Keighley Cougars 92 Gateshead 6: Nicholson and Baines lead points fest as Keighley ditch losing run in style

Chris Baines finished with a personal haul of 26 points from two tries and nine goals, while Greg Nicholson claimed a hat-trick.

Cougars opened the scoring within three minutes, Baines touching down off a short ball from Coleman.

The tries just kept coming, Craig Moss capitalising on good work from Ryan Smith, before James Feather created one for Andy Shickell and scored one himself.

Nicholson touched down twice in three minutes, the second after a superb break from Brendon Rawlins, and Baines grabbed his second of the game.

A superb, floating pass from Jy-mel Coleman sent in Ben Sagar and Keighley brought up the half century when Smith jinked through.

Surprisingly, Gateshead pulled one try back before the break, Ryan Clarke scoring after a good break from Michael Kelly.

But normal service was resumed when Coleman touched down three minutes after the break, closely followed by Demetriou, following more good work from the impressive Smith.

Moss produced a show and go to send in Scott Law and Nicholson rounded off his hat-trick at the end of an excellent move.

On-loan Leeds Rhinos centre Jake Normington burst 50 metres to score and then turned provider with a break and offload.

Fellow Leeds youngster George Elliott rounded off the scoring with two late tries, the second from 70 metres out.

Keighley Cougars: Moss; Duffy, Sagar, Normington, Elliott; Coleman, Smith; Shickell, Feather, Law, Baines, Nicholson, Demetriou. Substitutes: Wray, Benjafield, Rawlins, Shepherd.

Gateshead: Peers; Williams, Brown, Mitchell, Wilson; Condron, Clarke; Parker, Hodgson, Welton, Kelly, O’Mara, Bate. Substitutes: Thompson, Stoker, O’Sullivan, Aderiye.

Referee: M Drizza (RFL).