European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 22, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 25 High school basketball lion boys girls reach finals by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Mannheim Germany Lamar Cox cuts right to the Chase. It was a question of respect and How Little his Heidelberg Lions have gotten in their three games in the big schools basketball championship through fridays 50-41 semifinal Victory Over Kaiserslautern. A i done to think in this lifetime Heidelberg will Ever get any respect. We just play Ball a Cox said. And How. Cox fired in 26 Points and George Ackerson added 15 to oust the raiders from the tournament and vault the Lions to a shot at the title where they will meet the top seeded Nimberg a 45-43 Winner Over scrappy Wiesbaden in fridays late semifinal. The boys title game tips off saturday at 6 30 . At the Benjamin Franklin Village sports Arena. In the girls division Heidelberg shut Down Ramstein Sall everything Mika Brown to Advance to a title showdown against Frankfurt 62-46 winners Over Wiesbaden on  boys 50, Kaiserslautern 41 the Midnight toll came earlier than anticipated for Raider coach Kathy Kleha and her band of cinderellas. Cox and co. Played the ugly stepsisters to the Hilt. How ugly this ugly Heidelberg shut Down a town in the final period allowing just 8 Raider Points to the Lions 15. Kaiserslautern which upset Giessen and defending big schools Champion Wurzburg in its first two tournament games was held scoreless through half of the final instalment. A fall year i told my Guys i did no to want a one shot offence. Tonight we had a one shot offence a Kleha said. A it was such an emotional High for them to just be Here and they wanted it so bad they were forcing  Cox who scored 9 of his game High 26 Points in the fourth Quarter saw it this Way a a in a a senior and i know that any one of these games can be my last game. Somebody had to do it so i guess it had to be me. Gary Sanford led a town scorers with 10  boys 45, Wiesbaden 43 Nimberg coach Danny Robinson kept telling himself it Wasny to supposed to be that close. Problem was it was. Staked to a 43-38 Lead with 18 seconds left Numberg was taking that sigh of Relief when disaster nearly struck. Wiesbaden a Duba Flowers went up for a jumper just inside the 3-Point perimeter. To make a Long Story Short the shot was off Flowers fell got the whistle and a Chance for three much needed Points. His first one fell Short but he hit the big schools last two to make it a 43-40 game. Eagle Point guard Wayne Mcdowell gets fouled by Flowers on the ensuing drive but Mcdowell makes Only the Back end of his two freebies to make it 4440. Wiesbaden a Renard Harrison is nailed for travelling with 10 seconds left. Wiesbaden won the Ball Back and David Cole hit a jumper and was nailed on the Arm by Terrell dial with just seven seconds left. The shot fell to make it 44-43 but coleus free throw did no to. Numberg got the Ball Back and Henry Johnson was immediately fouled. He missed his first shot but Sank the second to ice the Victory. Dial led All Eagle scorers with 17 Points and ripped 14 misfires from the boards. He also had 3 blocks. Johnson finished with 12 boards and 9 Points. Flowers led Wiesbaden with 10 Points and the Cole cousins combined for 17 a David scoring 9 Points and Larry adding 8.Heidelberg girls 43, Ramstein 32 this is How you beat Mika Brown get her to foul out. Easy enough for the Lions who got a 17-Point Effort from Carolyn Kirsch and 13 Points from Donna Jordan while Ramstein a offence a Brown a was held to just 11 Points. She fouled out late in the game. A the emotion was Here last night and that emotion filtered Down to my players a Bennett said referring to the Lions of win Over a town thursday. Kirsch who averages 18 Points a game for the Lions also contributed to Heidelberg a title game trip with 5 steals and 5 blocked shots. Browne a 10 Points were tops for the royals. Kristy Falck dumped in 9  girls 62, Wiesbaden 46 Frankfurt a Junior phenom Aundria Sparrow fortified her ranking As one of the Best girls players in Europe by conducting a dazzling basketball clinic in front of a partisan Frankfurt cheering gallery. Sparrows 19 Points and 9 assists combined with Enez Browne a 21 Points and 15 rebounds lifted the upstart eagles into a championship game meeting with Heidelberg. Wiesbaden a Tamara Jenkins scored 22 Points despite persistent Frankfurt pressure and Beth Johnson added 15 Points in the loss. A we just wanted to Stop Tamara because when she one gets hot she a a real threat a Sparrow said. When Sparrow was Good she was penetrating a weak Wiesbaden defense through the paint and to the hoop. When she was great she was stopping on a dime and giving the change to Brown for the hoop. A i done to average 20 or 30 Points a game. Defense is what we stress in our game. Defense wins the  having a Veteran occasionally shrewd coach in Karen Snyder does no to Hurt. For the third time since 1987, Snyder has brought a Frankfurt representative into the finals. She won the big schools title last year. A i done to believe in a one Man team because those arc the teams that will eventually lose a Snyder said. A if you have a different top scorer each week then the other coaches have to think How they re going to Stop All of those players. Stopping one player is  unless her names Aundria Sparrow. A a she a a very smart player a Wiesbaden coach Lynn Hairstone said. A what she docs is draws out the defense. She a not someone who just wants to get her 25 Points. She gets the All underneath. That a Why i pick Frankfurt to win it All hands  in thursday s late game Numberg boys 55, Ramstein 48 top seeded Nimberg got an 18-Point Effort from Reese Lowery to Advance to fridays semifinals against Wiesbaden. A we did no to play that pretty of a game but what do you expect at 11 of clock at night a asked Eagle coach Robinson referring to an hours delay of the opening tip due to Wiesbaden a girls double of win. Mike Carter scored 18 Points for the royals and Chris acrid or added 14 Points. Oesterberg boys reach first championship game s4s Dav com eyes on the prize Bonne a list ofor concentrates on the rim while shooting a free threw during thursdays play in the Small schools basketball tournament at Baum older Germany. Ofor and her crusaders beat Munich 47-37 on their first step to tonight a title game. By Ben Abrams prep sports editor. Baum older Germany there a a first time for everything. Just ask the Oesterberg boys basketball team. This season they won the Bennor regular season championship for the first time. They did no twin the Northern regional last week at Hahn but they finished second and qualified a for the first time a for the Small schools basketball tournament. And saturday Jim Cole and his Falcons Are going for their first championship. They reached the championship game with a stirring 61-54 Victory Over the Ansbach cougars. Oesterberg will meet the Winner of the Munich a 59-53 Winner Over shape in fridays late semifinal for the title. The girls championship game will be a rematch of last weeks Northern regional finale Between the International school of Brussels and Bonn both of whom won handily in their semifinal games. Is conquered Baum older 48-35 and Bonn overwhelmed osterholz 56-31. Oesterberg boys 61, Ansbach 54 the Falcons followed coleus strategy perfectly a and jumped out to a commanding Lead Ano never trailed although Ansbach made things uneasy for a while. They built a 21-12 first Quarter Lead As Burnell King put on a 10-Point shooting exhibition and All five starters scored at least one Basket. A we give a lot of size away to everybody we play and we had to get the Lead first and make them come after us a Cole said. King paced the Victory with 20 Points and Jason Cole the coaches son tallied 17. Gement Marie paced the cougars with 21 Points and san Ricus Robinson followed with 12. Kenny Mcneil added 11 More to the Ansbach  schools Munich boys 59, shape 53 deadly accuracy from the free throw line in the shape fourth Quarter propelled the Mustangs past into the title game again the astounding Falcons. Munich took a 34-32 Lead into the final Quarter but Rob spans rebound Basket and one by Martin Cunningham got shape chasing the Ball and committing foul after foul. The Mustangs made 17 of 18 free throws with Terrance Franklin and Shawn Miller going 6 for 6 and Atila Barlas converting on All four of  girls 56, osterholz 31 Bonn once again started very slowly making Only five of 17 shots in the first Quarter but still holding a 10-7 advantage. Jackie Losi hit four baskets in the second Quarter to ignite the crusaders who connected on eight of 12 shots in the third Quarter and five of their first six in the last Quarter before the subs mopped up. At Ofir paced the crusaders with 24 Points. Is girls 48, Baum older 39 is the Northern regional Champion advanced into Tje championship game of the Small schools meet with a relatively smooth Conquest of Baum older. The raiders opened an 8-0 Lead but the bucs scored the next eight Points. That was the Only Point in the game where Baum older was even. Georgia Bottoms led All scorers with 18 Points. Anna Kaisa Paananen followed with 13 and Schmidt had 10 for the victors. Lesola Baucom and Tonya Dawson notched 10 apiece for the bucs. In fridays girls Consolation games Munich Defeated Augsburg 33-25 and Vilseck nipped Berlin 27-25. Osterholz clipped Berlin 58-52 and Bamberg edged is 39-33 in boys Consolation Battles