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Away Game

Booters Play For State Title

By DOUG DOUGHTY

Meeting for the sixth time
in the finals of the state soccer
championships, the University
and Lynchburg College square
off, Thursday, at 3:00 p.m., in
Lynchburg.

The Hornets carry a 13-3-1
ledger into the title game, in
addition to a 8-1-1 mark in the
state. They gained a berth in
the finals by winning the
championship of the western
division of the state in a
playoff game, last Saturday,
with Madison. Lynchburg
toppled Madison, 3-1, and
gained the right to meet
Virginia, 7-4-1 overall but an
impressive 6-0 in state games.

Feared for its fast line and
good defense, Lynchburg
boasts a powerful attack which
netted 48 goals this season, far
more than any other team in
the state. Linemen Doug
Hollander and Craig Campbell
are the Hornets' big scorers and
they are joined by "excellent"
halfbacks Carl Bangerter and
Eric Wagner as the mainstays
of a predominantly veteran
lineup.

In showing his concern for
the pesky Hornets, Cavalier
Coach Jim Stephens cited the
fact that at Lynchburg soccer
is the main sport because they
stress no other sports so
heavily at the intercollegiate
level. In addition to their
championship of the western
division crown, Lynchburg also
reigns as king of the Dixie
Conference.

Virginia Soccer Team Carries 6-0 State Mark Into Game

Booters Face Virginia Western Division Champ, Lynchburg

Preparing for Thursday's
title clash, the Cavaliers
scrimmaged a soccer unit from
the graduate schools, which
proved remarkably competitive
despite a lack of practice time
as a team, Tuesday. The varsity
prevailed, 3-0, but most of the
regulars saw extensive playing
time during the scrimmage.

Mr. Stephens plans to
implement the 4-3-3 formation
which he has used for a great
part of the season, Thursday.
Fourteen players plan to see a
great deal of action against
Lynchburg and only halfback
David Peyton remains on the
disabled list.

Few changes in a defense
that has yielded only 13 goals
in 12 games are foreseen. For
the Cavaliers, seven times state
champs, first-yearman Scott
Peyton tends the goal while
co-captain Ed Marks is flanked
by left-fullback Chip Williams
and right-fullback Phil Russell.

Another co-captain, Jay
Ziehl, is a sure starter at
center-halfback, as is Sam
Crosby at left-halfback. Ted
Knetzger, a wing at the start of
the year, and John Gaughen,
who has scored five goals and
one assist this year, share the
right-halfback position. Right
in front of them, on the
attacking line are insides Steve
Kennelly (six goals and one
assist) and Connor (three and
three). Andy DuPont and Phil
Crane, who leads the team in
scoring (seven goals and three
assists) play the wing positions.

Fred McGlynn, who started
much of the season at left
wing, and Geoff Curme, who
specializes in line play but is
the team's utility man, are
certain to see a great deal of
action in what Coach Stephens
likes to refer to as a 14-rather
than an 11-man team.