European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday december 22,1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 record setting Rousey pulls Point in comeback byte Boivin stall writer Darmstadt West Germany the uniforms had changed but some of the names sounded awfully familiar at the Kaiser Lautem shootout this week. There was John Rousey but what was he doing in a Darmstadt demons Jersey should t he be flying High with the Heilbronn eagles and Over there was Wilbur Jordan strutting his stuff at guard but sporting the colors of the Ansbach cougars. That must Nave taken a Little sting out of the Hanau hornets whom he used to play for. And Roderick Roach the Hanau coach who spent the 86 season getting whistled for technical As he got to know officials to a t too Many to actually. He was on the other Side of the Ball at a town wearing a Zebra s Jersey with a whistle puckered in his Mouth for the Ansbach Darmstadt game. Maybe there is Justice in the world. Those three were part of one of the More memorable recent Usa eur finals Heilbronn s 1986 sweep of was held in May of that year and Rousey was aroused to put it mildly. Rousey and Heilbronn came into the 86 finals a decided underdog to the v corps Champion Hanau hornets. The hornets had the twin towers of Bart Nwade and Robert Estes for the Low Post High flyers Gerald Davis and Richard Johnson on the Wing and Jordan teaming with spark plug Warren Cherry he of All army Fame in the backcourt. The Vii corps champs on the other hand came in Riding the reputation of a Motley Crew of role players that revolved their offence around Star Center Patrick Elmore. By the end of the series the 5-foot-11 Rousey had skyrocketed from role player to starring role. All i heard about was Cherry Rousey said wednesday. It was Cherry this and Cherry that. The were saying How he was going to dog me on defense and everything. I was really Eagle fans who travelled to Cardwell gym on that magnificent May Day in 1986 were hyped too blasting their air horns while Rousey tooted his own Horn by scrunching scrounging and scratching his Way for 52 Points in Heilbronn s 117-109 opening game win. It was the most Points scored in a Usa eur final. It was also the most Points Rousey had Ever scored. The Man knows How to pick his spots. He picked his spots from All Over the floor on that 52-Point Day. Rousey hit 22 of 44 from the floor Many of the shots rambling wrecks rattling round the rim before doing a Loop do Loop into the hoop for two Points. It May have been the ugliest 52 Points Ever scored in one game by a player. Yeah that s True. They were ugly. I d hit the Ball up against the rim it would Roll or spin around Bounce off the backboard and then go in Rousey admitted with a laugh. They May not have been works of Art but when the eagles needed him the most late in the game with the score knotted at 99, Rousey promptly pumped in eight Points during a 13-2 run that scaled the win. Rousey was the Rembrandt of the rim. They played a Man to Man the whole game which army basketball was just right for our style Rousey said. We ran them and they would concentrate on Elmore Down in one Corner of the Lane so that would open up the Middle for me to hit the a stunned Cherry the Hanau guard who staggered half step behind Heilbronn s Hotshot for 40 minutes could Only shake his head and mutter awesome. Just awesome after the game. Roach was just Happy the Hor nets weren t blown out. With Rousey shooting the Way he did they should have blow dried us Roach said. Rousey Only had eight Points in the second game of the series As the eagles Bench came through but he still dished out 13 assists As Heilbronn won again 110 100 that gave them a sweep of the harried hornets in the Bcst-of-3 Philadelphia native s Allcy top pass with 2 36 left from Hal court to Elmore for a Dunk capped an 11-1 Streak that shut the hornets coffin. It is three and a half years since that series. Cherry along with Hanau Reserve Elmore planter ended up in jail after being arrested in a drug Case. Roach is a ref Jordan s a Cougar Estes took Karlsruhe to a usar eur title last year and Rousey is a Demon the Darmstadt kind not the scoring kind. The uniforms change the names remain the same. Rousey probably does t have any More 52-Point efforts left. Making a comeback at 27 after a year off he looks like he has lost a step maybe two. I had to take some time off to get More involved in my marriage. I played at the end of last year but this is the first season that i la be playing the whole year Rousey the 10 pounds he put on during the 18 month layout Rousey does t push the game the Wayne did in 1986, when he would take the Ball to the Hole like a frenzied commando charging enemy lines. He was visibly winded several limes in the second half of Darmstadt s opening round 77-67 win Over Ansbach at get More winded than i used to Rousey admitted but by the end of the season i la be running up and Down the court just like i did at demons head coach Sandy Biles is relying on Rou sey More for his Veteran poise than his Point production. Darmstadt was eliminated from the a town shootout by Nord deutschland s fearless five some but As Rousey plays his Way into shape Biles counts on the likes of Frank Thompson. Tim Goss. Luke Mccormick and the struggling Scott Graham to Light it up. They re counting on me to play with my experience Rousey said. There s More strategy under Sandy s system than we had at Heilbronn. At Hail Bronn it was More run run run. There were no plays Darmstadt the coach is More in to when to shoot when not to shoot when to run Down the clock. The Point guard has a big role in that kind of the demons probably feel that anything More than 10 Points from the Philly Flash will be icing on the cake this year but they May be surprised. That is just How Heilbronn Felt in 1986before Rousey iced 8i& l. Emmet Law Rel of. John Rousey 31 Hud Hanau s Warren Cherry 3 on the run in "96 Usa eur final. Hanau to take the cake. In other army basketball notes the quantum quintet from nordic Suchland put on quite a show at the a town shootout. With Only five players lasting through the tournament the no nonsense Northmen accomplished the following coming within 36 seconds of beating tournament defending Champion Nurnberg beating Schwabish Gelind by 10 dropping Darmstadt on its Der Ricc by one Point after leading by 21 and leading Nurnberg by three at the half in a losers bracket re match before running out of Gas in a 111-95 loss. Nord deutschland has five solid starters in Adrian ran die Charles Williams Avery Mcgee Darnell hand Luyand Strong guard James Strong. Strong and Randle arc one of the top inside outside combos around. Strong is Strong he s Quick and he s aggressive Rousey pointed out. He is just like 1 was Back in 86 and 87. That s what it takes to be a scorer. If you arc Good in those three key areas you la by the time these five Tough men from the North lands led by Strong ended their run they were just two games away from making the final not bad in a 20-Tcam tourney. s performance serves notice to the other 21st Talcom teams. The Northmen do not play in the 21st league but Are going to play in its tournament next Spring. And As Strong said after nil lost its opening game at a town to Nurnberg we come to with a Bench they will. 12 Safe runners reach All air Force Cross country twelve Safe runners and five alternates have been selected for the 1990 air Force Cross country championships Jan. 9 at Pope fab . Selected to compete in the women s race from England arc Theresa Steffen and Ann Walton both of Lakenheath in the open division and Cathy Dowling of Uxbridge in seniors. From Germany Pitburg senior Amy Bouchard and Mary Kaplan and ten Grenchik both masters run ners from Lindsey were named to the women s team. The Safe men s team will be composed of Dan Roo Ney of Rhein main Germany and a car Gibson of upper Heyford eng land in the open division Michael Crescen of in Ciurlik and Dave Renei san of Span Dahlem in seniors and Rich Gholson of Ramstein and Ken local Roundup nth Stafford of Ben Waters in Mas ters. Women s alternates arc Stephanie Wells open of bunt Waters and Debra Clancy seniors of Simbach. Men s alternates Are Tony Dorado open of Grenham common England Tim Kelly seniors of Grenham common and Bill Hoffman masters of Naples. Course familiarization is scheduled for Jan. 8, and the women s 5-Kilometer and men s 10-Kilometer events will be held on Jan. 9. Racquetba1l Ramstein s Martin Luther King memorial tournament is Jan. 12-15 at the soul Side sports and fitness Center. The sign up deadline is Jan. 8. Call Van Veen at 480-5491 or 06371-47-2371. Atlantic 10 May expel lame Duck Perm state Woodbridge . A Penn state officials arc awaiting a decision on whether the Kittany Lions will be sus Pended from the Atlantic 10 conference. Atlantic 10 commissioner Ron Barto Vich met with Penn state officials tues Day the Day the school announced plans to join the big ten conference. Burtovich met wednesday with athletic directors from his conference but did not say if he recommended expelling the school from the league. His recommendation is a private matter Between the athletic directors conference spokesman Lewis Shaine said wednesday. The Providence journal bulletin re ported thursday that Rhode Island ath Letic director Mckinley Boston told Ber Tovich to Tell Penn stale to sever its ties with the Atlantic 10 after this conference does not support their lame Duck status Boston Are 100 percent against it. If they arc leaving they should just go. Basically they should be through when their commitment to us runs out on june 30." Penn stale wants to remain in the at lactic 10 through the 1990-91 season. But Burtovich has said he does t like lame Duck schools and that a vote of seven of the conference s athletic directors could Bounce Penn state from the conference for 1990-91. Other schools in the Atlantic 10 Are Rutgers Duquesne George Washington Massachusetts Rhode Island St. Bonavenlure St. Joseph a Temple and West Virginia. An sports television Aba basketball new York at Washington 2 . Saturday. Radion a basketball Sacramento at Houston 2 to am. Saturday
