A last-gasp try from second-row forward Ash Hutchinson saw Wyke pull a rabbit out of the hat at Towngate to earn a berth in the second round of the Andrew Bennett Trophy.
The Black and Whites, who are a riding high in Division Two, had to pull out all the stops against their lively local rivals, who are a division lower on the Pennine League ladder.
It took a while before they hit the lead when a dropped pass in the red zone allowed loose forward Aidy Docherty the opportunity to hack on and win the race to touch down with only inches to spare.
Docherty landed a fine conversion from out wide for a precious 6-0 Wyke advantage with the slope against his side.
Sedge refused to be overawed and they were soon back in contention when stand-off Robert Priestley ran across the defence, showing the ball in hand before spotting a gap to sprint to the chalk.
The conversion attempt sailed wide but they were soon rewarded for their attacking prowess when second-row forward Alistair James roared onto a short pass to power his way to the whitewash, leaving loose forward Graham Harrison to add the extras.
Wingman Jarod Priestley narrowly failed to add to the total when he knocked on under heavy traffic, before Wyke once again hit the front five minutes from the interval.
Docherty pounced on a spill to scoop up the ball and put a long pass into the welcome arms of wingman Mark Teal, who crossed unopposed. Docherty ensured full reward to close the half 12-10 in the hosts’ favour.
Sedge were soon back on level terms through the boot of Harrison when Wyke player-coach Ian Wormald was penalised for a trip and sent to the sin bin.
Full back Paul Bapty beat Jarod Priestley to touch dead in goal, before forward substitute Mick Wormald was recalled for a knock on at the other end of the field as Wyke replied in kind.
A head-high shot saw a Harrison penalty edge the visitors in front 12-14 to set up the final hurrah with ten minutes left on the clock. The Black and Whites camped in the Sedge 20 for three sets of six and took the gamble to tap and run two penalty awards in a search for the winner.
The ploy paid off when Hutchinson powered over, leaving Mick Wormald to slot over the extras to end the cracking cup tie in Wyke’s favour.
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