Kidderminster Harriers claim another win as Rushall Olympic suffer big blow - round-up

Phil Brown's Harriers have engineered a timely return to form following their desperate back-to-back defeats last month and have climbed to fifth with a couple of games in hand on most rivals.

Bottom-half visitors Scarborough Athletic were put to the sword in front of more than 2,500 at Aggborough in the main thanks to quickfire goals either side of half-time.

Zak Brown fed Ash Hemmings to finish from an angle for the opener three minutes before the break after the hosts had rode heavy Scarborough pressure. Amari Morgan-Smith made it two with a clever finish from Reece Devine's delivery five minutes into the second half.

Former Albion youngster Dave Worrall, on loan from Barrow, caught the eye and he set up at Maz Kouhyar for a late third as Harriers also toasted the 25th anniversary of Jan Molby's class of 1999/2000 Football League promotion-winners.

Boss Brown said: "You live and die by performances. You live and die by honesty.

"The three games since that talking to, that Sunday where we came in (after home defeat to Spennymoor), we've just reminded them that what we've done is quite simple, we've taken it just one game at a time, each game as it comes.

"I don't think they were bad opposition. They asked us some serious questions early on. But there is a level of calm about us at the moment and a level of belief.

"You can see it's borne out of two new signings (Worrall and returning defender Kyle Morrison). I don't think it is just down to new signings by any stretch, but whatever they have brought is spreading like wildfire and everybody is starting to believe."

Harriers go to Leamington on Tuesday night.

At the bottom of National North, Rushall Olympic suffered a blow in the fight for survival with a 2-0 defeat at dropzone rivals Warrington.

The hosts netted early and a late second deep into stoppage time saw third-bottom Warrington create a three-point gap to Richard Sneekes' Pics directly beneath them. Rushall are eight points from safety and host play-off chasing Hereford on Tuesday.

Halesowen Town climbed to fourth, just four points off top spot, in the Southern Premier Central thanks to an important 1-0 win over bottom-half Banbury.

Top goalscorer Kieren Donnelly's fine finish 10 minutes into the second half was the difference as the Yeltz made good on a dominant second period.

The Yeltz, for whom boss Russ Penn marked a first anniversary last week, could have made it two with a flurry of late chances but had to settle for one.

Penn said: "I'm delighted with the win, at this stage that's what it's all about. I thought we were dreadful in the first half and a few harsh words were said. We came out in the second half and played much better."

Evergreen striker Tyrone Barnett was the hero as Stourbridge clocked up an impressive 2-0 win at Stratford, who lost ground in the play-off race.

Barnett, the former Football League frontman, 39, headed in early in either half in Warwickshire for Liam McDonald's clinical visitors, who defended well and had goalkeeper Lewys Benjamin make some strong saves.

McDonald said: "I thought we deserved the win and you probably won't see a better header for the second goal which was from outside the box but still beat the keeper. Now we have to take that into the two home games on Tuesday and Saturday."

The Glassboys are 10th, with nine points separating themselves and Stratford in the final play-off spot. They welcome Banbury on Tuesday.