European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 25,1989 the stars and stripes Page 23  High school basketball  writer shape Belgium How patient did Cinderell have to be to get to the Royal Ball probably about As patient As the Cinderella Vilseck girls were Friday in earning a berth in the Dodds Small schools basketball Queen s ballgame. Vilseck continued to leave the spectators at this tournament stunned As its patient Ball control offence outlasted Hahn 50-34 in their semifinal Friday. In Friday s boys semifinals it was shape easily handling Berlin 62-51 and Munich holding off Brussels 64-61. The Falcons will face accent. The acknowledge Crown jewel of this tournament in the Queen s ballgame saturday. The Lions staved off Brussels and my Marquita James not Michael Jordan but close in terms of excitement 33-29 to gain a berth in the final. The girls final is saturday at 1 ., with the boy playing their title game at 3 30  The girls Consola Tion game is at 10 . Saturday with the boys vying for third place at 11 30 . As they did in their quarterfinal win Over Giesse thursday Vilseck trailed Early before settling Down in the second Quarter. Entering the Quarter trailing 12-11,the Falcons shot six out of nine from the Field. They worked the Ball around the perimeter until they could free Maria Armstrong Pricilla Keanaaina and Kelly in girls final Small schools tournament Cunningham for easy buckets underneath. Hahn meanwhile elected to stick to what got them through the quarterfinal and gave them that first Quarter Lead Lynn Bondi. Bondi had 19 in the i Hawks quarterfinal win Over Munich thursday. She started out Friday right where she left off against the Mustangs using Finger Licking Good jumpers off chewing for eight of Hahn s 12 first Quarter Points. But then the Falcons Ball control offence took  notched five of her nine Points in the Sec Ond Quarter while Danielle Cunningham Kelly Sophomore sister teamed with Armstrong to deny Bondi those Finger Licking Good wings. Bondi took Only one shot in the second Quarter making one of the two Field goals the i Hawks could make in the second eight minutes. The i Hawks took just six attempts from the Field in the Quarter an entered the half Down 25-19. We owe this game to Danielle and Maria s defens Eon the Wing Kelly Cunningham said after the game. Kelly Cunningham came alive in the third Quarter pouring in eight Points As the Falcons took their time in stretching their Lead to 38-27 before alarms went off literally. The first alarm came when Armstrong broke he glasses in a pileup under the Basket with 10 seconds left in the Warter and for the first time in this Tournai eagles stallions reach boys Fina ment Vilseck coach Janis ready had to use a new wrinkle by going to her Bench. Tracy wrinkle finished out the Quarter while ready was Rushing to glue Armstrong s glasses Back  Armstrong out Bondi would have had a better Chance to pop her jumper off that Finger Licking goodwing and that May have cooked the Falcons Goose. Instead another alarm went off this one of the fir variety. While the spectators filed out of the gym ready finished working on Armstrong s optometric pit Stop. Maybe she changed Armstrong s prescription while she was at it because the Falcons Junior guard came Back in the game after the crowd came Back in the gym and put in six Points to finish off the i Hawks. Yeah the fire Drill was an important part of our game plan ready joked. I had one of the girls run out and pull  with the win the Falcons sounded an alarm for the Queen s Ball saturday against the Lions. Ready feels that if anything can beat accent and their Star 6-Footcenter, Megan Baerman it will be patience on offence. I told them to be More deliberate today than the were in the first game instead of Rushing it and carry ing on ready said. We tend to get wild sometimes and it s Best for us if we slow it Down and do what we have to  what they did against the i Hawks was get a ton of see Small on Page 25  sports editor Mannheim West Germany the defending champions Are still alive for the final games of the 1989 Dodds big schools basketball tournament in a Day that marked some big surprises. The shockers came in the boys Competition the biggest being Frankfurt s 55 45 Conquest of previously undefeated and top ranked Mannheim. The defending Champion Stuttgart boys team ignited the surprises by Over coming Wiesbaden 51-48 for their Sec Ond Victory Over a top rated team in two Days. The defending Champion Wiesbaden girls and the top seeded and undefeated Heidelberg triumphed As anticipated Coset up their championship showdown. Wiesbaden overcame a hot Ramstein Start to eventually pull out a 51-36 ver dict and Heidelberg romped to a 38-23verdict Over Stuttgart. Frankfurt boys 55, Mannheim 45 the top seeded Bison never could Getu geared As Frankfurt which finished with a 10-4 record in aaa Competition applied pressure from the Onset  to a 15-9 Lead in the first eight minutes. That for All practical purposes waste end of the Bison s perfect Campaign As they never could reduce their deficit below four Points. On several occasions the Bison got that close and had posses Sion. But on each occasion the Bison missed their shot Frankfurt got the re bound and came Back Dow court and scored. The eagles padded their margin to seven Points in the second Quarter and increased that advantage to 10 Points inthe final Quarter. They matched the Bison Point for Point Down the stretch. Mike Kinder garnered nine of his game High 19 Points in the second Quarter and six More in the third to Lead the charges of Bill Schneider to  Smith followed with 13 Points and Marcus Shipley finished with 11. Ros Vassar was High for Mannheim with 12 Points Chris Nolan scored 11 and Rob Ert Guajardo wound up with 10. Big schools tournament Heidelberg girls 38, Stuttgart 23 Heidelberg looked like anything but potential Champion in the first Quarter which it led by a Measley 5-3. But Kirsten Keller supplied a Little life to the squad in the next two periods As the Lions dominated the action outscoring Stuttgart 31-12 in those 16 minutes. The Lions Slid Back into listlessness again in the fourth Quarter when they scored Only one time on Keller s fourth attempt after three straight missed Lay ups. Keller led the Lions with 19 Point Sand Cindy cabe followed with 12. Susan Kluck with 11,10 after inter Mission was High for Stuttgart. The stallions will meet Frankfurt forthe championship saturday night. Stuttgart boys 51, Wiesbaden 48stuttgart really came Back from the dead to keep their repeat Hopes  stallions trailed 44-37 with 4 28 remaining in the game. Ron Blair who had scored on his firs three attempts and then missed the next five hit on a jumper Drew a foul an converted. The foul was the fifth on Wiesbaden s Star performer Rob Harris who had just returned to action after sit Ting out most of the third period and the first half of the last. Then Veteran Ron Thomas who played a key role in the 1987 title game against Wiir Burg hit drove scored was fouled and converted and the stallion were up to stay. Mike davids9n connected on a jumper from the Side an Blair scored from in front to make it 49 44. Wiesbaden got Back to within on Point on a pair of free throws by Billy Holtham and Chris Girany s Basket but Pat Dorsey s shot from the Side upped the margin to three Points again. Hol Tham s desperation three Point goal shot at the Buzzer was woefully Short. Harris and Stuttgart s Mitchell Lester aged a torrid scoring dual during the first half. The 6-8 Harris had 18 Point Sand Lester had 17, Harris getting most of his from under the bucket and Lester a ��.,.,. A. Mem is u. Emmett Lewis or. See big on Page 25 Ramstein High s Adma Lyon leaps to Block pass by Wiesbaden s Christy Mcneil