Tadcaster Town head the York Minster Engineering Football League fourth division after they took all three points in the top-of-the-table clash with York Acorn.
They now need just a point from their final game tomorrow at home to Selby Town reserves to clinch the title.
Adam Field gave Tadcaster a flying start as he opened the scoring inside the first minute and then added Tadcaster’s second just before the break.
Leigh Dutton, the division’s leading scorer, reduced the arrears five minutes from time.
Pete Webster hit a hat-trick for Huntington as they wrapped up their first season in the league with a comfortable 5-1 win over visitors Selby Town reserves. Daniel Bowley and Eric Balderstone completed the scoring for the hosts.
Copmanthorpe inflicted a first defeat in 33 games on reserve ‘A’ champions Dunnington as they triumphed 5-1 with all the goals scored in the first half.
The visitors surged into a five-goal lead courtesy of a lone Jack Hugill strike and a brace of goals each for Jake Moyse and Tom Settle before Ross Wilkinson pulled a consolation back for the shell-shocked hosts.
Looking to consolidate a third-place finish, Dringhouses beat Riccall 2-0 with their goals shared between Stuart Jenkins and Sam Kitson.
Easingwold finally pinched the runners-up spot in reserve ‘B’ after a last-minute goal confirmed a 4-3 win at York St John.
The students, who needed to win to avoid relegation, led at the interval through Sam Burton and Tom Parry before Easingwold rallied to lead 3-2.
Burton equalised for the students but a late goal sealed promotion for the visitors.
Jordan Green struck twice, backed by a John Dey goal, and an own goal.
Tadcaster Magnets beat Aviva 2-0 to confirm their stay in reserve ‘B’ next season, but in doing so they condemned Amotherby & Swinton to relegation. Paul Smith and Matthew Mason netted in the second half for Tacaster.
Champions White Horse shared the points at Pocklington, where Danny Graham’s opener for the Church Fenton side was later cancelled out by a leveller from Pocklington’s Sam Morrell.
The two bottom sides in reserve ‘C’ both recorded useful home wins to drag their beaten opponents into the relegation battle.
Jason Heslop scored the only goal of the game as anchor side Strensall inflicted a sixth defeat on the trot for Poppleton, who have now failed to score in five of those defeats.
Meanwhile, second-bottom Wilberfoss moved within a point of Tockwith after they put four unanswered goals past them.
Gaz Brook started the ball rolling for Foss in the first half, with Tockwith further breached after he interval through strikes from Jono Parkin, James Parkin and Robin Walker.
St Clement’s have laid down the gauntlet to Crayke in the battle for the runners-up spot in reserve ‘D’ following their 6-1 home win over Bishop Wilton.
Liam Kettlewell (2), Matthew Horner (2), James Cooper and Tom Nicholas shared the Saints’ plunder, while Jason Race hitting the solitary Bishop Wilton reply.
To deny St Clement’s promotion Crayke not only need to beat Rufforth but by at least a three-goal margin. Bottom of the table Huby United doubled their number of wins for the season in some style.
They travelled to champions Civil Service and triumphed by the odd goal in seven.
The Huby hero was hat-trick ace Ashley Inness. Tom Horner struck the other goal, while Olly Cook, Declan Parks and Lewis Hardy replied for the shell-shocked hosts.
Cliffe reserves preserved their unbeaten record against F1 Racing as they won 2-1 with strikes from Ryan Tiplady and Nigel Horner.
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