European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 23, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 21 the Lions share turns out to be 2 championship High school basketball by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Mannheim Germany a it was a Heidelberg sweep in the big schools basketball championships saturday with the girls walloping the Frankfurt eagles 3732 for the Lions first title of the Day. Then two Little Guys paid big dividends for the boys team As the Lions ended Nurnberg coach Danny Robinsons dream season 60-46. Upsets nah says lion Forward Goerge Acker son. A definitely no this Wasny to an upset. Everything we do people think it is a Fluke. Now we showed that we can win. We proved them  girls 37, Frankfurt 32 the Box and one defense slugged Frankfurt across the nose and the eagles  recover. Tournament map Carolyn Kirsch Heidelberg a shooting Cannon most of the season carried a satisfied smile to the locker room. Heidi Gill had a Toothy Grin too As did coach Rich Bennett. The Box and one took Frankfurt Stop player Aundria Sparrow out of the game and the rest of coach Karen Snyder a players never recovered. A the difference was that Box and one a Bennett said grinning. A we shut her Down and they just  get anything  a the Box and one a Snyder said with a frustrated sigh. A we practice against it played against it and Nave had some Success against it. We knew what to do but we just  get Aundria out of  Kirsch scored 17 Points and Gabrielle Nelson came off the Bench to add 6 Points and 8 big rebounds to Lead the ions to the title. Kirsch who a been dissected and critiqued by the throngs of court Side pundits the entire tournament As being the Only Gem in Heidelberg a jewelry shop revealed in Victory. A Tootsie pop firmly implanted in her Mouth she said a fall week Frankfurt a been saying How we were just a one Man team. Basically a she continued taking the Lollipop out of her Mouth a we proved that they were the one Man team. Once we took Aundria out of the game they  get anything  Kirsch who played most of the fourth Quarter with four fouls went on a 6-Point Binge in the final Frame and Nelson scored 4 of her 6 Points in the final Quarter. A the coach took me out after my fourth foul and i had a Chance to think a Kirsch said. A i did no to want to play scared so i went Back in and just played like i Ebig schools did no to have any  Frankfurt connected on Only 10 of 48 shots and was 7 of 15 from the free throw line. Heidelberg was 15 of 54 from the Field and 5 of 16 from the line. Corigliano hit 2 of 5 3-pointers.Heidelberg boys 60, Niernberg 43 the bigger they Are. Led by guards Dusty Rhodes and Pete Dunn Heidelberg went on a 26-Point fourth Quarter tear through a beleaguered Niernberg defense to Lead the Lions to the title. A once they fell behind it was too hard for them to catch up a Rhodes said. A we knew if we could get them behind us they a fall apart and they did. Wed played them earlier in the year and beat them and that a exactly what they  Lamar Cox anchored the lion shooting spree with a 16-Point Outing. Ackerson added 12 Points and the two Little Guys combined Tor 14-Points each. A a that a a team Effort right there a Heidelberg coach Brad Shahan said. A four Guys in  Niernberg got 19 Points from Terrell dial and Shaun Hale added 10 Points in the loss. During Heidelberg a stretch run dial turned sour under the Basket missing four straight junk buckets. A every time he went up for the Ball he had two or three Guys on him a Robinson said in defense of his Star attraction. A a it a hard to get a shot off like  leading 34-33 going into the final Quarter dial hit the front end of a pair of free throws and then his turnaround jumper on the next series gave Niernberg a 36-34 Lead. Ackerson got the Ball on the far end of the court and lifted a Beautiful backhand shot while driving through the backdoor of the paint to tie it at 36-36. Reese Lowery hit a 12-foot jumper to give the eagles a 38-36 Lead but Ackerson tied it again with a Short jumper. Hank Johnson netted the go ahead bucket to make it 40-38 Nurnberg but then Heidelberg got hot a and mad. Hales 3-Pointer with just Over a minute to play accounted for Nurnberg a final Points. Ackerson scored 8 of his Points in the final Quarter and Rhodes Sank All four of his free throws during the run. Dunn was 4 of 6 from the line during that Span. A we just never gave up a Ackerson said. A we knew we could beat  Heidelberg the aaa conference Champion during the regular season was the Only loss on Robinsons record this year. Us make that two now. A a we re not looking at next year right Hridel Eifu a Carolyn Kirsch 14 finishes the fast break against Frank flirt s Cara Rischl. Now a Robinson said. A we have to look at right now. Right now we lost the game. I have a Bunch of kids in the locker room who la remember this one game. Done to forget we finished 18-2 on the year and beat three triple a teams. Its just too bad one game will Cloud that. A my hats off to  following the game Nurnberg marched off the court a save for Robinson and two Bench players a to forgo the customary congratulatory handshake. No matter Cox said. A it does no to matter to me. If they re going to go and do that let Mem. We re still the  All tournament teams Kirsch was named the girls division map and joining her on the All tournament team were Gill and Michelle he Dick from Heidelberg. Sparrow Brown and Adams were the Frankfurt representatives and Ramstein Smika Brown and Wiesbaden a Tamara Jenkins round out the squad. Cox took the boys map honors and was joined by fellow lion mates Ackerson and Dunn. Nurnberg placed dial on the roster and Ramstein placed Louis Foust. Mannheim a Mike Balisteri a naut Scory Whitaker and Wiesbaden a David Cole round out the , is narrowly Nab titles by Ben Abrams prep sports editor Baum older Germany a the Oesterberg oys completed a rags to riches climb by capturing the Small schools boys basketball championship by out Asting a stubborn Munich team 54-50 saturday. Inter National school of Brussels took the girls Crown with a 7-45 verdict Over  boys 54, Munich 50 the trip to the Small schools championship was the first for the Falcons a and they went Home with the in prize by playing Gritty defense spectacular Ballan Small schools doing and solid shooting. The Falcons led 52-50 with Burnell King at the free throw line. He had just made his first one but Oesterberg in an Effort to Call time was called for a line violation. Munich brought the Ball Dow court and tried to work the Ball into Atila Barlas but Barlas in his anxiety to get the Ball committed his fifth foul. The teams traipsed Dow court and King who led All scorers with 23 Points calmly put the game out of reach by Canning the next two free  girl 47, Bonn 45 Bonn fought Back from a 44-35 deficit to the Point where it had a Chance to tie the game at the Buzzer. Stephanie Jennings had just made a free throw to make it 47-45. Coach Dayton Mcaloon took a timeout and instructed Jennings to miss the free throw. She chromed it off the rim and Cindy Lohman got the rebound. She shot a but she missed. Georgia Bottoms rebounded and clutched the Ball and the Victory. Bottoms chalked up 20 Points to Pace the scorers