matches, using a second half explosion to lay waste to minnows Port Royal.

Leading by a modest 1-0 margin at the end of the first half courtesy of a Dapo Frederick strike in the 14th minute, the home side got two goals apiece from Delmari Trott and substitute Stephen Coddington to put any thoughts of an grandeur out of the minds of the Royal faithful.

With the win Cougars moved to 21 points, having won all but one of the league games -- the other was a draw -- and maintained a three point lead in the standings over second placed Wolves.

The boys from the Den also have two games in hand over Wolves and one over third placed BAA and need a mere four points from their remaining five matches to assure themselves of promotion to the top flight next season.

Ham. Parish 1, Wolves 3 Wolves showed how serious they are about being promoted with this convincing victory over Hamilton Parish at Wellington Oval.

They led 1-0 at the half on a goal by Khari Sharrieff after 42 minutes and stretched their lead to 2-0 when top scorer Marlon Lindsay netted their second after 60 minutes.

Antoine Darrell pulled one back for Parish four minutes later and Shannon Berkeley got their third after 72 minutes.

BAA 0, Social Club 0 BAA dropped a valuable point against cross-town rivals Social Club which caused them to fall a point behind second-placed Wolves and a whopping four adrift of leaders Devonshire Cougars.

But while BAA were favoured, it was the boys from `back of town' who were unfortunate not to come away with maximum points.

Time and again they tested the mettle of the Green Knights' defence with the close ball skills of midfield schemer George Liburd a particular thorn in the side.

However, sweeper Gary Flood, playing much of the second half with a suspected shoulder separation, was able to hold his troops together long enough to escape without incurring any further damage.

Prospect 4, Paget 0 Prospect leapt one place to fourth on the tails of this latest in a line of thrashings handed out to Paget.

The men in blue took advantage of the slip by Hamilton Parish against Wolves to keep alive slim hopes of promotion.

Robert Goodchild and Don DeSilva spurred the home team to a 2-0 advantage at the interval.

During the second stanza it was Goodchild adding one more to his tally, while Andrew Rollins also got his name on the scoresheet.