European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday october 27, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23 commentary two ways to go in Csc final Span Dahlem no question by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Dave Lockwood peered out toward the practice Field last july. A Motley Crew of Span Dahlem football players milled about aimlessly waiting for something to happen. The defense took up ground on the baseball Diamond. The offence went out to Center Field and acted Busy. The special teams went to left Field far enough out of earshot. Lockwood surveyed the scene. A what do i see a he asked himself. A i see about 45 big question Lockwood answered 43 of those Marks sunday with a 38-34 photo finish win at Ramstein when his sabers squeaked by the rams to Advance to the Continental sports conference title game. Lockwood faces a 44th question Mark at noon saturday when his sabers play Host to the surprising Rhein main rockets. If he should win his first Csc title he would try to answer question Mark no. 45 in the Safe final nov. 4 in England. Back in july Lockwood was a Mere 1-6 at Ramstein lifetime. By the time the final whistle blew last saturday he stood at 36. He won 26-16 on sept. 16 there. The most haunting question of All still trails the former Pitburg player who later coached the Barons and took up a coaching residence at Span Dahlem in 1987. Can Dave Lockwood win the big game color that statement with a resounding yes. Span Dahlem will Best the two time defending Safe Champion rockets this weekend by 14 Points. Why several reasons. First Rhein main is not that Good. The rockets barely beat Hahn 21-20 in the quarterfinals and Only mustered 12 Points in the semis against a Sembach team that has the Art of choking in the big game Down to a science. The rockets do boast Charley Harris and Greg Booker two of the Best running backs in the conference. Spang answers that with a defense that includes Mark Deprez Willie Barret and de Goulding. Hiawathia Porter stands behind Center for the rockets. Porter is a formidable opponent but he also tends to have coughing fits when crunch time Rolls around. The second reason the sabers will win their first Csc title is Deluca Thurmond. While Thurmond can be downright disastrous at crucial Points he has a Jim Ever Ett style Arm that can Boom the Long pass with relative ease. Rhein main has Terry Maki at linebacker a a former air Force Academy stud who has sparked the rocket revival. Beyond Maki there is no secondary whatsoever. These not ready for prime timers will find themselves Back peddling most of the afternoon. A of of secondary headed by Vincent Parham yielded the third most passing Yards 1,434 White hash Marks served j. Regular season. The defense rated eighth of the nine Csc teams. Only Oesterberg was worse and the wolfhounds went 2-7. Match that with Delucas destroyers on offence. Span Dahlem led the league i offence with 2,873 Yards. Lockwood a rsm8 duo of Thurmond and backup Warren Rogers gained 1,613 Yards by air second Only to Ramstein a 1,778 during the regular season. A Quot or Moindi a favorite targets Ken and Willie Lawson will give the i defensive backs fits of frustration. 7io,Sonj a league in receiving with ya5ds on 35 catches for a 20.5 Yards Tekatch average. Due of Rhein Mains receivers made the Csc Stop five. Lockwood shakes off the he worked All season to get. Rhein main will three peat by Mike Bowers staff writer the Rhein main rockets will beat Span Dahlem. They arc the champions until otherwise dethroned. Make that two time defending Safe champions headed for a third straight Continental sports conference Crown when they visit Span Dahlem at noon saturday. Consider that the sabers first round playoff upset of the favored Ramstein rams was Only their second postseason Victory. Their first came the week before against Pitburg a their first Ever. A team accustomed to packing their uniforms in Mothballs so Early in the season can to be mentally ready for the grind of a Csc title game. Most folks say a teams Success hinges on the head coach. I done to believe that which is Why the Edge goes to Rookie rocket Boss Jose Valentin and his hands off approach. If nothing else he has beginner Sluck. Valentin an army first sergeant said the Best Way to manage is to Delegate. A my Job is to Settle disputes and get the players fired up get Mem mad mad enough to want to beat up anyone. The rest of the coaching i leave to defensive coach Gerry Jenkins offensive line coach Bill Carey and offensive coordinator Willie i done to know much about Evans but Jenkins and Carey Are synonymous with Rhein main football a except when Warren Stanley is around. Those two Guys Are due the recognition of the great coaches they Are. Looking at offence How about that rocket offensive line anchored by 11-year Csc Veteran Tim Langley fellow blockers Rich Lawton and Guy Hunter have also been through Rhein Mains Success in the 1988 and �?T89 Csc finals. Even if they manage to open the slightest gaps running behind that mass will be two or the Csc a Premier Ball carriers. Charley Harris led Csc rushers with 847 Yards and a healthy 5.9 Yards per carry. Now that his Backfield mate Greg Booker is healthy the rockets have a volatile double barrelled ground attack. Let us not forget the rockets offence was second in the Csc producing 2,602 Yards in eight games. I really hate to mention the leading offensive team was the sabers. So what this is the playoffs and again the rockets definitely have the postseason experience. Defensively the secondary is the weak a favorite tag teams. We never know which one will Ink in Rhein Mains Arsenal. At times the r a amps Ken George Rhein Mains Greg Booker 23 in 1989 game will meet these sabers again saturday. A a in a take a one Point Victory right now and just Call it off a he mused. A Rhein Mains Tough. They can throw Well have a Good kicking game just a solid team throughout. A we have kind of a tradition Here at Span Dahlem not to say or do anything to give the other team any kind of advantage. They re a vastly improved team. Not a different team from when they started but just an improved team All around. Id rather have nobody Call us favourites to win it but when you have the no. 4 team in the playoffs playing the no. 6 team that a to be before you run out to buy that Bridge Lockwood a going to sell you Chew on this Gem. A we improve every week a he said. A i done to think we be peaked yet. Really. We re still trying to put it together. I done to think we have it yet a a a a a a a a a a a i univ i a aia Liidi. A Lull cd Lily show up. We re hopeful the Good Bunch secondary has so Many holes it resembles in thie Giro Oban a _ a n. Or. _. Shows up this whereas that swampland deed in a ready to sign. While you May not buy into Lockwood a theories of disclosure you can to blame him. He does no to want to say anything to spark the rockets. Thurmond unknowingly sparked Pitburg earlier in the year by telling a reporter a England Here we come a Lockwood alleges. A they pasted that statement on their locker room bulletin Board a said the coach. Pitburg beat the sabers the next week 26-16 on oct. 6. Thurmond no longer talks to the press which is just Fine with the sabers. They just want to win it. A like in the past years we re going to go out and play it to win a said Lockwood. A Rifle Range target. There is Hope. In the semifinal Victory Over Sembach that secondary held Csc passing Leader Mike White to 11 completions in 27 attempts for a Mere 115 Yards. Sounds like in a a True rocket fan. Actually i was More than a fan at one time and wore the rockets name on the Hardwood. No matter. My reasons for picking the rockets to win saturday Are based on logic and not sentiment. The rocket fans As fair weathered As they Are Are Back and in numbers. Speaking of numbers Rhein Mains first Safe Crown was in 1951. The rockets were again champions in 1964, �?T67, �?T69, �?T72, �?T88 and �?T89. A third straight title would stretch Rhein Mains record in Safe finals to 8-1. All the rockets need is two More Victo a Roll. A a we be got basically two different j Vasut Usu of at in it 111 of amp a tilt 1wv1vwio 11vvu to Iovu 111u1u v1ciu the Rob prediction Span Dahlem will Ries. collect the first one saturday in its on me. Rhein main will i the Mike Sprehi Etinne the in rets Wil one. Span Dahlem 27, a a Ivull Llulia pull ecu Llvell Tui y y yeah right but go on coach. You re on win its biggest game. 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