Albion Rovers boss hails Bright Prince for sparking win over Berwick Rangers

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Sandy Clark praised teen star Bright Prince for sparking Albion Rovers’ return to winning ways in the Lowland League on Saturday.Rovers lost 1-0 last midweek to rivals Stirling University but bounced back with a 1-0 win over Berwick Rangers at Cliftonhill.A stunning second half strike from Prince lit up the game, as he went on a solo run and fired a thumping shot into the top corner after 54 minutes.It was a precious three points after back-to-back home defeats in the fifth tier and it has Rovers 14th in the table, as they continue to play catch up on those around them.Clark, whose side have as many as six games in hand over some rivals, said: “It is a great finish from Bright.“I keep forgetting he is only 17.

He turns 18 this week but he is still a young lad yet. It was a really important goal for us and when you are a striker and you score a big goal, I know how great that feeling is.“I’m really pleased for him and he is developing into a good footballer.

That is nine for the season for him so far.“For our other attacking players like Joe Bevan and Niyah Joseph to get space, you need a focal point as a striker and Bright does that for us.“He works really hard to get us up the park and that creates space for players like Niyah and Joe to capitalise on.”Clark added: “We had a good response to Stirling result on Saturday.“But we should have made it easier than it was.

At 1-0, you end up hanging on a wee bit at the end on the counter-attack, but we created a few chances where we should have scored.“After our last two home games, losing to Tranent and Stirling Uni, any kind of win was important to us.