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State Title Game

Lynchburg Drops Booters, 1-0

By DOUG DOUGHTY

Battling before a substantial
crowd of 2,000 at Lynchburg,
the Cavaliers and Lynchburg
College played 120 minutes of
scoreless soccer yesterday
before the Hornets prevailed,
1-0.

The two elevens continued
their confrontation through
the regulation 90 minutes, two
five-minute overtimes, a
fifteen-minute sudden-death
overtime and 7:58 had elapsed
in yet another sudden-death
session before Hornet forward
John-Chewing scored on a head
to give Lynchburg the state
championship.

Swarming onto the field the
appreciative crowd surrounded
Chewning and his jubilant
teammates at the game's
conclusion. Chewning applied
the clincher by spearing a
corner kick by line mate Doug
Hollander and ramming it past
first-year Cavalier goalie Scott
Peyton. Play was continuing
into the night and the game
might have been suspended at
the conclusion of the second
sudden-death frame.

Attempting 25 shots, the
University booters failed to
convert at least 12 scoring
opportunities. The Cavaliers'
best chance for victory came
with six minutes left in
regulation time when wing Phil
Crane centered the ball to
Virginia co-captain Jay Connor
who headed the ball above the
goalie's reach but the ball
glanced the cross bar and the
Hornets received second life.

Back Line Shines

Both defenses were
obviously at their best,
especially the Cavalier back
line, which at least temporarily
halted the highest scoring front
line in the state. Fourth-year
co-captain Ed Marks joined
fullback Phil Russell and
halfback Jay Ziehl as
University defenders who
played superbly. Lynchburg
attempted 23 shots over the
course of the 120 minutes and
goalie Peyton registered twelve
saves, while fullback Russell
added one save. Virginia took
25 shots, with Hornet goalie
John Bethard averting nine by
the save method.

Defending state champion
Virginia finished the campaign
with a 7-5-1 mark, with just
the lone in-state setback. At
times beset by an inability to
put points on the scoreboard,
the Cavaliers could nonetheless
boast a stingy defense this
season, one that afforded
opponents only 14 goals in 13
games. Lynchburg, at which
soccer is the major competitive
sport, forged a 14-3-1 mark
this season and went 9-1-1 in
the state.

All-Star Contest

Fortunately enough,
University fans who were
unable to travel to Lynchburg
to see the game can see some
of the Cavalier standouts in the
East-West All-Star game, to be
held this Sunday afternoon, on
the University Hall Field. Two
representatives from each of
the 14 state schools will
represent their respective
divisions.

Cavalier mentor Jim
Stephens will coach the East
squad for this first state
All-Star game ever. Stephens
plans to use fourth-yearmen
Crane, Connor and Marks to
fill open places on his roster. It
is conceivable that other
Cavaliers might play but
injuries and fatigue should pare
the list of University
participants.