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Lefty Takes Mean Right

Cavaliers Gun Down McMillen Gang, 78-57

By TOM BELL

The Amazin' Cavaliers used a
ball control offense,
tight man-to-man defense, and
control of the backboards to
blow highly rated Maryland
out of University Hall last
night, as they tromped the
nationally ranked Terrapins
78-57 before a wild crowd of
8,250.

Barry Parkhill played like an
All-American to lead the
Cavaliers as he scored 21
points, had 8 assists, and
forced numerous turnovers by
the rattled Terps, as well as
controlling the offense.

But Parkhill was not alone, as
every player in the Cavalier
lineup seemed to be able to do
no wrong. Frank DeWitt had
15 points, eight of them in the
first half when the Wahoos
were building their lead. Jim
Hobgood threw in 13, and
rebounded like a seven footer,
as he hauled down 9 rebounds
to lead the team. Scott
McCandlish had eight points, 3
rebounds, and led the Cavalier
inside game, which dominated
the taller Terps.

While Parkhill played like an
All-American, Maryland's
highly touted Tom McMillen
would have had a hard time
making the All-Memorial Gym
intramural team. The Cavaliers
stifled the 6-11 forward,
holding him to only one field
goal, (which came at 9:01 of
the second half when the game
was out of reach), two foul
shots, and 8 rebounds.

The Cavaliers never trailed, as
they jumped out to an early
11-6 lead, increased it to 42-29
at the half, and ran away with
the game with an early second
half burst which opened the
lead to 22 points at 13:57, and
coasted home.

"It was just amazing," said
Hobgood in the post-game
locker room. "It was just a
great team effort." Hobgood
added that "Maryland looked
a little tired."

The Cavaliers totally
dominated the game
statistically. They
out rebounded the much-taller
Terps, 30-25, outshot them 59
percent, and had only 13
turnovers to 20 for the hapless
Turtles, as they played their
ball-control offense to
perfection.

Teamwork was a key to the
win, as the Cavaliers had 18
assists Team work was a key
to the win, as the Cavaliers had
18 assists on their 34 field
goals, while Maryland had only
eight.

Even the Cavalier bench did
well. Bob McKeag came off the
bench in the first half to put in
five important points and
Lanny Stahurski had his best
showing to date as he relieved
McCandlish in the second half
and scored four points, got
three rebounds, and accounted
for an assist.

Even after the bench was
emptied with 1:04 left, the
Wahoos forced three turnovers.

"The fans were just as
important in the victory as the
team was," said Cavalier Coach
Bill Gibson after the win. "It
was a great win." Asked about
his team's execution, the coach
replied, "Hell, we won!"

The handkerchiefs came out
in the final moments, reviving
an old tradition dating back
to a 1964 football upset, as the
fans who made U-Hall a
madhouse sang "Goodbye,
Lefty" and even "We're
Number One".

The Cavaliers jumped out to
an early lead as DeWitt scored
three early baskets on
McMillen to lead the way. The
steady, deliberate offense
slowly widened the margin,
and after McKeags jumper on
a McCandlish on an a assist put
the Cavaliers ahead by 26-16
with 7:02 left, the jinxed
Terrapins never got closer than
ten points.

Parkhill had 12 points and
four assists to lead the
first-half effort, Hobgood had
nine points (four-for-five from
the floor), and DeWitt had
eight. The Cavaliers won the
opening period rebounding
battle, 13-8, and held

Guard Barry Parkhill Drives In For Layup During Last Night's Upset of Maryland

Sharpshooter Led Cavaliers With 21 Points And Eight Assists Before Wild U-Hall Crowd