European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page j6 the stars and stripes Friday december 9.1988 Johnson top picker Fox finishes second assistant sport editor a Birtt John son survived some late gambles by sports staffers Walt Morrissette and Rusty Bryan and a Strong finish by sports Wriler Bucky Fox to end up on lop of the i988 stars and stripes col lege football predictions. Johnson compiled a 6-4 Mark last week to finish with a 96-45 Mark Over 14 weeks of picking. Johnson s ,679 picking percentage was k record for the sports staff. And that s what it took to slay ahead of Fox s Asl gasp charge in which he stripes columnist went 8-2 id end up with a 93-47 Mark and finish strand at .664. Fox look Marshall Over Furman and Texas ail Over Portland slate for the Only two incorrect picks he made. Johnson misfired when he selected Oregon Over Hawaii Pitt Over Syra Cuse. Marshall and Texas ail. Morriss Cylc was the closest to John son entering the last week just two games off the Pace. Bui he went 5-5 in the final week to finish third at 92-48 .657. Bryan who finished second last year la boo Odom and first in 1986, also went 5-5 last week to end up in fourth with a 90-50 tally .643. Defending Champ Odom was 89-51 .636 for the year Good for fifth place. Sixth went to Tom Saunders who finished at 88-52 .629. Tracy Tanner made a Lale surge to climb into a lie with sports editor Bob Wicker for seventh at 85-5s .607. Tanner was 9-1 in both of the last two weeks prep sports editor Ben Abrams finished with an 81-59 Mark for a .579 Effort. Former sports staffer Dnn sauce who now works in the news depart ment at stripes look the top honors the first two years of the Competition 1984 and 1985. Bryan won in in 1986 before Odem claimed the Crown Las year. Tom Benson coach of the . All Star team competing at the shape basketball tournament this week went 4-6 last week. Adding up All of the guest pickets efforts would have the guests collectively finishing tied with Morri Isetts for third in the race with a 92-48 Mark. The lop guest pickers this year at b 1 were . Knox head coach of Offenbach in the German american football league Garry Grant a Hanau Boxer who recently returned to the Stales Butch Watkins the Rhein main football and basketball player. And Darrell mood Hahn High school head football coach. The stripes sports staff will now try to pick the winners of the 12 games that make up this year s super boat contest those predictions will appear in next Friday s paper three Days before the contest ends. Maclean ends devils slump by the associated press East Rutherford , once again it was John Mac can to the res Cue. Mac can who scored the goal that got the devils into the Pla los and the game Winner in the Patrick division final last Spring had three goals wednes Day night As the devils ended an eight game win less Streak with a 5-1 Victory Over the Washington capitals. Maclean scored the go ahead goal Midway through the second period added 3 Poser play goal with five seconds left in the period and completed his second career hat trick in the third period As the devils ended an 0 7-1 slump and won for the first time since nov. 15, it s Nice to have a big game to help us out of the Maclean slump Mac can said. I Don t think we re that far out of race. We have to play Well each game. We be had a couple of mental breakdowns every game but it was t a Lack of hard  in other games wednesday North slurs 2, Capudi Canji 2 Bloomington Minn. Dave a incr scored on a rebound of his own hot with 8 03 left in regulation lifting Minnesota into a lie with Montreal in a nil Roundup Battle of two of the nil s hottest teams. Gagner look a deflected pass from Stewart Gavin and shot on Montreal goalie Brian Hayward who kicked the rebound right Back to Gagnor in front. Ii was Gagner s team High 17th goal but first in seven games. Neither team mounted a serious threat in lie five minute overtime. Minnesota which spent most of the first two months of the season in the Norris division basement is 5-1-2 in its last eight games and has climbed into a third place tic with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Montreal is 9-1-3 in its last 12 games and 13-2-4 in its last 19. The Adams division leading canadians have the Sec Ond Best record in the nil. The North Slars killed off four Mon Treal Power plays and have not allowed a goal in 31 straight Short handed situations Over five games oilers 8, Nordi Oua 3 Edmonton Alberta Jari Kerri scored three goals in the second period and Mark Messier had to goals and to assists As Edmonton routed Quebec Kerri who also set up Kevin Lowe s game opening goal in the first period re corded his 20lh career three goal game. He scored his three goals on i rec shots 3 tip in at 33 seconds of the Middle period that made it 3-1, a Sharp angled drive to the far Side at 3 56 and a Back Banderob 15 40. All America from Page 21 the a s sports editor College football editor and regional sports editors. A player must make his All con Ference or All sectional team to be considered for the All America first team. Baity Sanders was so Good that he gained 75 Yards on n Day he did t even play. When Texas tech re viewed the films of his 257-Yard Effort in Oklahoma slate s 45-42 Victory in Tokyo on sunday it was decided that two swing passes on which Sanders gained 75 Yards actually were laterals and therefore counted As rushes. That gave Sanders his fourth 300-Yard game of the season and pushed his total to 2,628 Yards easily eras ing the Mark of 2,342 by Southern Cal s Marcus Allen in 1981. Sanders numerous records also included a single season Mark of 39 touchdowns. Walsh completed 233 of 390 passes for 3,1 is Yards and a school record 29 touchdowns breaking the Mark of 26 by Heisman trophy Winner Vinny Tesla verde in 1986. Miami is 21-1 with Walsh As its quarterback. Lewis finished second nationally in Rushing to Sand ers. His 1,692 Yards was a school record and second Best in Southwest conference history. He tied Earl Campbell s 1977 Mark of 10 consecutive 100-Yard games. Each of the wide receivers scored 15 touchdowns Phillips caught 1 of passes for 1,444 Yards and led the nation in receiving for the second year in a Row. He became the fifth receiver in Mcaa history to catch 100 passes in a season and the fourth to Lead the nation two years in a Row Dykes 1,278 Yards was second to Phillips and his 74 receptions was fourth  was converted from outside linebacker to tight end last Spring. His 36 receptions was the most by a tight end in the Southeastern conference. He also saw frequent action on defense in pass Rush situations. After missing three of his first four Field goal at tempts Trainer connected on 23 in a Row including a 59-yarder against Miami. English in his first season As Colorado s punier after Silling on the Bench behind All american Barry Helton  the nation with a 43.04 average on 51 kicks. He had two punts of More than 70 Yards six of 60 Yards or More and 19 that went More than so Yards. Thurman returned 27 punts for 280 Yards and 23 kickoffsfor535yards. Heck a tight end until this season is the Anchor of a Brand new offensive line that enabled notre Dame to Rush for 258 Yards a game. Slon breaker played a major role on a defense that held opponents to 112.4 Yards a game on the ground while the. Hard hitting slams was the Leader of Noire Dame s pass Rush. The 6-6, 315-Pound Mandarich is an amazing combination of size and Speed. Purdue coach Fred Akers called him the Best offensive lineman i be Ever  Oklahoma s Phillips is the first player Ever selected to the a s All big eight team four years in a Row Ulley helped Washington stale to an 8-3 record and his blocking was a major Factor As quarterback Timm Rosenbach led the nation in passing efficiency. Young is another in Nebraska s Long list of outstand ing offensive linemen while Broderick Thomas broke his own school record for tackles in a season by a defensive lineman with 98, including 10 sacks. Tennessee s Johnny majors Calls Delong one of the three or four Best players he s Ever coached Derrick Thomas set a school record for sacks. Oliver a former walk on is 6-2,222 and runs a 4,35 forty. He has been rated the nation s top free safety. Paul a four year starter for Syracuse was one of two finalists last year for the Jim Thorpe award Given to he nation s lop defensive Back and is a finalist again. In addition to his brilliance As a defensive Tiack Dion Sanders  he nation in punt returns with a 15.24-Yard average. Aba from Page 21 final period including a three Point play during a 6-0 spurt that pushed the pistons Lead to 96-83 with three minutes left. Kings 96, heat 94 Miami Miami s record fell 10 0 14, one Short of the record at he Start of an Aba season and Sacramento won its first Road game in seven tries. Kenny Smith made three straight breakaway layups to. Cap a Kings comeback from an ii Point deficit Wajih less than 10 minutes remaining. V the heat s losing Streak is the fourth longest Ever at the Start of a season. Denver in 949, the expansion Cleveland Cavaliers in 1970 and Philadelphia in 1972 lost their first 15 games. Miami s next game is Fri Day at Home against  liken 125, sum 111 Inglewood Calif. Los Angeles won its sixth straight and handed Phoenix its first loss in five games As magic John son recorded his fourth triple double of the season and Byron Scott scored 27 Points on 12-for-17 shooting. Johnson had 19 Points 12 rebounds and is assists without playing any of the fourth Quarter which started with the Lac cars ahead 105-80. 76ers134,nttgglsjf� Philadelphia Philadelphia took Over first place in the Atlantic division As Charles Barney had 29 Points and 14 re Bounds against Denver. Michael Adams had 23 Points and made three 3-Point shots extending his Aba record to 61 consecutive games in which he has hit at least one. Hawks 106, celtics j03 Boston Atlanta extended its win Ning Streak to six and snapped an eight game losing Streak at Boston Garden be Hind Moses Malone s season High 27 Points and i4rcbaunbds. The celtics were led by Robert Parish with a season High 29 Points and is re Bounds. Kevin Mel Laic had 23 Points Mavericks 101, supersonics 93 Dallas which had lost three straight at Home ended a seven game Home stand a Victory Over Seattle As Derek Harper scored 31 Points including a go ahead 3 Pointer with 1 48 remaining. Rolando Blackt Nan added 27 Points for Dallas and Dale Ellis finished with 26 Points for the sonics. Jazz 111, bulk-is94 Salt Lake City Karl Malone scored 34 Points,1 including nine during a 12-2 spurt Early in the second half lifting Utah past Washington. John Stockton had 18 Points and 20 assists for Utah Bernard King led the bul lets with 23 Points and John Williams finished with 21. Pacers 129, Trail blazers 110 Indiana outscored Portland 37-14 from the free throw line and got 27 Points from Chuck person. Wayn Iari Tisdale added 24 paints and 14 rebounds for the pacers who broke a nine game losing Streak against the trailblazers. Clyde Drexler led Portland with 35 Points. Kevin Duckworth added 32. S