VETERAN Mike Hotchkiss rolled back the years with a 38 break for Tiverton Con D in their 3-2 win over Heathcoat A in the Tiverton Snooker League.

Cullompton RBL kept up their steady start with a 3-2 win over Tiverton Con C. Darren Bond made a 31 break for the Con Club.

The Reed brothers knocked in 20 plus breaks for Heathcoat B in their 3-2 win over Liberal A. And Sam Baird was again the star of the show with breaks of 40 & 44 for Halberton B, although it was not enough to stop their A side winning 3-2, courtesy of a fluked black by Mike Thomas in the deciding frame.

In Division 2, there were contrasting fortunes for the two undefeated teams. Whitbread Legionaires powered to the top of the table with a 4-1 thumping of strugglers Dulverton B. Dulverton A lost ground on the leaders after being on the end of a 5-0 defeat to Cullompton Cons.

Results, Division 1: Halberton B lost to Halberton A 2-3: S.Robertson lost to M.Bennett 34-66, S.Baird bt N.Barrow 108-92 (Baird had 40 & 44 breaks), A.Bond lost to C.Stubbs 53-115, N.Osment bt S.Bryant 63-41, R.Branton lost to M.Thomas 45-52, (BBF)

Heathcoat B Bt Liberal A 3-2: M.Champion lost to M.Woodbury 69-76, T.Reed bt A.Blake 55-28 (Reed had 21 break), J.Reed bt C.Leaning 85-30 (Reed had 29 break), S.McDonald bt R.Latchem 64-38, P.Kilshaw lost to A.J.Smith 57-74.

Tiverton Con D bt Heathcoat A 3-2: M.Palk lost to K.Chidgey 56-81, L.Ellis bt A.Goff 60-37, M.Hotchkiss bt W.I'Anson 85-22 (Hotchkiss had 38 break), D.Clarke lost to P.Browning 63-67, J.Bartlett bt J.Highfield 81-64

Cullompton RBL bt Tiverton Con C 3-2: D.Cornhill bt G.Batten 74-63, B.Clemence lost to D.Bond 78-86 (Bond had 31 break), D.Gray bt T.Harris 78-25, S.Clode lost to J.Ridewood 51-66, K.McCarron bt M.Winters 57-36.

Division 2: Dulverton A lost to Cullompton Con. 0-5. Frame scores: D.Tolley lost to A.Dunn 30-42 (Dunn had 27 break), J.Arkell lost to T.Dunn 37-55, R.Bawden lost to G.Carter 40-46, S.Lazarus lost to A.Cottrell 15-47, C.Dubery lost to M.Couch 14-51.

Liberal B bt Tiverton RBL 3-2: J.Morgan bt J.Dolley 42-41 (BBF), B.Frost lost to A.Kidd 50-64, P.Ball bt C.Rendell 43-30 (BBF), D.Fraser lost to S.Holmes 48-56 (BBF), M.Long bt R.Newell 54-29.

Tiverton Con A lost to Tiverton Con B 2-3: N.Tarrant lost to K.Kerslake 31-57, I.Davis lost to P.Saunders 16-48, J.Smallwood lost to D.Dolby 40-48, M.Stoneman bt D.Wannell 60-26, D.Diggle bt W.Holly 46-42

Whitbread Legionaires bt Dulverton B 4-1: R.Coleman bt J.Towers 50-38, G.Newsome bt D.Syrett 58-55, J.Webber Rookes bt S.Adams 49-31, S.Fairbrother bt G.Nichollas 71-38, V.Hutchings lost to K.Davis 41-63