BRANKSOME Conservative justified being installed as firm favourites to succeed Bourne-mouth Sports as Hayward Premier League champions after their convincing 5-1 victory over the title-holders.

Tony Bellot struck for Sports but Branksome overwhelmed them with goals from Tom Willis (2), Sam Hollidge, Darren Orchard and James Pinder to go two points clear at the top.

Wallisdown Liberal suffered a third successive defeat when newly-promoted New Milton Town just got the better of them 4-3 thanks to Alex Rossi (2), James Bellamy and a Daniel Wills penalty.

<•>Gareth Brickhill struck twice for Division One pacesetters Priory Quays but Vienna Win-dows toppled them 3-2 with goals from Ross Singleton, Stuart Marshall and Lawrence Hunt.

Darby’s Corner gave Foresters Arms a 6-1 drubbing with goals from Lee Diaper (2), Tony Maguire (2), Gary Barnes and Jack Mills.

Christchurch Royals were also 6-1 winners when Dale Simpson (2), Rob Hepple, Gary Hepple, Chris Burden and Chris Forbes accounted for Bournemouth Athletic.

<•>Queens Park lead Division Two on goal difference after James Burgess (2), Steve Haime and Tony Sadler ensured a 4-0 victory over Copyplus.

Shoulder of Mutton also have maximum points from their three games after Jamie Moores, Peter Pritchard, Luke Wadey, Chris Gallop and Shane Traynor netted in the 5-1 win over AFC Burton.

<•>Ben White led the way with a hat-trick when Division Three front-runners AC FC sank Harbourside 7-0 with Graeme Trevett, Scott Burbidge, Andy Leggott and Luke Witheford adding one each.

Jack Smith struck twice for Tudor Rose but much-improved Fernside Sports turned them over 7-2 thanks to John Dunworth, Simon Adair and John Armour’s four-goal blast.

<•>David Russell, Craig Rogers, Chris Elkins and James Taylor gave BFA newcomers KC Trans-port the upper hand 4-2 against Wallisdown to lead Division Four on goal difference.

Lovett also have maximum points from their three starts after shading it 3-2 against AFC Westvale courtesy of Stuart McKillop and a couple of Simon Wong penalties.

Simon Young’s hat-trick proved decisive in GSH’s 4-1 win over Three Cross with the other goal coming from Scott Metcalf.

<•>Luke Stone was the four-goal star when Division Five high-flyers AFC HADCA toppled Barton Wanderers 9-1 with Mark Saunders (2), Jack Watson, Mike Buck and an own goal completing the rout.

Bournemouth Sports Reserves are in second place after Darren Berry and Dave Cavill ensured a 2-0 success against AFC Stourvale while Verwood SSC hammered Oakdale 8-2 thanks to Chris Wright’s four-goal blast and further goals from Stuart Steer (2), Shaun Morrison and Chris Thompson.

<•>Luke Dart’s hat-trick helped Division Six leading lights AKD Allstars to a 6-3 victory over Victoria Park Royals with Adam Light, Matty Groves and Lewis Burgess adding one each.

Phil King’s hat-trick for Ace Fabrication was to no avail when second-placed Talbot Pub upended them 6-3 with goals from Dave Mountford (2), Mar-tin Forward, James Patey, Josh Sparkes and Kryzsztof Hensler.

Sunseekers were also 6-3 winners when they Gregg Eaglesham’s hat-trick and further goals from Mark Poole (2) and Dave Higgins put paid to Rockbourne while West Moors SSC Reserves got the better of Walkford 5-3 thanks to James Street, Marcus Shand and a William Mills hat-trick.

<•>Russell Chivers scored both goals in Poole Bay Estates’ 2-0 win over Shamrock and they are two points clear at the top of Division Seven.

Tyler Dale, Tom Reid, and Stuart Fitzgerald gave Richmond Park Rangers a 3-1 success against James & James while Steve Crozier (2), Dean Iles, Dean Norman and Richard Smith were the Dean Park Inn marksmen when they toppled Shoulder of Mutton 5-1.

<•>Branksome Celtic Reserves are the early leaders of Division Eight after their 5-1 triumph over Priory Quays Reserves courtesy of Dale Walters’s hat-trick and further goals from Andy Rigler and Matt Bates.

Sacha Navarro and Mark Carrigan both nabbed hat-tricks in Kings Arms Wallisdown’s 7-0 thrashing of FC Falcons with the other goal coming from Ashley Welch while Winkton Autos romped home 5-1 against Horse & Jockey thanks to Mark McAdam’s hat-trick and a couple of goals from Nick Shephard.

<•>Rockbourne Reserves lead Division Nine on goal difference after spanking JP Morgan 7-1 thanks to Kurt Castle, Dave Manston, Matt Cole and Tom Cranmer’s four-goal blast.

Tom Davies bagged a hat-trick in Cranbourne's 5-1 drubbing of AFC Burton Reserves with Charlie Arnold and Liam Pettis adding one each.

<•>Simon Talliss and Luke Homer scored two each in TX United’s 8-2 victory over Wimborne Magpyes in the third round of the MA Hart Robbins Cup with Steve Talliss, Shane Walton, Chris Baldry and an own goal completing their tally.

Adam Janes and Martin Frigot both bagged hat-tricks in Newtown Rovers’ 10-3 hammering of Dean Park Inn Reserves in the second round of the MA Hart Nicholas Read Cup with the other goals coming from Nathan Clear, Dan Kitson, Martin Sherwood and Dan Freshwater.