JACK Satterley plundered a five-minute hat-trick as Verwood dished out an 8-0 hiding to hapless Wessex One rivals Amesbury at Potterne Park.

The 18-year-old fired the Potters 3-0 in front after just 13 minutes with an exquisite lob, an emphatic right-foot strike and a clinical penalty.

Victory saw Verwood go 11 points clear of closest pursuers AFC Portchester and a win in their final game of the season at Petersfield would guarantee them the title.

Potters boss Adie Arnold said: “Jack is a quality player and always works so hard. He deserved his hat-trick and to score three times in five minutes at any level takes some doing.

“We played some great football and scored some good goals. The title is in our hands and the only downside is that we’ve got to wait almost three weeks for our last game.”

Leading marksman Mike Haskell and Charlie Gajic both helped themselves to doubles, while Luke Homer completed the scoring after Verwood had led 6-0 at the break.

Potters: Lynch, Evans, Delaney, Kelly (Shepherd, 60), Anderton (Rose, 70), Homer, Gajic (Dear, 65), Webb, Dyer, Haskell, Satterley.

• New Milton’s Wessex Premier relegation fears intensified following a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Moneyfields at Fawcett’s Field.

Goals either side of half-time from Rob Evans and George Gregory put the visitors 2-0 up before Alex Moth headed home to halve the deficit.

Linnets were then thwarted by two fine saves from Moneys goalkeeper Scott Cameron, the stopper denying Moth and Darren Curtis, while Callum Tanner missed a gilt-edged chance at the death.

Linnets: Rowe (Amey, 65), Morris, Davies, Holland, Curtis, Case, Proctor, Tanner, Barge (Norian, 75), Moth, Donaldson. Unused subs: McFarlane, Breaker.

• Goals from Warren Kenna, Ben Sullivan and Carlo Tate condemned Ringwood to a 3-0 defeat by Brockenhurst at the Canotec Stadium.

Ringwood: Page, W Hole, Tyler, Pierson, S Hole, Hardy (Osman, 65), Manning (Roberts, 65), Eley, Midson, Brown (Terry, 75), Edwards.

• Mark Smith and Marc Fairbrother both return for Christchurch’s eagerly-awaited derby with Poppies at Hurn Bridge tonight (7.45pm). Max Crow, Sean Hogan and Ollie Phillipson-Masters are available for Poppies but Joe Byrne and Fawzi Saadi are still suspended.

Meanwhile, Karl Yelland and Dan Pidgley are both back in contention as Hamworthy United entertain Downton at the County Ground (7.45pm).