Bank Holiday Monday: National League South round up

By Sam Elliott
JIMMY DACK fell on his sword after his struggling Whitehawk side again fell to pieces – this time a heavy defeat arrived at Havant & Waterlooville.
Dack’s team were easy prey in the battle of the Hawks and Lee Bradbury and his players were the one with by far the sharpest claws.
Whitehawk have now let in 21 goals with September not yet started as Jason Prior scored twice as Havant romped to victory.
The 4-0 defeat left Dack with no choice but to call it a day and now the team will be in the hands of senior player Dan Harding, will look after things until the board make a decision about their next step.
Jamie Howell enjoyed his return to Bognor Regis as improving Eastbourne Borough claimed a narrow 1-0 win.
Howell left Bognor a day after they won promotion but came back to haunt his old club.
Chelmsford City are top of the table – they beat Concord Rangers away from home and St Albans City sunk to their first defeat.
Rod Stringer hailed a professional performance at the Clarets were 2-0 winners in an Essex derby.
Ian Allinson’s team were edged out 1-0 by Bradley Quinton’s Iron as Marc-Anthony Okoye picked the perfect time to get his first Braintree goal.
Dartford also tasted defeat for the first time as East Thurrock United’s wonderful start to the new season continued.
The Rocks won 1-0 at Princes Park as Sam Higgins’ 20th minute goal proved to be the difference.
John Coventry’s overachievers are just one point behind Chelmsford and St Albans, who share the leadership.
Hungerford grabbed an important win, 2-1 at Poole Town, as the first success in the post Bobby Wilkinson era was secured.
The new Wealdstone boss, meanwhile, has two 1-1 draws to his name after Dan Fitchett’s injury time leveller saw Gordon Bartlett’s replacement snatch a point in his first game in front of the Stones fans against Hemel Hempstead.
Gloucester City’s season is picking up. After a 3-2 win against Hungerford on Saturday, Tim Harris’ team were too strong for Bath City two days later.
Chippenham beat Oxford City 3-2 to climb into the top half of the table, and Truro City now occupy the final play-off place.
Lee Hodges’ White Tigers bettered Weston-super-Mare 2-1, while Hampton & RB got back to winning ways after a slow start – their 1-0 success at Welling United was “just what the doctor ordered” claimed manager Alan Dowson.