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Parkhill Scores 28 But Orange Team
Comes From Behind To Win Scrimmage

By JOHN MARKON

Barry Parkhill again topped all
scorers but it was a flashy freshman
guard from New York City that
stole the show in Virginia's "first
annual" Orange & Blue basketball
game.

A last minute basket by Al
Drummond gave the Orange team a
94-92 win over the Blues who had
held the lead most of the game.
Blue teamer Parkhill paced his side
with 28 points but the small crowd
saved most of its second half
applause for Andy Boninti, a 6-2
backcourter endowed with
extraordinarily long arms and a
talent for playing the famous "run
and gun" Big Town style.

Leading the Orangemen, who
once trailed by 15 in the second
half, was Assistant Coach Chip
Connor while first-year mentor
Terry Truax handled the Blues.
High scorers for the winning Orange
were "Scottie," (as he was
introduced to the crowd)
McCandlish with 20 points and Jim
Hobgood who tallied 19 points and
led all rebounders with 17.

Other high orange scorers were
Boninti with 14, Tim Rash,
Drummond and Gus Gerard who all
had 11. Supporting Parkhill on the
Blue side were Frank DeWitt with
20, Steve Morris with 13 and Lanny
Stahurski, still the fans' favorite,
who had 10 points.

The second half of the game was
infinitely more entertaining than
the first, described by some as a
dreadful bore. Once over their
initial nervousness the scholarship
freshmen played well and were
almost indistinguishable from their
varsity counterparts in the final
period.

The sight of the fragile-looking
Boninti driving the lane and playing
tough defense on Parkhill was
probably enough, along with the
strong play of big men Gerard, Dan
Bonner and Spencer Graham, to
heighten anticipation for both the
first-year and varsity seasons. Guard
Brian Tulley also played well.

Impressive among varsity
players were, of course, Parkhill,
who hit on 13 of 29 shots and was
credited with more than a few
assists and Hobgood, who sat out
much of the game but shot well and
fought taller men like Graham and
Stahurski on better than even
terms.

Cavalier Coach Bill Gibson, who
sat behind the scorer's table
equidistant from both squads, was
pleased with his team's overall
performance but somewhat
disappointed at the tiny turnout.

The crowd was infinitesimal in
comparison with the throngs that
attended the North Carolina and
Maryland intra-squad promos, both
of those events being held on
weeknights when attending a
basketball game compares more
favorably to the other available
alternatives.

However small the crowd,
came to life during the Ora
team's second-half surge. Take
their key from Boninti, who loo
like he can't wait to drive the lane
against the tail ACC front lines, the
whole team suddenly began playing
better defense and regained their
wayward shooting touch.