European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Bit Burg by Walt Morrissette staff writer Pitburg a Germany the bit Burg Barons became the first Safe team in 18 year Sjo win Back to Back titles saturday when they toppled the Mildenhall marauders 81-63. Safe tournament map Kelvin Bievens led the Way in his final game at bit Burg with 23 Points six assists five steals and four rebounds. Elevens soon Heads to Grissom fab ind. Kyle James scored 19 Points with six rebounds five assists and five steals. Ralph. Baltimore added 12 Points seven rebounds and five assists and Joe Cummings scored 10 Points for Pitburg a a its exciting a Blevens said about the Back to Back titles. He said Pitburg got balanced scoring and a different scoring Leader each game because a it just depends on How. The Guys shots Are falling because everybody gets open for a Reggie Jetton led Mildenhall with 23 Points a including four three pointers a seven boards and five assists. Kenny car sunday february 24.1991 the stars and stripes b Page 25 pm to Back Safe menus basketball championship swell added 13 James and Mike Paul scored Apece As the Barons ran out to a 22-9 Lead seven minutes into the game. Mildenhall rallied from three Point Range As Carswell knocked in a Trey and a a Jetton rattled Home three trifecta to eluding the last one with two seconds left n the half. That trimmed the Barons Lead to 34-27. 0 Pitburg pulled away with a key run to Start the second half. A a the marauders were in their 2-1-2 zone daring Joe Cummings to shoot Over a a it As they would Only come out to contest Blevens James or Baltimore. Cummings burned them for three jumpers and two free throws in bit urea a 12-3 run to a 46-30 Lead. With the big Lead the Barons started Chipping at the clock cutting about 30 seconds Oft the 45-second clock with each Possession. Leading 67-47 with 3 09 left Pitburg kicked in the four Comers to lock up its second straight Safe title arid 71st win in 72 shimmer it Home at 1 39 for a 71-51 Lead which ignited a Home crowd Celebration. Jetton fouled out with 48 seconds to lugged Blevens and congratulated a on the Pitburg Bench before he own. Be Barons pressured the Ball from the opening tip. A they make it Tough for you a Jetton said. A they play Good defense. They re swinging at everything Down Low. They make it hard for everybody. But Well bring everybody Back. I told George Price Well win it next Pitburg coach Price said the game went As he and Phillips planned in their 11,. Saturday meeting. A i did no to want Carswell to get started because he a a Streak shooter a Price said. A i knew Jetton was going to get his 20. But its a slow 20. By the time he finishes dribbling around a minute has gone off the clock before he shoots the Mildenhall coach John Mayo who played with Carswell on the 1984 Mildenhall Safe champs said Quot it was More mental than anything else. A your zone slowed them Down but when you Stop someone else from scoring you have to score to make All that hard work making the All Toumey team were Bievens James Baltimore Jetton Carswell Lakenheath a Rob Mart and Chick aads Donald a a House Gaines. Safe cancelled its traditional Camp this year but nominated Baltimore James Marr and Jetton to represent Safe in the All air Force trial Camp at Colorado Springs Colo Starling March 3. Correction a George prices sets whom Hie named after Dean Smith u Robin Dean Price not Robert Dean Price As reported yesterday. Wurzburg boys keep Frankfurt from sweep by Ben Abrams prep sports editor a Mannheim Germany a the Frankfurt girls followed coach Karen Snyders game plan to a x saturday and walked off with the big schools basketball tournament title by beating Ramstein 48-35. But the Kutzburg wolves prevented the Frankfurt boys from following the details of coach Bill Snyder a game plan by extracting a 57-53 verdict in their title showdown and prevented history beef to made by having a husband and wife team coach boys and girls champions in Dodds 48, Ramstein 35 the Frankfurt and Ramstein girls tied for the aaa title this year suffering their Only loss against the other a and an exciting finale was but Frankfurt broke a 10-10 tie on a jumper by Enez Brown and a air oif drive ins by Aundria parrow later declared the tourney map put the eagles in front to stay. A we changed our game plan considerably since we played in Jim last a Karen Snyder said. We decided to full court press them every time we score and then to fall Back into a zone and keep the Ball away from a Ami Kay was Ramstein a 6-2 Center Mika Brown who wreaked big schools havoc against the opposition All season. The eagles did a tremendous Job of keeping the Ball away and forcing Brown into taking bad shots. She wound up with 11 Points Well under her average. A eleven Points is that All Mika got a Snyder asked in amazement when she was told of Browne a production. A then id say we did a great Job. The girl i had on Mika Tina Rice is an outstanding defensive Plaver and this was her Best game. Rice got into Early foul trouble guarding Brown but she did no to foul out and turned in a Fine offensive game As Well getting 15 Points and pulled Down 13 rebounds. Sparrow played her usually Sharp passing and bal handling game chalking up eight assists while finding time to notch 17 Points on an 8-for-13 Day from the Field. A Saundria has been outstanding for us All year but 1 really thin she saved the Best for tonight. She did everything so Well a Snyder said. The Frankfurt defense held Michelle Jones Ramstein a other outstanding scorer to 11 Points. Joining Sparrow on the girls All tournament team were teammates Rice and Enez Brown Mika Brown Jones Heidelberg a Carolyn Kirsch Nairn bergs Svala Rie Colvin and Wiesbaden a Tamara 57, Frankfurt 53 the boys title game was nip and tuck All the Way. Frankfurt had a five Point Lead Early. Wurzburg caught up at 24-24, led 27-29 at halftime 39-37 going into the final Quarter and built up a seven Point Lead with 15 seconds remaining. Dan Hallgrimson Cut that margin to three Points on his third three Point goal of the game and a free throw that made it a four Point play. A but Wurzburg a Dwayne Thompson a sub who earned Praise from coach Kevin a Pitt son wrapped things up with a free throw six seconds later. A we had a couple of kids come off the Bench and help us win this championship a Johnson said. A Dwayne Thompson and Lorenzo Claridy really came through in the clutch. They teamed up superbly with our two outstanding regulars a Keith Hodge and Mike Gatewood. A Hodge was by far the Best rebounded in the tournament and the selection of Gatewood As most valuable player was a Good Hodge led the wolves to their second championship in the past five years a and Johnson a second too a with a Sterling 24-Point, 17-rebound game. Four of Sas l 1 Frankfurt a a Jackie alien Center scrambles for a tit a game urfi wet saturday Between Ramstein a Michelle Jones left and Mika brim. His 10 baskets came off offensive rebounds. Gatewood turned in an excellent floor game against Frankfurt a Leech like pressure defense setting up Hodge for several baskets and running the offence successfully. He managed to rack up 18 Points in keeping the Frankfurt defense honest. Hodge Halfon Mson Frankfurt a Webster 1-Anghorne, a naut a Luis Jimenez Giessen s Charles Breeland ram Stetna a Deon Moyd the map last year when the royals nudged Frankfurt for the title and Mannheim s Dominic Vassar joined Gatewood on the coaches All tourney boys Brussels girls take titles Baum older Germany a the Baum older boys and Brussels girls captured the Small schools by Iseball titles saturday. Baum older beat the bad Kreun Zach bearcats 64-�?�6. And Brussels handled Bonn 47-39 for its second straight girls championship. Baum older Edh the boys final thanks to its pressure throughout the second half. Willie Askew led the bucs with 15 Points. Greg Petty chipped in 15 Points Aud six rebounds and tourney map Keith Williams pulled Down 11 rebounds. Sophomore Quinton Fergus n bad nine Points eight steals and four assists. Jesse Janssen led . With 17 Points and 15 re Small schools basketball Bounds and David Hardge had 13 Points for bearcats. Brussels girls 47, Bonn 39 the brigands held the crusaders to eight Points in the Middle quarters of this final. Brussels was paced by Georgia Bottoms who had 27 Points and 15 rebounds. Masquida James had 10 Points 10 assists and 10 steals. The crusaders were led by Stephanie Hughlett who had 17 Points. In third place games saturday Munich boys 75, Berlin 55 the Mustangs pulled away in the third and used subs the rest of the Way to coast. An la Yearta led the Mustangs with 23 Points and 17 re Botines ro4p spans added 19 Points and 17 rebounds. R.,r, Smucz contributed 15 Points six rebounds and As arts. The Kar ing bears were led by Sean Cherry with h Points f�5 rebounds and seven assists Joel Vega added h co inti 1sb girls 45, Augsburg 43 Sara Schmidt led International school of Bra cd it of 11 Points and eos it rebound Tarshia Brenner led a apaches Effort with Rpu Iii. A of 27 a thai str amp Fife
