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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes ports november 29.1993 Page 36 to it 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 seminoles earned the coalition berth in the Grange bowl against the huskers no. A so Manoles tame gators a see Page 34 a latest College polls r see Page 29 2 in the Media standings released sunday. Top ranked 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 second behind Nebraska a 3,005. West Virginia 11-0 made its Case Friday with a 17-14 Victory Over no 11 Boston College but trailed the seminoles by 69 Points in the coalition standings on  pm freezes Lakenheath for 10th Safe title by Ben Abrams staff writer Rhein main Germany a it was Ihrcke peat time 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 Lakin Heath s first punt and returned it 67yards 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 4120 Triumph. The game was the sixth straight Safe finale pairing the Continental a a a sports Confer see pages Cnoc Champion 30 and 35 i Ocke  United King Tot More Dom sports on sundays conference Safe Champion a championship game straight Triumph a a a a for the rockets making them Only the fourth team in Safe history Toter cd peat. Except for a stunning 39-30 Laken Heath upset in 1990, the rockets who recorded their 10th Safe championship would own an unprecedented six year dynasty. However they do join London Tilburg and Ramstein in the three in a Row line in the Safe football log a London turning the trick in the 1950�?Ts, Pitburg doing in in the 1970�?Ts and Ramstein winning its third straight in 1985, Lakenheath recovered from Craig a punt return to get Back in the game temporarily on Matt Rogerson a 32-Yard Field goal with 2 45 remaining in the first period but Rhein main put two More touchdowns 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 sloth play it the second Quarter. Richard cum Dye a 11-Yard run arid a 2myard Vil Luis Craig pass set up Williams scamper. I he Scundi was a 9-y.ird Page a from Williams to  that capped a 21-Yjjd Dine following a punt lion dip within Lakenheath territory and Kevin Browne a 16-Yard return. A 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 years championship game when he shredded the Lakenheath defense for 408 Yards and five touchdowns. He 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 declared the offensive player of the game. Craig in route to a six reception 218-Yard performance caught two 50-Yard to tosses and a 45-Yardcr that help set up a 13-Yard scoring toss from Williams to Albert Lucik Craig a 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 had a 21-3 Lead with 37 seconds remaining when Williams tried to pass instead of running out the clock was rushed fumbled and lost 11 Yards a and the Ball to Brad Thomas on the rockets 32. Brian Billingsley threw two straight passes to Dennis Mullins one for 15 Yards the other for 17 As time ran out. Mentor Fred Kirkendoll completing his first year As Rhein main head coach told the rockets not to let that to bother them too much. �?o1 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  any revival Hopes Lakenheath May have had faded completely on the opening minutes of the second half w Hen Williams and Craig connected on their first 5u-Yard score. Craig took the Ball away from two defenders on the 38, escaped their grasp and sped to six Point land. Rogerson booted his second Field goal of the Day on Luken Heath a Possession following the Kickoff but Williams and Craig proved the first 50-yarder was no Fluke by duplicating the feat Only this time All Craig had to do after caching the Ball was to run for the goal me a no fancy footwork was required to avoid the Ile tend Al s. Aas. I jumbo ans win Rhein main defender Berry Smith 24 Breaks up it pass intended for Lakenheath Dennis Mullins during sundays game at Ahcin Muin a Germany  
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