Football: Vale of cheers as JKS chase treble; CUP KINGS: Teenage side have sights set on triple glory CORONATION LEAGUE.

Byline: By Roger Clarke 

CASTLE Vale JKS could be on the way to a terrific treble in the inaugural season of the Alliance U18 Division.

Having the Alliance title already won, JKS met the much-improved Hampton Sport in the Junior Open Age Cup semi-final.

Hampton took the lead in the second half when a weak goalkeeper's clearance was picked up by Josh Lee, who hit the net from 25 yards. The equaliser came on 75 minutes when John Walsh steered home a Keenan Meakin-Richards free-kick. With only seven minutes remaining Anthony Higgs threaded a ball through to the impressive Luke Williams, who fired JKS into the final.

In the other semi-final, Castle Glades had a comfortable 5-0 win against JC Lions. Reece Styche and Lee Nash got two each with an own goal adding to the Lions' misery.

It took penalty shoot-outs to decide both of the George Tomlinson semi-finals. Showboat XI went a goal down to Solihull Red Diamonds when Adam Barber deflected the ball into his own net.

Tom Ellis then equalised with a speculative 35-yard free-kick and that is how it stayed, taking the match to a penalty shoot-out which Showboat won 4-2.

Clement Towers were just six minutes away from a place in the final against VIP A.

A Marcus Fry hat-trick had put them 3-2 up after goals by VIP's Wayne Lock and Wayne Rogers, but Paul Ronan found a late equaliser. The game went to penalties with VIP going through.

Great Park Rangers bowed out of the Jim Walsh quarter-final losing 5-2 to New Inns Harborne. Craig Liddington and Jimmy Fearn, with two apiece, and Matthew Loveridge were on target for New Inns, while C Shipley hit a double for Rangers.

Black Cats took the Premier One title this week after claiming the three points against Plume Rangers.

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PRIZE GUYS... Castle Vale JKS celebrate with the Alliance U18 trophy, presented after their Junior Open Age Cup semi-final. Pictures: Jamie Cooper