PREMIER Division leaders Bell All Stars’ lead at the top of the Watchet & District Skittles League is down to one point after they lost by 16 pins to Jack whose top scorer was Steve Bosley with 109. Warren Knight knocked 98 for All Stars.

Allsorts closed the gap on All Stars after Shane Coxhead hit a match-winning 128 in a 69-pin victory over Hungerford Harriers whose skipper Nick Witcher scored 111.

Nick Lane with 110 led Castaways to a 42 pin success against Phoenix Knights, Adam Bishop hitting 98 for the Knights while Ian Parberys 127 got Q C Guys back to winning ways as they saw off the challenge of Three Ferrets by 69 pins, Tyrone Ash knocking 107. Lee Jones hit a top of the alley 126 to help Combwich Otters battle to avoid the drop with a 25 pin victory against Bottoms Up whose Brandon Walsh scored 119.

In Division A, the top two teams were involved in a highly competitive match at the British Legion with Roger Mitchell hitting 91 to lead Williton Club to a 22 pin away victory against Has Beens whose Mark Clausen hit a joint top of the alley score of 91.

In Division B, the outstanding performance of the week belonged to leaders Barn Owls, George Pike who hit a sensational 142 on the extremely challenging Globe alley in their 101 pin defeat of Legion Specials whose Robert Whitehouse scored 90.

Dungbeetles remain second after Aaron Kendall hit 108 in their 24 pin win over Wyndham Pinheads, Richard Thrush top of the alley with 110.

Results - Premier Division: Castaways 570 (Nick Lane 110), Phoenix Knights 528 (Adam Bishop 99); Combwich Otters 650 (Lee Jones 126), Bottoms Up 625 (Brandon Walsh 119); QC Guys 634 (Ian Parry 127), ThreeFerrets 565 (Tyrone Ash 107); Jack 536 (Steve Bosley 109), Bell All Stars 520 (Warren Knight 98); Allsorts 673 (Shane Coxhead 128), H’Ford Harriers 604 (Nick Witcher 111). Division A: Has Beens 506 (Mark Clausen 91), Roger Mitchell 91); Rams 520 (Desmond Sealy 98), Rebels 538 (Harry Buckingham 100); Dark Horses 549 (Phil Trunks 99), Outsiders 538 (Tom Chidgey 102); W H Stallions 606 (Eli Hayes 120), Railway Steamers574 (Matt Burns 110). Division B: Dungbeetles 579 (Aaron Kendall 108), Wadham Pinheads 555 (Richard Thrush 110); Barn Owls 563 (George Pike 142), Legion Specials 462 (Robert Whitehouse 90); Footy Fockers 613 (Andy Porter 113), Badgers 621 (Lee Allen 109); Quantock Stags 519 (Mike Anderson 102), Dizzy’s Boys 498 (J Williams, P Mather 92).

Premier Division

p wh wa l pts

Bell All Stars 11 4 5 0 2 23

Allsorts 11 5 4 0 2 22

Jack 11 4 3 0 4 17

Castaways 11 5 2 0 4 16

QC Guys 11 5 2 0 4 16

Three Ferrets 11 3 2 0 6 12

Bottom Up 11 2 2 0 7 10

Combwich Otters 11 3 0 0 8 6

H’Ford Harriers 11 3 0 0 8 6

Phoenix Knights 11 1 0 0 10 2

Division A

Williton Club 11 5 3 0 3 19

Has Beens 11 4 3 0 4 17

Rebels 11 4 3 0 4 17

WH Stallions 11 3 3 0 5 15

Railway Steamers 11 3 2 0 6 12

Dark Horses 11 4 1 0 6 11

Outsiders 11 4 0 0 7 8

Rams 11 0 2 0 9 6

Division B

BarnOwls 11 6 4 0 1 24

Dungbeetles 11 6 3 0 2 21

W’ham Pinheads 11 3 3 0 5 15

Quantock Stags 11 4 2 0 5 14

Badgers 11 3 2 0 6 12

Footy Fockers 11 2 2 0 7 10

Dizzy’s Boys 11 1 2 0 8 8

Legion Specials 11 1 0 0 10 2