European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 15, 1993 sports the stars and stripes 4 Page 35 prep basketball Croughton wins 2 from London by the stars and stripes High Wycombe England Brandon Williams tallied 15 Points to Lead the Croughton High school boys basketball team to a 56-44 Victory Over London Central in a . Conference game monday. The hadies withstood a near comeback in the fourth period led by the bobcats Josh Coen ran who had 15 Points and 19 rebounds. Brandon Smith contributed 14 Points for London. In the girls game at High Wycombe monday Croughton a Sarah dark had 14 Points to Lead the hadies past London 40-29. Rochelle Whiteho added 10 Points for the hadies who built a 14-11 halftime Lead. From wire reports Sacramento Calif. Bobby Hurley showed encouraging signs after eight hours of surgery of fibbing a car Accident but doctors were unwilling to speculate if he will play basketball again. The 22-year-Ola Rookie Sacramento Kings guard remained in a life threatening situation and was breathing with a ventilator. However doctors said he was Quot improving steadily and responding to family members. His Progress in the next four to five Days will determine if he needs More sur Gary for his extensive injuries including two collapsed lungs and broken ribs. 1 Hurley a two time a America at Duke was injured sunday night about a mile from Arco Arena following a Kings Home loss to the los Angeles clippers. Police it. Rich Braziel said Hurley was world notes Atlanta loses top Prospect to a s in draft Atlanta a the Atlanta braves pitching Rich at the major league level lost one of their top minor league prospects to the Oakland athletics in the Rule 5 draft at baseball a Winter meetings when right hander Carlos Reyes was the first player taken. Ltd. Reyes 24, who was a combined 9-1 last a yers chosen a Cost. Not on a major league 40-Man Foster who had played professionally at least three years a except players who signed at age 18 a were eligible to be taken. Meanwhile the Colorado Rockies selecting seventh took former Georgia tech and Little league world series Stancius Marc Pisciotta a right hander who Hasni to pitched above class a. Reyes was 8-1 with a 2.06 Era at Greenville of the class a Southern league last season. The right hander was was 1-0 after a late season promotion to Richmond of the International league. A we just ran out of spots Quot said Chuck Lamar Atlanta s assistant general manager for player personnel. Quot you can Only protect 40  the Rockies selected the 23-year<>ld Pisciotta from the Pittsburgh organization. He was 5-2 with a 2.68 Era and 12 saves at Augusta of the class a South Atlantic league and 0-0 with a 2,95 Era and 12 saves when promoted to a class a club at Salem of the Carolina league. Pisciotta 25-11 at Georgia tech helped his Marietta Gay a team win the Little league championship in 1983. The 11 players selected in the draft must remain on the major league roster for the entire 1994 season or be offered Back to their original team for $25,000. Making a left turn when his Light truck was hit by a station Wagon travelling without headlights. Hurley was not wearing a Rafael Palmeiro is introduced in Baltimore monday alter signing 5-year pact with o s. Scat Belt and was thrown from the truck. Arkansas still no. 1 new York Arkansas and North Carolina held the top two spots in the College basketball poll monday and Boston College and leu made the top 25 for the first time this season. The Razorbacks 5-0 were a Clear Cut no. L a second straight week getting 51 first place votes and 1,606 Points. The tar heels 7-1 were on top of eight ballots and had 1,520 Points 17 More than Duke which moved up one place to no. 3, after winning at Michigan. Temple Kentucky and Kansas followed with Michigan seventh after being third last week. Massachusetts Urcla and Louisville rounded out the top ten. Purdue led the second ten and was followed by Indiana Arizona Georgia tech Minnesota Connecticut Cincinnati Wisconsin Illinois and Boston College. Syracuse was 21st followed by Oklahoma state George Washington Vanderbilt and Louisiana state. Huskies move up new York a Connecticut used two upsets of top 10 teams to soar to its highest ranking Ever no 6, in the associated press women a basketball poll. The huskies 7-0 jumped from 15th after wins at than no. 4 Auburn and at Home against then no. 8 Virginia. The first three teams were the same As previous rankings with Tennessee 5-0 holding no. 1 As unanimous Choice for the second straight week with 70 first place votes. The lady vols had 1,750 Points. Iowa held second with 1,646 Points Texas tech stayed in third with 1,626 Points Penn state moved up two spots to fourth and North Carolina advanced two places to no. 5. Palmeiro signs Baltimore my. Free agent first baseman Rafael Palmeiro made it official monday when he signed a five year $30.35 million contract with the Baltimore orioles. The contract extends through the 1998 season and approximately $8 million of the $30.35 million will be in deferred payments beginning in 1999 and extending through the year 2003. The 29-year-old Palmeiro had spent his last five seasons with Texas but could not come to an agreement with the rangers. Idaho a a honoured Huntingdon Valley a. Idaho quarterback Doug Nussmeier who led division i a with 33 touchdown Kasses won the Walter Payton award londay As the division s top player. Nussmeier who led the vandals 11-3 to the semifinals of the division i a playoffs threw for 2,960 regular season Yards and finished second nationally in passing efficiency. The senior received 21 first place votes and 90 Points in voting by division i a sports information directors. Princeton running Back Keith Elias finished second with 83 Points. Towson state running Back Tony Vinson was third with 58. Boston University a Dan Allen won the Eddie Robinson award As top coach in division i a leading the terriers to an 11-0 regular season record and their first playoff berth since 1984. Troy state s Larry Blakeney finished second while Montana s Don read was  Tomba wins in Italy a Estrere Italy Alberto Tomba shrugged off a poor performance 24 hours earlier by winning an Alpine world 1 cup slalom tuesday in his Homeland. Tomba who celebrates his 27th birthday sunday bounced Back from his 17th place showing in a giant slalom in France monday to win for a fifth time in ses Trier the resort where he registered his Maiden world cup Victory in 1987. Tomba claimed his second win of the season with an aggregate clocking of 1 minute 58.38 seconds on a fog shrouded course flagged with 72 and 67 Gates austrian Iho Nias Stan Gassinger took second place with a two run total of 1 59.13 norwegian Ole Kristian Furu sch was third at 1 59.56. Wels tigers agree Detroit a left hander David Wells and the Detroit tigers agreed on a three year contract monday believed to be Worth $7 million. Wells 30, made $1.45 million last year signing with the tigers in april after Toronto waived him. He started 9-1 last season but finished 11-9 with a 4.19 Era after  trouble. Expos get Milligan Cleveland a infielder Randy Milligan designated for reassignment when the Cleveland indians signed free agents Dennis Martinez and Eddie Murray was traded monday to to the Montreal expos. Cleveland will receive a player to be named later in Exchange for the 32-year-old Milligan who started the 1992 season with the Cincinnati reds and was acquired by the indians on aug. 17. Is picks Don Shula Miami a Miami a Don Shula who became the winning est coach in nil his., tory this season is sports illustrate do a sportsman of the year. Shula 63, is in his 24th season with the dolphins and 31st As an nil head coach. He moved ahead of George Halas in career victories on nov 14, 1993 and has a record of 327-155-6 after monday nights 21-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steeles. Sports on an is Nairn european time television College basketball a Texas is. Connecticut 1 30 .  Afn-Tvafn-. Wednesday 0 . 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