European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday november 26, 1992 sports the stars and stripes b Page 29 All Europe packs All the tools by Ben Abrams prep sports editor big Mobile explosive exciting. The 1992 stars and stripes All Europe football team is All of that a and More. The offence Falls slightly Short of the 1991 record setting Interior line average of 228.5 pounds per Man but weighs in at a still immense 222.5 average. The biggest player on offence is 6-6, 290-Pound Vilseck tackle Gabriel Pasami the smallest Interior lineman is Ansbach s speedy guard 5-11,173-Pound Galen Hegarty. Wurzburg a Brouder Pruitt is the heaviest player on defense tipping in at 245 at his tackle position. He is exactly 120 pounds heavier than the smallest player on the 1992 team. Frankfurt a Jon Bun ton won defensive tackle recognition despite his 5-5,125-Pound stature. Pruitt also selected As a guard on offence is one of Only three players to earn two Way recognition this year among the 85 players nominated by their respective coaches. Frankfurt a Chad Nighbert dubbed at quarterback and defensive Back and Ramstein a Jeff Parker a tackle on offence and a linebacker Are the other two. Ansbach Scharlie Bazemore Parker and Nighbert walked off with offensive player of the year defensive player of the year and All around player of the year accolades respectively. Parker and Nighbert also Are repeaters from the 1991 squad Parker at linebacker and Nighbert at defensive Back. Heidelberg a Craig Kiebler a safety in 1991, makes the team at defensive Back this year and a pair of Woodbridge luminaries also repeats Eric Cook at nos guard and Mike Reed As a running Back. Ramstein a Craig Carter Wiesbaden Scory Smith Hanau a Shamar Foster and International school of Brussels David Bertelli Are the offensive ends Frankfurt Stag Erickson and Heidelberg a Gerald Earl join Parker and Pasami at tackle and berlins Todd Lindner and Woodbridge Salex Heller round out the guard selectee. Frankfurt a Kirk Bauer and Wiesbaden a Wayne Sykes get the nod at Center. Bazemore and Nighbert fill the signal calling slots and Reed is joined in the offensive Backfield by Ansbach a Damie Vaught Frankfurt a Shawn Paylor Hanau a Chris Tatum Fulda sea Mcgee and Kaiserslautern Styrone Johnson. Ramstein a Jesse Valdez and Isbos Josh Whidden Are the 1992 place kicking specialists. On defense the line shapes up with Ansbach a Clem Marie Frankfurt s Travis Brown berlins Chris Slocum and a naut a Harold Alvarez at ends Woodbridge a Rob Bishop and Isbos Bob Zylstra joining Pruitt and Bunton at tackle and Hanau Salbert Fua working with Cook at nos guard. Berlins Elijah Groover Frankfurt a Brad Darnell shapes Claxton fallen Ansbach a David Richards and of cents Dan Matheny join Parker on the line backing Crew. Ramstein a Steve Madson and Hanau a Willie Gaston fill out the defensive Backfield. Bit urge Sart Munnlyn and Isbos Jim Russell Are at safety and the punting duties would be handled by Woodbridge a Mike Scherrer and Vilseck a Carlton Hopper. If the 1992 stars and stripes All Europe team were to take the Field it would be coached by a Oesterberg a Jim Cole the a amps coach of the year. It Wasny to a year of wide open passing attacks and both quarterbacks were dangerous runners too. Bazemore passed for 507 Yards and eight touchdowns and ran for 508 Yards also scoring eight ads. Nighbert scored six ads and passed for my passing for 676 Yards while running for 364. Bertelli was Isbos go to Man through holdovers Jeff Parker Ramstein Mike Reed Woodbridge two Way stars Rimiko Fici Jeff Parker Ramstein n Galen Hegarty Gabriel Pasami breeder Pruitt Dan Matheny Jit tag Erickson Jon Bunton Chris Slocum Todd Lindner the air. He had 32 receptions for 592 Yards and nine touchdowns. Smith had 35 catches for 467 Yards Carter caught eight to passes among his ,492 receiving Yards and Foster was credited with 492 Yards and four scores in a limited Hanau passing attack. The Basic duty for offensive linemen is blocking and All coaches had words of Praise for the skills of their people in opening holes for the runners pulling and leading plays and protecting their passers and punters. Both Bauer and Sykes received High grades for their snapping abilities on kicking plays. Ansbach was the most explosive team in Dodds this year a and Vaught was the most explosive Cougar. The speedy Sophomore ran for 957 Yards and a dozen touchdowns in 79 carries in regular sea son strife and added four Rushing ads and a Kickoff return for another one and 351 Yards in the playoffs. Reed ran for 1,147 Yards and 12 touchdowns in regular season play and the . Playoffs and added 221 Yards and three More scores in the division ii us showdown game Tatum picked up 903 Yards and nine ads on 109 carries Mcgee ran for 745 Yards and five scores and caught 21 passes for 550 Yards and four More ads Paylor gained 656 Yards in six games and Johnson was about All Kaiserslautern had to offer averaging 112 Yards a game despite a weak offensive line in front of him. The kicking game Wasny to that prominent this year either. No one kicked More than four Field goals but Valdez and Whidden both came up with big ones. Valdez beat Heidelberg by one Point in regular season strife and then repeated the feat in the division i semifinals both As time ran out. Whidden booted a 38-yarder against Hanau to give the raiders the division h championship. Both enjoyed successful Pat campaigns and both consistently boomed kickoffs deep into enemy territory. Brown highlights the defensive end corps. He had 47 solos including 8 sacks and 9 tackles of running backs for losses while harassing opposing quarterbacks into 12 rushed passes four of which were intercepted by his Frankfurt teammates. Slocum had 43 solos including 11 sacks and three Fumble recoveries and two blocked punts which he returned Tor ads. Marie a statistics were highlighted by 7 sacks 6 blocked passes and 3 interceptions 2 of which were returned for touchdowns and Alvarez had 12 sacks among his 45 solos 3 Fumble recoveries Bob Zylstra Dave Bertelli Mike Reed Eric Cook and 3 forced fumbles. Quickness and strength which he gained As a Central european wrestling Champion were Bunton a biggest assets As he excelled As a 5-5, 125-Pound Titan on the Gridiron. He had 38 solos 40 assists and 8 tackles for losses. Pruitt had 40 solos 21 assists and 2 Fumble recoveries and Zylstra came through with 35 solos 25 assists 2 sacks 2 Fumble recoveries and a blocked punt. Tackle Bishop and nose guard Cook both rated above 95% on Woodbridge coach Jack Gardner a defensive skills Chart which took into effect All phases of the defensive game. Fua had 33 solos 42 assists 2 forced fumbles and 1 recovery. Parker was All Over the Field As Ramstein posted an 8-1 Campaign that wound up with a revenge win Over Frankfurt in the division i playoff showdown. Darnell was a key performer with 33 solos 41 assists and 2 tackles for losses As Frankfurt enjoyed another successful year. Groover was a hard hitting linebacker for Berlin registering 58 solos 42 assists a sack and 5 tackles for losses. Richards was another Demon on defense for Ansbach which yielded Only 49 Points in 9 games finishing with42 solos 56 assists 2 inure options and 2 Fumble recoveries. Fallen and Matheny were outstanding Sophomore linebackers. Fallen had 49 solos 76 assists 2 interceptions and 5 Tumble recoveries and Matheny was credited with 64 solos 11 forced fumbles a recovery and 2 interceptions. Nighbert was in on practically every defensive play for Frankfurt and was recommended As All around player of the Josh who Dan Jim Russell my Rob Bishop Claxton fallen year by four opposing coaches a the might not have All the stats of some other players but you know he a there on every single play a one Mentor penned. Kiebler had similar effect in the Heidelberg Backfield being around the Ball on every defensive play. Madson had 13 touchdown saving tackles and a Dodds High 7 interceptions for Ramstein and Gaston came through with 30 solos 38 assists and 4 interceptions and broke up 13 passes for Hanau. Munnlyn was bit urge a outstanding performer with 26 solos including 3 to saving tackles36 assists 4 Fumble recoveries 3 interceptions and 3 knockdowns Russell finished with 27 solos 17 assists and 6 interceptions in his safety position Woodbridge had to punt Only 10 times this season but each time Scherrer came through in Fine fashion averaging 56.9 Ards a Bool his shortest was 52 Yards is longest 62. Hopson averaged 44.2 Yards for 16 punts putting 5 of them inside the opponents 10-Yard line. Cole won the a amps coach of the year accolades for turning the Oesterberg football program completely around. The Falcons Nau won Only 4 of their last 33 games and had won As Many As three games Mofdy once since 1986. In his year they won their first six games before bowing to Hahn in the division Iii North title game and to Ansbach in the division Iii semifinals. Cole achieved the same results with a Oesterberg a basketball program last year and was recognized for that achievement by being named a amps basketball coach of the year. C
