WITH the halfway stage of the season reached a knock of 101 from Bell All Stars' Warren Knight helped them to a 25 pin home win against lowly placed Hungerford Harriers to consolidate their five point lead at the top of the Premier Division in the Watchet & District Skittles League. Cliff Matravers hit a top of the alley 103 for the visitors.

Allsorts remain second after Shane Coxhead knocked an outstanding 129 in the close six pin away victory over Three Ferrets who had Martyn Baker scoring 109. Q C Guys' Mike Stout and Pete Cowling both hit 110 as they got back to winning ways with a 24 pin home success against Castaways. Nick Lane scoring 109 and 110 from skipper Gus Milton led Jack to a 20 pin away over Bottoms Up. Ben Langdon was top of the alley with 114.

In Division A Brad Lock with a score of 95 helped Rebels extend their lead at the top after running out 16 pin winners over third placed Williton Club, Alan Bland hitting a notable 114 while Mark Clausen with 115 got Has Beens back on track as they defeated Railway Steamers at home by 44 pins, Jim Frewin hitting 97 for the visitors.

In Division B leaders Barn Owls suffered only their second defeat of the season this week after Andrew Duffield hit 121 for Footy Fockers in their ten pin home victory, Owls Dean Marchant knocked 127 for the visitors while 91 from Quantock Stags' Graham Bolt moved his side into third place after their narrow four- pin victory over Badgers whose Sean Gale and Brandon Johnson hit 92 apiece. Wyndham Pinheads' Andy Pegg scored 101 as they overcame the challenge from Dizzy’s Boys running out 20 pin winners, Gary Walsh joint top of the alley with 101.

Results - Premier Division: QC Guys 617 (Mike Stout, Pete Cowling 110), Castaways 593 (Nick Lane 109); Bottoms Up 600 (Ben Landon 114), Jack 620 (Gus Milton 110); Three Ferrets 610 (Martin Baker 109), Allsorts 616 (Shane Coxhead 129); Bell All Stars 574 (Warren Knight 101), H’Ford Harriers 549 (Cliff Matravers 103). Division A: Has Beens 549 (Mark Clausen 115), Railway Steamers 505 (Jim Frewin 97); Dark Horses 577 (Stuart Ford 104), W H Stallions 624 (Chris Weetch 119); Williton Club 525 (Alan Bland 114), Rebels 541 (Brad Lock 95); Outsiders v Rams (postponed). Division B: Wyndham Pinheads 527 (Andy Pegg 101), Dizzy’s Boys 507 (Gary Walsh 101); Quantock Stags 514 (Graham Bolt 91), Badgers 510 (Sean Gale, Brandon Johnson 92); Footy Fockers 635 (Andrew Duffield 121), Barn Owls 625 (Dean Marchant 127); Legion Specials 489 (Dave Perkins 92), Dungbeetles 542 (Tyler Kendall 91).

Premier Division

P WH WA D L Pts

Bell All Stars 14 6 6 0 2 30

Allsorts 14 5 5 1 3 25

Castaways 14 6 3 0 5 21

Jack 14 4 4 0 6 20

QC Guys 14 6 2 0 6 18

Three Ferrets 14 4 3 0 7 17

Bottoms Up 14 3 3 0 8 15

H’Ford Harriers 14 3 0 1 10 7

Combwich 13 3 0 0 10 6

Phoenix Knights 13 2 0 0 11 4

Division A

Rebels 14 6 4 0 4 24

Has Beens 14 5 4 0 5 22

WH Stallions 14 5 3 0 6 19

Williton Club 14 5 3 0 6 19

Railway Steamers 14 5 2 0 7 16

Outsiders 13 5 1 0 7 13

Dark Horsses 14 4 1 0 9 11

Rams 13 0 2 0 11 6

Division B

Barn Owls 14 7 5 0 2 29

Dungbeetles 14 7 4 0 3 26

Quantock Stags 14 5 4 0 5 22

Wyndham Pinheads 14 5 4 0 5 22

Badgers 14 4 2 0 8 14

Footy Fockers 14 3 2 0 9 12

Dizzy’s Boys 14 1 2 0 11 8

Legion Specials 14 1 0 0 13 2