Front runners Stockton Town have now won all eight of their league games after blasting past Sunderland West End 3-1 at home in their 200th competitive fixture.
The Wearsiders were content to park the bus and counter attack as they flooded midfield, and it was almost half an hour before the first chance was created with Stockton keeper Michael Arthur saving a free-kick.
Stockton gradually got into the game and went ahead four minutes before the interval when Adam Nicholson crashed in a powerful header from Tom Coulthard’s corner.
West End continued to try and hit the hosts on the break and were rewarded with the equalising goal shortly before the hour mark when Jonathan Greener was allowed to run unhindered from midfield and shoot past Arthur.
It was only the fourth goal reigning champions Stockton have conceded this term and the first one they had shipped in 419 minutes of football.
Town regained the lead when substitute James Ward scored with a header which went in off the underside of the crossbar.
West End responded with 15 minutes of attacking football but Stockton kept them out and added their third in stoppage time through substitute Luke Whittaker on his return from a hamstring injury which had kept him sidelined since March.
Sam Webster helped himself to a hat-trick in Redcar Athletic’s 8-0 demolition of Boldon at Green Lane, which leaves Steve Connolly’s once-beaten side in sixth place in the table.
Wolviston were unable to capitalise on their 4-1 midweek win at home to Richmond Town as they slipped back to losing ways in a 4-1 defeat at third-placed Silksworth Colliery Welfare.
The Villagers scored their lone goal in a rare attack seven minutes before the final whistle when sub Matty Watson thundered in a shot.
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