Pontefract 1 tightened their grip on the Yorkshire Premier League with yet another victory while Doncaster's title aspirations faded.

The defending champions' lead remains at 32 points with a game in hand as second-placed Dunnington were also emphatic winners on Wednesday night, but Doncaster's title hopes seem to have all but gone.

Leaders Pontefract 1 travelled to Huddersfield this week, the temporary home of Queens while their club is renovated following last April's fire.

Aussie junior Jackson Wylie began the night with a brisk dismissal of Queens' late stand-in Tyler Simpson, while veteran Adam Taylor offered similarly short shrift to Danny Bray. Ponte skipper Matt Godson then sealed the five bonus points with another straight-games win over Cory Harding.

Ponte no.2 Brad Fullick had a trickier time against Jordan Hardwick, twice pegged back to parity before seeing it out in the fifth. Scotland's Rory Stewart then closed out an emphatic 20-2 win by seeing off James Earles in the top-string denouement.

Doncaster are now 55 points off top spot in third after a damaging 20-4 defeat at fourth-placed Harrogate.

The 2023/24 champions were under-strength again with several key players absent. Harrogate duly won the opening two salvos rapidly via Josh Rowley and Alec Fuller.

At no.3, the world no.89 Asia Harris got a foothold by coming back from 2/0 down against Isaac Green, but he recovered to win the decider 11/8 and seal the home victory.

Harrogate turned the screw in the top two matches with former world no.20 Chris Simpson defeating Aussie Turner and Welshman Rhys Evans downing recently-retired Georger Parker, both in four.

Dunnington remain 32 points off the lead, having played a game more, after their 20-3 thrashing of Hallamshire, who remain second from bottom.

Sam Gibbon and Taminder Gata-Aura were both victors in four games at the start of the evening. Jamie Brown sealed the bonus points with a rapid win at no.3, then Pakistani Amaad Fareed and Welsh stalwart Owain Taylor completed the victory.

Having lost seven matches in a row before Christmas, Ferriby Hall have now strung together four consecutive victories to move up to fifth place.

This week's 20-5 thrashing of Pontefract 2 was kickstarted by veteran Glyn Saunders' fightback from 2/0 down against Danny Siddall at fifth string.

Samuel Ince-Carvalhal defeated Ponte's Scotsman James Taylor in four, then Ed Bidder and Caleb Boy breezed to straight-games wins. Ben Smith just about squeezed past Kiwi Lwamba Chileshe in five gruelling games at top string to complete the rout.