European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 23, 1987 Page 23 wolves lady Lions capture Germany big schools crowns by Ben Abrams prep a Perls editor Mannheim Germany the Wurzburg wolves and the Heidelberg lady Lions Are Basting in the limelight following their second straight Dodds Germany big schools Hask Cimball tournament championship game victories saturday Lucr our Tad a difficult time before finally Healing Stuttgart 5h-42. Hut Hei Delberg breezed past Frankfurt 5j-42 after jumping off to a 12-u Lead in inc first to to inures of action. Few people though Ilia ire could win the championship again said Lucr Hurt coach Kevin Johnson in his tint season in Dodds. " wan new and really did t know exactly what to expect in this program. High school basketball hut the bids had All kinds of Confidence in their ability. They knew they could repeat. They expected to Al season. To has been 3 truly excellent season for us. It would have been Cien if we did t win tonight Johnson continued. Hut coming through again obviously adds i bit of icing to the  the wolves who won inc a title and were of seeded in the Tournai Mcnol got a big boost Early in the game when Stutt Gart s outstanding guard Chris Harvey sustained an injury and had to miss 11 minutes and 46 seconds of playing Lime in the Middle of the game. Harvey scored on a fast break with 1 40 remaining in he second Quarter. He Drew a foul on the play and was Bun. His Haskel gave Gene Kugler s Stal Lions a 12-5 Lead but his departure in his teammates like a Ion of bricks and they los the momentum hey had going for them. That obviously was the turning Point of in1  Kugler said later. We were on a Roll when Chris got Hurt and that was a helluva emotional setback for the Rem of the kids it also gave Wurr Burn the Chance it needed to recover and it was t Long to fore the momentum had swung in that  tier Burg scored inc last Sis Points of the first Quarter and then rolled to a 16-5 advantage in the no i eight minutes to grab a 27-16 Hull inc advantage. Mite Irown later declared the most value by. Player was the key performer in constructing that Lead converting on seen of eight free throws in the second period. Harvey returned to a rousing ovation from the full House Benjamin Franklin sports Arena crowd with 5 54 remaining in the third Quarter. But. Despite inc obvious boost in mor ale inc stallions got when he came on the flour the wolves padded their 1 a Peinl Lead  two Mure pumps to -13-31 by the end of the period. Brown and Kenny Cummings had six Points apiece in the period. Item Ever lie wolves hit for ram safely Horn. With Ron Thomas. Sieve Butler and Kex try Wilki re adding tin Wavu ill several key basket1., inc stallions limit manant to Cut their deficit m Hircio h Inis. He last time on 7 Suvit crime is jumper that made 11 m-4x with 2us remaining. List Ilie wolves Tuul cred with i big Points each Lime die needed limn the first Lime on he Kirk s jumper from inc Side and the last two on a redound Layup and a Brace of free la rows Byli Sowri. The 6-2 Brown had nine Points in the fourth Quarter iwo baskets and five free throws in is ail Mph. He wound up with 24 Points for the night with a 12 for a performance on the line. Cum mings backed him up with 14 Points. 10 in the second a if. Mike Brown is the Best player in Europe Johnson acclaimed during the awards presentation. He has been our big play maker All year and he was the really big person out there on the court tonight. When we were behind he rallied us. And when they were coming at us near the end he was magnificent Thomas lopped the stallions with 14 Points Hutler and Walker hipped in 10 apiece. We made a Good run at them after we got Harvey Back Kugler said Siut cd Ery Simc we were on inc verge of catching them they would get n Basket or we would be called for a foul and they would get two free throws to slow us Heidelberg girls 54. Frankfurt 42 Heidelberg coach Rich Bennett was ecstatic after his girls Triumph. This is the most Gratifying feeling. To take a team that lost five players four of them starters and three of them All Europe and come Back to win a second straight championship has to be some kind fan achievement. We started shaky at the beginning of the Jear but we improved with every game improved so much that we raised our goals in mid season and determined that we could win he Lilly again added Bennett the potential was there. You could see it developing game after game and tonight s great win capped All that determination and hard work.  he questioned How about that Start twelve Points in less than two Nii Ntilis. None of my other teams Ever did thai and i be had some pretty Good  Bennett said the lady Lions came to play saturday and play they did. Frankfurt had hardly turned around and it was trailing 12-0. Heidelberg s Tracy Brown scored off the opening tip and the guards Brown and Kris Lac Zim Merman forced the eagles into Early turnovers. Before Tanya Turner notched Frank Furt s first two Points on a rebound be Lena Slade and Melissa Meyer had registered a pair of buckets apiece and Michelle Johnson inc Only starter Back from the 1986 championship learn had sunk two free throws in addition to Brown s first bucket. The eagles never recovered from that Early onslaught although they did get their deficit Down to five Points at the end of the half and once again in inc Early stages of inc Hird Quarter when consecutive baskets by Felicia Sykes and Tina Harris made it 35-30. Hofmeier. The ions made certain that  aspirations Frankfurt entertained of staging a great comeback were just that Vapi rations. The eagles managed Only a bucket i Harris As Loci Dolbi to increased us Lead in5-.12and Pui inc game a a jul Viii. Whom the coaches named mvi1. And Slade scored in Prittis be tween them in the third and t Kurtli Quarter and Heidelberg s Delesc he Ltd the l Agli s to merely a Basket imm thu Harris Early in the for Ali Quarter Unhul if Ings were out of reach. Kim in hard nil Frankfurt mocks shut attempt by i Icide Berk s Melissa Meyer. 17 was High for the game. For Johnson ii was a finish fan out standing career at Heidelberg. She started four years for the lady Lions was in on two straight championships and  played on second and third place learns. Turner scored 15 Points in the first half Bui her teammates could t gel her the Hall in the second half because of Heidelberg s tenacious defense. We got inc Ball to Tanya quite Well in the first half said Frankfurt first year coach Karen Horner. Hul Heidelberg lightened up around her and we could t do anything in the second half. "1 though inc girls accomplished a great Deal this year we re a very Young club and reaching the championships game was beyond my fondest cup Meta Lions Horner continued. They beat us badly during the regular season 160-47 and 72-43 and we had Hopes of changing Ilia tonight. Bui they hit us with Ilia 2- l thing right at inc Start. Heidelberg is a very Good team and coming Back against a team that Good from such a disadvantage is very difficult to do. We tried but.  Tut the lady Lions simply were of Strong. Ramstein buys is. Iluiiau39 in saturday s Boji third place game. Hat Iii attempted to slow Down the Tempo and stayed close to the royals for the first three periods. However the royals scored three Quick baskets at the Louisel of the fourth Quarter to up their Lead to eight Points. The anther had it disc the tall and got into foul Dilfia Cullis. Kan Stcin hit eight t Rte throws and Goi the easy layups to win Gnu lib in i. Jacques Joizil -. And this Hui stored 12 Ipie fur the k Tir the lady Lions. Turner s an sports had ii Leki  Vij Winima Jit i. L .1 . Tui Sitay