Runwell Raiders took advantage of Castle Point's inactivity to register the win required to take them to the top of the South-East Essex Sunday League Premier Division table.

A 5-3 success at Red Star put them three points clear of Castle Point, who have two games in hand.

Brian Roach grabbed a hat-trick for the Raiders, while Blackaby and Pollard were on target for Simco, well clear in third spot following a 2-0 success at Zach Willsher.

Old Island Boys A continued their seemingly unstoppable march on the Division One title when they went to second-from-bottom Callback A and won 10-0. P Bartley, T Evans and Dilliway grabbed two goals apiece.

Old Boys' nearest rivals Rook Sports, nine points behind from two games less, crushed bottom club Enterprise Athletic 9-0 with Hurd grabbing seven.

Delta Dynamics, bottom of Division Two, achieved something they failed to do throughout 1999 when they started the new century by picking up a point. They drew 3-3 with Old Island Boys B, just above them, with O'Brien scoring two for Delta.

In the Division Two divisional cup, League leaders Rayford Town beat Venables 2-1 thanks to a Smith penalty and Layzell's strike. Dunamus got through after extra-time at Canterbury Harriers - Neville and Sturgeon scoring in a 2-0 success.

Results

Premier Division: Hanningfield Ath 3 (Hearn 2, Elsdon), CISK 3 (Cox, Thorogood, Daniels); ISIS 2 (Bence, Heys), Haystack 1 ; Red Star 3 (Hawkins, Stripe, Mortimer), Runwell Raiders 5 (Roach 3, Whitney, Church); Zach Willsher 0, Simco 2 (Blackaby, Pollard).

Division 1: Callback A 0, Old Island Boys A 10 (P Bartley 2, T Evans 2, Dilliway 2, Hillier, Breading, Boville, Wisby); Point Sports 2 (Lucas, Park), Wickbeech 0; Rook Sports 9 (Hurd 7, Smith, Wilcox), Enterprise Ath 0.

Division 2: Delta Dynamics 3 (Cruickshank, O'Brien 2), Old Island Boys 3 (Smith, Jenkinson, Firmin).

Division 2 Cup: Rayford Town 2 (Smith, pen, Layzell), Venables 1 (Fogg, pen); Canterbury Harriers 0, Dunamus 2 (Neville, Sturgeon), after extra-time.

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