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THREE AND EASY FOR CIAREN’S CANARIES

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 February 2026

DIV 1 CENTRAL
By Roy Izzard

HITCHIN TOWN 4
Jones 36, 55, 87, Franklin 45
WARE 1
Beckles-Richards 8

IN TUNE: Ciaren Jones celebrates his Hitchin Town hat-trick and, inset
PICTURE: Peter Else

CAPTAIN Ciaren Jones scored a hat-trick of headers as Hitchin Town came from behind to beat Ware. The visitors made a good start to the match and took the lead after only eight minutes as Reece Beckles-Richards scored from close range.
And Ware should have scored a second goal four minutes later but this time Beckles-Richards shot wide from what looked a straightforward chance. It would prov...

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