OVERTHORPE SC gained an important win last Saturday to ease away from the relegation zone in West Riding County Amateur League Division One.
A goal in each half from Scott Minto saw Overthorpe seal a 2-1 win at Eastmoor after the sides had been tied at the break.
Victory saw Overthorpe leapfrog third-bottom Eastmoor to move into ninth place and they are now four points clear of second-
bottom Tyersal Reserves with two games in hand.
Heckmondwike Town are one point and one place ahead of Overthorpe after their 2-2 draw at home to Bronte Wanderers.
Andrew Pickles and Joel Pollard struck for the hosts who were on level terms, 1-1 at half-time.
Littletown kept their promotion hopes alives as a 2-1 success at Dudley Hill Rangers saw them move up to fifth place. They now trail second-placed Steeton by nine points but have three games in hand.
Leaders Hunsworth saw their hopes of lifting the Division One League Cup evaporate as they lost their quarter-final 2-0 at Steeton.
Lower Hopton slipped to sixth place in the Premier Division after first-half strikes saw them lose 2-0 at Campion. Hopton trail leaders Wibsey by 11 points but have a game in hand.
Dudley Hill Athletic (Liam Shields) remain second-bottom in Division Two after a 4-1 defeat at Westbrook YMCA.
In Division Three, Lower Hopton Reserves won 4-2 at home to Albion Sports reserves thanks to Ateek Hussain, Chris Keene, Mark Hyde and Chris Ramsden.
Littletown Reserves suffered a 2-0 home defeat against Huddersfield YMCA.
