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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 19, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 19, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 25 . Claim cups amps Ken George Cukur ova Turkey Forward and former Minnesota Golden Gopher Richard Coffey 14 puts in the reverse Layup sunday against Trent Mchenry of the . Marine corps. By Mike Bowers staff writer Langen Germany a the armed forces All stars won Back to Back games sunday to make a 3-0 sweep of the Holiday inn cup tournament. The All stars that will represent the . In the Conseil International do sport Militare cism basketball championship Defeated Cukur ova of Turkey 69-65 and edged Baumberg of the German league 86-85. All stars 69, Cukur ova 65 the All stars withstood a furious comeback attempt to Down Cukur ova of Tarsus Turkey in the first game. Free throws by Mark Slimko and Sam Jones both of the air Force in the final seconds kept the military hoop sters from wasting a 16-Point second half advantage. A a it a a pleasant Surprise a said coach Harold Johnson of the All stars Victory. A i give the players lots of credit for doing the things necessary to win a Johnson said. A a in a was very impressed with the defensive intensity. We did a lot of Good things a the Little things that done to show up on the stat  Melven Jones with 16 first half Points and six rebounds and Sam Jones with 15 Points and seven rebounds led the altars in scoring. However it was Melven Jones who provided the firepower for a 3429 halftime advantage. After coming off the Bench at the seven minute Mark he scored 18 of the teams next 24 Points. A my Job is to come in and give the team a boost a said Melven Jones a 6-fool-4 army for from fort Sill okla. A a in a a scorer but i always try to get things going from the defensive end. The offence comes along naturally a said Jones who played College basketball at Cisco Texas Junior College from 1983-85 and and with the University of Florida from 1985-87. Johnson was pleased with his teams first half performance but knew they were in for a Tough Battle. A your key has been Good Ball Ana people movement a Johnson said. A i definitely look for them Cukur ova to make adjustments and play us aggressively just As they did in their comeback win Over  All stars dominated the first 13 minutes of the final period. Carl Curry of the army scored 10 Points in a spurt that gave the All stars a 62-46 Cushion. Cukur ova then went on a 14-2 tear that trimmed the All stars advantage to 64-61 with just two minutes remaining. A free throw by Sam Jones and Slimko a conversion of a one and one gave the Al stars some breathing room at 67-61. Buckets by cuke Rovay Serman Kunter it and Richard Coffey pulled the team to within a Basket with 5i seconds remaining. Coffey a University of Minnesota player from 1986-90, led Cukur ova with a game High 30 Points. After an All Star turnover Cukur ova had a Chance to tie or take the Lead but turned the Ball Over when san bail Ken a three Point attempt hit nothing but air. Sam Jones was fouled and calmly Sank two free throws for the final score. A this is just practice for us a Johnson said. A i wanted to get everyone in. I did that and we still managed to win. Id rather have a close game than a Blowout in order to see How the players handle  the pressure now shifts to Johnson who will have to trim the 16-player All Star squad to 12 before departing for the cism championship on aug. 26 in Athens Greece. A a we re not Strong in any one area a said Johnson who is coaching the cism squad for the third year. A a we re balanced but defensively we be got to help each other out against the bigger team. A inside defense has Ahvay been a problem for us at the cism tournament. We be got some Talent and with the great attitudes towards working hard we should be  All stars 86, Bamberg 85 Melven Jones rebound and put Hack at the buz7.er capped a second half comeback and gave the All stars the tournament championship. Bamberg which placed third in the German first division this year dominated the first half. They twice built leads of 10 Points in the half. In the final seconds Marvin hires of the air Force slam dunked at the Buzzer for a 51-47 halftime score. The All stars tied the score in the second half on Back to Back Field goals by Ralph Baltimore of by thurs a and Melven Jones. Bamberg then pulled away on the strength of a 14-0 run that game them a 79-64"lead at the 5 44 Mark. Two three pointers by Casey Fisher of the army Ana a bucket by Melven Jones was part of a comeback Campaign that Cut the Lead to 81-79 in the final seconds. Trailing 85-81, Michael Parks of the army a three Pointer again pulled the Al stars to within a Point. On Bamberg a next Possession they called a timeout with 18 seconds remaining. After they unbounded the Ball a Tough defensive Effort prevented Bamberg from attempting a shot which set up Melven Jones heroics with just six seconds left. Fisher rushed the Ball past the time line and fired a pass to Parks who a jumper car emed off the rim. Jones rebounded the shot and his Short jumper swished in to beat the Horn for the Victory. Fisher was the game s leading scorer with 21 Points. Parks added 13, Melven Jones 12 and amp am Jones 10. Melvin Jones also pulled own seven rebounds. The All stars play tonight at 6 30 . Against Giessen of the German league at the sport Halle Ost in Giessen. In saturdays late game All stars 72, Langen 69 Rob Marr of Lakin Heath scored .14 Points to Lead the All stars Over Host Tel Langen. Marr was the Only american in double figures. Parks hit three three pointers for nine Points Baltimore Ken Gray of the Navy and Ronnie Gipson of the Marine corps scored eight Points each. Mike Smith scored a game High 20 for Langen. The All stars led 17-5 after five minutes and 39-35 at halftime. Langen did rally to a 61-61 tic in the second half but Carl Curry of the army converted a three Point play that put the . Up for Good. Lang ends Nicholas Wuch Frery a three Pointer just missed the front rim As time expired. Go 3-0 the Ball and passed to Otis West for a two Point conversion that made it 15-11. Sloane gave Pitburg a Lead 3-0 on its first Possession. The Barons drove to the Ramstein 18, but three Wilson passes went incomplete and Sloan booted a Field from the 25. Ramstein drove 80 Yards in 12 plays to take a 7-3 Lead with 6 15 remaining in the first Quarter. A 36-Yard pass from John Mclendon to Barnes was the big play in the drive with Mclendon getting the i d on a 1-Yard keeper and Schildgen booting the Pat. Neither team could score in the next two periods but Ramstein added eight Points Early in the fourth Quarter. Gates. Sembach stuff flyers to Sembach a Germany the Sembach tigers used their defense to open the Gates on sunday As they rolled to their third straight Continental sports conference football Victory 28-7 Over the Lindsey flyers. Ryan Gates was again a major part of the Story for the winners scoring two touchdowns and carrying 17 times for 82 of sem Baches 101 Rushing Yards. It was Gates who put the tigers ahead for Good rambling 8 Yards for the games first score in the opening Quarter. Gates also added a 4-Yard to in the fourth period after defensive Back Demetris Wright had returned an interception 58 Yards to the flyers 4-Yard line. Sembach a other two scores came in the second period As starting quarterback David Mathis found Tony Langley with a 46-Yard strike and later plunged Over from the one to Cap a scoring March. Mathis 8 of 21 for 182 Yards gave Way to Steve Boley late in the game. But the Story of the Day for Sembach was its defense which. So frustrated Lindsey a signal callers that the flyers 2-1 used four of them to Little effect. Starter Gary Williams did connect with Timothy Wright for a 4-Yard to in the third period. Defensive end Dwayne Johnson and linebacker Dave Olson applied most of the pressure As each rang up 8 Solo tackles for the Tiger defense which limited Lindsey to 33 Yards on the air Force football ground. In sundays other Csc game Pitburg 18, Ramstein 15 Pitburg a Germany a James Wilson a 12-Yard pass to Anthony Fagan with 3 30 left to play capped a two touchdown fourth Quarter Pitburg comeback. The touchdown was set up by a Mike Rufus Fumble recovery on the Ramstein 25. A pass interference Call gave the Barons a first Down on the 10 and following a two Yard loss Wilson found Fagan in the Corner of the end zone for the winning to. Anthony Sloan booted the Pat. The Victory Wasny to assured at that Point. However. Ramstein moved the Ball to the Pitburg 13 on passes from Bruce Leggroan to George Barnes one going for 17 Yards a second for 21 and a third for 9 that produced a first Down on the Pitburg 3. The Barons stiffened and Ramstein was forced to go for a Field goal on fourth Down. Mark Schildgen missed from the 12 a and the Barons had their second win in three games the rams their second defeat. Rufus recovery came on the first play from scrimmage following bit urge a first touchdown. That to was set up by Mel Reid a 65-Yard punt return to the rams 4-Yard line. Two plays later Reid scored on an off tackle dive. The Pat kick was blocked but Holder Wilson scooped up  
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