Leaders Cleethorpes Town won 4-1 in their top-two clash at home to Pickering Town to increase their advantage at the summit of the Premier Division to five points.The Owls also have a game in hand after a victory that could prove vital in the chase for the title as they netted all their goals in a fourteen minute period at the start of the second half.
Jonathan Oglesby set the ball rolling with Liam Davis and then a double from Brody Robertson putting them out of reach before Ryan Cooper grabbed a consolation for the Pikes with around a quarter-of-an-hour remaining.
The other three sides in the top five all won with third-placed
Bridlington Town beating visitors
AFC Mansfield who drop to seventh, Chris Jenkinson with the only goal of the game after 35 minutes.
Thackley and
Handsworth Parramore are fourth and fifth, respectively, after victories of their own.
Peteu Crouz put
Liversedge ahead at Thackley but Daniel Broadbent and George Eustance netted to secure a 2-1 win for the home side.
Meanwhile, two goals from Gareth Griffiths helped the Amber Parras to a 5-3 triumph at bottom three side
Parkgate.
Albion Sports climbed above Mansfield into sixth as Daniel Facey struck twice in their 3-2 win at
Hemsworth Miners Welfare and
Garforth Town are up into eighth having beaten visitors
Retford United by a single goal, Mark Simpson netting for the tenth game in a row for the Miners.
There were home victories for
Staveley Miners Welfare and
Worksop Town as Kurtis Morley struck twice in a 4-2 defeat of
Maltby Main and Samuel Weston also got a brace in a 5-0 win over
Harrogate Railway Athletic, respectively.
And,
Clipstone raced to a 2-0 lead at home to
Bottesford Town but the visitors rallied to take a point, Mike Thompson with a 51st minute equaliser in the 2-2 draw.
The top three teams in Division One all won with leaders
Pontefract Collieries maintaining a six point lead over
AFC Emley with a 7-0 home win over bottom side
Nostell Miners Welfare.
Michael Dunn's hat-trick was added to by a Christopher Jackson brace and one each for Jordan Turner and Calum Stapleton for a rampant Colls.
Emley beat hosts
Rossington Main, 2-0, Kieran Ryan getting both of their goals whilst
Hall Road Rangers remain two points further behind in third but with two games in hand of the top two after a 2-1 win at home to fourth-placed
Penistone Church.
Joshua Batty and Jack Binns scored for Rangers who are now four points ahead of Penistone who grabbed a late consolation through Daniel Joynes.
Hallam climb to fifth after a 9-1 thrashing of home side
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic, Jake Currie scoring five of the Sandygate outfit's goals to further cement a play-off spot.
Worsbrough, meanwhile, stay a point above the drop zone as next-to-bottom
Westella & Willerby were beaten 3-0 at
Knaresborough Town whose victory gave their play-off ambitions a boost.
There were away wins for
Eccleshill United and
Ollerton Town, the Eagles 3-1 victors at
Campions whilst the Nottinghamshire side beat
Yorkshire Amateur in dramatic fashion, Sam Dockwray's injury time strike making it 2-1.
And,
Selby Town shared four goals with visitors
Glasshoughton Welfare thanks to a last gasp equaliser from Sam Cable for the Robins.
Meanwhile, three games were called off with
Barton Town Old Boys's home clash with
Athersley Recreation and
Teversal's trip to
Dronfield Town succumbing to waterlogged pitches whilst a power supply problem put paid to
Shirebrook Town's match with visitors
Winterton Rangers.