Saturday's Blue Square North Wrap

League champions Kettering Town recorded another comfortable win on home soil while Barrow shot up to fourth place on the Blue Square North table with a win against Tamworth.

Alfreton Town 0-0 Redditch

With the end of the campaign in site, Alfreton Town and Redditch United played to a goalless draw at North Street on Saturday afternoon.

Nicky Laws' side were unable to make their home advantage count as Redditch proved too hard to break down.

Barrow 2-0 Tamworth

Barrow moved up to fourth place on the Blue Square North table on Saturday after easing to a comfortable victory against Tamworth at Holker Street.

Midfielder Matt Henney was the hero of the evening as he bagged a brace for Barrow with goals in the seventh and 45th minute respectively.

Barrow may have one foot in the door for the play-off's but they have Harrogate breathing down their necks.

Harrogate Town have a game in hand but trail the Bluebirds by just one point.

Boston Utd 3-2 Blyth Spartans

Tommy Taylor's Boston United moved into the top half of the table after coming out on top in a five-goal thriller at the Staffsmart Stadium.

Blyth were fighting for their survival but with Hucknall Town only collecting a point on their travels, the Spartans are five points clear with one game left.

The Pilgrims drew first blood after just four minutes thanks to skipper Paul Ellender and doubled their advantage when Stewart Talbot netted with a 68th minute effort.

Jonathan Rowan netted Boston's third goal ten minutes later and they home side seemed to take their foot off the gas from that point on.

The Spartans rallied and pulled one back through Martin Houlahan one minute later.

Midfielder Houlahan found the back of the net again in the 83rd minute to complete his brace but it was not enough to stop Boston from recording a well-deserved win.

Burscough 2-2 Gainsborough

Gainsborough Trinity scored a late goal to earn a share of the spoils with Burscough in front of 342 supporters at Victoria Park.

The Linnets got off to a great start when Craig Noone netted the opener after just five minutes of play.

The Holy Blues drew level in the 14th minute thanks to Liam Needham before Ciaran Kilheeny's 27th minute penalty restored Burscough's lead.

The home side looked to be heading for a win but Gainsborough's Danny Anson popped up in the 73rd minute to foil their plans.

Harrogate Town 0-0 Hucknall

Hucknall Town's relegation was confirmed on Saturday afternoon after playing to a goalless draw with play-off chasers Harrogate Town.

The Yellows battled valiantly but a point was not enough to stave of relegation.

Harrogate will certainly be the happier of the two sides as their hopes of earning promotion through the play-off's is still very much alive.

Kettering 3-1 Workington

Mark Cooper's Kettering Town showed just why they are this season's Blue Square North champions with an assured performance against Workington at Rockingham Road.

The Poppies opened their account after 13 minutes thanks to Craig Westcarr and doubled their tally seven minutes later through former York City striker Chris Beardsley.

Kettering's longest serving player, Brett Solkhon, netted their third goal in the 80th minute before Workington's Andrew Hardman netted an 87th minute consolation goal.

Leigh RMI 0-1 Worcester

Mid-table Worcester City were made to work hard for their win against rock-bottom Leigh RMI at Hilton Park.

Worley-born striker Mark Danks netted with an eighth minute penalty to give the visitors the lead and the scoreline remained unchanged for the rest of the game.

Solihull Moors 1-4 Hyde

Hyde United bounced back from last weekend's disappointing defeat to record a comfortable win against Solihull Moors at Damson Park.

The Moors opened the scoring after Darren Middleton netted with a 33rd minute penalty kick.

Hyde drew level just three minutes later thanks to Matthew Tipton's well-placed penalty and they grabbed the lead thanks to Gareth Seddon's 43rd minute finish.

Nicky Clee scored in the 51st minute to double Hyde's advantage and Seddon popped up again in the 65th minute to net his second goal of the evening.

Stalybridge 1-2 AFC Telford

The Lillywhites booked their place in the Blue Square North promotion play-off's with a hard fought victory over fellow high flyers Stalybridge Celtic.

The Celts netted the opener just on the stroke of half time thanks to striker Steve Torpey but the scores were levelled in the 56th minute when Telford midfielder Jamie Vermiglio found the back of the net.

The visitors claimed the lead when left-back Asa Charlton netted with an 86th minute effort and they managed to hold on to claim all three points.

Vauxhall Motors 0-1 Hinckley Utd

Hinckley United secured their Blue Square North status for next season with a narrow win against Vauxhall Motors at Rivacre Road.

The Knitters got the breakthrough they were looking for in the 41st minute when midfielder Callum Lloyd popped up with the opener.

The scoreline remained unchanged for the rest of the game and Vauxhall will have to cast their eyes to next season with their relegation already confirmed.