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Saturday's Blue Square North Wrap

Kettering Town claimed pole position on the Blue Square North table on Saturday while Redditch and Boston both came out on top in their respective matches.

AFC Telford 0-1 Kettering

The Poppies continued their climb up the table on Saturday afternoon with a hard earned victory over Telford at the New Bucks Head.

Over 2800 fans were present as Luke Graham scored a 39th minute goal to help his side earn all three points against their fellow high-flying rivals.

Alfreton Town 1-0 Leigh RMI

Alfreton had a fully-fit squad for the visit of Leigh RMI and it seemed to make the difference as they enough gas in the tank to pick up the win at Impact Arena.

The first half ended goalless and looked to heading for a stalemate but Josh Law popped up in the 86th minute to leave the Railwaymen reeling.

Blyth Spartans 2-4 Redditch

Football fans were treated to a glut of goals at Croft Park as visiting Redditch United scored two late goals to put the result beyond doubt.

The Spartans started brightly as Chris McCabe found the back of the net after just two minutes.

However, Richard Softley and Carl Heggs netted in the eighth and 10th minutes respectively to make it 2-1 to Redditch.

McCabe scored in the second half to restore parity and complete his brace before goals from Blyth's Danny Spencer and Chris Murphy put the result beyond doubt.

Boston Utd 5-1 Vauxhall Motors

The Pilgrims maintained their impressive run of form with a convincing victory over struggling Vauxhall Motors at York Road.

Boston broke the deadlock after 23 minutes through Ashley Nicholls only for Tom Ford to equalise seven minutes later.

However, it was all one-way traffic from then on, as Jonathan Rowan, Jon Stevenson and Jon Froggart all found the net to make it 4-1 with minutes remaining.

Nicholls rounded of a wonderful performance by completing his brace in injury time to make it 5-1.

Burscough 2-1 Harrogate Town

Burscough proved they are a team not be underestimated on Saturday with a narrow win over high-flying Harrogate Town.

The visitors made an early breakthrough as Mark Hume found the back of the net after three minutes and Craig Noone found an equaliser on the half-hour mark.

Striker Ciaran Kilhenny notched Burscough's winner in the 59th minute to help his side claim three points and demote Harrogate to second place on the table.

Hucknall 2-2 Solihull Moors

Hucknall Town twice came from behind to earn a share of the spoils with fellow strugglers Solihull Moors at Watnall Road.

The visitors opened their account just after the restart through Andy Ducros and Ben Saunders found an equaliser ten minutes later.

Solihull Striker Eric Graves restored his side's lead in the 65th only for Darren Middleton to draw his side level once more.

Hyde 1-3 Southport

Southport kept pace with the chasing pack as they recorded a morale-boosting win over Hyde United at Ewen Fields.

The visitors took a somewhat fortuitous lead in the 16th minute when Chris Brass put the ball in his own net and Chris Holland scored five minutes later to make it 2-0.

The Tigers pulled one back through Dale Johnson in the 35th minute but Southport's Neil Prince netted just before the break to restore his side's two-goal lead.

Tamworth 1-2 Nuneaton

Nuneaton managed to come away with all three points against local rivals Tamworth at the Lamb Ground.

The visitors took a two-goal lead in the first-half courtesy of Jordan Stepien and Andy Brown.

The Lambs found their deficit reduced in the 63rd minute when defender Connor Franklin put the ball past his own keeper, Darren Acton.

However, it was not enough as Tamworth failed to get on the scoresheet again and Nuneaton claimed a deserved victory.

Worcester 2-1 Stalybridge

Worcester City claimed their place in mid-table on Saturday with a narrow victory over Stalybridge Celtic at St George's Lane.