European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse November 14, 1993 the star3 and stripes Lakenheath Blue s Isaac Hawkins has a grip on Augsburg s Reggie Byrd above Ashe Blue lancers claimed a 34-12 Small schools championship game Victory saturday at rap Mildenhall England. At right Blue Lancer defender Brandon Green 45 impedes the Progress of Apache runner Robert Taylor. Blue lancers drop erring Augsburg sports editor Raf Mildenhall England the Lakenheath Blue lancers turned two Augsburg mistakes into touchdowns late in the third period and Early in the fourth Quarter saturday and went on to hand the Augsburg apaches a 34-12 lacing in the Small school championship football playoff game played in a steady drizzle on a sea of mud. Augsburg s Robert Taylor fumbled and Drian Hill recovered on the apaches 7-Yard line. Chris Johnson the Blue lancers most prolific runner All year wit More than 800 Yards got the touchdown in two plays a 6-Yard sweep and a Power play up the Middle to break 6-6 deadlock. Johnson also ran the two Point conver Sion. It was the first time this season the apaches had been behind. On the next series Augsburg got a bad snap on a fourth Down punt from its 30, Lakenheath taking Over on the apaches 15. Johnson picked up 2,Lionel Barnes the 6-6 tight end picked up seven on a reverse play and Johnson went the final six to make it 20-6. The apaches who won the division ill South Crown and the division i championship in route to an 8-0 Campaign made their last Stab for a perfect season a that juncture when they drove 57 Yards in 9 plays for their final touchdown Reggie Byrd getting it on a 6-Yard slant to the right after contributing 26 Yards to the drive. The apaches needed a two Point conversion to really Small schools championship get Back in the game but Jamie Qreen piled up Tay Lor inches Short of the goal line and the apaches were doomed. They went for an onside kick and that really Back fired. Barnes scooped up the bouncing Ball on the lancers 38, took three giant strides towards the left sidelines turned the Corner and left a Trail of apaches in his Wake As he went All the Way guaranteeing that Pete Resnick s charges would be the Only team in did Dato Complete the season with a perfect record. Lakenheath Blue swept through regular season virtually escaped with its life in the . Semifinal against Croughton when Brandon Green stripped the Ball from the halite quarterback late in the fourth Quarter and scampered 83 Yards for a touch Down that produced a 14-12 Victory and then Ham mered London to set up the Small schools showdown against Augsburg. That onside return was the play that made me fee secure about winning Resnick said. If they get the Ball there s still enough time for them to score an maybe get ignited enough to come Back. The Fumble and bad snap were big plays for us too but i really Felt relieved when Lionel went All the Way on the kick Resnick said. I just wanted Possession but a to was the icing on the in desperate Straits at this time the apaches at tempted their first pass of the Day and it was intercepted by Green who returned the Ball from the Lakenheath 42 to the Augsburg 36. On 4th Down Johnson went 33 Yards around left end for the game s final score. We made a lot of mistakes out there today a Dis Consolate Dennis la Valley said. We made mistakes and they turned them into touchdowns but that Slife. Someone has to win and someone has to lose. Lakenheath took the game to us and we could t Augsburg turned an interception by Doug Alliso into its first touchdown late in the first Quarter to take a 6-0 Lead. Allison picked off Ryan Mclean s pass on the Augsburg 37 and returned it to the Blue Lancer 42. Nine plays later Byrd scooted 11 Yards around left end for the touchdown. The apaches went for the two Pointer but were foiled. Lakenheath went 70 Yards for the tying touchdown getting it when Mclean passed in the Flat behind the line of scrimmage to Hill who started around end stopped and hit Barnes beyond the Augsburg secon Dary. Brandon Green s conversion run attempt was thwarted and it was 6-6 at intermission. Johnson and Byrd waged a torrid Duel for most valuable player Johnson picking up 125 Yards in 25 car Ries Byrd gaining 118 in 22, but the pendulum swung strongly in Johnson s favor when the Blue lancers turned the game into a rout handing Augsburg its sixth loss in seven championship games since the playoff sys tem began in 1975. Lakenheath was making its first Small schools title game appearance. Hanau sinks Pitburg behind Foster s runs defense Pitburg a Germany is Shamar fostered the Hanau panthers to the Dodds division ii High school football championship with a 36-23 Victor saturday Over the Pitburg Barons. Foster s 121 Rushing Yards included two touchdown runs and garnered him division ii most valuable player honors. Playing defense Foster had 17 tackles. Hanau s Zoochie Durnham after a 40-Yard run capped off the panthers first offensive drive with a 5-Yard scoring run. Billy Gaston scored on a 23-Yard run on Hanau s next Possession. Chris Tatum added the 2-Point conversion. Division ii championship after four minutes of play the panthers led 14-0. In the second Quarter Pitburg s Gary Moore kicked a 27-Yard Field goal to culminate a 60-Yard drive. Pitburg s quarterback . Allen capped off an 80-Yard drive with a one Yard keeper. Deonte Hollomon who had 60 Yards on six carries during the drive added the conversion. Pitburg trailed 14-11 into the half. In the third Quarter Foster ran 37 Yards for his first Hanau touchdown. Allen opened the fourth Quarter with a 7-Yard touch Down pass to Kevin Taylor for a Pitburg touchdown. Tatum ran the ensuing Kickoff 88 Yards for a Hanau touchdown and added the 2-Point conversion to make the score 28-17. Foster ran a second 37-Yard touchdown and Gaston s added the 2-Point conversion. With Allen injured in the fourth Quarter Pitburg Back up Devin Gore connected with Steve Smith for a 31-Yard pass to the 1-Yard line. Gore then scored on a quarterback keeper
