European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 13, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Hahn nips Span Dahlem Bubuc Syfox staff writer Span Dahlem a. Germany you really had to be there. Some 4,000 were there rocking the jammed grandstands As Halm held off Span Dahlem 32-29 in Continental sports conference football saturday. Hahn halfback Jeff Johnson was there returning a Kickoff 75 Yards for the Hawks winning touchdown. Span Dahlem quarterback Tony Bynum was there passing for two air fierce football touchdowns and Rushing 65 Yards for an other As the sabers rattled Back from deficits of 12-0 and 32-21. So was Hahn kicker Frank Brown booting a 55-Yard Field Goat. And Spang tailback c. No second initial Boyd grinding up 121 Yards in 20 carries an scoring the final touchdown. And ultimately so was Hahn defensive tackle Cliff Holstein who clinched this wild game. Holstein a 6-foot-3, 215-Pounder from Chicago ended the action by tack Ling Span Dahlem s Marzoll Hill at the harm 10-Yard line As time expired. A big win said Holstein As the Hawks celebrated on the Field. We did t plan on it being this close. But they were tougher than we thought they d  both teams came in with 1-0 records. Hahn also carried a winning legacy after last year s 9-0 regular season record. Spang carried four years of losing. I just want the league to know that no one will run Over us again said Center Charles Groboski in Nis third year at Spang. It s the first test we be had said Hahn coach Paul Killion whose Hawks cruised through the exhibition season and the opening game. Dave lock Wood has a great Ball team. We ii seethed  what of Lockwood the new Mastermind at Span Dahlem he thought of his sabers five Tost fumbles two interceptions and flawed final drive and said i feel hollow empty inside. I m sad we lost. But i m not finished. We just ran out of  the sabers tried to yank out what would have been their biggest Victory. 55-Yard held goal since 1981 by covering 65 Yards in the final 55 seconds. Bynum covered 20 Yards with a pass to split end Michael Smith. Spang picked up 35 More Yards on penalties As the vaunted Hahn de sense unravelled. Spang had third and goal at Hahn s 6 Yard line. The clock showed 13 seconds. The sabers had no timeouts. Try a pass. If incomplete accurate Travis Allen could kick a Field goal and Force overtime. Bynum looked right. He hit fullback Hill in the Flat. Which is exactly where Holstein stood to Rescue Hahn. I saw the running Back get free so i went after him said Holstein who also had two sacks. I hit him with every thing i  Hill went Down with 05 showing but the sabers could t Stop the clock. That Why Lockwood told his fullback you should be knocked it Down thus giving Allen a shot at a Field goal. Said Hill the Only thing in my mind was to catch it and get out of  Brown s Field goals wind aided 55 and 21-Yardcrs and . Caldwell s 3 Yard burst gave Hahn a 12-0 Lead Early in the second Quarter. Now it was Bynum s turn. The second year Saber who overthrew his first five passes finally clicked with flanker Willie Lawson for a 40-Yard touchdown. Lawson Spang s Tony Bynum. Sparkles in defeat burned comeback Travis by Lea Down the left sideline and caught it Over his shoulder. Bynum fired Spang ahead 14-12 with1 19 left in the half. This time he passed into the end zone where Belica and Eric Dobbins tipped it and Lawson caught the 8-yarder. Hahn rebounded Early in the second half to Lead 19-14. Gary Tomlin pounced on a Fumble off the Kickoff and the Hawks drove 18 Yards in five plays. Don Pollard scored from i Yard out. The Hawks used another turnover to make it 25-14. Safety Mark Jenkins starting for injured All Star Mike Syd Ney returned an interception 38 Yards to the Spang 14. Three plays later Mark Van Winkle passed to halfback .Caldwcll for an 18-Yard to. Then came Bynum s 65-Yard to scramble that caused bedlam in the Spang stands. And Johnson s 75-Yard Kickoff return that Shook the Hahn stands. And Boyd s 50-Yard sprint that set up his 1-Yard to that Cut the Gap to 32-29 with 14 28 left. Hahn answered with a 71-Yard, 19-play Marathon that melted 10 minutes and forced Spang into its desperate drive. I m real proud of these Guys said Terry Wilkovich who shared Hahn s quarterback duties with Van Winkle and engineered that Long drive. Zitkovich Hurt his Hahn s Jeff Johnson. 75-Yard Kickoff return Heel joining a Long injury list that added safety John Sheen s broken Arm. I just Hope we re not Hurt too bad. We can t afford anymore injuries. When you re on top teams Are out to Hurt not just beat Well keep  said Spang defensive end Ricky Hunt who made eight tackles to spark a defense that included safety Roy Crittenden s 11 tackles and line Backer to Shelton s nine. Why Stop ramsteinhcna2 Ramstein Germany the rams outdid themselves saturday in Continental sports conference Grid action lopping the hapless wolfhounds by 52 Points. Gefory Greer started the rams scor ing with a 43-Yard run with 6 09 left in the first Quarter. Tony Warren the game s leading scorer followed with a 1-Yard run with just 1 55 left in the Quarter. He also scored on a 3-Yardcr in the third and another a yarder in the fourth. Clarence tuna was on in the receiving end of the Ramstein massacre snaring a34-Yard pass from Jeff Wilson and a 6 yarder from Charles Harron. The wolfhounds scare came when safety Andy Bel nor tackled Charles har Ris in the end tone. The Romp gives the rams a la Csc record while Cna has Given up 125 Points in two lopsided losses. Lee Green Lead shape past Hahn Hahn Germany it was Only the first game of the season saturday but the shape spartans established themselves As a team to beat in the by Tenor Confer ence by drilling Hahn s i Hawks 7.7-8. The spartans had Little trouble generating an offence. Quarterback Shane Lee and ground gobbling running Back Greg Green Tore up a weak Hahn defense while Don Wilson fortified shape s de sense with three sacks and 12 Solo tackles. Shape jumped on the Board in the first Quarter when Lee zipped off a 12 Yard touchdown pass to Mark Evanoff. Evanoff convened the extra Point for a 7-0 Lead. Green pushed the spartans to a 13-0 first Quarter advantage with a 4-Yard run. Hahn sent Ripples through shape s sea of Tranquility in the second Quarter the Only Waves of the game the i Hawks would stir. I Hawk quarterback Mike Allen dropped Back looked then dished out a flare pass to running Back Antwyon Smith who raced 5-4 Yards for a shutout preventing to. Smith also converted a 2-Poinl run to Cut the deficit to 13-8. The Ripples subsided and the spartans High school football took Over. Scott Sherrill tallied on a 1-Yard run in the third Quarter and Green scored his second to with a 2-Yard charge in the fourth. He then ran in a 2-Poinl conver Sion for the 27-8 win. Lee completed 12 of 23 passes for 139 Yards and Green finished the game with 105 Yards via 17 carries. Jimmy Parker added 86 Yards on 14 carries to the spar tan offence. Smith finished with 24 Yards on 11 carries for the i Hawks. I Hawk linebacker Mike Day Shoul dered 15 tackles and assisted once to lend some credibility to the defense. Accent 26, Bonn 28 Bonn Rickey Crosby racked up 119 Yards in 16 carries and scored twice on 4-Yard runs to spark the Lions attack. Robert Shutt scored the other of cent touchdowns on passes one cover ing 71 Yards from Mario Perez and the other on an 8-yarder from Reggie Ber Nard. Shut also scored a conversion on a pass from Bernard. Bonn s touchdown came in the Middle of the second Quarter on Niles Burton s 45-Yard run. Scott Smayda ran for the conversion Points. Burton paced the crusaders with 75 Yards on seven rushes. Dan Longbine led the accent de sense with six Solo tackles two assists and a pair of interceptions. Eddie koha Rik registered 10 solos and was in on three other tackles for Bonn. A Oesterborg 22, Brussels 20 Oesterberg Holland for a minute or More Likely a Quarter it looked like the Brussels brigands were off to the races against the stalled soes Terberg Falcons using a halfback with the famous Auto racing name of Yarborough. The brigands shifted into first Quarter offensive overdrive. But transmission trouble slowed the speedster until a too late fourth Quarter touchdown. Alex Yarborough scored on runs from the i and 24 Yard lines to give the Brig ands a 12-0 first Quarter Lead after both conversion attempts failed. The Lead Hung like wet clothes until the third Quarter. Falcons Joe Bell found pay dirt from i Yard out and Dometrius Williams added a 2-Poinl run to clip the score to 12-8. Then. Rustin Parsons handed Soester Borg the Lead with a 7-Yard to reception from Bmark Hack. Mike Hindman s 2-Point conversion brought the score 16 12 after three quarters. Hack increased the Lead to 22-12 with a fourth Quarter i Yard trip. Yarborough tightened the score with a 29-Yard Scurry and Brussels was credited with a safely in the closing minute As Falcon a a Hack Knelt in the end zone giving up the two Points rather than giving the brigands a shot at six Points via a Fumble or int reception. Yarborough led All yardage seekers with 149 Yards on 16 tries to carry the brigand offence. Parsons garnered 84 Yards on 14 runs for the Falcons. Konrad Pilimai sparked the Soester Berg defense with nine unassisted tackles and helped out in six others. Chris Breider turned in an impressive defensive game for Brussels with with 17 tackles. 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