European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Safe football 88 10. Mildenhall 1987 record 5-5, third in . S american division. Record in the 80s 22-56-1. Top returnee Todd Jackson tailback. Top newcomer Jeff Peoples offensive tackle. Key to 88 blocking. The Mildenhall marauders go mad in the English Sun. When the rest of the base Heads Home for supper and to the marauders run a Drill called one on one. It s More like Skull on Skull. A sweaty guard lines up against a meaty tackle. A coach blows his whistle. Crunch. The marauders Hope these collisions will turn a Matador offensive line of 1987 into a Bull like Wall in 88. Last year we had what it took but we had a weak offensive line said Rob Mead just before diving into the one on one. Coach Henry has taken care of  Rich Henry fought off blockers while playing linebacker at Missouri in the Early 1970s. Last year he ran Mildenhall s defense which nearly yanked out an american division title. This year he runs the whole team. We should be won it last year. It was a wasted Opportunity said Henry. The key to our season is if i a cilia 1987 record 10-1, Csc finalist. Record in the 80s 41-39. Top returnee Bruce Davis linebacker. Top newcomer Ken Lee nose guard. Key to 88 overhaul. When the Hahn Hawks were winning 19 straight regular season games linebacker Dave Olson said if we choke in the playoffs again Well go 5-4 next  the Hawks did choke again. For the second straight year they went unbeaten in the regular season Only to lose to Pitburg in the Csc final. So Here we Are. That regular season Streak lives. But Are the Hawks doomed to 5-4? i disagree with that said new head coach Bob Mildenhall Hopes one on one drills Lead to no. 1. Sherman. We have a Good mixture of veterans coming Back and newcomers so it won t be  actually 5-4 would guarantee a playoff for Hahn since this year s regular season has eight games. That was the Hawks record in 1985 when they reached the Csc title game for the first time. Sherman admitted i Don t think our Streak will continue. I la feel More comfortable losing a  Sherman s toughest Job is learning his players. This is hardly the Dennis lord Jeff Johnson Darryl Williams Mark Van . Baker Kurt Oxley Terry Zitkovich Mike Broussard Bunch that gave Hahn its finest Era. Even Olson appears to be headed for Span Dahlem soon. We won t have All the Talent we had last year but we will be in the playoffs said safety Mike Sydney Back for a fourth season. Bruce Davis an All Csc nose guard switching to linebacker said our new players will make up for the Guys  Start with the Backfield. Newcomers Billy Barnett we play healthy Ball and Block Well be All  Henry shifted two defensive linemen Steve Matthewson and Mark Harris to Center and right guard. Edwin Richardson and Frank Mosley Are fighting for the other guard spot with Gene Longo and newcomer Jeff Peoples at the tackles. It s a heftier line than last year. Which makes Todd Jackson confident he can Lead the . In Rushing. They re firing off the line and making hard Contact said Jackson. An injured Back kept the georgian out of action after the seventh game of 87. His comeback started in a july 31 exhibition at Pitburg where he zipped through . Right now we re As Good As the 84 team if not better said sixth year linebacker Xavier Richardson recalling Mildenhall s Only playoff team. The reason is our offensive line which has been lacking for a Long  this is the biggest offensive and defensive line since i be been Here said defensive coordinator . Johnson. Johnson played linebacker at Mildenhall from 1981 to 86. He raves about his 1988 linebackers  As marauders defensive map Mead. Henry admits i Don t think we re going to have an intimidating defense like we did in the past. But i still Don t think they re going to score a  Henry does think his Grinders have a shot at completing a triple Crown for Mildenhall after . Nuggets in basketball and track. He knows it s on the line. And William Cotton vie for quarterback. Don Pollard Steps Back from fullback to tailback. Charles scrappy Edmond moves his All Star bulk from guard to fullback. The Hawks have Mike Brodersen at Center for a seventh season and Wayne Lewallen at left tackle for a fourth year. Gene Boyd is new at left guard. Dizzy Bazet takes Edmond s place at right guard. This offence can go said offensive coordinator Kevin Bess. I feel we have the Talent not the experience to compete. Whether Well be a 10-0 team i Don t think  Ken Lee a 300-Pound nose guard lets Davis shift to linebacker. Orlando Gates an All Csc end also moves to linebacker. Hahn practice looks so different. Zitkovich watches from afar. He s playing softball and assisting the High school football team. At first he says no Way hell quarterback the Hawks again. Then he says if coach Sherman or coach Bess ask me to play i would  Sherman says forget it. This is a new Hahn Era. 12. Lindsey 1987 record 3-6, eighth in Csc. Record in the 80s 22-52. Top returnee Ryan Gates tailback. Top newcomer Keith Craig wide receiver. Key to 88 Tommy Thomas health. Lindsey As does t want to be called Wiesbaden anymore. It does want to be called Safe Champion something the flyers used to frequently be before the drought started in 1976. Gary Covington coached the flyers to a near playoff berth in 1986. He looked like he had a powerhouse in 87 until quarterback Tommy Thomas went Down in the Pitburg opener. An 0-5 Start shot Down the flyers Hopes. Now Thomas is Back for a fourth season. He s a Good ballplayer if we can keep him healthy said Covington. If Thomas goes Down the flyers will try to soar behind Kip Brown. All Star Ryan Gates is As dangerous As any runner in Safe when he has time to practice. Hell try to find time from his satellite base of Buchel before the aug. 27 opener against Pitburg. That precarious Backfield forced Covington to trash the Wishbone in favor of the i formation. We had a stable of running backs last year. This year it s just a stable said the coach. The Csc threatened to gut the flyers depth by forcing them to limit their army players to those stationed at Lindsey. Covington fought that throughout the off season. He won part of the Battle when the Csc allowed him eight army players out of Wiesbaden a and Camp Pieri Down from 12. The Best of the army players is Greg Sargent at defensive end. He s a 27-year-old specialist from Florence s.c., who specializes in sacking quarterbacks with his Speed. Sargent might also kick when Randy Foster rotates within a month. When Foster leaves Lindsey will lose one of the Best Long Range kickers in Safe. The flyers Hope to c compensate with other deep threats namely new receivers Keith Craig Maurice Mays and Michael Bent. The offensive line loses Richard Sullivan who switches to fullback after banging a knee in 87. The line gains 6-3, 270-Pound Greg Aiken formerly of Rhein main. Covington coached the Csc s offence to Victory in last year s Safe All Star game. He d like to coach the Csc s offence and defense to Victory in this year s Safe title game Willob Tommy Thomas have Lindsey flying 10 stripes Magazine August 18, 1988