Adam Maplesden and Luke Henry.

The Under-15s have no game this weekend but Stockton Under-14s travel to take on Darlington in a Hartlepool Hospital Cup group match while Stockton Under-13s also make the short trip to meet Darlington in a challenge match.

Meanwhile, at county level, Cleveland Under-16s made progress in the Northern Counties competition when they beat Durham 8-2 at Northfields School.

Cleveland took an early lead through Daniel Rowbottom (Stockton) but Durham quickly equalised with a Wood goal.

Josh Mitchell (Middlesbrough) restored Cleveland's lead and they added another couple from Daniel Corbett (Hartlepool) and Jamie Davison (Stockton) to go in to the break with a 4-1 lead.

It was a similar story in the second half with Cleveland adding another four through Davison, Liam O'Mahoney (Middlesbrough), Mitchell and Daniel Riley (Middlesbrough) before Durham grabbed a late consolation goal.

Cleveland Under-18s' Northern Counties match against Durham at Northfields last week was postponed due to floodlight problems.

The Under-18s and Under-16s travel to Northumberland for a couple of group games in the same competition at Cramlington School on Saturday, kick off 11am.