European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday february 12, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 19 Alconbury Safe men s Champ Boytim Bolvin staff writer Raf Ben Waters England Alconbury Center Eric Posey toot advantage of a tired out Comiso from line to score eight of the spartans 10 Points in overtime to beat the comets si-75 in the Safe men s basketball championship game wednesday. Posey scored just six Points in Regula Tion play but found a Hole in the exhausted Comiso defense in overtime to give the spartans the championship. The spartans were Down by As much As 16 Points in the firs half but George Johnson who had not played in the tournament came off the Bench in the Sec Ond half and combined with All tourney Forward Kevin Mcrice in some deadly outside shooting to bring Alconbury Back. Johnson was four for seven from the Field with three three Point plays and Mcgee came alive after a poor three for nine first half shooting Effort to hit five of seven Field goal tries in the second half. Johnson finished wild 11 Points and dished out seven assists and Mcgee Ledall scorers with 2t Points. Down 40-31 at halftime Johnson set the Lone in the second half by hitting a three Point goal on the spartans first Possession. Mckee followed Wilh a jumper from the left Corner to Cut in Comiso Lead to four 4006. The spar tans stayed within six Points and anally tied the score at 60-60 with 7 36 on an other Mcgee jumper from the left Cor Ner. But the comets reeled off six straight Points four from Terry Adams to take a66-60 advantage Wilh 5 49 to go. Posey slopped the comets Streak by hitting a 16-foot jump shot then John son hit another jumper at 4 23 to again pull the spartans within two 66-64. Larry Fields the tournament s map who finished with is Points hit a jump shot from the key for the comets. Team san Row Eric Posey. Clutch during overtime male Marvin Malone an All tourney guard hit a three Pointer from the left Side to give Comiso a 71-64 Lead Wilh 4 17 left. Bui the comets who substituted just twice during the game for a Short time saw their starting five run out of Gas Down the stretch. They did not score an other Point in regulation after Malone bomb. Johnson again started the spartans comeback with a three Pointer then Glen juice Winston filled the Lane and connected on a Short Popper with 3 14len. Neither team could convert their Field goal chances the rest of the Way Bui when Posey was fouled by Mike Dudley Wilh 1 32 left he completed the comeback by convening two tree throws to lie the game at 71-71. In overtime a cock tipped i Winston s Mitt at 4 27 to give the spar tans a 73-71 Edge their Jirol advantage since the opening Basket of the game. Posey Len hit the Hole in the paint fora bucket with 3 39 ten fora 75-71 Lead. Greg Dias who led the comets Wilh 18 Points put in a rebound underneath but Posey came right Back to sink a jumper from the key. He was answered by the Cornels in Lonc Wilh his own jumper from the Circle to make the score 77-73, but Posey finished the comets off with a jump shot from the left Side and two free brows inthe last minute to Clinch the title for the spartans. Posey said the spartans were Well pre pared for the run and gun comets Byi hair coaching staff. We had Chalk talks in the morning watched films of Comiso s games read scouting reports everything Posey said. I have to give the credit to our coaches Bob Russell and Alonzo Hunter. Their strategy won the game for and what was their strategy they knew we could t run Wilh them pasty explained. I Don t think there s a team Here that could have. We did t want to run our big men up and Down the floor because they would have run out of Gas like Comiso that was evident at the end As the spartans grabbed rebound after rebound to deny Comiso the second Shoi. Alcon Bury out rebounded Comiso 45-29, Wil Mcgee grabbing a game High 16 and Winston who finished with 14 Points letting most of those off the 12 boards he grabbed. Hell Nikon women win beat Alconbury for title by Tracy Tanner Suff writer Pitburg a Germany the Hel to Nikon olympians made history wednesday when they became the first Mediterranean sports conference learn to take the Safe women s basketball championship. The hell Nikon team who surprised fans at the Safe women s basketball championships by beating the 86 championship ram Stem team by a landslide 25 Points Here tuesday chalked up an other Victory in finals play Over Alcon Bury 73-66 causing an it necessary decider. Fighting to overcome a 10-Poim Defi Cit Early in the first half the olympian managed to lie the game and retired to the locker room with a two Point Lead 34-32. They held on to that Lead by a shoestring throughout the second half until with a five Point Ji-46 Lead Alconbury Sank four in a Row to Lake Over the game again but Only briefly. Sherri comp scr the tourney s map Sank the next two straight to Pul the olympians ahead. Hell Nikon s Cheryl Mckin nay fouled Rainey Alston and her two put the spartan Lei ahead once again. Two fouls by a harried Alcor buy team put the olympians most steady hand at Lite paint twice and grumpier who was 8-10 from the Charity line Sank the four Points thai put them ahead for the Crumpler s eight free throws she contributed seven Field goals in Lead ing the game s scoring with 22. The six footer was there for the rebounds also leading the game to snatch 25. Helping her out on the scoring was Sherry Popa Vich with is and 11 nabs. Sonya Mason grabbed 13 rebounds. The olympians set out to do what coach Don Fellers had emphasized i their two previous meetings with a con Bury. Shut Down Alston. Alston led the tournament s scorers with a 28-Point average going into this if necessary the hell Nikon defense was Able to hold her to Only 18 this time around. Marva Hebert who averaged Between 15-20 during the Spart Netles regular season was held to 13. The games went about the Way i expected Fellers said. Thev Are a great ism very competitive i to Ljusi proud of my girls. They played their positions Well and they did what they were sup posed Alconbury s earlier Victory Over Holte Nikon came at the hands of Alston who managed the tourney s highest score with 37 into the championship game both teams were aware of the other s strengths and planned to weaken them. Despite Feller s plans to keep Alston s scaring Down and Pul four players on her if i have to the Small guard Man aged to outdo her own average and contributed 30 to the spartans cause. But the Tough playing olympian of sense manager four players in double digits and their defense grabbed 47 re Bounds to the spartans 28, the second half with hell Nikon ahead 40-35, was a True Power struggle mulling in five tics. But the olympians managed to come out of the lira on lop four Lima and it was Michele Mutkus to straight Trust put them ahead for Good. The Ball changed hands 40 times Dur ing the second half with hell Nikon accounting for 23 turnovers mostly due to travelling. The spartans just weren t Able to put the Ball into the pocket. Ralston and Hebert Wilh 19, were Alconbury Sonly High scorers. Heft Nikon found plenty of scoring Tomkus 16, Crumpler and Popavich contributed 15 each and Cathy Sermon scored 12. Named to the All tournament team was guards Willie Mclntyre from upper Helford and Alston Center Popovich and forwards Jackie Brown and Crumpler. The second team All tournament consists of guards cd Cyl Trapnell Kamsie in Debbie King Alconbury Cen Ter Tonita Smith Wiesbaden and for wards Lois Pierce Ramstein and Lori Anderson Rhein main. Johnson the forgotten Man on the spartans Bench was t worried about not playing through tout the tournament before being counted on in the championship game for some Long Range bomb ing. I was ready to go saturday the Monlross va., native said. I was so pumped up i could have hit anything from beyond that Black out of Bounds line the spartans were just As Happy with Johnson hitting from behind he Black three Point line. Johnson gave credit loll tournament guard William Lewis for helping him adjust to coming into such Abig game cold. Lew talked to me the whole game and helped me blend in Wilh the team. He helped my Confidence a lot Johnson said. Lewis after averaging almost 25 Points a game throughout the tournament had Only nine Points in the final but dished out 10 assists and pulled Down seven rebounds Bui with Posey s hoi hand in the Over time and Johnson and my acc imitating clutch cargo from the outside Down the stretch the spartans did not need a lot of Points from the flashy guard to win the Crown. In tuesday s late semifinal game com so 99, Benr Tenlen 92 Larry Fields an augment cd from Sanvito along with Forward Mike Dudley teamed Wilh Dudley to score 29 of the Cornels 48 second half Points. Throughout the game the comets took advantage of the bin Walers failure to gel Back on defense. Rallying from a 68-67 deficit Fields and Dudley guided Comiso o a 75-68 Lead with 11 55 logo. The phantoms ral lied to Lake a 78-77 Lead but Dudley canned three baskets to Lake the cad for Good. Dudley nailed 22 Points for the comets. Freddie Lynch hit 26 Points for Bent Waters and Derrick Porter added 21. Roy Knight oks Deal with orioles Baltimore a third baseman Ray Knight the valuable player in the 1986 world series with the new York mels. Agreed to contract terms wednes Day with he Baltimore orioles he became a free agent after failing to reach agreement with the mels but reportedly agreed to accept a contract which will give him far less than the mels had offered him. Hank Peters general manager of the orioles made the announce ment after speaking by Telephone Wilh Knight s agent George Kalafa tis. Knight was reported to be in Springfield mo., for a Missouri Hall of Fame dinner wednesday night. He is scheduled to come to Baltimore for a Friday news con Ference. Knight 34, hit .391 in the world series Hilling a Home run to drive in the winning run in the decisive Sci Ems game Victory Over the Boston red sox. The orioles reportedly offered j475rooo. Wilh an extra $115,000 in incentive bonuses. Knight will be playing in the american league forthe first time
