It's in like Flynn as Spire shock leaders (From Bournemouth Echo)

It's in like Flynn as Spire shock leaders

6:25pm Monday 8th March 2010 in

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A FOUR-goal blast from Spire Broadway’s Tom Flynn and a Luke McCoy hat-trick gave the Premier Division new boys a resounding 8-2 triumph over the league leaders East Christchurch SSC.

Garry Horlock was the other Spire scorer, with Wayne Etherton and Mark Taylor replying for East Christchurch.

Wallisdown Liberal are just a point adrift of the leaders with four games in hand after Luke McArdle (2), Terry Foote, Nick Doe and Darren Spiers ensured a 5-1 victory over Berrans Park Avenue, who replied through Adam Arfaoui.

• Sean Gallagher led the way with a hat-trick when unbeaten Division One championship contenders Kinson Conservative crushed Redhill 10-1, with Adam Komorowski (2), Keith Whatling (2), Dan Molyneaux, Mariusz Iglewski and Keiron Mulvey also on target.

Bottom-placed Bournemouth Electric reserves netted through Sam Adams (2) and an own goal, but Vienna Windows walloped them 8-3 thanks to James Goral (2), Lee Clarke, Stuart Marshall, Gary Cutler and a Richard Howard hat-trick.

• Division Two pacesetters Priory Quays suffered their |second defeat of the season when nearest rivals New Star United emerged 3-0 winners in the top-of-the-table clash thanks to goals from Roger Gosby, Terry Colbourne and Danny Cook.

Elsewhere, Bournemouth Athletic remain in contention after Ian Bentley (2), Jamie Hales and Shaun Brazier put paid to Littledown 4-0, while Kirt Holland, Ashley Irvin and Iain Cameron gave Branksome Celtic the upper hand 3-1 against Magdon Scaffolding.

Tailenders AFC Leigham Vale were also 3-1 winners when they surprised Tiegla Tiles with goals from Steve Noyce, Joe Worrel and Karl Painter.

Vale remain anchored to the bottom, though, as fellow strugglers Poole Link shaded it 2-1 against AFC Burton thanks to Ricki Wilson and Chris Bailey.

• Eurasat Lions are four points clear at the top of Division Three after Ryan Speller (2), Martin Haskell (2) and Gary Ryall accounted for Ferndown Locomotive 5-3.

Tradeprice UK, meanwhile, moved up to second place after tanning AFC Burns Lettings 4-1 with Matt Wells and Gary Vincent nabbing two apiece.

• Andy Gillingham and Gary Bennett gave second-placed AFC Burns Lettings reserves the edge 2-1 against Boscombe Celtic in Division Four.

Channel Seaways move off the bottom of the table after Neil Sexton scored all three goals in their 3-0 win in the basement battle with AFC Westvale.

• Queens Park Rovers Reserves remain three points clear at the top of Division Five after Robbie Harber (2), Richard Collins and Sam Mole turned over New Inn 4-0.

Second-placed Lovett thumped AFC Face 5-1 with goals from Simon Wong (2), Dave McGuiness, Matthew Hodgson and Phil Davies, while AFC Stourvale kept their promotion hopes alive by drubbing Oakdale Conservative 7-2 through Peter Richmond-Cole (2), Dean Feltham (2), Nick Reynolds, Mark Watts and an own goal.

• Verwood SSC continue to lead the way in Division Six after shading it 2-1 against Canford Rangers thanks to Shaun Steer and Marc Crisp.

• Pines TRC are back on top of Division Seven after Pete Valinski scored both goals to subdue DH Britannia 2-0, while relegation-threatened Ferndown Forest were also 2-0 winners when Scott Taylor and Jake Murdoch upended Kartechnic.