DUNNINGTON need only five points from their last six games to clinch the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division title.

The leaders won 2-1 at Huntington Rovers while closest challengers Wigginton Grasshoppers were losing 3-1 at Copmanthorpe.

Grasshoppers dropped out of the top two for the first time this season as they suffered their first away defeat in seven games.

The visitors took the lead through Dan Zambelli after only ten minutes, but Cop ’keeper Ben Sheehan converted his fifth penalty of the season to level the scores.

The hosts secured their eighth straight win with late goals from Mark Featherstone and Robin Bedford.

Dunnington extended their unbeaten run to 28 games despite falling behind to a headed goal from Rovers’ James Edmonds. The hosts held out until the final 20 minutes before conceding goals to Alex Lowe and Dunnington player-manager Matty Wain, whose spectacular 30-yard volley clinched it.

Old Malton walloped visitors Rowntrees 9-0, aided by a first-half red card for Nestlé ’keeper Mark Phillips.

The Ryedale rout was started by Richard Dunning and finished by Richard Stevenson, with the goals in between coming from Damon Cox, Dean Nuttall (2), Darren Dunning (2) and Jon Newton (2).

Dringhouses and Selby RSSC drew 1-1, with Louis Blackwell’s early goal for Selby cancelled out by Marco Shepherd.

York St John celebrated their first league goal in more than six hours when Lee Wilmslow scored at York RI, but the result was a disappointing 6-2 defeat. RI netted through Lee Powell, Dave McNichol, Liam Keenaghan and Carl Shepherd (3), while Liam Waterworth added the second for the students.

Basement side Hamilton Panthers slipped nearer to relegation following a 6-1 defeat at Riccall, whose scorers were Dave Heron, Will Ramsey, Gary Collier (2) and Tom Littlewood (2).

A hat-trick from Scott Nicholas helped St Clement’s to a 3-0 home win over Malton & Norton in division one. The result ended the Ryedale side’s hopes of top flight football next season, while the Saints are favourites for promotion.

White Horse maintained their interest in the promotion race as they collected maximum points from a 4-1 win at Pocklington.

Ash Newton gave Pock an early advantage but before the break the Church Fenton side led with goals from John Langrick and Olly Sykes.

White Horse added further goals from Dave Marshall and Rory McCraie.

Premier division Poppleton and Easingwold Town enjoyed Senior League Cup wins over division one opposition.

Two goals a piece for Adam Ferguson and Nick Moss helped Poppleton to a 6-1 home win over Amotherby.

Justin Bedford and James Gledhill completed the Pop scoring, with Andy Phillips replying for Amotherby.

Simon Webster (2), Steve Aconley, Adam Paterson and Andrew Sugden helped Easingwold Town to a 5-1 win at Wilberfoss, whose scorer was James Parkin.