Top-two finish assured for Connah's Quay Nomads side
James Hughes scored a hat-trick to seal his place at the top of the goalscoring charts, taking his tally to 23. Joe Bennett also scored for Nomads, who are 13 points behind leaders The New Saints with one game to go.
Airbus will finish third after Oliver Blayney and captain Tom Dougherty scored in a 2-0 win over Bala Town.
In the U16s Academy League, Airbus beat Bala 5-0 in the battle of the bottom two while in the U14s League, Lucas Braisdell (2), Jack Hardstaff (2) and Harry Williams were the young Wingmakers' marksmen in a 5-3 triumph in Bala.
Frankie Connolly's double helped Nomads to a 3-0 win over Newtown while their U13s were 6-0 winners against the mid-Wales opponents, Edward Hughes scoring a couple.
Airbus completed their clean sweep over Bala as captain Fred Rawson, Harri Jones, Freddie Edwards and Olly Moore netted in a 4-1 success in the U12s League.
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