CHRIS Long’s four-goal blast helped Abbey go third on goal difference in Hayward Sunday League Division One following their 5-2 success against Wakanda.

Max Wilcock was the other Abbey marksman with Nasim Meddah and Abdulaziz Aldhayan replying for Wakanda.

Loch & Quay maintained their five-point advantage over East Christchurch SSC when River Smith earned them a 1-1 draw with the reigning champions.

Jonny King scored for East Christchurch, who dropped to fourth in the table.

Wiseguys are nine points adrift of Division Two leaders AFC Stourvale with six games in hand after brushing aside AFC Wimborne 5-0 – thanks to Teddy Hills and Adam Louka’s four-goal salvo.

Newtown Athletic’s run of seven successive league victories has put them in the frame.

Their latest victims were struggling NMO, who they thumped 6-1 with goals from Liam Holland (2), Adam Janes, Ricky Powell, Lewis Tapley and Aaron Stacey. James Jose was the NMO scorer.

James King’s four-goal haul proved decisive in Alderney Manor’s 5-2 win over Rushmere, who replied through Jack Walter and Adam Nicholass.

Alderney’s other strike came courtesy of an own-goal.

Meanwhile Joe Guerra and Louis Baker-Stroud netted for Shoulder of Mutton but Bournemouth Sports just got the better of them 3-2 thanks to goals from Tayo Francis, Dean Iles and Simon Wiltshire.

AFC East Christchurch are four points adrift of Division Three pacesetters Vienna Suttoners with two games in hand after Tom Easom, Richard Sainsbury and a couple of goals from Ben Collie gave them the upper hand 4-2 against Poole Wanderers.

Wanderers replied through Ryan Musselwhite and Lloyd Cole.

Third-placed Bearwood Broncos returned to winning ways when Dan Excell and Reece Vincent gave them the edge 2-1 against Tower Park, whose goal came from Dave Milson.

At the other end of the table, Dan Chase and Declan Rowlands netted for MK Interiors but Richmond Park Rangers scuppered them 5-2 thanks to Jason Morgan and Ben Bayes’s four-goal blitz.

Bottom-placed Branksome Liberal were on the receiving end of a defeat again in Division Four when Poole Borough upended them 4-0 thanks to Sol Dyson, Craig Baker and a Connor Whitlock brace.

Luke Hall and Bradley Miles bagged two each in Canford Rovers’s 7-3 drubbing of Scott V. Nick Collins, Sam Carter and Dan Smith were the other Canford scorers while Scott V replied through Jordan Osmond, Mike Ford and Adam Clark.

Two first-half goals from Jamie Gil-Martinez put Kirkfield United on course for a 3-0 success against Division Five runners-up Grange Athletic, with James Smith adding the third goal 10 minutes from time.

Parkstone went third after their 7-2 triumph over Parkstone Athletic, thanks to Rob Beck’s hat-trick and further goals from Callum Streamer (2), Matt Knight and Jamie O’Shea.

Storm Graham scored both Athletic goals.

Jordi Gentle and Rob Kearley struck for Christchurch Starre but Upton Sociedad got the better of them 4-2 with Jamie Cooper and Alex Airey netting two apiece.

JP Morgan reserves took over from Woodville Wanderers on top of Division Six after a commanding 5-0 victory over Poole Rovers.

They found the net through Jon Asante, Lloyd Wallen, Dan Warr, Biddy Abdul and a Yusuf Akanni hat-trick.

Siemens are six points behind the leaders with two games in hand after they shaded it 3-2 against Longfleet thanks to Rhys Jessop, Ian Kay and an own goal.

Elliot Whiting scored twice for Longfleet.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the table, Sam Grimes earned bottom-placed Quayside a 1-1 draw with Academy, whose point came courtesy of an own goal.