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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Buffs save tie with huskers Boulder Colo. A Colorado a Greg Thomas blocked a 41-Yard Field goal attempt by Nebraska a Byron Bennett As time ran out saturday night preserving a 19-19 tie that left the ninth ranked Cor huskers and no. 15 buffaloes in a first place tie in the big eight. Colorado tried to put extra pressure on Bennett by calling three consecutive timeouts before his final kick. When he did try it Thomas leaped and blocked the Ball with his left Elbow. The Ball rolled out of Bounds As time expired before a chilled capacity crowd of 52,319 at Folsom Field. Colorado 5-2-1 and Nebraska 6-1-1 Are both 3-0-1 in the big eight with three saturday a collage football on pages 21,22 and 24 league games remaining. If they tie for the league title the Orange bowl will decide which team goes to the Jan. 1 game. Colorado which was seeking its third straight win Over Nebraska took a 19-12 Lead on Darian Hagans 4-Yard to run with 27 seconds left in the third Quarter. Nebraska tied it on Derek Browne a 7-Yard scoring run with 6 41 remaining in the game which was played in a sub Zero wind chill. Nebraska had a final Chance to win after driving from its own 46 to the Colorado 23 with four seconds left. But Bennett a Sophomore who earlier had kicked Field goals of 27 and 35 Yards had his last attempt blocked As Colorado fans pelted the Field with snowballs. It was Thomas third blocked kick this season. The tie snapped Colorado a 18-game big eight winning Streak and prevented the buffaloes from sweeping Oklahoma and Nebraska for the third straight year. Hagan ran for two touchdowns and Greg Biekert returned a blocked extra Point 85 Yards for two Points As Colorado took a 19-12 Lead. Nebraska drove 55 Yards in seven plays and tied it on Browne std run in the fourth Quarter. The stars and stripes november 4,1991 c Page 28rockets bag Safe Crown by Walt Morrissette staff writer Rhein main a Germany a the Rhein main rockets used a suffocating defense and a punishing time consuming ground attack to stifle the Lakenheath eagles 27-6 sunday in the Safe championship game. It was Rhein Mains third Safe championship in the last four years and a Safe leading eight titles Overall. The rockets took the �?T88 and �?T89 titles with Routs Over Lakenheath but the eagles beat the rockets 39-30 for the �?T90 championship. Wind gusts blowing from sideline to sideline were Strong enough to keep the american Flag horizontal for the entire game and made passing More risky than usual so rein main responded by grinding out 225 Yards on 49 attempts. The rockets were led by Steve rockets in orbit Over title a Page 25 Robinsons 100 Yards in 22 carries and Charley Harris 71 Yards in 17 tries. Rhein main had 302 total Yards and held the eagles to 92 Yards net Rushing and 149 passing. The rockets sacked Lakenheath quarterbacks six times for minus-35 Yards. Lakenheath a Troy Lockman came into the championship with a Safe leading 1,114 Yards and 14 touchdowns 13 Rushing 1 receiving. He had game highs of 101 Yards and 26 carries sunday but the rockets kept him out of the end zone and the eagles committed several errors that killed sustained drives. The rockets took a 10-0 Lead during a 60-second Span in the first Quarter and maintained that margin into the final minutes of the game. The final score could have been much worse As Rhein main quarterback Dennis Williams missed several wide open receivers that had gotten behind the Lakenheath secondary. Rhein main put its Money on its defense right away deferring its Choice after winning the toss. The move paid off As the rockets forced Lakenheath to punt twice after three Downs. In Between the rockets had a 12-play, 43-Yard, 5 40 minute drive that fizzled out on the Lakenheath 24. Rhein Mains Marty Andres recovered a Fumble on the Lakenheath 33, but the rockets gave it right Back when Durand Phillips intercepted Dennis Williams at the 1 and brought it Back to the 18. Lockmann a 25-Yard burst was wiped out by a holding penalty that took the eagles Back to their own 7. On the next play ethane Dubose sacked John Rudy in the end zone with 2 42 left in the Quarter for a 2-0 Lead that put the rockets out in front for the rest of the game. A we knew he was going to go deep in the end zone to try to get his team out of the Hole a a said Dubose who finished with a game High four sacks. A i just beat my Man to the Block and made the  Kalph Brown a member of Rhein Mains offensive line dubbed a the Bubba tub club Quot caught the ensuing free kick and returned it 15 Yards to the Lakenheath 42. Robinson dashed 24 Yards up the Middle and Harris busted tackles for 15 More to the 3. Harris scored on the next play then ran in the conversion for a 10-0 Rhein main Lead with 1 42 left in the first Quarter. The second and third quarters featured spectacular running by Lockman and Robinson two missed Field goal tries by rocket kicker Jason Manning and drive 818 Kan George Rhein Mains Marty Andres 47 and Lenard Moore 58 bag Laken Beathe a John Rudy for one of six rocket sacks sunday. Stopping sacks by Rhein Mains Andres and Dubose but no scoring. Williams got the Start ahead of Hiawatha Porter because of his big plays in Rhein Mains 31-7 win Over Ramstein for the Csc championship. Williams 30-Yard burst on a naked Bootleg set up the rockets next touchdown his 24-Yard pass off the hands of Lakenheath a Clemon Booker into the grasp of rocket wide out Shawn Lee for score. Manning a kick made it 17-0 with 9 15 left in the game. Lakenheath a Rico Johnson came in at quarterback and marched to eagles to their Only score. He passed 13 Yards to Ray Chatman at the Rhein main 1. Then after two running plays lost a Yard each Johnson passed 3 Yards to Tim Graeter for the 17-6 count with 5 54 left. Rudy a pass off a fake Field goal attempt fell incomplete. Rhein main killed the eagles by keeping the Ball for eight plays Over the next five minutes leading to Manning a 31-Yard Field goal with 45 seconds left that put the rockets up 20-6 and started the Celebration. But that Wasny tall. Just 15 seconds later Andres picked off Johnson a desperation pass and returned it 20 Yards for his first Rhein main touchdown. Manning spat ended it a 276.what s saturdays Aba boxes bears overtake Lions Senna nabs Short win. Nil summaries for pfc Central Lead in of mural final inside a a a �?page23�?page26 �?page27  
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