On the face of it, this looks like another heavy defeat.
But the scoreboard does not tell the full story as, after an admittedly disjointed first half display, the Ovenden Park faithful saw just how much spirit and fight this Halifax team possess as they went on to dominate all facets of play for no reward in a dogged second period.
And the fact that they conceded just six points after the break made their first half display all the more frustrating.
Harrison handed a debut to former Hull KR and Widnes rugby league loose-forward Tommy Gallacher who played alongside skipper Danny McGee in the centre.
And the union convert showed good hands and enough quality generally to suggest he will be an asset once he gets to grips with the vagaries of the 15-man code.
The first half was largely a write off as far as Halifax were concerned as they inexplicably served up the kind of errors that had blighted the early part of their campaign.
Too many missed tackles, too much turnover ball, and not enough conviction going forward, all played into the hands of a talented Caldy side who, on this evidence, fully deserve their place at the top of the stack.
They were ruthless in their execution after stretching the Halifax defence to beaking point in only the second minute, winger Ian Murray scampering over and centre Gavin Roberts landing a fine touchline conversion.
If that score dented home confidence, Iain Gordon restored it with a long range penalty after the visitors had been pulled up for obstruction.
Gordon was not so lucky with his next effort and within two minutes Caldy had stretched their lead, Roberts collecting a deflected kick before stepping inside three tackles and using his pace to win the race to the line, leaving himself with an easy conversion in front of the posts.
Caldy increased their lead further when a spell of possession close to the home line following a lineout saw the ball worked well across the pitch for Shaun Woof to dodge inside Danny McGee and sprint to the line.
Three minutes later, Halifax lost possession in Caldy's half and although Dave Hall caught up with flanker Matthew Lamming, the ball was recycled well for full back Mark Turner leaving Roberts to add the conversion for a 26-3 lead.
Hall, on his last appearance for Halifax before returning to Wharfedale, then embarked on a personal crusade to drag his side back into the contest.
His pace scared the living daylights out of Caldy and after an earlier link up wth McGee had come to nothing, his next foray into enemy territory saw him cut a swathe through the Caldy defence after which a series of quick off-loads saw opposite winger Tim Mennell use his strength and pace to blast through two tackles to cross wide out.
Unfortunately Caldy upped the tempo and another spell of heavy pressure led to an inevitable score.
Scrum half Gareth Brear did well to snuff out the first threat right under his own posts, but the visitors hit back through Murray's battering ram run which allowed Turner to go in again, Roberts adding the conversion for 33-8.
But once again it was Hall who rallied the troops.
Taking possession of the ball wide out he blasted forward on another unstoppable run that scattered the Caldy defence and enabled him to run in behind the posts leaving Gordon with a straightforward conversion.
That late effort raised hopes of a rousing second half, but once Roberts had added another penalty immediately after the restart, it was difficult to see a successful comeback materialising.
Yet it was testament to Halifax's resolve that they took the game to the leaders and should have gained some rewards for their Herculean efforts.
The half was a war of attrition in increasingly heavy conditions with Halifax enjoying much the better of the possession and territory.
An extraordinary period saw them line up scrum after scrum - around 10 in all - in a 15 minute period where they were hammering on the Caldy line.
The visitors resorted to every tactic possible to keep the home side out while Halifax were denied what looked a perfectly good try on one occasion, and they waited in vain for the referee to lose patience with Caldy and award a penalty try.
Sadly it wasn't to be and it was a real sickener when Caldy landed the final points through Roberts's penalty five minutes into added time.

HALIFAX Vikings maintained their excellent run of form with a 35-7 victory over Old Rishworthians 2nds at Copley.
The latest success saw Vikings extend their unbeaten run to four matches in a campaign that has seen them win 10 out of their 12 matches.

MATCH FACTS
Halifax: Gordon, Mennell, McGee, Gallagher, D Hall, Barker, Brear, Blades, Worsley, Turner, Cammiss, Piercy, Moon, F Hall, Brown. Replacements: Marns, Goodwin (Blades 76), Whitehead (Barker 60), Maycock (Worsley 73).
Tries: Mennell, D Hall
Conversions: Gordon
Penalties: Gordon
Drop Goals: None
Yellow Cards: None
Red Cards: None

Caldy: Turner, Soutar, Roberts, Woof, Murray, MacPherson, Broxson, Woods, Dowridge, Salisbury, Westhead, Bradshaw, Lyon, Lamming, Sewell. Replacements: Pennington (MacPherson 60), Critchley (Salisbury 57), Parke (Dowridge 70), Mercer (Lyon 70), Dickinson.
Referee: Mr D Edmunds (RFC)
Tries: Murray, Roberts, Woof, Turner (2)
Conversions: Roberts (4)
Penalties: Roberts (2)
Drop Goals: None
Yellow Cards: None
Red Cards: None

Referee: Mr D Edmunds (RFU)

STARMAN
If this was to be Dave Hall's final game in Halifax colours, he certainly signed off in style.
Hall terrorised Caldy with his pace and it could be argued that he was not allowed to use it enough in conditions that were never going to be conducive to expansive rugby.
It was his superb break that led to opposite winger Tim Mennell plunging over for Halifax's first try before another exhibition of his speed brought him a try of his own.
Paul Turner is as mobile a front row forward as you will find.
He covers acres of the park, often doing the dirty work in defence while also striving to break with ball in hand.
The Yorkshire county prop gets through an enormous amount of work, much of it unheralded.
Ryan Piercy has taken to Halifax colours like a duck to water.
Following a highly encouraging debut at Kendal the previous week, Piercy carried on from where he left off with a commanding display, particularly in the lineouts, where he was responsible for stealing at least three of Caldy's throw ins.
Dave Hall picks up three points in the season long competition, Paul Turner two and Ryan Piercy one.

PLAYER POINTS
WORKOUT WAREHOUSE PLAYER OF THE SEASON: 11 Oli Marns; 8 Dom Castle; 6 Richard Brown, Paul Turner; 5 Craig Emmerson; 4 Ian Spence, Danny McGee, Gareth Brear, Ryan Piercy; 3 Adam Blades, Dave Hall; 2 Dominic Moon, Fraser Hall; 1 Josh Cammiss, Steve Worsley, Craig Barker, Rob Townend.