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DRIVING LAYUP — Martin 'Kenney (with ball) of De La Salle Academy drives fora layup against Westerly yesterday in a Class B Tournament game. Jay Stevernian (21) of Westerly fouled Kenney for his fifth personal. Kenney made the two free throws. Bob DiVcnuli (14) of De La Salle and Keith Carlson (33).of Westerly trail the play.. • (Daily News Photo)indns Bach In FirstDe La Salle BeatenBy Westerly, 66-59De La Salle's basketball loam De La Salle Jacked ils usual iDiYenuti kepi De. La Salle fourerased a six * point deficit lale shooting touch. Its record from points on top.the floor was 31 per cent. West Westerly staged ft counter:,erly used a slow, deliberate at- rally, pouring in six suecessivt, , ..... tack thus destroying time. points on baskets by* Burgietstate championship yesterday 31 Carlson, deadly from the 15 Stevenson and Capizzano. Di-Providcnce College's Alumni to 20 foot area, scored 20 points, Vonuli’s foul broke Westerly'*run, but baskets by. Carlson andin the fourth period, but the Crusaders lost to Westerly in overtime, 66*59, in. the Class *}•Ha)!.Don Dc Costa's third hoop of the fourth period and two bas* kets by Jim Koziara pulled the Academy into a 54 - W tie. Steve Capizzano then shot a go-ahead Bulldog basket, but Koziara hit on a game tying field goal from 20 feel out.Only one minute, 33 seconds 'was left. Westerly,, passing dev erly, played for a last - second shot. The Crusaders, careful not to foul, guarded closely. A shot with eight seconds left bounced, off. the rim.. So the game went into an extra period,'tied at 56-59. De La Salle’s Bob DiVcnuli hit do two free throws. But Carlson's bas. ket from lhe 20 - foot range tied.the score.Westerly, once it secured possession, again played for a good shot, and Gene Bozcck connected from 10 feet out, giving the Bulldogs a load they never lost Koziara swished the second of two foul shots with. 53 seconds remaining.Fighting for Ihc ball. De L3 Salle committed four fouls to stop the clock and gain possession. Westerly c Oliver ted s i x of seven free throws. Carlson had four, Bozeck two. The three limes the CrusadeFs had the ball they lost It on poor passes or interceptions, so they did not have t shot,Steve Copizzano had 19, Jay Stevenson 10 and Burgie, a good ball - handler, was theprime figure when the Bulldogs killed the -clock wailing for a final slid near the close of the second half.Capizzano cagcd 8 of 15 floorshots. Carlson 7 of 14.Koziara was D3 La Salle’s high scorer with 15. Bill Sullivan, a fine Doorman, had 14. while Bob Di Vcnuti made U, Do Cos!a 10, and Marly Ken* ney 8. DiVenuti was the game's leading rehounder with 13 grabs.The Crusaders out - rebounded the Bulldogs, 5442. Usually board mastery mearns victory but this was not the ease yesterday. Westerly was too hot in the shooting rlenarlnirnl, andits ball * handling played animportant pari.De La Salle I railed by the stops, 17-15 31-29 and 4342.In the tense, lio:lv contend game, Westerly led II times. De La Salle was in fronl on soy on occasions, and Hie score was tied 12 limes.Until the final few seconds, Westerly^ longest lead was at 54-48 late in ihe fourth' period. The Crusdaders held a ?3 • 19 lead early in the second quarter, This was the Academy’s widest spread,De La Salle, undefeated in B*Boxeek lifted the Bulldogs*. Ie*d lo 31 - 27. Sullivan made • tht final basket of the half, but Da La Salle was two points down, 31 - 29. ‘ ■- -Basket* bv Sullivan gave thi Crusader* tics at 31 and' 33points, before Carlson -arid Capizzano pitched baskets for a 37 - 33 Bulldog lead. • ;Trailing 40 - 33 late'in’-the third period, De La Salle.took the lend at 42 - 40 on goats by DiVenuti and Koziara, Again Westerly came back, taking two * point lead on doubledeckers by Stevenson 'and Muraiio.DiVenuti caged two f r e e throws, knotting the score at 42 - 42. But Carbon’s foul shot gave the Bulldogs a 43 . 42 lead at the third break.WESTKtlLYCnpcz^anoStevensonBurgieCar] sonBoteckMuranoBCAltjf Chi rod aTotalssosito Cracks RecordTHE ASSOCIATED-PRESSoston's Phil Esposito has rged into Ike National Hocfc-Lcague rcccird book • and -a kend anniversary celcbra-by Frank Mahovlieh hasflotrnlt minum* fnr*play,-he could become the third man in history to reach 50. Hull,and.Montreal’s Bernie Geoffrionand Maurice Richard me the only oilier ones.who’vc done it.' Hull, whos hit the magic 50three limes and-holds the NHL ton moving the Bruins into arecord of 54, scored his 46th ot the season Sunday but Toronto’sPaul Henderson bad a pair as the Maple Leafs dropped Chicago 2-1. Henderson went to thefirst place deadlock in the East Division with Montreal.The Canadians fell victim In Mahovllch's anniversary celebration as Detroit .snapped a four-garae MontrealwinningEast action, carried a 17 -game winning streak into the game. The Bulldogs had been beaten five times in the B-WestDivision.Sullivan’s three hoops and four points each by Kenney and DiVenulj kepl( De La Salle in the battle during the see -saw first period,De La Salic put on a seven* noint sourt anlt;] passed Westerly at 23-19 in Ihe second-period Koziara. Kenney and DeCosta shot hasfcefs and Kenny .1 tided a foul shot.Capizzano cagcd two free throws, but anotlier basket byKoziaraFUlliVATIDi VeniiU De Costa KenneyFra25er S Villi sU FT FM VV I'll.8532 195405 1022I5 . .57762 ' 202442 a1OO1 2fta2O - 200O0 4 ' 0%* •+ 252516n 6sSALLE6533 ' 137001' . K375 -4 a4222 1ft2644 89312 - 1O , LM VOOO O2223IS16 . 5917 14 12 13 10—M15 14 13 14 3-59Totals Westerly De Lo SalleO Hi eta 1.5 — Walker, LavCry. tBozock's . two throws - wert matched by Dczcosta’s basket; Capizzano of Westerly and thfc Crusaders* Koziara tossed baskets before Carlson’s three .« point play put the West team four points up, 50-46.'DeCaosta's Hop kept De La Satlc in the running. Aad tbeH baskets by Capizzano and .Ca risen hiked Westerly’s lead to 54-48.'De La Salle’s game - knotting rally followed, but -disaster lurked in the overtime frame’ '
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Newport, Rhode Island, US
Mon, Mar 03, 1969
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