Helen Morton is dreaming of an international call-up by Scotland after leading Horsham Blue Star Harriers to the top of the Southern Women's League division two table.

Morton was in inspirational form again as Horsham matched a strong Wycombe Harriers all the way at Milton Keynes on Saturday before being pushed into second place by a single point.

The 20-year-old heptathlete won the 100m hurdles in 15.3sec and followed it up with third place finishes in the 100m (13.3sec), long jump (5.06m) and high jump (1.55m).

The reigning Sussex heptathlon champion is hoping she can continue to pile up the points to catch the eye of the selectors north of the border and help Horsham win promotion to the top flight in the process.

She said: "I am pretty happy with my form this season but I know there is still plenty of room for improvement.

"What I need is to get into events where the competition is of a higher standard but I am not at the level to be picked for internationals for England which makes it difficult.

"But I have recently found out I am eligible for Scotland through my mother and I would be ranked second in the heptathlon so I might have a chance to represent them.

"I was speaking to another athlete recently who has done the same thing with Wales and she said to go for it because it has really helped her development."

With several key performers missing Morton had to shoulder the majority of the workload at Milton Keynes but there were also wins for Sarah Wigmore in the 3,000m and Sarah Coots in the 400m hurdles.

Horsham went into the final event, the 4x400m relay, knowing they needed to win and for Wycombe to finish last to take the match victory and although they kept their part of the bargain, Wycombe held on in third place. Hastings could only manage fourth place overall to slip to 15th in the table.

The result means Horsham have a 31-point lead over their nearest rivals at the halfway point in the season but have tough fixtures against high-flying Sussex rivals Crawley and Brighton and Hove City to come.

Morton said: "It would be great if we go up because competing at a higher level next season would help push me further. We're pretty hopeful we can win promotion but it is going to be difficult to stay top because there are a lot of very good teams.

"Unfortunately I am going to miss the next two matches but we have a few athletes coming back who should make a difference."

Crawley made the most of home advantage to overcome the challenge of fellow promotion contenders Brighton and Hove City at the K2 Centre.

Carley Wenham was the star for Crawley as she completed a sprint double, winning the 100m in 12.3sec and the 200m in 25.7sec, before running a sub-60second leg to help the 4x400m relay team to victory.

Crawley made light of the absence of middle distance star Dani Christmas who was busy clocking the 800m qualifying time for the World Junior Games at the BMC Grand Prix in Solihull by cleaning up on the track with wins for Fiona Clark in the 3,000m and 1,500m and Sharon Whitby in the 800m.

Claire Smithson kept Brighton in contention with victories in the discus (53.29m) and shot putt (11.75m) and Laura Hitchman broke her personal best of 12.5sec for second place in the 100m but they finished five points behind Crawley.

Joanne Davison's winning throw of 45.95m in the hammer was the one highlight for a threadbare Worthing and District Harriers team who finished bottom to slip into the relegation zone.