Malton and Norton showed no mercy to Northumberland and Durham One league's bottom side Hartlepool TDSOB by scoring eight tries in a 62-0 bonanza.

Full back Ben Hough scored 32 points with two tries and eight conversions to add to his two penalties.

The win keeps Malton in pole position in the table.

Houg slotted over a penalty in the third minute and soon repeated the treatment.

Skipper and fly half Chris Creber sliced through the defence to cross between the posts and Hough converted.

After 25 minutes, centre Tim Carney raced clear to touch down. Hough added the extras to give Malton a 20-0 lead at half time.

With forwards Carl Muscroft, John Dobson, Jon Richards and Steve Pease doing the hard graft the supply of ball was guaranteed.

The first score in the second half came courtesy of a typical Ryan Lonsdale bullocking run. On as a second half replacement, he received the ball thirty metres out and was given space to run.

The first defender bounced off him, the second was brushed aside and the third was left counting his limbs as Lonsdale scored between the posts. Hough added the conversion and West Hartlepool seemed to lose all interest.

The next score came from a line out on half way. Second row forward Karl Shaw fed Muscroft. He off-loaded to Creber, who found Carney and he raced clear before handing on to Hough, who touched down.

Shaw scored his first try for the club and then Hough went over for his second try.

Muscroft raced down the centre before passing to flanker Tom Anderson, who made more ground before giving Carney his second try.

Carney opened up the defence to give Shaw his second try. Hough converted all of the second half tries.

Updated: 11:06 Monday, January 09, 2006