Harris undone by leaders, Strathmore consolidate

HARRIS were no match for BT Caledonia Division One pacesetters Caithness, who returned north with a 61-17 win to their credit after Saturday’s encounter at Elliot Road.

STRATHMORE tightened their grip on second with a 34-26 victory at home to Alloa.

Grangemouth Stags posted a stylish 53-24 win away to

GLENROTHES. The Fifers garnered a four-try bonus thanks to Joe Middleton, Aaron Campbell and Michael Delorey.

In the day’s other game

DUNFERMLINE were on the road to face basement side Banff and emerged with a 10-0 win

Division two (Midlands) leaders

BLAIRGOWRIE were in rampant mood when they welcomed

MADRAS, clocking up a century of points against the unfortunate St Andrews men.

Hillfoots recorded a 29-5 success at home to KINROSS.

There was a cracking encounter between PANMURE and

CARNOUSTIE at Broughty Ferry, with the visitors eventually squeezing home 21-19 to occupy third spot in the table.

STIRLING COUNTY III returned from the trip to face their Falkirk counterparts with a 43-22 win.

There was a hotly contested encounter at Alloway Place where hosts MORGAN were pipped 12-11 by KIRKCALDY II.

Division Three (Midlands) produced a flurry of points, with two sides breaching the century.

DUNDEE UNIVERSITY MEDICS were the day’s top scorers with a 128-0 win over the GLENROTHES DEVELOPMENT side to sit second in the table.

ABERFELDY saw off

PERTHSHIRE II 100-14.

Leaders HOWE OF FIFE II were 58-24 winners over the

ANGUS DEVELOPMENT team.

Bannockburn had a 38-31 win at Bo’ness.

Meanwhile, CRIEFF & STRATHEARN maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign, getting the better of ROSYTH SHARKS 33-17.