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If tonight's West Virginal
basketball game resembles the
Cavalier-Mountaineer meetings
of the past two years, then Cav
fans are going to ee a thriller.

Assistant coach Mikde
Schuler, having seen the
Mountaineers top tough
George Washington Saturday
night, said "They'll be tough.
They are one of the top
defensive teams in the country.
They play a lot of zone
defense. Their starting center is
6-8 and goes about 230. He's
big and strong."

Actually, Mr. Schuler
underestimated the weight of
Mountaineer Larry Carr, who
carries 250 pounds on his 6-8
frame. A sophomore, Carr has
pulled down 76 rebounds while
scoring 10 points a game and
committing 30 personal fouls.

The Mountaineers, 7-4 on
the season, have started four
sophomores and a freshman in
recent games. The sixth man,
guard Rick Coles, is a
sophomore. Of course, the
freshman is the star.

Forward Warren Baker, 6-7
and 200 pounds, is third on the
West Virginia high school
career scoring list. He was the
state's player of the year last
year. Baker loads the
Mountaineers with a 16.4
scoring average and has hauled
in 119 rebounds.

Joining Baker and Carr on
the front line is cornerman
Scott McDonald. McDonald is
6-6 and might be the best pure
shooter on the West Virginia
squad. Mountaineer coach
Sonny Moran says "Scott is a
physical type of player rather
than a greyhound type." The
coaches tell how McDonald
"uses his body well and
positions himself well under
the boards."

With a frontcourt averaging
6-7 and 220, it is no surprise
that Moran finds his biggest
problems in the backcourt,
Guards Dave McCardle and
Jerome Anderson combine for
only 15 of the team's 65 points
per game. Moran wants a guard
who can be a scoring threat
from the outside.

None of the five starters is
shooting over 50 per cent and
only Baker is anywhere near
that figure. McCardle is hitting
34.6 per cent of his shorts from
the field.

Anderson is the team leader
in assists, with 33, and is the
second- leading scorer with an
11.6 average. A 6-5
sophomore, Anderson has seen
spot action at forward.

Top substitutes are Harold
Black and Bob Hornstein, both
out of Wakefield High School
in South Arlington, Va.
Hornstein is an injury-prone
6-9 forward, and Black is a 6-2
guard.

In Morgantown last year,
the Mountaineers gave the
Wahoos all they wanted before
falling 89-88 in overtime.
Stevie Morris sank the winning
free throw to salvage what was
nearly a defeat. Departed
All-American Wil Robinson
carried the Mountaineers with
40 points.

In the Mountaineer Classic
two years ago, a hotshot
sophomore named Barry
Parkhill scored 31 points, the
last two on one of his
now-famous clutch jumpshots,
as the Cavaliers pulled out
another overtime win. The
96-95 victory was the first of
many outstanding
performances by Mr. BP.

Against the muscular West
Virginia front line, the
Cavaliers will start a relatively
svelte crew as Wally the
Wonder, Gus Gerard, and Jim
Hobgood would never be
professional wrestling
champions. Guards Parkhill
and Al Drummond might also
get in on the roughhousing
under the boards.

In the preliminary bout, the
Virginia JV's tangle with
Laurinburg Prep of North
Carolina. Laurinburg is the
alma mater of no less than
Charlie Scott, now a star in the
NBA. The JV tipoff is at 5:55
p.m. Student tickets for the
game are sold out.