European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 15. 1987 the stars and stripes Arje 25 shape girls Giessen boys win spartans nip bearcats Griffins repeat title Bybe Abrams prep spurts editor Munich if tournament championship games arc supposed to be cuiting the boys and girl title showdowns in the Germany bin nor Small schools Basket Ball tournament at the High school Here saturday certainly filled the Bill. The shape girls Wilh blood a deter mined bad or Cugnach comeback bid to eke out a 38-36 verdict and the Giessen nigh school basketball boys successfully defended their title by outlasting a stubborn shape Combina Tion 65-58 in a titanic Battle. The Victory ran Gic Ssan s undefeated skein of 17 this year and 25 Overall. The loss was shape s first in 19 game against Dodds competitors and second in 26 Battles ago Insl All Comers. Bad or Cugnach also suffered its first setback of the Campaign. The bearcats a Tal into the fray sporting 17 straight wins. Shape girls 38, bad or Cugnach m the shape girls dominated inc Early action in their Battle against the Bear Kats running up a 13-2 Lead and were still in charge with an a Point advantage at . But the a carats started to make their move in the third Quarter and were with in four Points when the final eight min utes began. Shape got a Basket from Susan Slang scr to take a 37-31 Lead with3 38 remaining in the game. The spar tans managed Only one More Point As the a carats came fighting Back to make things exciting. Chandra Brooks hit a free throw an Drea Naccarato tallied on a jumper and Rene Poux made it a two Point game with 13 seconds left. However. Brooks fouled staugler wit three seconds remaining. Although she missed both free throws she grabbed her own rebound and dribbled Oul the  Andre led shape in scoring with 13 Points but Sarah Swedock contributed a great Deal with a solid floor game sparking on defense throughout and main Taining control when coach Norm Bassett needed to slow Down the Tempo. Stephanie Jensen played the identical role for the Bra reals. She led the team with 14 Points and had seven steals. Brooks followed with 11 Points. Andre Heidelberg accent Nab prep mat titles by Kusty Bryan staff writer Wiesbaden Germany two prides of Lions. Heidelberg and accent each crowned three individual champions and emerged triumphant saturday from the two Day. 348-match Dodds Central european in stunt championships. Heidelberg behind championship match Falls from its Stellar lightweight tandem of Guion Savage at 98 pounds and will Sandidge at 119, swept to the big schools team title by winning thereof the five championship matches it Cun cited and rolled to an 11.5-Poinl team title Over runner up karst in. Accent drawing inspiration from 105-Pounij fall artist ten Gray who pinned All four of Hii opponents and a Grilly performance from 138-Pound King Mario i Civ. Cruised to the Small schools title with 139 team Points Good enough for third Overall. The third seeded Gray thoroughly see Heidelberg on Page 26. And Jensen shared most valuable player accolades for outstanding performance throughout a really exciting tournament. Shape boys played a whale of game but inc spartans just could t Han dle the much quicker Etc Ssan club. The Griffins sizzled to a 10-2 Edge at the outset and banged Home 12 shots in 1 5 attempts in the first Quarter to grab a 25-14 Lead. But after Calvin Peterson opened he second Quarter with a Layup. Shape got eight unanswered Points on single baskets by Andrea Pizzato and Jeff Price and a pair of buckets from Pat Wil son. Gissen got the margin up to 12 Points on one occasion and to 10 on  each Lime shape came fighting Back. Though they kept things very inter Esting. Inc spartans just never could Clear the Hump. I have to be the happiest person i Germany today Gissen Mentor Char lie told said. The kids really showed great character. We had to make so Man adjustments because we got in foul dim Cully so Early. On every adjustment we made we managed to get the Ball to inc open Man and he generally came through for us. What a game Thomas Volk played for us. It was the first game he has started All year. I benched him because we had t been getting any Offens fro him in the last few games. Then today he comes in and hits 10 crucial Points for us added told. Shape coach Steve Sherrill also Fig ured that Volk was a big key in Giessen swin. Thai kid Volk really Hurt us scr Rill said. We knew All about the other Guys but he came off the Bench and held them together with i Host shots from the sides we gave them a Battle said scr Roll. Giessen has the Best pressing team i Veseen in 14 years of coaching. They Al ways control the Tempo but we came closer than any team Alt  co map Tyrone Thomas was the Guy who controlled that Tempo Sherrill commented about. He had 19 Points seven steals and four assists. Reggie Mcneil finished with 14 Points. Pizzato led All scorers with 21 Points,\2 bordering on the sensational in the co map tyrant Thomas of Giessen. 19 Points 7 steals fourth period when the spartans refused to crumble. Jim Mumford followed with13, Canning 7-8 free throws and Wilson added 10. Munich Bays 53, Lulu 41 Munich s big boys could t operate too successfully against Hahn in the third place game so coach Tom Willett went to his smaller Guys. Willis Holmes Mike Woods and Scott Williams did the Job perfectly contributing 41 Points As inc Mustangs came froma 10-Poinl deficit to win going away. Holmes scored 19 Points Woods had12, and Williams finished with 10. Reg. Eie Harris the other co map and Sean Brown had 14 apiece for the i Hawks shape Birls 63, Berlin 47 the spartans second to Bonn in Bot the Bennor league standings and tournament burst the Berlin title Bubble in Friday night s semifinal game. The bears the third ranked team from Germany a Central had pulled inc tournament s big upset Wilh a .17-.15 in usion Over to defending champing Muindi i first round action. Berlin stayed Wilh tin spartan throughout the first half trailing by Only three Points. However. Shape Widen is Ivan Lage by three More Points in inc Inu rth Quarter and then applied the pressure Down the stretch to join its buys team in quest of dual titles. Andre led inc spartans to in Orv with21 Points and Cathy Guerrer and Sec Dock Moniri Butch ii apiece to the Triumph. Lisa Freeman the heroine m Ber Lin s Conquest of Munich sparkled again in defeat racking up 25 Points. In saturday s Early games Bonn girls 60, Berlin 41 Bonn bounced Back from a semifinal loss to bad or Cugnach by whipping Ber Lin the crusaders cruised 10 a 20-x to rat Quarter Lead and never were in difficulty Mina Babic did most of die damage with a 23-Point performance Anil Diedre Baca backed her up with Iii markers. Freeman once again was the key per former for Berlin Wilh 19 Points. Tin i Poiret added 10 More. Ansbach kills 56, r Uhlik one Point possibly was the difference Between first place and the Consolation title for Don Ness s cougars. They dropped their first round game to Bonn by that margin and came Back to whip Vilseck and fut a. Tanya Goodman threw in 22 Points to Lead the cougars in a game in which Nei ther team made a free throw. Lori Doz Ark flipped in 14 for Ansbach. Sue rippled the Falcons Wilh 10. Vll5rckboys67,fuldu6l one of the More exciting games of Avery exciting tournament the Hoys fifth place Battle was marred by the tactics of Vilsick s Warren Dylcie who called timeout with one second on the Dock so that teammate Carey Williams could try Aslam Dunk. Justice prevailed As Williams  s Ron Moore put on a line demonstration Oblong Range shooting. Bomb ing from Way Oul for 11 of his 12 buckets. Seven of them would have been 3-Point-crs if Dodds schools employed thai playing  s other Basket in hit Iota of 24 was a Well executed drive in. William had 24 for Vilsick. Sis photo by it Heidelberg s Jason Savage pins Ramstein s David Lockyer in the 98-Pound finals of the Central european tourney at Elm Baayin