European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 c the stars and stripes saturday september 21,1991jackets kick cars on final play by de Shearer Atlanta apr kicking clutch Field goals late in a game is nothing new for Scott Sisson of Georgia tech. He did it again thursday night. A 33-yarder on the final play gave the 17th-ranked yellow jackets a 24-21 Atlantic coast conference Victory Over Virginia. It was the fifth time in the senior kickers career he has either won or tied a game in the final 61 seconds and the second year in a Row he a denied Virginia a tie. The Cavaliers were ranked no. 1 in the nation with a 7-0 record last november College football when Sisson kicked a 37-yarder with seven seconds remaining to break a 38-38 tie. �?o1 thought it might happen with seven minutes left then we came Down and scored a Sisson said. A then they scored and i thought it would happen. Its All up to the two minute offence. They saved me from a 55-Yard Sissons game Winner came after Shawn Jones sparked an 11-play, 58-Yard drive in the final two minutes passing for 41 Yards and avoiding a sack to scramble for 12 More after Virginia had tied the game at 21-21 on Bobby Goodman a third touchdown pass a 19-yarder to Aaron Mundy. Until the late rallies by each team the game had featured Jimy Lincoln techs pint sized freshman who ran for 229 Yards on 31 carries and a 23-Yard touchdown that gave the jackets 2-1 Overall 1-0 acc a 21-14 Lead with 7 38 to play. Lincoln a yardage broke techs freshman record of 203 set by Jerry Mays against Western Carolina in 1985. It was the second Best one game total in tech history topped Only by Eddie Lee Ivery s 356 against air Force in 1978. Quot he had two fumbles and to come Back and keep his poise you have to say a lot about him As a freshman to be Able to do that a coach Bobby Ross said of Lincoln a 5-foot-9, 183-Pounder from Pittsburgh. A it was amazing a Ross said of Sissons beating the Cavaliers for the second year in a Row. Quot i could not believe that it came Down to a kick Sisson made it from the right hash Mark after both teams had used a timeout with four seconds remaining. "1 just have to go out and Deal with what we have a Sisson said. As a freshman he kicked a 35-yarder a amp Georgia tech s Kevin Battle 98 moves in on Virginia running Back Nicki Fisher in Atlanta thursday night tech won 24-21 High octane tests await army Navy air Force a Page 26 with 42 seconds left to beat Boston College and last year he kicked a 38-yarder with eight seconds remaining to beat Virginia tech. His 27-yarder with 1 01 left lifted tech into a tie with North Carolina last year. Tech took the Lead on its first offensive play a pass from Jones to Greg Lester who got behind the defense at the Virginia 40 on a play that covered 76 Yards. Techs other to was a 1-Yard run by Rodney Wilkerson with 12 04 remaining lifting the jackets into a 14-14 tie. Goodman who completed 11 of 18 passes for 229 Yards also had scoring passes of 50 Yards to Larry Holmes nine seconds before halftime and 72 Yards to freshman Tyrone Davis with nine seconds left in the third. Coach George Welsh of Virginia 1-2, 0-2 does no to think his team has been jinxed by Sisson and the yellow jackets. A a it a Only two years that we have lost to them a he said. James gangs up on Mannheim Virginia had won three in a Row on techs Home Field but the jackets made the cays their 13th victim in succession at Home since losing to them two years ago. The game kicked off a College football weekend that on saturday features three games Matching ranked teams. In the Headliner no. 4 Washington Calls on no. 9 Nebraska saturday night. Also no. 5 Florida is at no. 18 Syracuse and no. 6 Tennessee is at Home against no. 23 Mississippi state. By Rob Staggenborg staff writer Kaiserslautern Germany Calvin James scored five times and Tryone Johnson added another As the Kaiserslautern raiders pounded the Mannheim Bison 42-6 in prep football under Friday night lights. James touchdown Parade included id receptions of 65 and 70 Yards As Well As 25 and 33-Yard jaunts ask town opened. Its 1991 football Campaign. He also returned an interception 78 Yards in the final seconds to spark the raiders to Victory. Mannheim fell to 1-1 on the season. James heroics were one of the few shining moments on the vog Chweh Gridiron. Of the 16 lights Only 10 worked due to gymnasium renovations nearby. The game was almost called because of electrical problems but an Lith hour Patch up Job by local army engineers made the Field playable if dim. The dark conditions were not enough to hinder Kaiserslautern a James. James put on an electrifying display on a towns first series galloping 33 Yards on an off tackle Block for the touchdown on just the raiders fifth play of the game. Martin Pala Korus Pat made it 7-0. A town quarterback Robert Coleman dominated the Bison secondary in the first Quarter tossing 25 and 14-Yard Spears to James for two crucial first Downs during the raiders second scoring drive. After an illegal procedure Flag forced a second-and-25 from the a town 35-Yard line Coleman lofted the bomb to James who scampered in unscathed for the 65-Yard scoring play. Pala Korus Pat made it 14-0. A the safety was trying to play close to me. I just blew past him and the Ball was there a James said As the Kaiserslautern fans gathered around hanging on his every word. It was nearly dead Vii Midway through the third Quarter when Coleman launched a 70-Yard surface to air to James missile. James had penetrated the Bison secondary deep enough he could have stopped and had a Burger at the nearby Burger King before strolling across the goal line to give a town a 27-0 Lead. A they started to put two or three Guys on me but i was Able to give them a fake and make the catch a he said. Johnson a 5-Yard touchdown run and plakorus Pat put the game Well out of reach at 34-0 with 2 16 left in the third Quarter. Mannheim averted the shutout Midway a a ugh the third Quarter on Jermaine Dillard s 2-Yard to plunge which made it 34-6. The raiders forced six Mannheim turnovers m the first half alone. For the game a town recovered five fumbles and intercepted Bison quarterback Jared Miller twice. The night was clearly James who added a 25-Yard 1d run Midway through the second Quarter to his to account. Pala Korus Pat had Mannheim looking Down the barrel of a cocked and loaded flu Kaiserslautern Edge. Whis 78 Yard interception return of a Miller pass proved to be the final Nail. A i thought it was Over my head a James said of the interception return. A i just reached up and got it and Mannheim coach Darty Andrew who led the Bison to the big schools title game last season pointed to inexperience and the loss of several key starters to explain the loss. A a we be got a Young team a Verv Young secondary a Andrew said. A phone Lully this season wont be this Long of a year. H a gotbe31��?� that our k is a ave up we just angry Piniella promises big red shake up san Francisco a manager Lou Piniella has seen enough of the Cincinnati reds who Are on the verge of being formally eliminated from the National league West race. A a in la Tell you one thing a Piniella said after wednesdays loss to the san Francisco giants. A there Are going to be a lot of jobs open on this bal club next year. A whole slew of them. A lot of changes have to be made Here. A a in a not going to elaborate on anything. But believe me in a not going to watch this for another year. I can Tell you that Point with 15 games left the Best the Cincinnati reds can do is tie for first. The defending world series champions were pushed to the Brink of elimination thursday losing to san Francisco 4-1,
