European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday february 24,1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 top seeds gain semis As upsets stun no. 2s High school basketball sports editor Mannheim West Germany the top seeded teams prevailed As expected in the big schools Basket Ball tournament Here thursday but the second seeded clubs fell by the Wayside in both boys and girls com petition. The Heidelberg Lions jumped out to an Early Lead and maintained control in beating Wurzburg 46-35 in the last girls game on the eight game program and the Mannheim boys looked As if they really deserved the top rating they brought into the tournament As they sped up and Down the court to whip Heidelberg 61-35. The tourney continues with the semifinals Friday pitting the Wiesbaden girls against Ramstein and the Heidelberg girls against Stuttgart. In boys semifinals it will be the Wiesbaden boys opposite Stuttgart and the Mannheim boys opposite Frankfurt. Activity be gins at Benjamin Franklin Village sports Arena Here at3 30 . Mannheim boys 61, Heidelberg 35 everybody got into the act for Mannheim with five players bouncing into double figures As the Bison harassed the Lions All Over the floor. Whenever Heidel Berg had the Ball it was like a flock of Buzzards com ing after the kill As All the Bison feverishly applied the pressure. Jerry Bell was the big gun for coach Dairy Andrew racking up 12 of his game High 14 Points before inter Mission. Robert Guajardo followed Bell with 12, Corey Jenkins finished with 11 and Ross Yasser and Harry Mitchell finished with 10 apiece. Eric Zeier led Heidelberg with 13 Points but he did t do anything against the snarling Bison until the game was out of reach. Wiesbaden girls 48, Frankfurt 46 the defending Champion warriors held a 35-30 advantage with 3 35 remaining in the third Quarter but Tannell Martin sandwiched two sets of two free throws around one by Shea Spradlin and the eagles who finished the regular season at 7-7 and were eighth seeded for the tournament caught up at the end of the period. From that juncture the biggest Lead either team held was 46-43, Wiesbaden with 2 12 remaining. Spradlin hit from the Corner and then with 1 03 remaining Angela Collins converted the first free throw on a one and one situation. She missed the second one an Spradlin got the rebound. However the eagles threw the Ball away. But the warriors reciprocated. Two More times the two clubs each lost Possession. Finally Keri Holtham came up with a Loose Bali under the Frankfurt Basket. She dribbled to the Side and then Cut Back towards the Middle going All the Way for the game clinching Layup. Holtham paced the warriors with 17 Points. Marti was High for Frankfurt with 13. It was a Tough game just like i anticipated wies big schools tourney Baden coach Mike Montoya said. Frankfurt s a goo team better than its record showed. Keri s been a key player for us All year and she came through in the clutch Ramstein girls 37, Mannheim 32 Mannheim went through regular season Competition unscathed but the Mustangs did t resemble anything like a conference championship team in their tournament debut. The Bison failed to make a Field goal in either of the first two periods and made Only 9 of 50 for the game. Still they were ahead 12-11 at the half on o-for-24 marksmanship from the Field. They were a non too impressive 12 for 21 from the free throw line. But Ramstein could t take advantage of Mann Heim s coldness. So the game stayed close and the Roy als were Able to pull out the Victory in the end. They trailed 28-26 with 6 28 left in the game. Adina Lyon who turned in a Superb bal handling game tied the count with a pair of free throws stole a Mannheim pass and scored on a Layup and stole another erran Bison throw. A Basket by Catrise Smith and another one by Lyon put the game out of reach. Lyon led the Ramstein scoring with 11 Points and Smith who played the whole season except for the Las weekend at Pitburg finished with 10. Kim Lenhardt paced Mannheim with 12 Points nine in the last Quarter. Wiesbaden boys 64, Wurzburg 55 the warriors held a 42-32 Lead Midway through the third period and appeared headed for a rout. However they could t Muster another Point in the e final 5 38 and Wiir Burg made things exciting on a Basket by Keith Chancy a three Pointer by . Minnick a re bound by Chancy and a drive in by Terry Mcrae. But Jeff Blasius got two free throws Carlos William scored from the Side and Tyrun Mcgriff scored on layups following two steals in the first 90 seconds of the final period. The wolves were dead. Wiesbaden went on to build a 64-46 Lead and although the wolves got a pair of three Point goals from Miquila Jones Down the stretch the warriors were too far ahead to be concerned. Rob Harris led the warriors with 23 Points scoring seven As they built a 21-14 first Quarter advantage adding eight in the second period and coming through with six Points in the final Quarter. He also had 16 rebounds and three blocked shots. Mcgriff followed with 12 Points. Jones was the Only Wolf to manage double finished with 16. Stuttgart boys 60, Ramstein 52 Stuttgart dominated the last Quarter to pull out its see big on Page 26 is Michael Abram Wiesbaden s Rob Harris 43 jams Over Tobin Costen. Hahn Vilseck girls Spring 1 St Day surprises byte Boivin staff writer shape Belgium the Hahn girls team pulled the second straight upset in the opening Day of the Dodds Small schools tournament thursday. After Vilseck s girls upset Giessen Hahn dismantled Munich 42-27 behind Lynn Bondi s 19 Points and Heball i hawking Kristy Kessler. Munich which went through the regular season 10-0 and won the Southern regional last week lost Forward Lauri Malone to fouls in the fourth Quarter and could t Force Kessler to turn Over the Ball with their press. The Mustangs made Only three out of 11 shots from the Field in the fourth . I think we played the Best we have Ever played and we caught Munich on a bad Day Hahn coach to Richards said. And the Best of Hahn s Best Effort was Bondi who broke out of a slump at just the right time. Kristy would penetrate the Lane and that would suck the defense in. Then she would pop the Ball Back out to me by the free throw Circle. It helped that the whole team was setting really Good picks Bondi said. Munich was led by Lauri Malone s sister Tami with 13 Points. Lauri Maine plagued by fouls most of the game scored just four Points. In other games thursday it was Small schools tourney vilkseck44, Giessen 35 it s obvious Falcons coach Janis ready has what you could Call a statue of Liberty team. Give me your ready came ready with a squad of eight players but Only played her starting five. So Vilseck should have been worn Down by the deeper Griffins right i mean Giessen actually played two reserves. Wrong. When the game was on the line in the fourth Quarter the Falcons beat the Griffins Down the floor time after time took away the boards at both ends of the court and held Giessen scoreless until Only 1 40 remained in the game. Vilseck scored Only seven Points in the Quarter but when you hold a team to just three Points in eight minutes you Don t have to put the Ballin the Hole. My girls played tired from the word go Giessen coach John Hedburg said. And they were run ragged until the Horn said Stop. Give me your it s easy to poor Nouth Vilseck Only 5-5 in the a South this year. How could they Hope to match up against the Griffins undefeated with a 10-0 Mark inthe a Central this year very Well thank you. They said a Rich Mouthful with their boar Dwork Mouthful As in Pricilla Keanaaina 14 rebounds and Kelly Cunningham 10 re Bounds. Keanaaina and Cunningham dominated the Giessen front line of Erin Springer Rachel Martinez and Annette Roseboro. They also shut Down any drives forcing the Griffins to shoot from the outside. The outside shooting did t Click with the exception of two Early three pointers by Yolanda Scott but Scott ended up 5 for 19 on the Day while the Griffins shot a woeful 27 percent. Give me your huddled masses yearning to ready used her timeouts widely giving her starting five some or rest and regrouping whenever they got Sloppy. Down 22-14 Midway through the second Quarter the Falcons took a time out then scored 11 straight Points before the half to take a three Point Lead at the half. Another bucket this one by Maria Armstrong put Vilseck up by five at the Start of the second half and they never trailed again. Armstrong led the Falcon with 16 Points. While ready was willing to use her timeouts hed Burg was hedging holding on to his in the Hope that he would need them at the end if it was close. It want and his team was beat As in tired As in Down the floor As in under the boards and As in up on see Small on Page 26
