Saturday's Blue Square North wrap

League leaders Kettering put on an impressive display as they thrashed Southport in what was another exciting Saturday afternoon of Blue Square North football.

Barrow 2-0 Redditch United

Barrow put in a fine performance at Holker Street to see off the challenge of a spirited Redditch side.

The home side started brightly and took a deserved sixth minute lead when Mark Boyd scored after some impressive team play.

The visitors came into the game and should have grabbed an equaliser, but they lacked the necessary quality in the final third.

Paul Jones wrapped up the game in the 82nd minute to send the fans home in high spirits.

Burscough 1-1 Alfreton Town

Alfreton Town left it late to secure a much deserved point against Burscough at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon.

The home side took an early lead through Allan Smart but could not build on that lead in the first-half.

Despite the home side's dominance, the visitors defended well and fully deserved the point when Paul Clayton found the net in the 76th minute.

Gainsborough 2-2 Hinckley

A brace from Gavin Hoyte earned a point for Hinckley at Gainsbrough on Saturday afternoon.

The home side opened the scoring in the 11th minute when Ryan Mallon finished from an acute angle.

The goal shocked the visitors into action, but they could not create a meaningful opening before the break.

Hoyte did, however, in the 55th minute when he slotted home to equalise.

Hoyte then put the away side into the lead five minutes later, but the home side rallied and netted through Liam Nimmo on 63 minutes to secure a much needed point.

Hucknall 0-1 Harrogate Town

Harrogate Town left it late at Watnall Road to grab the three-points against Hucknall.

Both sides took some time to get a feel for the game, and had it been for better finishing, there would have been a leader at the break.

The second-half was a carbon copy of the first until Mark Hume stole in on 90 minutes to grab a late winning goal from close range.

Kettering 5-2 Southport

Blue Square South leaders Kettering put on an impressive display when they thrashed Southport at Rockingham Road.

The Sandgrounders, however, held a surprise half-time lead through Mike Powwell's 22nd minute goal.

The second-half, however, was all the home side as Craig Westcarr, Brett Solkhon, David Galbraith, Andy Hall and a Kevin Lee own goal tore apart the visiting defence.

Mark Duffy did score on 52 minutes, but his goal could not prevent the home side's absolute dominance.

Solihull Moors 1-0 Leigh RMI

Solihull Moors managed to hold off the challenge of a struggling Leigh RMI side on Saturday afternoon.

The home side took an early lead through Gould when he found the back of the net of three minutes.

The visitors did enjoy sustained spells of dominating play, but they could not capitilise on them.

The home side took the game by the scruff of the neck in the second-half and controlled the game until the full-time whistle for what was a much deserved three-points.

Stalybridge 0-2 Nuneaton

An Andy Brown brace in the second-half handed Nuneaton an important victory at Bower Field on Saturday afternoon.

The first-half was an even affair, with both sides seemingly happy to keep possession in midfield rather than put attacking movements together.

The goals did come, however, in the second-half when Brown netted in the 58th and 89th minutes to seal the points, which the visitors probably deserved.

Worcester City 2-2 Blyth Spartans

Worcester City and Blyth Spartans took a share of the spoils in a game of two halves at St Georges Lane on Saturday afternoon.

The visitors took the lead in the first minute when Chris McCabe capitilised on some poor defending from the home side.

The second came on the stroke of half-time when Robert Deal converted from the penalty spot after some sustained pressure in the home side's penalty area.

The second-half saw a totally rejuvenated City side dominate large chunks.

Matthew Dinsmore netted in the 58th minute and Dave Burtoft levelled the clash on 64 minutes.

The home side did press for a winning goal in the closing stages, but they could not break down a resolute Blyth defence.

Workington 0-1 AFC Telford

AFC Telford kept up their title-chase with a late victory over Workington at Borough Park on Saturday afternoon.

The home side will feel aggrieved by the result as they battled hard in search of the opener.

There was no opener until the 90th minute when Jon Adams was on hand to break the home side's fans hearts and secure a valuable three-points for the visitors.