European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday february 4. 1986 the stars and stripes 26 spartans Edge Barons 54-53 by Bucky Fox staff writer Pitburg a Germany it came Down to one shot. Pitburg s Wallace Northcutt took it. Alconbury s Junious Davis blocked it. And Alconbury teammate Kevin Moore grabbed it to preserve the spartans 54-53 Triumph Over the Barons in monday s third round of the Safe men s Basket Ball tournament. Coach Shelton Porte told us to get right on him Davis said. We figured either he Northcutt or 32 Butch Lee would take the last shot. I got the the Victory gave the . Sports Confer ence spartans a 3-0 record and a Date with Ramstein in tuesday s 8 . Semifinal. Tilburg dropped to 2-1 but still advances to tuesday s 6 . Semifinal against fellow Continental sports Confer ence regular season Champion Owci Bruch Ken. Ramstein the no. 3 team out of the Csc reached the semis with an 85-72 decision Over Torr Jon. Tuesday s winners Advance to the championship game at noon wednesday to conclude this five Day eight team so with Alconbury and Pitburg having already clinched semifinal berths their monday game really was for brag Ging rights As Barons coach George Price put it. Pitburg boasted a 23-14 Lead with seven minutes left in the first half thanks to a defense that kept Alconbury scoreless for six minutes. The spartans boasted a 32-30 halftime Lead thanks to guard Moore s five three Point bombs and no thanks to Pitburg for Ward Tony Everett s half court bomb at the Buzzer. Pitburg shut Down Moore in the second kerb Moore. Big first half half he scored four to finish with 22 Point but the Barons could do Little against Forward Kevin , a 6-foot-4 oklahoman Sank 10 Points in each half and grabbed a game High nine s jumper from the left Corner shot Alconbury ahead 52-45 with 7 17 Northcutt and Everett the two army players who shared team scoring honors with 18 Points clicked for eight straight Points to fire Pitburg ahead 53-52 with 3 10 left spartans Center Eric Posey came fightback with a Layup for a 54-53 Alconbury Edge. Two turnovers gave Pitburg the Ball with 1 11 left. Price ordered a stall that melted the clock to 20 seconds. Timeout Pitburg. We wanted to launch a shot with six seconds left Price said. That gives us time to get off the shot and maybe get said Porte whose spartans were in a 2-1-2 zone we wanted pressure on whoever takes the shot. Davis has the Long arms and Springs. He s basically a Good defensive Northcutt shot with four seconds left. It never made it. We re still playing Price said and four teams arc Ramstein 85, Torr Jon 73 the rams Rode Forward Willie slew Art s 16 first half Points to a 36-35 Lead. They Rode their backcourt and 6-7 Cen Ter Herman Smith in the second half to oust the raiders. Smith scored 13 of his 19 Points in the second half. Stan Harris gunned in is of his 19 Points in the last 20 minutes and backcourt mate Ray Young hit nine of 10foul shots in the last half. We looked like hell did t we said Ramstein coach Bob Abbott who does look too Bot himself since he s trying to shake the flu. But like the old saying goes it s better to play bad and win than play Well and Abbott is still upset about the Abs Enscoe Greg Byrd kept out by his air Force unit for disciplinary reasons. A Roslein s guards had been ineffective sunday against we Bruecken. With Byrd not Here we Haven t had an outside shot Abbott said. I m glad to see Harris coming Back. He s a shooter and a smart ballplayer. It was a matter of time before he got it Torrejon 0-3 after coming As the Mediterranean sports conference s no. 2 team got 29 Points from Waller Moore. He hit seven three pointers High for the tourney. Hellen Kon 100, Ben Waters 96 the Mac Champion olympians failed to defend their Safe title but i hey left on a winning note monday after losing i hair first two games. . Butler led Hill Nikon Wilh 23 Points. Was Green followed with 20. Kerry Roddick added 16 and Ralph Mckinney and Larry Gross got 10 each. The . Conference Champion Phan Toms bowed out at 0-3. Jerome Watson paced them with 31 Points. Derrick Porter added 16, Jose Weber 15 and Freddie Ynch 10. A in sunday s late game i Alconbury 101, bunt miters 71 i with a sitting room Only crowd Walch i ing this late sunday game the spartans managed to run off the highest Point to till of the tournament. Fresh from scoring 93 against Lac Lacni Kon s scrappy defense Alconbury outran Ben Waters run and gunners. The Only excitement came with seven seconds left when Estill Staten Sank two foul shots to shoot the spartans Over the 100 Mark. Suddenly the United kingdom s no. 3 team has a shot at winning it All. We re just playing like we should pc played All year said Mcgee who hit 20points. Just As suddenly Ben Waters . Champions arc out of Contention at 0-2."they wanted it More offered phantoms. Coach Steve Ranee. I Moore led Alconbury s scoring Wilh 211 i Points. Sam Starkey added 18. Posy Iii land Al Edmunson 10. Kevin Thomp i scored 23 for Ben Waters. They re Back Affer ?5 years of nothing a. Do what they must to to. M by Bucky Fox it att writer Pitburg a Germany fifteen years after they stunned this tournament the we Bruecken warriors Are Back. Not just Back they re winning it s kind of like 1971 when they flew to England an came Back from 23 Points Down among other Shocke Roos to beat Ben Waters for the Safe basketball title. In this year s Safe meet we Bruecken stood 2-0 beading into its late monday game with Greenbay common. The warriors were already assured a spot in tuesday s semifinals joining Alconbury 3-0pitburg 2-1 and Ramstein 2-1. Not bad for a team that has won nothing to years while Alconbury 1974pitburg Jas it and Ramstein 1980 have captured Usa but Are the warriors Surprise Jupi we knew they were a a Mph team when they went 20-2," said Pitburg Assipi coach Don Andrews refer ring to the Warfjr con rental sports conference a Piotto in Fer they bad to be doing some ung Feht auf Withey won by one two Points a game. They Ifni by had Todo to win. We had them beat Here during the season a seven int Lead late in the game. We turned it Over twice and scored. Again what they had to do to Roc Rand a prayer warriors Don t like their tag. Not whew Testan Center Ben Kendrick says a know they re naw Tophas they seem Kendrick and them he scored zip and they Fol we Bruecken s Rantin Cla an everyone else Here kno fuck Fiji of the night one offi Clampf their fans carried them7 Imro Forward Kenny Lloyd a 6-foot-2 alabamian Piru othe Best link to the warriors past he played onto we Bruecken teams that hinted at playoff Power. He poured in 16 Points in a second half that saw Wei Bruecken run out Ramstein. There s guard Ben Johnson a 6-1 virginian who drop kicks three pointers in Edwards words. Johnson canned six of them against Ramstein. I Nave the Green Light to take that shot Johnson said. To confident in my shot so 1 take it there s Center Tony Hicks a 6-6 mississippian who s probably the key to this title surge because he plops his 220 pounds in the key and no one Budges him. He s Strong. Andrews said. As far As he does t say landed at we Bruecken last year said i is team had Good Talent. I did what i do Best tray Down Low. 1 hit the boards and plug the Middle. I helped establish our inside the Guy who coaches All this is Julito Junsay a ,40 year old californian and native of the Philippines. He likes to play everyone and play it loosely. We have two Basic formations Junsay says simply. When we run he offence we Call one or two. That s it. This is military hike ill for one philosophy Hurt him saturday. warriors let a 25-Point Lead Dwin dle to four Wightw hands left partly because he let to Many subs flood thed i think we might pc acc Rij Kawod by being at Safe Junsay said. I bad a lamp Raymind about that. I tried not to panic. If i d Panicky a fire we would be been worse off Victory tuesday and wednesday would let Bruecken relive 1971. Junsay just says when everything is Over then we can Ueller tops Swiss domination in super a. A Switzerland s Peter Mueller Lead ing a Swiss near sweep of the top five placet was the Surprise Winner monday in men s world cup super giant slalom an took the Lead in the Overall cop standings a 10-season Veteran who is Domain specialist. Mull up. Thery Nwafor a win Gme of 1 minute 39.32 Sec Al Victory of the season. With 149 Points jumping overtake hut Yea Cibij he. _. Of jux failed to finish0mffnefint is monday. World Champion Krain Zurbriggen of Switzerland remaining wingless this season placed second ,40 seconds behind in the season s first men s super a. West Ger Arnld. Fourth and fifth two More Swiss skiers Franz Mijer. Fml Shing sixth was Italy s Mac a the win also gave Mueller 28, the Alpine combined which combined Mon Day s results with a downhill at Val d Sere France in december. Mueller was four thin that race won by Mair. Good weather and a goof course said Mueller. Racing conditions were excellent for the 114 starters As they bad been for a women s downhill on the same course sunday " " " s skies and Brilliant noontime Sun. 52 Gates Over a vertical drop of i a Wasmaier saw an Earty Hmata iut by the two Swiss racers
