Johnston refuses to count chickens despite 11-point cushion Queen of the South ended 2012 in style by moving 11 points clear at the top of the Second Division with a 3-1 win at Stenhousemuir. Only a monumental collapse will stop player/ manager Allan Johnston leading the Doonhamers back to the First Division, although the former Scotland player is refusing to get carried away. Gavin Reilly opened the scoring 14 minutes from the break when he prodded home after a Chris Mitchell free-kick had come off the home wall. Nicky Clark doubled the lead ten minutes after the restart after being sent clean through on goal and Reilly netted again midway through the second-half when he slid the ball home. Former Doonhamer Stewart Kean swept home a late consolation for the Warriors. "We do have a good lead but there is a lot of football to be played and lots of points available," said Johnston. I am only concentrating on our game with Ayr on Wednesday. Ochilview manager Martyn Corrigan felt Clark's goal was pivotal, saying: "We were on top early on and still in the game at 1-0 but our heads went down when they went two ahead." Second-placed Alloa were held to a goalless draw at Ayr with the home side going closest with a Darren Brownlie header that was cleared away from the goalline by Jason Marr and the Wasps almost nicking a win in the dying stages with a Nicky Low drive that just went past. Forfar battled back from two goals down to defeat visitors East Fife 3-2 and keep hold of third spot. Craig Johnstone's fine curling left-foot shot and Paul Willis's header had the Fifers well in charge after 21 minutes, before the game turned the Loons" way six minutes later. Darren McCormack was dismissed after conceding a penalty for a foul on Dale Hilson and Iain Campbell converted it to get Dick Campbell's side motoring. Two second-half goals in the space of a minute, firstly by Danny Denholm and then Gavin Swankie, saw the points stay at Station Park. A controversial injury-time penalty by Steven Doris secured a 2-1 win for Arbroath against visitors Albion Rovers. The Gayfield side's Derek Holmes and the visiting Ciaran Donnelly had exchanged goals in the first-half and a draw looked on the cards until Donnelly was penalised for handball in a goalmouth scramble. Brechin City remained in a play-off spot after winning 2-0 at Stranraer thanks to Alan Trouten's first-half penalty and Derek Carcary's goal in the second half.