European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                From Page 5 Friday 3 . A Frankfurt highs Halls Buzz with talk of hundreds of anticipated a kick ass Holiday weekend plans. The students seem to have an added Spring in their step As they Roll through the hallways to their next classroom. For the football players classes seem to pass at an excruciatingly slow Pace. Some of the players Are thinking of Heidelberg a defense. A basically they Only have two defences Quot says Nighbert who has looked at the videotape for the third time in three Days. A they have their run defense with a nine Man front then they have their pass defense with a four Man front and five linebackers. We can pass on them no  Iosefo aces his third period algebra exam. A talk about easy a he boasts. Its on to government class a must for every senior attending american schools in the . Or abroad. The teacher is out sick so a substitute takes her position behind the lectern which is adorned with a a a done to eat gum in my class a sign bordered with Skull and crossbones. When Iosefo and Langhorne enter and the sub announces the plan for the Day the seniors breathe a sigh of Relief. The Clarence Thomas Anita Hill affair on Capitol Hill provides the class discussion material. A video of abcs world new tonight is popped into the Var and Iosefo and Langhorne turn their attention to the screen. Other students pull out newspapers Yawn and Chat about How Boring life is. A Why she Gonna come out All late on this a Iosefo says of Hill. A a what a it been ten years or something a the class stirs. The kid with his face buried in the comics Section chuckles.  the teacher asks the students to write Down their opinion on the testimony of Thomas and Hill. A hand goes up. A this Isnit a right or wrong answer is it Quot the teacher Rolls her eyes.  not everyone likes football or football players. A actually i think they re a pain in the ass a says one senior who asked to be identified As Brent. A i done to think they re anything special but they sure do. Pep rallies i done to go to Pep rallies. I done to think in be Ever gone to a Pep  other students like the football players. Nigh Bart a could be the most popular Guy in school but he does no to want to be. He s Happy just hanging Tow with his Girlfriend a says Junior tag Erickson. Lamora and Langhorne a popularity ratings Are among the highest in the school As Are Iosefo and Joe Evans. Saturday 9 09 . A the hoots and hollers that usually accompany a game Day morning have passed Over Frankfurt High school. Some players a veg out a As one player puts it. Others sleep on the bleachers overlooking the gym floor Walkman stereos on their stomachs headphones blasting Rock into their ears. Three eagles find a stray volleyball from fridays volleyball practice and play two on one on the basketball court. A by a All know you re Gonna get in trouble if coach sees you Down there. You might twist an ankle a Lamora screams from the loge level of the gym. The volleyball is stowed away and the three players Gallop up the staircase leading to the locker room. The game jerseys Are sparkling White As if they were once used in a laundry detergent Challenge and won. The game pants Are a Bright yellow and the socks Are pushed Down just Over the Ankles. After another Quick look at the video of the Heidelberg Pitburg game Toth Calls his team to the loge level. Pep talk. Forget the emotional outbursts or the images a amps in Georg Heidelberg running Back Richard Sweeting tries to avoid the tackle of Frankfurt a Matt Uhart. Quarterback Chad Nighbert munches after leading the eagles to their devouring of the Lions. Sis in a org of Knute Rockne so win one for the  Toth instructs his players to take a look within. A the closer you get to one of clock whatever i said last night wont matter a he says to the 60 sets of eyes staring at him. A a you re Only a High school senior one time. You re Only a High school Junior one time a the coach says a Long pause. The eyes stare through Toth. He continues. A a there a something special about that one time. Done to miss your shot. Like i said last night a and i meant it a you Are an outstanding group of Young men. Outstanding. You Are people who have collectively become an outstanding football  the bus ride is painfully Long. Some players let their eyes stray to where the cheerleaders sit. Others stare out the front window. After an hour of watching the porsche Mercedes and beemers smoke the bus the eagles pull into Heidelberg a Patrick Henry Village. The Frankfurt faces turn to Stone. No laughing. No smiles. Game faces. A let s have some fun out there a the coach says. They do to the tune of a 40-13 dance past Heidelberg. After the rout the teams Exchange handshakes and split up. Heidelberg talks it Over in an end zone while Iosefo leads Frankfurt in a Victory cheer. A a who a in the Doghouse a he asks glancing past the opposition. A Woof.  with Heidelberg a Homecoming marked by the defeat the eagles Board the team bus. Toth is on Board. He tells his troops they Are winners. He a right. They beat Ramstein the next week and Frankfurt has done nothing but win. The eagles record 5-0 heading into yesterday s clash with  6 a sunday october 27. 1991