European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. September 17. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Hiah school football Heidelberg nips Mannheim by Abrams prep sports editor Mannheim. West germans a kick that was Good and three that missed told the tale saturday As archrival Heidelberg and Mannheim launched their 1989 prep football campaigns with the Lions taking a 7-6 non conference verdict Over the Griffon converted after the Heidelberg touchdown late in the second Quarter and Steve Hawks Boot after the Mannheim to was blocked. Hawks had two opportunities in the waning seconds to give the Bison the Victor with a Field goal but both his kicks went , which dominated the action the entire second half scored at the outset of the fourth period and was threatening As the final seconds were ticking away. The Bison had driven to the Lions 4 from the Heidelberg 49. Following a 48-Yard Heidelberg punt by de Brooks but Only 17 seconds remained in the game. Mannheim coach Darry Andrew opted for the kick. Hawes booted it wide. But Simon Arriola was a Little too eager on the play and the lion lineman bolted offsides. Hawks booted the Ball again and this one sailed wide. Too. And the Lions the Only 11-Man perfect football team in Dodds in 1988, had their both straight had to go for the Field goal Andrew said later. Steve s a Fine soccer player a Good kicker. He just did t connect today. I d go for the Field goal every time in a similar situation Fumble itis a malady that plagues Many teams on opening Day. Hit both teams saturday with the Ball being coughed up 10 times and Possession changing hands on six of them. Each team had five Bobbles and three drove 77 Yards after breaking up a fourth Down pass on its goal line for its touchdown. Ray synced got the to on a 16-Yard Jaunt and Griffon calmly convened. Sneed also had an 11-Yard run and second string quarterback Chris Pobson contributed a 16-Yard keeper to highlight the that score Heidelberg spent most of the rest of the game in deep trouble getting such starting Field positions As the 9-, 12-. 7 and 16-Yard lines As the Mannheim defenders applied plenty of had that momentary lapse when Heidelberg got its touchdown but i think we turned in a super defensive Job on them Friday. Especially in the second half Andrew said. We also moved the Ball quite Well on offence considering that three players i expected Back did t come Back and we were using some new Short punt started Mannheim on its scoring drive. See Heidelberg on Page 25 Bison lineman Bot Martinez jars the Ball Loose from Heidelberg running Hack Motiur Dunn in first half at Mannheim. Bam Berg romps Over accent 40-6 Suff Garf edges Patch on Davis overtime to pass Brun sum Netherlands Russell Yarabough rushed for 291 Yards and four touchdowns to spearhead Bamberg to a 40 6 rout of Hometown accent in a non conference prep opener Here saturday. Yarabough Rushing behind some Bill Coyoc Shawn Evans Jeff Williamson blocking exploited every defensive weakness accent had. Yarabough s four touchdown runs of 5. 15, 20 and 40 Yards ignited the Barons. Bamburg s William Lee also scored Ona 3-Yard carry and Backfield partner Jeff Einhor Wem in from 10 Yards out. Nate Dall carried the Ball for 125 Yards but was shut out of the end zone by the accent defense. Elvin Figueroa opened the scoring with a Fumble recover in the end zone giving accent a Short lived 6-0 reign. In other saturday games All non con Ference Stuttgart 20, Patch 14. Of Stuttgart West Germany High school football bragging rights in this Community belong to the Stuttgart stallions who outlasted the Patch pan thers in an overtime game As Kevin Davis hit Ron Blair with a 20-Yard touchdown pass on the third Possession in a to throw to Blair came on the first play of the third Stuttgart Possession in the tic Brcak in which each team tries to score from the 20-Yard line. The stallions galloped put to a 14-0 Lead after scoring twice in the second Quarter. Andre pc scr streaked 72 Yards on a weak Side counter and Steve Wil Liams skipped in for a two Point conver Sion for an 8-0 Lead. Then Williams Tal lied from 24 Yards to push the Lead to 14 0. But the panthers clawed Back in the third Quarter As Pat Norman look an off tackle run 30 Yards for the score and Mike barn added a kick. Leroy Dickson snared a pass from Mike Heason in the fourth Quarter for a 59-Yard scoring play and Barry tied the game with the Point after. Patch never threatened on its three overtime possessions. Peaker was game High rusher with 128 Yards on 21 carries. Teammate William stacked up 56 on 9 tries and Capalona Fletcher had 18 carries and 53 Yards. Norman paced Patch s 99-Yard ground attack with 57 Ards on 11 carries Stefan Holt added 42 Yards on 10 tries. The stallions defense was anchored by tackle Jonathan Hill who had eight Solo tackles five assists and two Fumble recoveries. Nose guard Sean Powers had six and four with two Fumble recoveries. Williams nabbed two interceptions and returned them for a combined 76 Yards. For Patch linebacker Norman had seven tackles and helped with 12. Gic Ssan 67, Augsburg 0 Giessen West Germany perennial Small schools Grid Power Giessen seems to be in full Bloom again. The Griffins who won two Small schools championships before tasting a losing season last year opened their fifth Campaign saturday with a Bench Clearing non conference rout of Augsburg. Montez Thomas set the tone for the Day by bursting 70 Yards for a to on the game s first play. He followed that Effort with another scoring Jaunt this one of 21 cards before the Quarter ended. Half Back Jason Faddies ran for two Point conversions after each Thomas tally. Faddies and Thomas switched roles in the second Quarter with Thomas tacking on two Point runs after an 8-Yard to Jaunt by Faddies and a 15-Yard Ron Calis to Slevc Fisher to pass. Faddies swept in again from 16 Yards out to close out the first half onslaught but fullback Edmund Pankey ran in the two Pointer this time. With Thomas seven carries for 120 cards and Faddies 72 Yards on eight attempts on the Bench Pankey and Fisher assumed the spotlight after inter bolted up the Middle for a 35 Yard to kicking the extra Point himself and Fisher latched onto another Calis scoring strike this one of 30 Yards jus before the Griffins turned matters Over completely to the ii reserves in the final s when Reserve safety Terrance Wright found the end zone on a 35-Yard interception return and Reserve fullback Leonard Shell ran in from 24 Yards out to close out the the damage was fully totalled the Griffins had rushed for 344 Yards and passed for another 79 on 4 of 10, with one interception from Calis who also rushed five times for 31 Yards. The Griffins who had an astonishing six touchdowns called Back because of penalties averaged better than 10 Yards a carry from both their fullbacks pan key delivered a Fivc-for-52 Effort and Shell carried three times for 35 , Danny Wilson and Dennis Richards anchored a stifling gris san de sense which intercepted four Augsburg passes during the Whitewash. Steve Wayt had two picks for the winners and fad Dies one. Kun Msten 13, Tilburg 0 Ramstein a West Germany defense sparked the royals to their see Bamberg on Pago 25
