By Will Baines

SMASHED: Michael Coulson makes it 1-0 to Scarborough
PICTURE: Russ Shepherd

SCARBOROUGH Athletic were pushed all the way as they dug deep to beat
Atherton Collieries.
Nathan Curtis missed a great chance for the home side early on, a miss that could have looked to cost his team even in those nascent stages.
But it mattered little as Boro grabbed the opener when Michael Coulson rose highest at the back post to head beyond the stretch of Adam Reid for his 13th league goal of the season.
It was no less than Scarborough deserved too, heading into the break with the onegoal a...