European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday August 20, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 25 . Cism cagers claim cup is 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. Stars some breathing room at 67-61. Buckets by cuke Rovay Serman Kuntor 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 a stars who will represent the . In the Conseil International do sport Militare cism basketball championship Defeated Cukur ova of Turkey 69-65 and edged Bamberg 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 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 Al stars 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-foot-4 army player 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 and 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 the 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 All Kmic takes 3rd in meet Kissimmee Fla. Kaiserslautern military Community accomplished a first for a european Little league team As it Defeated St. Cloud Fla., 7-4, saturday to finish third in the senior division world posted a 4-2 record for the Best showing Ever for a team from Europe. Ansbach wins in softball Ansbach a menus team and the Heidelberg lady generals won the army european championships in softball sunday. Paced by Walter Carters three run Homer Ansbach built an 8-0 Lead after two innings and held off hosting Hanau for a 10-6 Victory. Heidelberg repeated As women a titlist with a 23-2 Romp Over Ansbach at Karlsruhe Germany. And Richard Coffey pulled the team to within a Basket with 52 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 Raf Lakenheath England Ben Waters showed no respect for Safe Champion Lakenheath sunday manuf handling the eagles in a 12-7 . Conference upset. A brutal phantom defense held Lakenheath to 28 Rushing Yards in 29 attempts intercepted three passes recovered two fumbles and knocked Eagle starting a a Jeff Gordon out of the game Midway through the second Quarter. While the defense was concentrating on making the Eagle an endangered species Bent Waters offence collected the decisive pair of touchdowns. Tyrone Small a 1-Yard touchdown sneak capped a first Quarter drive and let the winners take a 6-0 Lead into the halftime dressing Waters started its second to drive Midway through the third Quarter on the Lakenheath 40, after losing a safety on an offsides infraction. Small ended the March with a 15-Yard scoring strike to 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 pres Kevin Zanella and the phantoms up 120 at this stage turned things Over to their defense. But backup quarterback Rico Johnson nearly brought the champs Back with a fourth Quarter Rush. Backed into his own end zone in the fourth Quarter Johnson dodged a swarm of tacklers and lofted a pass into traffic that tight end Keith Jones wrestled away from the phantom secondary and carried to the Ben Waters 18. But a series of bad Shotgun formation snaps left Lakenheath facing fourth and plenty from the 27, and Johnson a desperation pass barely eluded Jones outstretched fingertips at the 3. An ensuing Short punt set the eagles up at the Ben Waters 42, and the champions marched in for their Only score which came on a 2-Yard run by Jamie Fowler. the pressure now shifts to Johnson who will have to trim the 16-Playcr 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. Quot we re balanced but defensively we be got to help each other out against the bigger team. A inside defense has alway 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 Putback at the Buzzer 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. It 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 lied the score in the second half on Back to Back Field goals by Ralph Baltimore of Pitburg a and Melven Jqnes. Bamberg then pulled away on the strength of a 14-0 run that gave it a 79-64 Lead at the 5 44 Mark. Two three Pointer by Casey Fisher of the army and 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 it called a timeout with 18 seconds remaining. After it unbounded the Ball a Tough defensive Effort prevented Bamberg from attempting a shot which set up Melven Jones heroics with just six seconds left. Ii her rushed the Ball past the time line and tired a pass to Parks whose jumper chromed off the rim. Jones rebounded the shot and his Short jumper swished in to beat the Horn for the Victory. Fisher was the games leading scorer with 21 Points. Parks added 13, Melven Jones 12 and Sam Jones 10. Melvin Jones also pulled Down seven rebounds. The All stars were to play monday night against Giessen of the German league at the sport Halle Ost in Giessen. The loss was Lakeah Cathy a first since the 1989 Safe championship game. Rhein main beat Lakenheath that Day 37-18, and the eagles responded by romping unbeaten through the 1990 season and playoffs. Tigers Down flyers for 3-0 Csc record Sembach a Germany a the unbeaten Sembach tigers rolled to their third straight Continental sports conference football Victory sunday with a 28-7 Over the Lindsey flyers 2-1. Ryan Gates scored two touchdowns and carried 17 times for 82 of Sembach a 101 Rushing Yards. In sundays other Csc game James Wilson a 12-Yard pass to Anthony Fagan with 3 30 left capped a two touchdown fourth Quarter Pitburg comeback As the Barons nipped visiting Ramstein 18-15. Phantoms Shock eagles air Force football
