After a break of four weeks without any matches Driffield under-15s travelled to Scarborough and grabbed a powerful 55-5 victory.
Historically, Driffield have always performed well against Scarborough and this meeting was no exception.
Driffield welcomed debut players Cowell, Bortoft and Thacker into their side.
Straight from the start Driffield took the initiative as Morrison started the scoring with a try only two minutes after kick-off.
Scarborough won the ball at the restart but Driffield quickly turned it over and passed down the line to Morrison who ran a superb individual try in from his own 10m line. He added the conversion to bring the score to 12-0.
A break for injury put a stop to the frenetic pace and the match restarted quietly.
After a few minutes though Driffield gained momentum and once again took control. A home line-out was stolen by Carr and Cowell set up an attack with a strong run.
Scarborough were unable to cope with Driffield’s fast-moving forwards and Mason ran a try in from the 22. The conversion was by Morrison.
Driffield kept the pressure on and again proved too strong for the home side. The ball was kept in the Scarborough half and good ball recycling ended in a try for captain Sam Tonks, converted by Morrison.
On-form Morrison scored his hat-trick try soon afterwards which he converted bringing the score to 33-0.
Driffield dominated in all areas, including the line-out. Wilson caught the Scarborough throw-in and the ball was quickly moved down the line. Inside-centre Stephenson spotted a gap in the Scarborough defence and ran in for a try.
At the end of the first half Driffield continued to play fast-paced rugby. Mason added another try following a strong run through the persistent Scarborough defence. The conversion by Napier made the half-time score 45-0.
After the break the buoyant Scarborough team came out with determination. Their positive attitude was rewarded with a try shortly after kick-off.
Driffield soon took hold of the game again with Tom Carr running through numerous defenders from outside the Scarborough 22 to score a fantastic try to the delight of the crowd t0 make the score 50-5.
The final try went to Driffield when star man Gregor Napier stepped inside his defender to score the points and make it 55-5.