European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. October 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Safe football tigers rip Hawks gain playoffs by Bucky Fox suit writer Hahn As. West Germany these Mach tigers clinched their fourth k payoff spot in six years by hammering Ahn 25-3 Jones returned to quarterback. Wason Miles ran wild at fullback. Eddie Cunningham tilled a big void at line Backer. And just like that Simbach stands 6-2 and guaranteed a ticket to the Continental sports conference semifinals which Start oct. 21. In the process. Hahn fell to 4-4 handout of playoff Contention for the second straight does t Clinch it said Sembach coach Ken fears. It just got us in fears wants More like the Rhein Divi Sion championship. The tigers must beat Ramstein 7-i saturday of they Hope Toland their first division title since 1979. Simbach beat the rams 33-13 in week 2,but this time they meet at Ramstein. So what they re Lough Hahn safety Mike Sydney said of the tigers. We re going to kick Ramstein s butt into weeks because Simbach deserves to be there. Ramstein is s rating Rose on the right Arm of Jones legs of Miles and forearms of Cunningham. They provided a new look for a team that looked tattered in a 19-11loss to Rhein main the previous week. Jones a five year Tiger Veteran re turned to quarterback after seven weeks of playing wid cout. Fears saw Mike White was t moving the team anymore and called on the big Guy. Jones responded with 7-of-l4 passing for 170 Yards. He ass Gus Schuoler Sembach s Eddie Cunningham. 18 Solo tackles nearly had a 35-Yard touchdown pass to Victor Marion but the tailback fumbled it away into the end feels really Good no doubt about it said Jones who quit in the preseason Over losing his a a Job. I accepted my flanker role. Now i m Able to use my experience to help at Jones main weapon was Miles. The fullback rushed 23 times for a game High 126 Yards including a 2-Yard touchdown in Simbach s 16-Poinl third Quarter. He also caught four passes for 82 Yards including a 26-Yardcr that set up the tigers final be got to put the Ball in his hands fears said of Miles who carried Only 10 times the week before. When Miles was t pounding out Yards Marion was zipping to 122 Yards in 12 car Ries. Yes. He blew that sure to pass from Jones but he also scored from the 3 to finish Hahn with 10 38 left. Simbach total de 258 Rushing Yards in 55 attempts. The tigers other scores came from Greg Smith s 27-Yard Field goal to Climax their opening drive Dave Olson s sack of William Cotton for a safety and White s 77-Yard Kickoff return. The while Light Ning struck with 7 56 left in the third Quarter and was the first Kickoff return for a to of the season. Hahn s Only answer was fran Brown s 37-Yard Field goal which tied it 3-3 in the first Hawks managed just 50 Yards on 35 rushes and 96 Yards on Io-of-34 problem was running into cunning Ham. The 5-fool-8, 190-Pounder amassed18 Solo tackles four assists and an interception. He was replacing Nick Scales the Csc s Leader in tackles who went Down with a bad ankle the week bad for a 31-year-old Guy who has filled in almost everywhere on sem Bach s defense. I do whatever i have to do to win said led Hasuk tacklers yith nine solos and three assists. But their Offens again let Down the base fans who show ered Cotton with Boos until he was re sky Kings win . Showdown Raf Alconbury England the upper Scyford sky Kings toppled the Alconbury spartans24-6 Here sunday and moved from one Battle of the undefeated int another next week in . Sports conference sky Kings went into the game with a 5-0 record. Alconbury and Benl Waters look 4-0 records into this weekend s action because their game which was originally scheduled on opening Day. Was postponed until oct. 14 because of Bent Walers military commit ments. The phantoms retained their perfect status sunday by beating the Mildenhall marauders 10-0.so, next week which is the last in regular season . Competition the sky Kings travel to Woodbridge where its Home Vics to take on their second or or he unbeaten foe. Lie cd in the fourth Quarter."1 told Cotton alter the game. This in t your fault " said offensive coordinator Pat Rankin. Simbach was making us make mistakes. He called the right plays in the right situations. But the Ball was t bouncing our Ramstein loses Phillips but defeats we Bruc Cen Byron Staggenborg staff write Ramstein a West Germany despite drop Ping a 34-13 decision to Ramstein the succeeded in their plan to instill fear in the hearts of the rams during sunday s Continental sport conference matchup. The 0-8 warriors Cut the Day Short for Rushing Leader Tony Phillips sending the new York native to the the rams holding a 27-0 Edge Over the hapless warriors. Phillips followed an of tackle Block an burst 9 Yards toward the end zone. He was met by Warrior defenders skip Wilder and Nate Coltman atthe 2. They forced Phillips body into a modified yoga position As the Ball fell Loose into the end zone. Cole Man s helmet gorged into Phillips ribs rendering the halfback helpless As teammates scrambled for the be seen Phillips gel hit and Hurt but never has he stayed on the ground said returning quarterback Bruce Leggroan who spent the past six weeks on the disabled list. When i saw him just laying there knew he was hurting really bad. He never just lays like he was on that play unless he s Hurt really Rhein division leading rams 7-1. Clinched a playoff berth for the eighth straight year yet must fac second place Simbach 6-2 and third place Hahn 4 4 to close out the regular season. Wei Brincken s Only Hope of finishing its dismal season with at least one win will come against those same , who overtook previous Csc Rushing Leader Ryan Gates of Hahn last week with his 160-Yard Rush ing Day was taken to Lan Stuhl army regional medi Cal Center at halftime. He was carried off the Fie Dafter the hit but was moving around the sideline shortly after the rams took Over the Csc Rushing Lead with 1,578 Yards to Spang Dahlum s 1,422. Phillips 551yards is a key reason. Tony s a competitor said Ramstein coach Larr Boldin. A lot of people May not understand Why he played at All today. You just can t keep Tony on the Bench. He wants the Ball. That persistence May have played a part in the in jury which had even the crowd squirming in their s still up there at the Hospital said Boldin. Thai s not a Good sign for us. The a rays did t show anything serious but tic was despite Phillips absence the rams battered the overpowered Warrior defense pounding out 239 Yards on the ground. . Johnson stepped in to fill Phillips shoes carrying 14 times for 80 Yards. Yet Johnson Shook off the kudos. Tony s a big part of our offence As you know he said. If he s healthy we re All Happy. If he goes out we have enough backs to keep the flow going. " All the backs arc capable of getting the Ball into the end zone there s no doubt about that the Floridi an said. Tony just gets it there a Little quicker than Theresa of the rams barrelled to a 19-0 first Quarter Lead on Johnson s 11-Yard to run . Richardson s 20-Yard to reception from Csc passing Leader Chuck he Ronand Phillips 51-Yard to reception. Owci Brincken struck Back in the second Quarter tout its deficit to 19-6 when Wilder hauled Down Clay ton Best s 35-Yard to added 15 Points in the third period led by Richardson s second to reception a 25-Yarderfrom of Cornelius Johnson and Dexter Powell s 15-Yard reception from warriors added seven in the fourth Quarter on Wilder s 83-Yard interception return. Wilder picked off Leggroan s ninth pass of the game scampering Down the left sideline for the Leggroan i Felt Good when 1 went out there but All of a sudden i got above myself trying to do too Leggroan returned from a rib injury and saw time when Cornelius Johnson went Down in the second Quarter. On Leggroan s first play from scrimmage he fire the 15-yarder to Powell for the to. I called the Audi ble on the line Leggroan said. When Powell comedown with it i knew i was truly Leggroan suffered thereafter posting a horrendous Sis of to Ramstein a a Bruce Leggroan. Returns from injury 4-for-l i siring which included seven straight income a actions. Boldin said not to worry about his be got to remember he has l played a Down of football for six weeks the coach said. For a Guy who has been out for that Long he did pretty while the Fate of Phillips and Ramstein lies i limbo Boldin is taking the wait and see approach into next week s title stretch. Obviously i m worried about Tony As a person but like i told my team if we re going to be a championship team we re going to have to go with the Han that s dealt to us the coach said. With a versatile Backfield the cards could end up being aces
