European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 28.1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 High school basketball . Polishes 3-0 Mark in rout by Ben Abrams prep sports editor Mannheim. West Germany the . Coasted As . Past West Germany b in ils third Albert Schweitzer basketball tournament game Here monday night mopping up group play with n 93-46 verdict. The Victory gave the . Team a 3-0 record in group d Competition and set Schweitzer tourne1 up a wednesday night Bailie against Yugoslavia which finished second in the group b Field. Greece won group b and will pay Italy which finished second behind the . There was none of the run run run style that has characterized the . Play in inc Louma Mcnol to Dale. Instead it was a control game a slow and methodical control game of taking the Good shots and making most of them against the woefully weak Ger Man team. This game tonight gave us an Opportunity to work on some things that needed polishing coach Dick Mccann said following the Victory. There was no Way the germans could run with us and we  Progress with inc control  Germany b had no intentions of try ing to run with the . It knew it had diary a Chance. So he germans worked the Ball around apparently trying to use As much Lime As possible to prevent the americans from completely Bury ing it. The  on enough defensive pressure to Force 11 first half turnovers. They also blocked five shots. The last one a booming slam by Calvin Byrd with Ball ending in the upstairs Balcony. Thomas Mil put on a pm rfcs Demon stration from the Field to Lead the americans to their Victory. He went 1m Mason s4s  Golden Calvin Byrd. Each cans 16 Points in Victory Over Italy eight for eight with a three Point goal and a slam Dunk thrown in As extras and wound up with 19 Points. The americans made 11 of their first 16 shots a Roule to a 43-13 halftime advantage. The germans had trouble getting shots off and managed Only five Field goals on 16 Rirl Hal attempts at least Sis of them of poor percentage As inc americans continuously harassed them. Paul Johnson chalked up five first half steals and eight Tor the game. Byrd followed Hill in the scoring for the americans with 17 Points and Shaun Golden came through with 13, All after intermission he too had a three Point goal and. A Dunk. Jeff. Webster with two three pointers and a Dunk among his repertoire followed with 12. Zan Mason finished with i. Every american played and every american scored. No one on the Ger Man team managed More than one Field goal in the first half but Heinrich oese Carric to life a Hotle bit after inter Mission and scored All 12 of his Points. No other German managed More Nan eight. The americans registered 17 blocked shots Byrd Topping the list with five and Conrad Mcrae getting three. Even Corey Jenkins one of the two Dodds performers on the team got into inc shot blocking act despite his 5-9 stature. In sunday s late game .a, 95, -72 the final scare made it look like an other easy Romp for the . Alk Lars. 13ill the Victory was anything but easy. The us Ted nil the Way in sewing up the group d Bunting with its second Vic tory in two Days its kith straight tournament game win Orer two years and two games and its 55th in 58 outings since 1973 when it won its first Schweitzer title since then the americans have won Sis of eight tournaments. The . A ctr trailed but things weren t comfortable until the Ameri cans broke from a 5cm1 advantage with a 15-2 Hurst that put the italians out of Range in a game that was More physical than a backyard pickup Battle. Italy was nailed for 29 fouls the . For 26. But it was the . Which was in the More serious foul difficulty at inter Mission when it Hud been assessed 19id Italy s 11. Mcc flan did a splendid Job of Jug gling his talented lineup m the final minutes and although Webster and Mason wound up wifi four apiece no one exited via the whistle. The americans jumped out to 10-3 advantage but Italy lied the count on a pair of baskets by Enrico Busca and Corgi Rossi and a tree throw by it Nisi Mckay put the . Ahead on a free throw and when he missed his second one Byrd slammed the rebound Home with a vicious two handed  seemed to lift the americans spirits and they burst out to a nine Point Lead before Italy rallied to get Back to within three at 29-26. But Mason hit two baskets and Byrd another and the Ameri cans maintained control until Hal Mac. They slowly pulled away at the begin Ning of inc second half then wrapped it up Wei their m id period spurt. The italians were much More Formi Dable than the chinese whom the . Defeated in. Saturday s opening win. They moved the Ball Well and they shot the Good percentage hitting 13 of.47 Field goal attempts. However the americans forced turnover after turn Over in he second Liaf As Pesky i aut Johnson came up with five of his seven steals and nagged the italian guards into bad passes. Mcrae who led All scorers with 19 Points had five dunks four Alicr inter Mission in a 7-for-9 night from the Field and Byrd and. Mason had three apiece. Byrd. Mason and Gulden turned in 16-Noint efforts for tin u.k., and Thomas Hill and Webster finished with 11 each.  led Italy with 16 Punu. Anto Nio Tulip finished with i2 mid cocco came through with 10. Athens club Downs Dodds stars at Buzzer Cholet France Munich s Junior Dean came through in the clutch monday night but the clutch came Loo soon for the Dodds All stars in the championship game of the International tourney of cadets As inc . Squad dropped a76-75 decision to a club team from Ai hens. Dean hit both ends of a orc and one with 14 seconds to play 10 put Dodds ahead 75-74, to the Delight of a us a chanting crowd of Riboul 3,000. But the greeks were Able to break panic High scorer Ari Zavos Loose for a jumper in the key with 5 seconds left for the winning bucket the. Title winning bucket was zavosv25th and 26lh Points of the Day and capped a furious comeback by the athenians who trailed by eight Points with two min i left. The comeback was fuelled by an american weapon a t-2-2 half court press. I attended the greek basketball coaches Conven Tion last year said Dodds assistant coach Dick Dacron of. Bad or Cugnach. All they wanted1 to International cadets tourney know about was the press and press Breakers. After the game i told them to Send Nie Back my   s James Mcknight proved As adept a player on inc outside As was inside for the trojans this season adding five steals and three blocked shots to his team High 22 Points Berlin s Renard Owens led All re founders with if. He also chipped in 18 Points As the . Converted a 38-37 Balf Lime deficit to a Lead which went As High As 12. Points before the Greck squad began applying what Dame roti had showed them. Karlsruhe s Damon Johnson Hail j6 Points and seven rebounds for a Dodds team which made a remarkable Rise from last year s ninth place finish against an aggregation of club teams which work together All year. You always hate to lose when you re placing for your country Dacron said but we re proud of the  Frankfurt s Dan  voted the sports Manship award at the conclusion of the tourney. In sunday s semifinal Dodds 1 ill Madrid 103 6-5 Sophomore Forward Johnson led Dodds into the championship game against Athens with 24 Points and 13 rebounds. Spain got to within one Point 90-89 with. 3 06 remaining but when the spaniards began to foul the americans pulled ahead to slay by converting 12 of 13. Free throws we be been playing fast sic team basketball coach Tom Leblanc said following the semifinal Vic tory. We be been passing and shooting very Well and playing outstanding  Munich s Dean followed Johnson in a six player Parade of double figure scorers with 20 Points. Ber Lin s Owens Chipoco in with 18 Points and 10 boards and Mcknight had 16 Points four steals five assists and three blocked shots in an All around spectacular performance. " Hallgrimson and a Friburg s Keith Chancy finished with 12 and 10 Points respectively. Juan Martinez paced Spain with 24 Points Blue blood cheers his former team from cheap seats Byrll Wakner a sports writer Dill Fri Der wailed nine years for Michigan to reach the final four nine years of big ten wars recruiting Battles and skirmishes with fans who expected nothing less than a National title. Nine years of bleeding Blue. So where was Krieder when his team finally did it finally reached the prom ised land of College basketball by to rain ing Virginia in the Southeast regional final at Lexington. By two thousand Miles away in front of a television. I watched it on to like everyone else said the Man who guided inc wolverines for nearly a decade before Sud Denly switching jobs on the eve of the inca tournament. Fri Cdr watched the. Game at a Condo minium in Scottsdale Ariz i where he i Busy recruiting for his new team Arizona slate. A did t see the whote thing he con fessed. "1 left for a while to see a High school game but got Back in Lime to see them Cut Down she  the players culling Down the nets were recruited by. Friedr and coached by him until March 15, when he announced he was leaving his Alma mater for a sunnier spot out West. Friedr wan cd to coach Michigan in the Tournai. I richly but athletic director Bosi hem Bach Bertold  hit the Road. And so he watched on television like the rest of us. I was pulling for them he said. They deserved to win. It s the culmination of years of hard work and Effort. Sure it Hurt a Little that i could t be with them but i was in arc in thought find  Michigan is no longer Bill Frieder s team. For the first time in 16 years lie is a member of the coaching staff. Now inc wolverines belong to Steve Fisher and Mike Boyd coaches hired by Fri Der. I m so Happy for them he said Over the phone. They were my two closest friends in Ann  although he will be in Seattle for the final four Frieder won t be looking Over Fisher s shoulder. " this is his team now he said