Second-placed AFC Verwood kept their Division Four title hopes alive with a resounding 6-0 victory over Fox and Hounds thanks to Ross Dyer (2), Luke Homer (2), Chris Baldry and Leon Atkins.

Sam Cole was the five-goal star of Tiegla Tiles' 8-0 thrashing of Hollies United with Martin Hylland, Richard Williams and Gary Seabright adding one each while Sunil Mirchandani rattled in five when JS Bournemouth Sports hammered Real Carling 7-2. Luke Hughes and Jamie Bradley were the other Sports scorers.

  • Division Five pacesetters Pinocchio signed off with a vital 3-1 victory over championship rivals AFC Parkstone thanks to Ben Messar, Danny Barfoot and Craig Mowlam. Matt Kirkham scored the consolation goal for Parkstone who need three wins and a draw from their four remaining games to snatch the title from Pinocchio.

Walkford go second after Scott Assinder ensured a 1-1 draw with AFC Stourvale while James Burgess (2), Sharham Sam-Daliri (2), Steve Haime, Andy Gagan and Trevor Griffin were the Queens Park marksmen in their 7-1 win over Magpies and Woolsbridge.

  • John Turle nabbed a hat-trick when third-placed Magpies and Woolsbridge United Reserves kept their Division Seven promotion hopes alive with a 5-3 victory over Cricketers 1847. Fareed Raouf and Dan Griggs were the other Magpies scorers with Steve Day, Sonny Ko, and Simon Trew replying.

Mark Poole (2), Darryle Johnston, Chris Snell and Simon Billingham were the Alsden marksmen in their 5-0 tonking of TX United Reserves while Rounders hauled themselves off the bottom after surprising JS Bournemouth Sports Reserves 5-2 with goals from Mike Cave (2), Will Poole (2), and Ben Aldous.

  • Oakdale could figure in a late bid for a promotion place after Chris Ayres, Dan Proctor and James Huckle gave them a 3-1 success against Falcons in Division Eight while Chaseside Wanderers brushed New Milton Borough aside 6-2 thanks to Karl Gostling's hat-trick and further goals from Sean Madden, Craig Thomson and Dean Iles.
  • No change at the top of Division Nine with leaders Shamrock and nearest rivals Riversmeet cancelling each other out in a 0-0 draw.

James and James manager Martin Norman made a welcome return following a spell in hospital and his team responded by shading it 2-1 against Ferndown Forest with goals from Craig Frampton and Luke Johns.

  • Sam Thompson plundered five goals when Division 10 leaders Ross-more toppled JP Morgan 9-2 with Sean Johnson, Josh Carri-vicle, Martin Sherwood and Darrel Bennett also on target.

Ricky Powell (2), Daniel Pike and Tom Grevatt gave third-placed Newton Rovers a 4-1 victory over Winton Wanderers.