By Nicholas Harling

WHITCHURCH A 1S Griffiths 3NEWPORT PAG 2Shepherd 16 (pen), Webb 59JAKE WATKINSON went from scoring hat-tricks in successive games – one admittedly a treble for the reserves – to providing the assists that took Newport Pagnell Town into the last four for the first time.United Counties leaders progressed despite conceding a third-minute goal to Alport, whose captain, Sean Griffiths, was left with an easy tap-in after Alex Hughes had crossed from the left for Kieran Lazenby to return the ball into the middle.Hughes had helped himself to a hat-trick i...