European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes ports november 29,1993 r Page 36 seminoles to try huskers by the stars and stripes the unbeaten West Virginia mountaineers moved up to no 2 behind no. 1 Nebraska on sunday in the can Usa today coaches poll but still came up Short in the combined standings. Because Florida state stayed no. 1 in the a Media poll sunday the Send insoles earned the coalition berth in the Orange bowl against the huskers no. Seminoles tame gators see Page 34 latest College polls see Page 29 2 in the Media standings released Sun Florida state 11-1 staked its claim saturday by beating no. 7 Florida 33-21 in Gainesville where the gators had won 23 in a Row. The seminoles amassed 2,956 Points in the coalition standings to rank Sec Ond behind Nebraska s 3,005. West Virginia 11-0 made its Case Friday with a 17-14 Victory Over no. 11 Boston College but trained the seminoles by 69 Points in the coalition standings on sunday. Tri rockets three peaking pm freezes Lakens Seafri for 10th Safe title by Ben Abrams staff writer Rhein main Germany it was three peat Lime in the cold sunday for the Rhein main rockets the rockets and Lakenheath eagles staged their regular november Safe confrontation before a handful of fans in sub freezing cold and biting wind and from the time Keith Craig fielded Laken Heath s first punt and returned it 67 Yards for a touchdown with 12 53 still showing on the first Quarter clock the outcome hardly was in doubt. Rhein main went on to Breeze to a 41 20 Triumph. The game was the sixth straight Safe finale pairing the Continental sports Confer see pages 30 and 35 for More on sunday s Safe championship game ence Champion rockets and the United. King Dom sports conference Champion eagles and it was the third straight Triumph for the rockets making them Only the fourth team in Safe history to three peat. Except for a stunning 39-30 Laken Heath upset in 1990, the rockets who re corded their 10th Safe championship would own a six year dynasty. However they do join London Dit Burgand Ramstein in the three in a Row line in the Safe football log London turning the trick in the 1950 a Bibu redoing in in the 1970 s and Ramstein win Ning its third straight in 1985. Lakenheath recovered from Craig s punt return to get Back in the game temporarily on Matt Rogerson s 32-Yard Field goal with 2 45 remaining in the first period but Rhein main put two More touch Downs on the Board in the second period to put the game out of the eagles reach. The first came on Dennis Williams 22 Yard Roll out on the option play on the sixth play of the second Quarter. Richard Cannady s 11-Yard run and a 26-Yard Wil Liams Craig pass set up Williams scam per. The second was a 9-Yard pass fro Williams to Cannady that capped a 24 Yard drive following a punt from deep within Lakenheath territory and Kevin Brown s 16-Yard return. Williams would go on to throw three More touchdown passes before the final tick of the clock but he was far off the form he displayed in last year s championship game when he shredded the Lakenheath defense for 408 Yards and five completed Only 9 of 27 tosses for 231 Yards and was picked off once and fumbled once for an 11-Yard loss. Despite the mediocre performance Williams was voted offensive player of the , in route to a six reception 218 Yard performance caught two 50-Yardtd tosses and a 45-yarder that help set up a 13-yar.d scoring toss from Williams to Albert Lucas. Craig s sunday receptions upped his season total to 52 catches Good for 1,067 Yards. Lakenheath got a gift touchdown at the end of the first half. Rhein main Hada 21-3 Lead with 37 seconds remaining when Williams tried to pass instead of running out the clock was rushed Fum bled and lost 11 Yards and the Ball Sobrad Thomas on the rockets 32. Brian Billingsley threw two straight passes to Dennis Mullins one for 115 Yards the other for 17 As time ran out. Mentor Fred Kirkindoll completing his first year As Rhein main head coach told the rockets not to let that to bother them too much. I did t want the touchdown to change the momentum of the game so i told the Guys to go Back out there and play their regular game. That things would work out All sunday update sunday s Early scores nil Atlanta 17 Cleveland 14 Cincinnati 16, los Angeles raiders 10 now Orleans 17, Minnesota 14 new York jots 6, new England 0 Green Bay 13, Tampa Bay 10 Philadelphia 17, Washington 14 nil Detroit 4, new Yolk islanders 1 l men top 25 College basketball no. 18 Massachusetts 84. Oklahoma 83 no. 20 Syra Cuse a. Tennessee 65 Sis kit in main defender Berry Smith 24 Breaks up a pass intended for Lakenheath s Dennis Mullins during sunday s game at Khan main All a Trinny. � m 0 ii246850"0005g4
