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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 17, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 21 prep Pickin s Only is All Europe picks remain after saturday s big schools and Small schools championship football games at Heidelberg and Kulda. Respectively Only the naming of the Stan and stripes All Europe football team and he selection of the outstanding offensive player defensive player and coach of the year win remain or the 1988 Dodds tall Campaign. The playoff teams arc from the same conference this year Germany aaa Champion Heidelberg and runner up Wurzburg will Eccl for the big schools title at Heidelberg and a cd neral co champions Ber Lin and Fulda will vie for the Small schools Crown at Fulda. Heidelberg swept through Germany aaa and last week playoff game against Germany a runner up Numberg Umcil had needing however it last ditch touchdown pass in their earlier game to get by Ornburg. Which eliminated previously undefeated a Champion Mannheim in the other big school semifinal. Berlin and Fulda shared the a Central title and moved to a repeat confrontation with semifinal Vic tories Over a South representatives runner up ans Bach and Champion Augsburg respectively. Berlin got the no i Slot last week by virtue of its win Ove Fulda in conference strife but Fulda gets Home Field advantage this week because it posted a better Over All Mark 7-1-0 to Berlin s 6-1-1, new champions Are assured for both divisions because neither Ramstein nor Giessen which had won two straight titles apiece reached the playoffs this year. Heidelberg is in a record tying sixth football play. Off final. The Lions have won twice. Wurzburg is making its fifth appearance and last week s Triumph Over Mannheim was the first the wolves have registered. Augsburg also made its sixth playoff appear Ance last week in the Small schools semifinal the apaches have yet to win Baum older which has made five appearances holds the record for most championships four. Ber Lin qualified for a playoff last year and lost in the semifinals but Fulda is on the postseason scene for the first time in football. And now comes inc Lime for the final two football picks of 1988. Last week s 6-0 Mark raised the season total to 137-30-3. .820. This week the key word is  conquers Heidelberg 24-21 in a great Bat the and Fulda overcomes Berlin 32-22 in another thriller. -. The Germany aaa coaches named four play ers to two positions when they met at Wil Ryburg to pick their 1988 All conference team. Champion Hei Delberg had three two Way performers Eric Eicr at quarterback and As a punter Craig Boyd at guard and Darrin Sagapolu at tackle on offence and both Boyd and Sagapolu on the defensive line. Ramstein s Mike Ghent also Mads it both ways is a running Back and As a linebacker. Rounding out the offensive unit arc Heidelberg. Tight end Mike Jacobs Kaiserslautern split end Mike Auben Center Stuart Babbit guard William Brooks tackle Bob Slaley and Back Stacey Forte of Wurzburg and running Back Terrence Johnson and tackle Todd Funkhauser of Wiesbaden. Completing the defensive unit Are linemen Leon Tisdale of Ramstein and Alex Franco of Wiesbaden linebackers Tony o Banner of Stuttgart Milo Bryant of Heidelberg Andy Laul Zentil scr of Wiesbaden and Brian Bentley of Wurzburg and defensive backs Clint Brady of Ramstein Grady Ross of Frankfurt and Mike Mclendon of win bulb. The Germany a coaches on the other hand went for the More people named the better Sham and voted 3-2 to limit the All conference selections to one Way players when they convened last week at Mannheim. Runner up Nurnberg placed the most people on the squad four on offence and three on defense. Selected on offence were the eagles Back Andre Deloyer end Felix Passi tackle Juan Ayala and guard Dave Slivka Mannheim quarterback Cor Jenkins. Tilburg running Back tyke mix Patch tackle Charles Chapman guard Tim Bowman anyplace kicker Jim Allen and Owci Brincken running Back scan Walker end Tony Al Pali and Center Frank Stevens. Champion Mannheim put five players on the defensive team. They were linemen Koto Actu Ligasch Noa and Kevin Perez linebacker Pete Mcdowell Back Jason Dennison and punter Greg Jordan. Also named were lineman Gary Mccartney linebacker Jim Philpot and cornerback Cedric Conway from Numberg lineman Bob Williams and linebacker Keith Warley of Pitburg lineman David Beaver of Patch and linebacker Marcus twine of Owci Brocken. Champion Augsburg put eight players five on of Fonse on the All conference team selected by the a South coaches. Apaches named on offence included backs Tiger Fredrick and Terry Austin end Joe Al expander Center Bill Jones and lineman Chris Patter son. Rounding out the offensive unit Are quarterback Lamar Burton Back Willie Luke and lineman Ron Vossler of Ansbach Back Junior Dean end John sat Ido and lineman Pete Lovo of Munich and Vil Seck in Ernan Tim Brisco. Austin and Burton also were picked for their defensive skills at linebacker and Back  apaches selected were lineman Frank rat Lin and Back Tony Phillips. Also chosen were linebacker mud Strickland and lineman Greg Davis of ans Bach linebacker Steve Bright and Back Mark Leon Ard of Munich linebacker Shawn Hopkins and line. Man Michael Harvey of Vilseck and Bamburg linemen Nathan Dell and Tony Mathews. League and playoff Champion Woodbridge and runner up Lakenheath each placed four players on the offence that the . Coaches selected. Chosen from Woodbridge were end Ron Merrill lineman James Tucker quarterback Mike Hames and tact Woody Smith. Lakenheath players chosen were end Rob Whiteley linemen Mike Colgrove and James Kelly and running Back Anthony Gaillard. Othera picked were Croughton lineman John Dorough and backed Presley and Aconbury lineman Mike Hidalgo. A -. " Lakenheath placed three players linebacker Walter Bell Back Matt i Kaczmarski and kicker Whiteley the Only two Way performer on the defensive roster. Others chosen were linebacker Tony Merrill and Back Jerome Mack of Woodbridge line men James Owens and Jeff Simons of Croughton lineman Chris Baker and Back Vince Mcclure Olgr Canham common lineman Cleie Elstran and line Backer Chris Pierre of London and linebacker Jerry Evans of Alconbury. Some ex-dodd5 athletes have been perform ing Well on the College football fronts the big College front this year. Icon Cockrell who is racking up Points for Texas was the Stan and stripes offensive player of the year in i98s As a Sophomore at Heidelberg. He completed Hii prep career at Cole Texas winning recognition As one of the top 100 players in the slates a senior. Cockrell ii ranked just behind Eric met calf a preseason mention for Heisman trophy possibilities on the Longhom depth Chart Cockrell scored in both the North Texas and Houston games. Fete Andrysiak the second biggest player on he army team at 6-6, 265, is expected to Sec consider Able action saturday when the cadets Lake on bos ton College in Dublin. Andrysiak saw limited action in the army line Early in the season but has progressed 10 much that he is listed second on the depth Chart As an offensive guard. He was All Europe at Heidelberg in both football and basketball. And still another cd Heidelberg and is All Europe luminary . Leighton is a starter and co Captain at cornerback at Union military Academy. That s where Vinnie Tesla verde and Mike Quick played prior to College. Leighton s dad Floyd is enjoying a successful year too As coach of the undefeated Heidelberg  s mail Hilman the 1987 is defensive player of the year and iwo time All Europe performer has been been so impressive As a freshman nose tackle at inc University of Nebraska that he was moved up to the varsity last week upon completion of the Frosh  is All Europe luminary Mark who Laker is carving his Niche at Peru state univer sity in Nebraska he went 64 Yards for a touchdown against Concordia on his first Chance to carry Heball and has been seeing considerable action since. Still another sex Dodds player Tim Williams is seeing some action As a running Back at West Virginia. He won All conference recognition at both bad a Reinach and Mannheim High schools before going to new Jersey for his senior year. And last today bul certainly not least comes the news that Regina Nolan the 1986-87 stars and game for Hamilton last year is headed for pc state for her final two years of Competition a mid february nato exercise has forced  to withdraw ils offer to stage the Small schools basketball tournament feb. 2j-2 because , Dodds Germany sports coordinator Tom Leblanc is looking for. Another site for the tournament. Leblanc also said that t Germany Winter sport coaches officials seminar has been scheduled for dec. 3 at Wiesbaden High school. The basketball and wrestling couches will hold separate meetings from dec. 10-12. A full scale wrestling program will follow from noon until 3  so would be official scan get some practical application of the High school federation rules which will be in Force this Bird still considering surgery on both Ankles Boston a reports circulated wednesday that Boston celtics Star Larry Bird has decided to undergo surgery now to Correct tendinitis but the player himself said after tuesday night s game that he would decide later.  following the game in which he played Only 16 my pics and scored six Points Bird said he would decide about surgery in a few weeks the Boston Globe said wednesday. Trally Hale to make a decision Ion the Spur of the moment Bird said after the celtics beat the Miami heal 84-65 in Miami. Before the game he told reporters he would decide  ". ,. ."1 Haven t played Well in any of the games. This year Bird said after the game when i feel Well .1 play Well,1. In Boston a cab to said it had Learned from unidentified sources thai Bird would undergo surgery soon rather than wait until the end of the season. The station said the surgery would be to remove Bone spurs from both heels. The Bone spurs have irritated his Achilles tendons. Radio station Whai in Greenfield also said Bird would undergo surgery and would miss three months of the season asked How Long he would be oui if he undergoes surgery Bird said in Miami that he did not know. It s How your body reacts the Globe quoted him As saying some people say 4-6 weeks or 6-12 weeks or whatever but i be got two bad  s agent Bob Woolf was quoted As saying tues Day night that a decision on surgery wow be made  it s still sore wednesday we re going Lojo in and get it he said. Larry Btry. Bone spurs plague both Ankles  
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