THERE'S no change at the top of the Division 3 tree this Christmas as the leading three clubs all collected maximum points.

After two consecutive 2-2 draws, leaders Farnborough North End returned to winning ways courtesy of a Paul Griffiths hat-trick in their 3-1 victory over Ludgershall Sports, who finished with ten men.

A trip on Lee Warne gave Griffiths the chance to open his account from the penalty spot after 32 minutes and, although Jimmy Neville levelled just before half-time, Griffiths restored North End's lead on 51 minutes with a simple tap-in from a Rory Todd cross.

Goal-hungry Griffiths completed his hat-trick in the 90th minute with a second penalty, following a push on Farnborough skipper Paul Xiberras.

Second-placed Paulsgrove scraped home 4-3 at Laverstock & Ford after the Wiltshire club had equalised on three occasions.

Richie Parkes rounded the home keeper to give the visitors the lead after 21 minutes only for Laverstock to level three minutes later through Elliott Wykes.

A headed own goal saw Paulsgrove move ahead again on 27 minutes, Nick Newman beating the offside trap to fire the home side back terms just six minutes later.

A terrific 18-yard shot on the turn by Parkes nudged Paulsgrove in front on 75 minutes yet, within a minute, new signing Mike Harris - on as a substitute - pegged the scores back to 3-3.

But Paulsgrove did have the last word ten minutes from time. A Ronnie Crockford free kick was headed on by Jason House for Jody Howard to turn home what proved to be the winner.

Colden Common hang onto third spot after coming from a goal down at Verwood Town to triumph 3-1.

A Peter Hunt strike from the edge of the penalty area gave the Dorset club the lead on the half-hour mark but, straight from the restart, James Atterbury was pulled back in the area and Jim Hart tucked away the resultant spot kick.

On 65 minutes, a teasing Dean Higgins delivery across the face of the six-yard box was touched home by Atterbury and the same combination struck again when Higgins's cross was powered into the top corner by the head of Atterbury.

With both Hayling United and Fleetlands seeing their games washed out, Otterbourne notched up their tenth straight win with a 6-1 slaying of Yateley Green to move up the table into fourth berth. Gareth Mead gave the Otters a tenth-minute lead only for Mike Unwin to equalise for the visitors. Steve Trott then had a penalty saved as the home side peppered the Yateley goal.

Trott finally broke the Surrey side's resistance after an hour before a late quick-fire hat-trick by Jim Bedford plus a last minute Pete Kelly strike completed the Otters' sextet.

Master marksman Matt Hussey marked his Netley Central Sports debut with a five-goal salvo as they thumped QK Southampton 9-1. Two-goal Ricky Bull, Jason Dollard and a penalty by keeper Tom Merritt piled on the agony with Ralfe Antonio bagging The Keep's consolation.

Efforts by two-goal Tyrone Aldridge, Adam Thomas, John Leacock, Peter White and Danny Peters saw Tadley tan AFC Portchester with six of the best - just seven weeks after the same two clubs had drawn 1-1.

Shaun Tidy cleaned up with two goals as Clanfield triumphed 2-1 at Overton. Kev Young also hit the woodwork twice before Leon Dalton pulled a goal back right on the half time whistle for Overton.