European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. November 27, 1993 the stars and stripes Page 37 when Abeln Malo Tat baited like Heath in the Safe in tic came Dennis Williams 14 led the rocket to 17- vat of to Dalm the 1991 Crown. They meet again Sanday. Ifs n i at High noon rockets Host eagles in Safe final sunday by Benabram suit writer it will be the Power running of the eagles Troy Lockman against the prolific passing of the rockets Dennis Williams sunday when Lakin Heath and Rhein main stage their annual Safe football Clambake. The other Safe teams must be won Dering what it takes to reach the Safe championship game. Sunday s game scheduled for a noon Kickoff on the rockets Field at Rhein main will be the sixth consecutive confrontation Between United kingdom sports conference Champion taken Heath and Continental sports Confer ence Champion Rhein main. Lakenheath will be making its seventh straight appearance in the championship game. The eagles dropped a verdict to Pitburg the year before Lakenheath Rhein main showdowns became the Safe theme. Both coaches Lakenheath s Rick Eddings and Rhein main s Fred Kirken doll who earlier this week were selected coach of the year for the Ruksc and Csc pronounced their teams fit for action sunday. Everybody s ready to play Eddings said wednesday. We expect a really Tough Battle. I Don t think they Are going to intimidate us like last year 57-12. I feel the team that wins this year is going to have to play four Good quarters on both sides of the Kirkendoll echoed Eddings remarks. We have some bumps and bruises from last week but there is nothing that is going to keep any of the Guys out of action Kirkendoll said. We Haven seen Lakenheath this year but this will be the sixth straight year we be played them and we have a general knowledge. I wow they have that great runner but they also must have something else going for them to dominate the . Like they have the past few years. I expect a much tougher game than last year. We got the jump on them then and they could t Bounce Rhein main has dominated the series winning four times to Lakenheath s once while outscoring the eagles 185-75. Lakenheath s 39-30 Victory in 1990 prevented the rockets from establishing a re Cord Safe dynasty. Only three teams London Pitburg and ran Stein have managed to win As Many As three consecutive titles since Safe championship began in 1946. Rhein main could be sitting at five in a Row. Lakenheath takes the better 1993 re Cord into the title Battle. The eagles and upper Heyford split regular season confrontations in route to posting 7-1 title sharing Ruksc records and Lakenheath ran its season Mark to 9-1 by beating Medenhall and taking the rubber game from the sky Kings winning the . Championship last sunday 16-13 on a last ditch Field goal. Rhein main carries a 9-3 record into the championship fray after winning the Csc Pennant by a game Over Soester Berg. The rockets then overwhelmed Span Dahlem and Oesterberg to gain their spot in the finale. Lockman has been the big gun for Lakenheath the past three years. This year the explosive 5-9, 175-Pound Ruksc offensive player of the year tailback has compiled a 6.8-Yard per carry average while chalking up 1,626 Yards and scoring 15 touchdowns. Lockman gets blocking support from fullback James Buckman and a Good blend of passing and running from 6-2, 195-Pound quarterback Brian Billingsley. Lakenheath s defense is anchored by linebackers Jesse Beasley and Dennis Wallace who have been credited with 65 Lakenheath running Back Troy lock Mao left b the Man Rhein main head coach Fred Kirkendoll right and his rockets Hope to slow Down Sanday. And 62 tackles respectively. Free safety Michael Sydney and comeback Mcwashington with six interceptions apiece Are the key men in Rick endings defensive secondary and they can expect to have their hands full trying to stifle Williams passes. The Rhein main quarterback shredded Lakenheath s defense at will last year throwing for five touchdowns and and 403 Yards in the rain As Rhein main cruised to a 57-12 Victory. Williams Lockman s counterpart a Csc offensive player of the year warmed up for sunday s championship match up by completely dominating the Csc championship game Victory Over Soester Berg. He completed 13 of 26 passes for four touchdowns and 294 Yards against the wolfhounds. Williams prime targets have been Keith Craig and Kevin Moon. It looks sometimes like the Roc Icen Are strictly a passing team but Art Walker and Richard Cannady have come through with Strong running games when the opposition has overstressed covering the rockets Star quarterback. Defensively the rockets top performances have come from linebackers Johnco de Ray Mancini and Albert Hughes end Christo Lee lineman Reggie Brun Ner Strong safety David Oden and Bac Sterrel thames and Berry Smith. Rhein main will gunning for the cscs27th win in the 44-game series a Hill try ing to break its o a record of nine Safe championships Lakenheath i shooting for its third Crown. The rockets won. In 1551, 1964, 1967, 1969 and 1972 prior to the recent Lakenheath confrontations. Lakenheath s other championship cams against Pitburg in 1979
