European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Rockets to Lakenheath Williams wings Rhein main to record 9th Safe Crown by Walt Morrissette staff writer Raf Lakenheath England the Rhein main rockets Rode Dennis Williams 408yard, five touchdown Aerial assault sunday to a record setting 57-12 annihilation of the Lakenheath eagles in the Safe championship game. It was the second straight Safe title for Rhein main 10-1fourth in the last five years and Safe leading ninth Overall. Rhein main put up the most Points Ever scored by a Safe Champion. Wiesbaden beat wac Thursfield 54-6 in 1965 for the previous record. It was also the largest margin of Victory in a Safe title game since Wiesbaden waxed wac Thursfield 49-0 in 1966. And it tied the largest combined scoring total for both teams. These two teams combined for 69 Points when the eagles won Here 39-30 in 1990. It could have been worse. Rich Canna by ran to the 2 on the games final play. A subdued rocket coach Terry Maki said a we just went by the film we saw on them last night Quot in deciding to abandon he run for an All out passing attack. The game was played on a Muddy Field drenched by non Stop drizzle Over the weekend. But that did no to Stop Williams from completing four passes for More than 35 Yards each a in the first half. Williams completed passes of 35, 41, 50 and 68 Yards to set up scores. Williams 68-Yard bomb to Kenton Raiford with 8 seconds left in the first half capped a 32-Point second Quarter for the rockets and silenced the Eagle fans with their team trailing 45-6 a at halftime. Lakenheath 7-3 had Only Troy Lockmann a 58-Yard to run to show for its efforts. Williams completed 12 of 18 passes for 320 Yards in the first half in one of the most awesome passing displays in Safe football history. Williams final numbers 15 for 29 for 408 Yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions. Roberto Downing caught a 6-Yard to pass from Brian Billingsley with 6 minutes left in the third Quarter. Just 29 seconds later Shawn Lee broke a tackle to score on a 65-Yard pass play from Williams to make it 51-12. Williams set the record with a 15-Yard to pass to Rich Cannady with 2 11 left in the third. Rhein main put the pressure on Lakenheath from the Start by cashing in on a. Short Eagle punt. On third-and-7 from the 17, rocket linebacker Bobby Tindal used quarterback Rico Johnson out of funds at the 19, Kevin Moon fair caught Billingsley a punt in an a Levator Shaft at the Eagle 38. Rocket quarterback Williams hit Art Walker for 16 Yards and Craig Renner for 15 More before Rich Cannady scored on a 12-Yard run behind a Wall of blockers around the right Side with 10 30 left in the first Quarter. Tim Gibson a extra Point try went wide right leaving the rockets in front 6-0. Despite the treacherous footing Williams was Able to pass with relative ease. Rhein main drove 79 Yards in five plays to score a to on its next Possession. Williams threw 23 Yards to Moon out to the rocket 44. Then Kenton Raiford dashed behind the Eagle secondary and caught a 50-Yard bomb from Williams that carried to the Lakenheath 6. That set up Cannady a 3-Yard scoring run for a 13-0 Lead with 4 30 left in the Quarter. Bobby Tindal picked off Rico Johnson on the eagles first series in the second period setting up the rockets at the Eagle 38. Williams hit Renner on a crossing pattern to the Eagle 18. Then Raiford made a marvelous overhead catch Over the Middle for a 15-Yard touchdown pass from Willliams. Gibson spat make if 20-0 with 11 27 left in the half. Rhein main enjoyed great Field position again when a Lakenheath fake punt backfired Billingsley a pass fell incomplete leaving the rockets at the Eagle 48. Williams immediately hit Albert Lucas the stars and stripes Orts november 23,1992 b Page 28 for 41 Yards to the Eagle 7. On third and goal from the 7, Lee streaked open across the Middle of the end zone but Lucas stepped in front of him to Snag the 7-Yard to pass with 7 13 left in the half. Gibson missed the Pat but Rhein main still had a 26-0 Lead. The onslaught continued. Vern Mangum intercepted Johnson at the Eagle 35 and ran it Down to the Eagle 12. Johnson kicked the 10-Yard-line Marker in furious frustration Ana the resulting unsportsmanlike conduct Flag moved the rockets half the distance to the 6. Walker swept around left end to the 2 and Muhammed Saadiq scored from there. Maki led the Rhein main defense with 9 Solo tackles. Dion Edwards had 3 sacks two solos and an interception. Leonard Moore recorded four solos and a sack. Tindal and Mangum had two interceptions each. Rhein main had five sacks and five Miami holds off Syracuse Syracuse Swilky Bazik buries Miami quarterback Gino Torretta on saturday. By Rick Warner Syracuse . A the Miami hurricanes proved they re the Best in the big East. Now they want to prove they re still the Best in the country. Dane Prewitt kicked three Field goals Larry Jones scored on an 11-Yard run and top ranked Miami a defense shut Down no. 8 Syracuse a High powered offence for a 16-10 Victory saturday. The win gave Miami 10-0, 4-0 big East the league championship extended the hurricanes winning Streak to 28 games and kept alive their bid for a second straight National championship. A now we play for the National championship Quot said defensive tackle Warren Sapp who made one of two crucial sacks on Syracuse quarterback Marvin Graves in the final minute. Miami a ferocious defense sacked Graves nine times and made him so woozy that he vomited on the sideline during the last drive Graves recovered and threw a 29-Yard pass to Chris ged on the final play but the tight end was stopped at the Miami 3 by safety Casey Greer As time expired a i knew he was Short so i was just looking to blast him with the big hit Quot Greer said. If Miami and no. 2 Alabama remain unbeaten they will play for the title in the sugar bowl. Syracuse 9-2, 6-1 is probably headed for a fiesta bowl Date with Colorado or Nebraska. See pages 21,22 and 23 for More College football Syracuse trailed 16-0 after Prewitt kicked a 35-Yard Field goal Early in the third Quarter. But the orangemen rallied to 16-10 when John Biskup kicked a 31-Yard Field goal late in the third Quarter and Graves scored on a 1-Yard sneak Early in the fourth. Syracuse which was averaging 30 Points and 448 Yards per game was held to minus-1 Yara in the first half. But the orangemen came alive in the second half before a screaming sellout crowd of 49,857 in the deafening Carrier dome. After pulling to 16-10, Syracuse drove to the Miami 19 with about 5 minutes left on third and three Graves was hit from behind by linebacker Darrin Smith while trying to pass and the Ball popped into the arms of Miami a Rohan Marley. Syracuse then forced Miami to punt setting up the orangemen a final drive. The orangemen kept it alive with two crucial third Down conversions a a 13-Yard run by Terry Richardson after he picked up a bouncing pitch from Graves and an 11-Yard reception by Qadry Ismail. But after reaching the Miami 17, Syracuse stalled. First Sapp tackled Graves for a 6-Yard loss. Then Darren Krein sacked Graves for a 9-Yard loss. Then Graves hit Gedney with a pass on the 3, Greer hit Gedney with his body and the game was Over
