Shifnal Town strengthen grip on Midland Premier Division play-off spots with resounding win

Town extended their unbeaten run to eight league games and collected their seventh win in the process, as they established a 13-point cushion between themselves and the trailing pack. 

Robert Knight latched on to a through ball from Isaac Phillips to open the scoring inside 12 minutes and Lewis Jarman towered above his marker to head home Kane Lewis' scooped cross five minutes later. 

Lewis Dawson halved the deficit for Uttoxeter after the break but Jarman turned provider for Jack Fishman to restore Shifnal's two-goal advantage on the hour-mark. 

Kyle Byrne applied the finishing touches to a superb team move midway into the second period and Dominic Latham emerged from the bench to put the seal on the win when a ricochet fell invitingly for him to slot home late on.

Whitchurch Alport sit nine points adrift of the play-off places after being held to a 2-2 draw against AFC Wulfrunians at Yockings Park. 

Alport fell behind after 24 minutes when Timothy Oyanda spun Lewis Brown on the edge of the box and tucked a tidy finish into the far bottom corner. 

Lewis Bloor converted from close-range to bring Alport in level at the interval and Luca Whitney completed the turnaround by putting the hosts ahead five minutes after the restart. 

Goalkeeper Jack Sheward launched the ball long and Shrewsbury loanee Whitney remained composed at the vital moment to finish confidently past Sam Arnold. 

Wulfrunians had a goal disallowed for offside but eventually rescued a point when Freddie Cockerell equalised with 20 minutes left on the clock.

Alport sit seventh in the table and boast a game in hand on Atherstone Town who occupy the final play-off place.

In Division One, AFC Bridgnorth were denied all three points after Oliver Whiting rescued a 1-1 draw for fellow relegation rivals Lutterworth Athletic with a dramatic 94th-minute equaliser. 

Bridgnorth had taken the lead six minutes from time but were unable to register back-to-back victories as they moved six points clear of the drop zone.

Allscott Heath remain in the drop zone in the North West First Division South after their home match against fellow relegation rivals Foley Meir was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. 

Jack Finney scored a hat-trick for Market Drayton Town as they edged to a 4-3 victory in an enthralling seven-goal thriller at home to Wolverhampton Sporting Community. 

Finney opened the scoring on 16 minutes after gliding past three players with a mesmerising run to find the bottom corner with applomb. 

Daniel Holdcroft doubled their advantage just past the half-hour mark when he pounced to convert a knockdown into an empty net at the back post.  

Samuel Kayode scored twice to haul Wolverhampton level midway into the second period but Finney restored Market Drayton's lead with a superb free-kick in the 72nd minute. 

Kayode completed his treble to level again for Wolverhampton with seven minutes left but Finney converted the decider from the spot at the death to guide Market Drayton to a first win in five games.