European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes april 1985 Darmstadt takes Semi Lead Over Kaiserslautern by Bob Dillier staff writer Kaiserslautern Darmstadt Carl Beard hit six of six free throws and Virgil Oneal five of seven Down the stretch As the demons held off the Kaiserslautern panthers 8982 wednesday night in their Usa eur mens Basket Ball semifinal series the Besto three series switches to Darmstadt Cambrai Fritsch gym at 2 an i necessary third game is scheduled for 2 coach Steven folks demons had things their Way for three Pride of v blew out to an Early 274 largely off the transition Forward Orlando Goodwin sparked the Early rout with 12 folks substituted Early and giving the starters plenty of but the Panthe champions of 21st support closed the Gap to 3726 by with five minutes coach Clarence Wicks ordered his panthers into the late full court press strategy favored by most trailing the tactic nearly Kaiserslautern clawed Back from a 73 58 cutting it to just 7976 with remaining largely on three straight steals and layups from Reserve guard James Baldwin and the shooting of for Ward Trenton who scored 19 Points after enter Beard and they shut Down the Usa eur basketball we taxed said folks of Darm stadts near As we got a Lead and we taxed at the we had to put in some free throw Well take it were just going to play our were not going to change a Darmstadt looked unbeatable Basing its game on running and the normally a Mant Man used a Clever zone defense to isolate Kaiserslautern Point guard Anthony Pat Terson and take away his passes under while four demons ran the either David Flagg or Teddy Moore shadowed the 6foott unable to control the Tempo or stay with Darmstadt running Kaiserslautern bombed the panthers fell to poor hitting just 11 of 41 from the Field in the first they finished with 33 of Darmstadt want much but the demons have never been a hot shooting they Sank 17 of 41 in the first ending up with 34 of in the first we really got into the transition said they got in the second we relaxed and made some bad turnovers and they got Back in Down the we knew they were trying to we had to keep the Ball in Carl Beard 21 Points the free throw shooters hands like Ron Virgil Oneal or till be Tough Treyve got a Good Beard and Goodwin led Darmstadt with 21 Points Beard scored 16 in the Sec Virgil Oneal hot free throws Ond Reginald Croom followed with for Blount scored 21 Tony Gray Charles Copper and Patterson in the second Kaiserslautern committed 22 most Down the crusaders rally bests celtics in mens opener Germany Augsburg crusaders recovered from a col shooting first half and a 10point deficit to close with a Rush and pull out a 6561 Victory Over the Heidelberg celtics in the opening game of the Besto three Usa eur mens Basket Ball semifinals wednesday trailing 5848 with Augsburg went on a 131 tear that included three baskets by Allamy Star Larry War a Warren Basket tied the score at 59 59 with left and seconds later Otis Weir hit a 15footer from the left Corner As the crusaders went up 6159 never to Relin Quish the Lead the Way off their 100point Pergam plus employed a full court press in the closing minutes to Force turnovers and pull most of the game belonged to the cel who managed to make the crusaders play their game with effective defense and Ball Terry pledges Basket gave the visitors their first Lead at 1210 with left in the first and the celtics didst give it up until Augsburg made its crucial stretch the who shot 27 of 54 from the left at intermission leading 3631 and went on to increase that advantage to 5848 before hitting a five minute drought As the crusaders made their Weir managed to single Anderly keep Augsburg in the with 20 of his game High 26 coming before Ernest Thompson then got hot in the second with 12 of his 16 coming after the who had eight did get nine rebounds to Lead his team but was 17 Points off his Thompson was held to 12 Points below his season average and Weir was off five All a tribute to the celtics James Flack was Heidelberg top scorer with 19 and grabbed nine Pledger added 14 Points for the which went Only 14 of 42 from the Field in the first managed to improve to 29 of 74 for the the series switches to Heidelberg for saturdays second game at 2 with the i necessary third game scheduled for the same time 3v with Leit Ana seconds later Utis Lett in me first Ana the celtics who had eight did get nine i necessary third game scheduled for t Weir if a 15footer from the left Corner As didst give it up until Augsburg made its rebounds to Lead his team but was 17 Points off same time Frankfurt women rout Ansbach setae stops Mannheim Frankfurt Donna Bra boy substantially Cut into that with the for setae ruined mannheims plan Frankfurt Donna Bra boy sparked a first half surge As Frankfurt Falconette went on to Post a 7857 Victory Over the Ansbach Angels in game 1 of the Usa eur women basketball bestow three semifinal series wednesday Ansbach rallied from a 92 deficit to tie the game 1616 on a Diana Huron Brayboy broke that tie with a Field the Angels managed another tie at then the Falconette took Over with a 12point run and for All practical purposes that was the Brayboy broke the 1818 tie and scored six of the next 10 and with left the Home team led the Falconette continued to control the leading 4528 at when Frankfurt broke out with the first eight Points of the second the Falcons fattened their margin to and try As they the Angels were never Able to substantially Cut into that with the final spread being 21 Ansbach grabbed its Only Lead As Joyce Fisher hit the games first but the Falconette responded with nine straight the Best Ansbach could managed thereafter were its two Brayboy led the winners with 18 she had plenty of scoring help As Michele Buggs added Lisa Oakley 13 and Vickie Johnson Adriene Buggage contributed 10 rebounds for the who had a 38 19 advantage on the 218 in the first Ansbach Patricia Rakers matched Bra boys total of but Only Fisher with 14 was in double figures for the the Falconette bit 37 of 88 shots from the Field to 25 of 62 for the Frankfurt stuck mostly with a 131 zone coupled with a Hal court the Angels had 30 turnovers to 28 for the series shifts to Ansbach Katter Bach gymnasium for a 2 second game an i necessary game would be played sunday at the same setae beats Mannheim Italy the setae lion esses snapped mannheims 20game win Ning Streak by beating the lady Mustangs 6048 wednesday the Victory shot setae ahead 10 in the Besto three Usa eur women basketball game 2 is scheduled for 2 sat urday at mannheims Benjamin Franklin Village sports fresh off its positional Triumph rebounded from a 2823 halftime deficit to Knock off the 21st support come Champion with the Mustangs leading 3331 Early in the second they shifted into a spread setae ruined mannheims plan by going inside and cutting the the lionesses tied the score 3333 on Forward Sheila hurts bucket with two minutes later they went ahead 3533 on Center Diane Wynns setae pushed its Lead to 5244 with left and Hurst led All scorers with 24 Wynn followed with 10 and lera Fincher nine for Vikki Suggs scored 21 Points and grabbed nine rebounds for a Langi Chambers scored seven and Denise Lloyd radio pro basketball Aba Cleve land Cavaliers at Boston 3