WINCHESTER City have propelled themselves into the Evo-Stik South West play-off zone.

Craig Davis’s men climbed from eighth to fourth with an excellent 2-1 win at North Leigh tonight.

Oli Bailey put the Citizens ahead on 18 minutes from Jamie Barron’s cross, but that lead soon vanished when Lorcan Sheehan struck from 20 yards.

But Winchester came again - Andy Jenkinson grabbing the winner on the hour, burying a sweet left-footed strike.

Liam Gilbert protected that lead with a late goalline clearance to send City home happy.

*AFC Stoneham will travel to AFC Portchester in the quarter-finals of the Russell Cotes Cup.

Ian Saunders’ Royals brushed Petersfield Town aside 5-1 at Wicor Rec.

Andy Todd and former Saints trainee Bobby Scott hit two goals apiece for Portchester, leaving Brandon Miller to polish things off.

*Ex-Saint Jamie White scored for a second successive game for his new club Moneyfields, but it was all in vain.

The Portsmouth outfit’s unbeaten start to the Evo-Stik South East season is over after a 3-2 home defeat to Uxbridge.

Sam Pearce wiped out Uxbridge’s opener, but it went 3-1 to the visitors before White tapped in Moneys’ second.

The league leaders pushed hard for an equaliser but were denied by a trio of goalline clearances.

Ed Sanders’ late penalty could not spare rock-bottom Gosport Borough a 2-1 home defeat by Kings Langley in the Evo-Stik Premier.

*There was a goal fest at Brockenhurst where Lymington Town triumphed 5-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Bournemouth Senior Cup.

Brock twice took the lead through Will Tickle and Ollie Dennett but were pegged back each time by Ashley Jarvis and Ross Bottomley before Owen Fee put the visitors in front.

Brock’s Jude Nwachukwu made it 3-3 only for Fee to strike twice from the penalty spot.

*Hamble Club suffered a blow in the build-up to Saturday’s big FA Vase third round tie at home to Horndean.

The Monks were sunk by first-half goals from Kabba Jack and Lewis Ross in a 2-1 Sydenhams Premier defeat by Bashley at The Abbey.

Bemerton Heath Harlequins were also 2-1 away winners at Bournemouth Poppies thanks to goals by Robbie Matthews and sub Jordan Matthews.

*Poole Town were the evening’s biggest scorers, thumping Hamworthy United 10-2 in the Dorset Senior Cup.

Richard Gillespie (3), Marvin Brooks (2), Jack Dickson, Sean Wright, Ollie Balmer and Jez Bedford (2) went on the rampage.

Brace man Toby Holmes earned Wimborne Town a 2-0 DSC win over Dorchester, crowning an unbeaten month for the Magpies. Portland United beat Verwood 4-2 and Shaftesbury overcame Bridport 3-1.