Rochester League

HAPPIEST of all the Rochester League top flight teams on Saturday were Hollands & Blair. And they weren't even playing.

They might have been kicking their heels, but the title ambitions of two challengers were seemingly kicked into touch.

Second placed Park Regis were shaded 2-1 at home by Cannon, while BaE Systems came unstuck by a 2-1 margin at Lordswood Athletic.

Matt Keat got both of their goals.

Veteran Nigel Pointon struck twice as Gillingham Green won 2-0 at Evolution, while a Richard Nash double brought FC Quayside a valuable 2-1 result at Medway City to maintain their outside hopes of honours.

Rochester League results/scorers

Premier Division

Evolution 0 Gillingham Green (Nigel Pointon 2) 2; Lordswood Athletic (Matt Keat 2) 2 BaE Systems (Scott Bucklen) 1; Medway City (Ross Baker) 1 FC Quayside (Richard Nash 2) 2; Park Regis (Bradley Read) 1 Cannon (Alan Paul, Wayne Delahunt) 2.

Division 1

Luton Athletic (Lee Witherden 4, Jimmy Coulson, Steve Keat) 6 Stockbury 0; Medway Queen (Jack Hammell) 1 Pegasus (Dave White 2, Lee Turner, Dick Russell, Matt Peters) 5; Riverside (Jake Bishop, John Firmin) 2 Grain Athletic (Jesse Yale, Carl Morris) 2; Upchurch (Dan Smith 2) 2 Red Lion (Aaron Kerry, Lloyd Vassell) 2.

Division 2

Cliffe Woods Res (Will Ireland 2) 2 FC Cobras (Perry Gallacher) 1; Collyers (Alex Bell 2, Gavin Bowring) 3 Strood (Dan Jordan) 1; JD Decking 0 Insanity (James Marriott 2, Chris Small, Dave Hafner) 4; Park Regis Res (Ben Sheehan) 1 Minster WMC (Scott Bootes) 1; Pegasus Res (Lee Armstrong 2, Dan White) 3 Plough & Chequers (Liam Julian 2) 2.

Division 3

Cliffe Woods Lions 0 Medway Colts (Dave Sherwood, Jay Moore) 2 and (double fixture) Cliffe Woods Lions 0 Medway Colts (Paul Thomas 2, Steve Welsh 2, Jay Moore) 5; Emerald Star 0 Huntsman (Ricky Horsington, Steve Maxwell, Jack Brown) 3; Kings Head 0 Medway Athletic (Charles Babs 4, Paul Shepherd, Leon Evans, Scott Murphy pen) 7 and (double fixture) Kings Head 0 Medway Athletic (Phil James 2, Tom Planner) 3; Mossy's Tavern (Tyrone Johnstone) 1 Outer Fenn (Jake Stephens 2, Richard Pearce) 3; Southern Belle (Darryl Smith 2, Paul Spendiff) 3 Hoo Village (Ben Ingerson, Chris Leader, Adam Bush, Kevin Somersett) 4; Woodcoombe (Luke Mackay) 1 Sharsted (Ricky Stone, Adam Greetham) 2.

Division 4

Lepsons 0 Snodland Nomads (Lee Sturgeon 4) 4; Riverside Res 0 Princes Park Nemesis (Neil Robbie 2, Veron Quammie, Jason Bousquet) 4 and (double fixture) Riverside Res (Jack Cowd, Ryan Axden, Steve Marsh, Elliot Hutchinson) 4 Prince Park Nemesis (Mark Buxton, Ross Finn, Corey Graham, Jason Bousquet) 4; Swale United (Aaron Emson 2, Gavin Savage) 3 Hoo Institute (James Murphy, Scott Beale) 2; Rose Inn (Mark Whybrow, Andy Butt) 2 White Horse (Alex Cashford, Clint Bigwood) 2; Walderslade (Lee Bushnell) 1 Upchurch Res (Dan Thurston 3, Reece Jacobs) 4.

Division 5

Bleakwood (Scott Elliott) 1 White Stallions (Andy Evans 2, Sam Friend, Ryan Howe) 4; Medway Rams (Greg Stebbin, Wayne McGarry) 2 AFC Phoenix (Chris Hill) 1; SCC Old Boys (Matt Luckhurst, Sean Edwards 2) 3 O'Connells (Keith Russell 2, Paul Gethin, Terry Morgan) 4; Sirtcom 0 Bowaters (Damien Ashcroft 3) 3; Windermere (Jack Marchant 3, Andy Collins 2) 5 Slade 05 (Joe Holmes, Gary Duffield, Lucien Young) 3; Young Planners (Idowu Adebanwo) 1 Sturdee (Dan Rose, Peter Morley) 2.

Division 6

Halfway Utd (Jordan Groom) 1 Beechwood (Neil Shephard) 1 and (double fixture) Halfway Utd (John O'Rourke, Paul Cowell, Adam Girt) 3 Beechwood (Dave White) 1; Invicta Colts 0 Southern Belle Res (Terry Richardson, Nick Cave) 2; Rainham 84 Rangers (Chris Sheppard 3, Jason Doe, Ben Manual) 5 Medway Rovers 0; Snodland Roosters (Lance Skinner 2, Niall Quinn, Sam Smith, Lloyd Elwin) 5 Weston Arms (Curtis Muir 2) 2; Snodland Town (Dan Telling, Wes Smith, Damien Sims, Nick Young) 4 Woodcoombe Res 0 and (double fixture) Snodland Town (Scott King, Nick Young) 2 Woodcoombe Res (Rob Sheppard) 1.