FC MEREBROOK served notice that they don't intend to be cast as also-rans in the battle for this season's Holiday Inn Ellesmere Port Sunday League's Premier Division title after Mark Swann fired a five-goal salvo in the 9-1 trouncing of Gunners Enterprise.
Further efforts from Graham Carvell (2), James Hough and Mark Toner contributed to Mere-brook's goal difference.
Bottom club The Strawberry weren't a patch on visitors St Saviours and paid the penalty with brothers Mike and Simon Thelwall among the goals in Sunday's comfortable 5-0 win.
Two-goal Gordon Pugh was the star man for Vauxhall in their 3-1 win at Cane Factory while third-placed The Woodlands accounted for Dysett Rangers 3-1, with Simon Parker, Paul Jones and Iain Chapman on the mark.
Division One leaders Cat Carpet Craft toasted the efforts of five-goal hit man Trevor Roberts, who celebrated with fellow marksmen Simon Griffiths and Craig Tolley as St Saviours Res were dispatched 7-2.
Despite a goal from Ian Higginson, nearest rivals the Bull suffered a 2-1 reversal at the hands of Berwick Rovers, Phil Irlam and Chris Dodds getting the goals.
Efforts from Mark Ellis and Mark Cunningham proved insufficient for CCU who were undone by replies from Kingkabs' Denis Thompson (2), John McLean, Mark Hardisty, Paul Rowley and Jamie Pugh.
Doubles from Matt Waring and James Curtis, allied to singles from Dave Evans and Tony McGill, set MSC Eastham Rake up for a 6-1 result at LPSC Strawberry, while The Phoenix's 4-3 win at The Sutton Way was endorsed by efforts from Danny Hughes, Matt Owens, Lawrence Bendle and Steve Ryan.
Phil Rudd found the net four times for RJS Sir Robert, who overcame the Phoenix Res 4-3 in Division Two.
Brown Horse scored six against Parkside Rovers with John Roberts (3), Steve Crosbie, Rob Farrell and Kevin Bush on the scoresheet. But the home side had the last laugh with goals from Ian Kelly (4), Lee Hearn (2), Andy Stockton, Dave Ferguson and Mike Rogers for a 9-6 decision.
Holiday Inn also hit nine to see off Sutton Rangers by seven goals, while the respective marksmen in SCFC's 2-2 nail-biter with leaders Ellesmere were John Gibbs (2), Dean Barlow and Billy Williams.
