NEWLY-crowned champions Bournemouth Poppies kept up an impressive run of clean sheets in a 3-0 cup win over Rossgarth.

The under-16 Division One winners clinched the silverware with three second-half goals from Adam Baxter, Niall Bolger-Wood and Kai Wilkinson.

“These are a great bunch of kids,” said manager Richard Handyside. “They’ve not conceded a goal since October 2, almost 880 minutes, which is amazing.”

Rossgarth manager Dave Canham, meanwhile, was proud of his cup underdogs.

“We kept it 0-0 for an hour which is a great achievement by the boys against such a strong team,” said Canham, whose side are fourth in Division Two.

Poppies: Christian Kent, Luke Handyside, Sami Brichard, Niall Bolger-Wood, Adam Baxter, Ryan Daly, Tai Wilkinson, Alex Kennard, Oliver Yeadon, Levi Ridleagh, Jack Kinge-Phillips. Subs: Connor Carpenter, Harry Kendler.

Rossgarth: Owen Canham, Matt Jones, Matt Wood, Jack Renshaw, Thomas Morris, Dan Allen, Luke Shutler, Matt Sheppard, Jordan Whalen, Joe Kimber, Declan Quinn. Subs: Jamie Jupp, Tim Barker, Fraser Thomas, Ben Brampton.