European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Defense puts rams into final by Walt Morrissette staff writer Ramstein a Germany a the Ramstein rams Shook off a Sloppy first half a riddled with four turnovers to shut Down the Span Dahlem sabers 20-7 in a Continental sports conference football semifinal sunday. Ramstein advances to the Continental sports conference championship game at Rhein main on sunday where the rockets routed so Sterberg 39-13 saturday. That Winner will go to England to play the . Champion for the Safe title nov. 22. The rams trailed 7-6 at halftime after Ramstein quarterback von Mayberry threw two first half interceptions and the rams lost two fumbles. But the ram defense kept the sabers Back in their own end of the Field and prevented Spang from cashing in on any of the turnovers. Ramstein gained control of the game with a 14-Point third Quarter. Rodney Jones returned a punt 10 Yards to the Spang 25. Mayberry hit . Richarsdon Over the Middle for 20 Yards Down to the 5. Jones broke several tackles on his Way to pay dirt with 12 06 left in the third Quarter. Greg cannons extra Point put Ramstein ahead to stay at 13-7. A we just went Back to basics. We knew it was Only a matter of time and execution a said Mayberry who completed 13 of 28 passes for 130 Yards a to and four interceptions. Richardson hauled in six for 63 Yards and . Crockam caught three for 33 Yards. The rams rushed for 79 Yards led by . Johnson a 69 Yards in 20 carries. Ramstein a defense a led by 6-foot-5 John a a tree Mccormick seven Solo tackles and a Sac Marcel Williams sevens solos and two sacks and Christopher Alford five solos a kept stopping Spang Dahlem a offence and giving great Field position to the ram offence. Mayberry scrambled 11 Yards to the Spang 25, then hit Richardson for 11 More before Richardson went to his Knees in the end zone to Cradle a 7-Yard to pass with 2 04 left in the third Quarter for Ramstein a final winning margin. Spang Drew first blood on Luther Shannon a 32-Yard scoring strike to Robert Yexley with 11 54 left in the first Quarter. Thad Fogles Pat made it 7-0. But that was the highlight of Shannon a Day As he spent most of the rest of the game running from Ramstein a ferocious pass Rush. Shannon was sacked 6 times and lost 65 Yards in those sacks. Yexley just missed making a 30-Yard Over the shoulder to catch from Shannon near the end of the third Quarter but the Ball banged off his shoulder pads As he was leaping for the Ball. Williams sacked Shannon knocked the Ball Loose and recovered the Fumble at the Spang 20 to set up Ramstein a first to. Mayberry hit Richardson for 8 Yards Sean Deadwiler for 4, then scrambled around right end for 7 Yards Down to the 1, before Johnson punched it in for the score. But Cannon was wide right on the extra Point try leaving Spang ahead 7-6, a Lead the sabers enjoyed until the ram offence woke up in the second half a a i knew the defense was going to step it up a notch in the second half a Ramstein coach Larry Boldin said. Sas  Sangdahl cml a will Hightower Downs ram runner by. Johnson during sunday s Csc semifinal at Ramstein a Germany. A fall year Long we gave up Only a touchdown a game to these Guys. I told my Guys if the defense gives us a Good turnover to Start the second half we be gotta score on the first drive and that a exactly what we  . Wilkerson added four tackles to the Ramstein defensive Effort and Jacques Pearson had three As the rams held Spang to minus-39t Yards Rushing and 151 passing. A i was Reading about All this and playing Flag football in Turkey two years ago. I wanted to get up Here and get in on the hitting a Mccormick said. A once we get the Lead our defense knows to buckle Down. In a glad to be a part of this team. We May be celebrating now but we be got More work to do sunday at Rhein main. 1 just want to do my part to help us take that trip across the  Samuel Cooks led the Saber defense with 10 solos. Anthony Brown had nine solos an assists and an interception. Sam Harris had three interceptions and six solos. High output Quarter lifts army Over e. Mich. West Point . A halfback Chad Davis scored on a 40-Yard reverse and caught army a first touchdown pass of the season As the cadets got 31 Points in the second Quarter saturday and beat mistake prone Eastern Michigan 57-17. The eagles 1-8who entered with the worst turnover margin in the nation gave the game to army 3-4 in the closing minutes of the first half when the cadets turned three interceptions into three touchdowns. Leading 5-3, army began the surge with 8 05 remaining when Davis caught a 37-Yard scoring pass from Rick Roper. On Eastern Michigan a next play army linebacker Kevin Czarnecki intercepted John Hignite a pass at the army 47 and Davis scored three plays later on a reverse around the right Side to put the cadets up 19-3. Craig Thompson gave the eagles their Lone Bright spot when he returned the ensuing Kickoff 98 Yards for a touchdown. Emu botched the snap on the extra Point attempt but that mistake paid off when kicker Brad Horton hit Barry Stokes in the end zone for two Points to Cut the army Lead to 19-11 with 6 30 left. Patmon Malcom hit a 37-Yard Field goal on army a next Possession and then the game fell apart for the eagles. The eagles drove to the army 46, where they faced a fourth-and-4, after a timeout Hignite attempted a shovel pass Over the Middle but linebacker Pat Zelley intercepted it at the Emu 49 and raced untouched into the end zone to give army a 29-u Lead with 2 26 left. On emus next Possession Mike Mcelrath intercepted a Hignite pass at the Emu 39, and Roper took Over. The army quarterback gained 42 Yards on five carries and hit split end Paul Andrzejewski for a 13-Yard gain As the cadets drove to the 2. Roper who rushed for 120 Yards on 16 carries before departing in the third Quarter then hit tight end Bill Currence with a 2-Yard to pass with 22 seconds left for a 36-11 Lead at intermission. Fullback Steve Weber who rushed for a career High 121 Yards scored the Only touchdown of the third Quarter on a 6-Yard run and Joe Rosss 4-Yard run five seconds into the fourth Quarter put army up 50-11. Tom Napier scored on a 2-Yard run for army with eight seconds left in the game to Complete the scoring. The army defense set the tone of the game Early in the second Quarter stopping the eagles on three plays from the army 2 and forcing them to Settle for Jim Langeloh s 21-Yard Field goal. Army a safety came when Matt Gillette snapped the Ball through his own end zone on a punt attempt on the eagles second Possession of the game