The Central Mavericks kept their Ford National Hockey League final hopes alive with a 10-0 demolition of Northland in Whangarei last night.
Martin Atkinson scored a hat-trick for Central and the Hawke's Bay pair of Dylan Thomas and Brennan Alexander-Parker, along with Matt Young, scored two goals each.
Central were dominant from the opening whistle and scored four goals in the first half before running riot with another six in the second.
With one pool game remaining Central are third on the points table, one behind second-placed Canterbury who are four points behind North Harbour.
North Harbour beat Canterbury 2-1 last night.