Then Hallum Hope, on his U18s debut, completed a fine victory in final minutes with his first goal.
Dewsnip said: “I suppose we did what we didn’t do last week – score a load of goals. It was very good in the penalty area this week. We started very brightly and we were 2-0 up quite quickly. We could have scored more but just before half-time they pulled one back. It was disappointing because we were very dominant and we could have been four or five up by half-time.
“Boro rallied again but after Lewis Codling capitalised on a goalkeeping error, Hallum Hope – an U15 player making his debut – got a well-deserved first goal to seal the match. It was great because he worked very hard and could have scored four or five.”
Everton, who are fourth in the table, play their final game of the season against Sheffield Wedneday at Finch Farm on Saturday (11am).
EVERTON UNDER-18s: Jensen; Barrow, Barkley, Duffy, Bidwell; McAleny, Sheppard, Forshaw, Craig; Hope, Codling, Subs: Krenn, Nolan.
