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Parkhill,Boninti Star

State Escapes 'Hoos, 64-59

BY JOHN MARKON

CD/Markon

Andrew Boninti Had His Top Game As A Varsity Collegian With 18

RALEIGH, N.C.–Herculean
efforts by Cavalier guards
Darry Parkhill and Andy
Boninti fell just short of
success here Saturday
afternoon as a total of 44
points by the two guards
wasn't enough to prevent the
Wahoos from dropping a 64-59
verdict to second-ranked N.C.
State.

It marked the second time
this year that the Cavs have
played stellar basketball against
the powerful Wolfpack only to
end up on the losing end of the
score. Earlier, State had
registered a 68-61 triumph in a
hard-fought game at University
Hall.

Parkhill, who played the
key ball-handling role in
Virginia's spread out offense,
had his best game of the season
as he hit nine of 16 shots, eight
of nine free throws and wound
up with 26 points. The four
State men assigned to guard
him drew a total of 11 of their
team's 19 personal fouls.

Boninti, who didn't enter
the regionally televised contest
until four minutes were left in
the first half, had just an
unbelievable afternoon as he
hit on all six of his shots and
converted six of seven foul
shots. His 18 points represent a
personal career high.

Boninti, who played all 20
minutes of the second half, was
employed by Cavalier coach
Bill Gibson as a main weapon
against a tight State
man-to-man defense. Boninti
was set-up for one-and-one
situations throughout the
second half and made almost
all of them pay off with
Cavalier points.

In that second period all
but four of the Cavs' 29 points
were scored by the two guards.
Plays would start with Parkhill
handling the ball far outside on
the spread and end with either
he or Boninti finally slipping
inside and working for the best
jumper possible.

It was enough to lead the
Cavs back from deficits as large
as eight points in the first
period and eleven, at 49-38, in
the second. Helped by two
long Jim Hobgood jumpers, the
Cavs were able to shave that
advantage to 53-52 and, with
six minutes left, went into a
stall game.

Afterwards, Mr. Gibson
admitted his intention was to
stall away the entire six
minutes and go for the last
shot. The Cavs ran almost two
minutes of the clock before
losing the ball to State's quick
little guard, Monte Towe.

Trading baskets for the rest
of the way, the two teams
went into the final two
minutes within two points of
each other. Some clutch foul
shooting, however, by State
center Tommy Burleson was
enough to ice the game for the
'Pack.

Burleson, a 7-4 junior from
Newland, N.C., hit his last four
free throws on an afternoon
when his team was able to hit
only on 10 of 24 from the line.
State's atrocious foul shooting,
many of the misses coming on
the first shot of one-and-one
situations, was one of the
major factors keeping the Cavs
within range of a victory.

State scorers were led by
forward David Thompson, who
played a fine two-way game
when he wasn't attempting to
guard Parkhill, with 18 points,
Burleson with 14 and Towe
with 11. Forward Rick Holdt
slammed home four of five
shots to finish with nine points
while reserve guard Craig
Kuszmaul hit on three of four
shots for six.

For Virginia there was little
attack aside from Boninti and
Parkhill. Scoring four points
each were Hobgood, guard Al
Drummond, and center Gus
Gerard, while forward Wally
Walker had two and guard
Stevie Morris had one point.
Forward Bob McKeag and
center Lanny Stahurski each
played half the game without
scoring.

McKeag's game wasn't
among his best but Stahurski,
despite his failure to score,
did a defensive job and a half
on Burleson. Fronting "Tall
Tommy" and giving up a
seven-inch height advantage,
Stahurski still was able to
intercept four passes inside, to
grabs off four rebounds and
hold Burleson to only one, his
lowest total ever.

State out-rebounded the
Cavs, 32-25, and had the
game's leading boardman in
Thompson, who had nine.
Walker, who was a cold one for
nine from the field, was the
Cavalier Chairman of the
Boards with six.

Tomorrow afternoon in
Annapolis, Md. the Cavs will
try to improve their 8-5 record
against surprisingly tough
Navy. The Wahoos are now 3-4
in the ACC.

CD/Mar

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