Dunston extended their winning streak to six league matches with a commanding 3-1 victory over Silsden. The visitors took an early lead after seven minutes when Michael Pearson capitalized on a defensive error to score. Silsden responded in the 56th minute, with Luke Brookbanks heading a well-placed cross into the top corner to level the score. However, Dunston quickly regained control as Wilson Kneeshaw converted a Phil Turnbull corner to make it 2-1. The win was sealed deep into stoppage time when Dan Turner completed a solo run and fired a powerful shot into the net.
Morpeth Town delivered a dominant performance in their 4-0 home win against Stocksbridge Park Steels. The scoring opened at the half-hour mark when Josh Baggs reacted swiftly to a punch from Stocksbridge goalkeeper Lloyd Allinson and placed the ball in the top corner. Just two minutes later, Mitch Hancox doubled Morpeth’s lead with a precise header. Adam Lennox added a third goal before halftime, effectively securing the outcome. Morpeth sealed the result in the 68th minute when Luke James turned sharply past his marker and curled a shot into the bottom corner.
In a tightly contested match at Ingfield, Hallam and Ossett Town played out a 0-0 draw, with Hallam missing a penalty opportunity. Ossett’s initial chance came early through Jack Crook but was denied by Hallam goalkeeper Hugo Warhurst. Both sides created chances before and after halftime, with Ossett hitting a header over the bar by Connor Smythe and Hallam producing promising attacks involving Jacob Priestnall and Tom Zerboni. Priestnall won a penalty in the second half after a foul on Jack Brownell but was unable to convert, shooting over the crossbar. In the closing stages, Hallam’s Rhomani Murray forced a save from Ossett’s Aleksandar Petrovic, but neither side managed to find a breakthrough.
Pontefract Collieries and Bridlington Town played out a 1-1 draw in a match marked by missed chances and a disciplined defensive second half. Bridlington took the lead when Destiny Nnenanya skilfully evaded his defender and confidently scored. Pontefract responded just before halftime through Connor O’Grady, who headed in a corner to level the score. The second half saw limited attacking opportunities, with both teams relying mainly on counter-attacks. Both sides had a few near misses, including James Morris’s shot and Jack Wilson’s header for Pontefract, but neither could secure a winning goal.