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'Yearlings Come Back

Come back they did, as the
first-yearmen featured the
hustling run-and-shoot style
that was to be so successful for
their varsity elders later in the
evening. Guards Andy Boninti
and Brian Tully did some
clicking on their own but their
flawless playmaking freed
Gerard, Graham and Dann
Bonner for breakaway baskets
that enabled the Cavayearlings
to grab that 50-46 lead.

After a Boninti layup had
given the Cavayearlings that
lead with 9:20 remaining, the
great famine set in and it was
not until Ned Tiley hit a
jumper with 4:44 left to play
that the first-yearmen scored
again. In the meantime, 6-2
guard Kevin Billerman led his
Blue Imp mates on a rampage
that was to net them 21
straight points, enough to
frustrate all Cavayearling hopes
of victory.