SLICK Heworth rounded off their National Conference League second division season in style with a 36-4 home win over Dewsbury Moor.
It was the six-try Villagers' biggest win of the season and came as a result of a sparkling second-half display.
It took Heworth just seven minutes to get on the scoresheet when an excellent pass by Carl Potter released Mark Green, who cut inside the Moor fullback to score. Potter added the extras.
But rather than build on that fine start, Heworth's play became a bit ragged and the game in general didn't really take shape.
That allowed Moor back into the game and just before the interval they scored an unconverted try by their impressive second row forward Dean Wallace.
But any fears that the match would drift into an end-of-season affair were blown away quickly after the interval when Potter kicked a penalty after a high tackle on man of the match Green.
On 48 minutes, Potter sent a high kick over the Moor line and Jason Gatus followed up to touch down.
Green, who was constantly in the thick of the action, then made a 50-metre break and fed the supporting Brendan Carlyle, who galloped over.
Potter's kick made it 18-4 and Heworth were virtually home and dry.
From the kick-off Jason Kane ran 40 metres and, from the play the ball, Steve Barnard powered on for the remaining 60 metres for a try improved by Potter's boot.
Heworth still weren't finished and two late tries by Nikki Wilson in a four-minute spell, both converted by Potter, set the seal on a great win.
Centre Wilson went over for his first after a fine delayed pass from Mick Harrison and his second effort was set up after a good run by Will Neary.
Heworth 'A' kept their aspirations of a top-four finish in Yorkshire League division four on track thanks to a 40-24 win at Queenswood.
The win was due to a superb second-half performance, in which the Villagers' second string scored 24 points to Queenswood's four.
Furthermore, Heworth only had 12 players but in that second period it was one-way traffic as half-backs Rian Calum and Andy Watson sparked the Heworth revival and grabbed a brace of tries apiece.
With young forwards Mark Claridge and Lee Edgar constantly driving the home pack backwards and the reliable Kevin Gott at full-back pulling off several try-saving tackles, the final result was rarely in doubt after the interval.
Matt Corr, playing in the unaccustomed position of centre, helped himself to a brace of tries and kicked six goals, while debutant Dave Radford also crossed for a well-deserved score.
Updated: 11:47 Monday, April 01, 2002
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