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DeBerardinis ClicksMV Catholic Tops Serra by 54-52By FRED HEV1A Sophomore Patsy DeBerardinis powered a 25-foot jump shot into the nets with three seconds remainingin the game to give Mon Va fying 54-52 victory over McKeesport Bishop Serra Tuesday night in the 1965-66 home finale for MVC,DeBerardinis, whose 19-points moved him into eighth place in the all-time one - season individual scoring race, brought the 750 “Parents Night” fans to their feet and onto the floor in the wild - and * wooiy finish that seems to be a practice with Spartan teams this year.The crowd gave Coach Tom Kovach and his Spar tans long and loud ovation as they padded their league record to 5-7.With DeBerardinis, George Toohey (15) and junior Mike Angotti (12) leading the way, Mon Valley led 14-0 and 16-1 before Duane Dudik sunk the first field goal for Serra with one second remaining in the first period.The game, a defensive encounter, saw both clubs hit 39 per cent from the field but the Spartans made up the margin with its superior rebounding (32-25). Mon Valley shot nine more from the field and made four more field goals in winning its eighth victory in 21 starts this year.Coach Jim Monroe’s Eagles, who defeated MVC 66-55 at McKeesport last month, ou(scored the Spartans In all but the first quarter and almost went into a commanding lead after junior Kevin Murphy scored 20 points during the wiki second half.Serra caught Mon Valley midway in the final period and moved into the lead 48-46 with four minutes left, but the ball-con trol Spartans slowed - up the game and deadlocked itley Catholic High an electri-* * *LineupsWON VALLEY—5« D*B#r*fd1nls, f; 8-3—19; Varosky, f, 0* 4—4; toohey, c, 7-1—15; Kovafcik, g, 1-0 —%i Anoottl, u, 6-Q—12; Rodrlsuez, e, 1-0-a, totals: FG-23, F-8U4)—54.MCKEESPORT SERRA—52PIKyla, f, 1-3—5; Dudik, f, 5-6—16; Gerdlch, c, 3-1 —7; J. Ogrodnik, b, 2-0— 4; Murphy, g, B-4—20; McLaughlin, g, -0-0—0. Totals: FG-19, F-14(26)—52.Score by periods:Mon Valley ............ 16 10 14 14—54Serra Cath ............. 3 ilt; 19 16—52Officials: Neii Sterne 11, Steve Bufcft-ock.for the final time, 52-52 with 1:36 left. After that the Spartans kept the ball outside and waited for the final shot that DeBerardinis made in the dying seconds.As the buzzer went off and fans poured onto the court official Neil Sternell ruled that Serra had called time out with five seconds remaining on the clock. But an attempt to get the ball down court by the Eagles was terminated by junior Mike Varosky who intercepted a pass and was fouled as time ran out. Varosky, who missed the one-on-one foul, thought the game was over but Sternell again ruled that Serra had another second left in the game and gave the Eagles another shot which failed when Bob Pikula’s 66-foot desperation shot fell short.Mon Valley invades North on Friday and ends the 1965-66 season at South Hills Catholic on Monday.
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Monessen Valley Independent
Monessen, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Feb 23, 1966
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