Clarence Town hooker Phil Badier has racked up 36 points in a runaway victory against Thornton Beresfield.
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Badier contributed almost half the total for the Cobras in an 80-10 demolition of the Bears at Somerset Park on Saturday.
It was all one-way traffic in the rescheduled Newcastle and Hunter Rugby League D-grade fixture, with the 70-point margin one of, if not, the biggest recorded this season.
The visitors crossed for 14 tries and kicked 12 goals. Badier nabbed three four-pointers and took the dozen conversions.
Cobras five-eighth James Melville also scored a hat-trick of tries.
Centre Alfred Whaleboat, prop Matthew Hinton and lock Ben Bradley all secured doubles.
Centre James Foot and second-rower Andrew Bashford were the others to make it across the try line in a winning campaign.
For the Bears, it was centre Keegan Crawford and lock Tyson Atkins that pierced the visitors’ defence and Anthony Cook added the only extras.
In the C-grade competition, Paterson River beat the Dungog Warriors 40-24 at Bennett Park on Wednesday night.
Paterson fullback Jay Smith scored half the points for the visitors with two tries and six goals.
Winger Josh Murdoch landed a double for Paterson. Centre Sam Armstong, lock Tyrone Smith and substitute Matthew Coleman also made the try list.
For the Warriors, winger Aaron Cook went across twice. Hooker Scott Robson and replacement Will Palermo also kept the hosts in the game.
Dungog custodian Lee Nevin slotted four conversions.
The other C-grade encounter rescheduled for the weekend didn’t go ahead – Paterson forfeited to Williamtown.
In make-up games across the competition. Lambton and Wallsend Maryland were far too strong for Mallabula (48-10) and Dora Creek (46-12) respectively in B-grade.
And in A-grade, Windale edged past Dudley 16-8 and Belmont Souths comfortably accounted for Cardiff 38-10.
Competition proper resumes this weekend with round 16.
A-Grade
Windale 16 defeated Dudley 8
Belmont Souths 38 defeated Cardiff 10
B-Grade
Lambton 48 defeated Mallabula 10
Wallsend Maryland 46 defeated Dora Creek 12
C-Grade
Paterson 40 defeated Dungog 24
D-Grade
Clarence Town 80 defeated Thornton Beresfield 10
