Sky Kings Oust Wiesbaden; Ramstein, Chicks Advance
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1 V Tuesday, February 13, 1968 THE STARS AND STRIPES Page 21 School Basketball Frankfurt, Augsburg, Sky Kings Oust Wiesbaden; Lancers Nab Crowns; Ramstein, Chicks Advance By RALPH BENNINGTON winner of that one coming back as much as -13 points with 8:30 Staff Writer or its second encounter of the left to go in the half. Two Italy Schools Tie RAMSTEIN, Germany (S&S) — day at 8 p.m. against the loser of But the Sky Kings suddenly The scrambling Upper Heyford he Chicksands-Ramstein contest. found themselves and before you DARMSTADT, Germany (S&S) Notre Dame, which dropped a Sky Kings turned back the Wies- The Upper Heyford-Ramstein could turn around and run up rhampions in three divisions and 54-51 decision to Vicenza Friday baden Flyers, 97-87, here Monday leadliner turned out to be a and down the floor three or four co-titlists in a fourth emerged before taking a 77-59 victory afternoon in a losers bracket tnatch between the hot-shooting times it was a new ball game. from last weekend's high school Saturday. That gave Notre Dame howdown that sent the Germany rermany Conference champion Willie Jackson hit three fast basketball action. and Naples 6-2 final records in Conference ruriner-up to the side- Hams and two Sky King aces, goals and Hawthorne added a Frankfurt in the Blue Division the Italy Division, one game bet- lines of the USAFE basketball John Hawthorne and Ron Ghold- couple to knock the props out and Augsburg in the Red ter than Vicenza. championships. son, who between them ac- from under the Flyers, and re- wrapped up their titles in the While Frankfurt was clinching Rota, the Spain Conference title counted for 74 of the U.K. run-bounding ace Julius Tarrance next-to-last round, while Laken- its title, other Blue Division holder, and Aviano, champion of nerup team's 97 final total, pulled Upper Heyford even with heath took the Western crown action included a Munich sweep the Italy-Lybia conference, met in 'rholdson wound up with 34—af- a long set from the side at 36-36 and Notre Dame and Naples tied of Nuernberg, 86-63 and 87-60, and another losers bracket game Mon- ter getting 22 in the first half- with 1:54 to go in the half. It for Italy laurels in those two divi- a split at Wiesbaden as the. War- day night while the high-flying while Hawthorne kept the U.K. was tied twice more before the sions' final weekend. riors fell to Kaiserslautern, 66-57, contenders close with 40. Sky Kings jumped on top, 42-40, Frankfurt's Eagles went 3^ and then turned the tables, 56-54. FRANKFURT (Special)—The But Ramstein had more bal- at the buzzer. games ahead in the Blue Divi- In other Red Division sets, Bit- American Forces Network will ance, with Junior Blanks hitting Upper Heyford continued to roll sion, ending their season with burg beat Berlin twice, 64-55 and broadcast the championship for 27, Joe Williams 25, Jerry at the start of the second half 77-72 and 75-62 wins over the 63-46; Bad Kreuznach split with game of the USAFE basketball "urtis 17, Bob Aslinger 15 and and had a seven-point lead at Heidelberg Lions. The Eagles tournament Wednesday at 8:05 Oscar King 14. 60-53 before Wiesbaden and Dave Wuerzburg, winning a 57-43 open- Blanks was particularly (11-1) draw a bye in this week- er and taking a 43-28 loss Satur- p.m. hot Wimberly came roaring back. end's last round. day, and Bremerhaven won two Should another championship right at the beginning as he hit Wimberly, who hit 21 of his 25 The unbeaten Augsburg from Baumholder, 57-52 and 53-52. game be necessary, it will also eight of nine from the field to points in the second half and Apaches ran their Red Division be carried. The Olympic report propel the Rams into a quick missed only six shots while pump- victory string to 10 by beating Harry Grindrod scored 43 normally heard at 8:05 p.m.lead. They never lost it and were ing in 11 field goals, teamed with second-place Mannheim twice, points in the Frankfurt sweep, will be carried at halftime. Jim Patterson, who got 13 of his 68-50 and 69-55, to open a mathe- leading the Eagles with 29 in the 21 total in the last 20 minutes, matically safe two-game lead. Friday game and adding 14 and defending champion Ram- to get the Flyers back in the ball Mannheim has finished its sea- Saturday. stein Rams took on the U.K.'s game. son at 9-3. Lions Rally kingpins, the Chicksands Chicks, They pulled even three times at In the Western Division, Laken- Heidelberg rallied from a 37-28 in the winners bracket headliner. 77-77, 79-all and 83-83 before Up- heath's Lancers whipped London, halftime deficit Friday to come Ramstein and Chicksands set per Heyford jumped back on top 56-49 and 59-54, to cap an 11-1 within one point of the lead on a the stage for their showdown tus- 85-83, with 3:30 left and never re- campaign. Runnerup SHAPE had 27-point third quarter. Bob Bissel sle by racking up easy victories linquished the lead. three losses going into its final got 11 of his 28 Lion points in the Sunday night. The Rams over- The Flyers did get within two two games. big third quarter and teammate whelmed Upper Heyford, 113-97, points with 2:30 left but Jack Naples beat Overseas twice, Tom Delaney scored 13 of his 26 and the Chicks rumbled by Avi- Newburn hit two fast baskets to 75-60 and 66-57, to catch up with in the same period. ano, 91-76. break the camel's back. Haw- The Lions and Eagles were tied Two more games are scheduled thorne, who made eight of 11 foul at 46-all after three quarters Tuesday. Upper Heyford will shots in the second half, got four Saturday before Frankfurt took meet the winner of the Rota- of them in the last minute to Prep Cage charge with a 29-16 fourth-period Aviano game at 2 p.m. with the really sew it up. advantage. Upper Heyford hit only 35-of-84 Greg Granderson lifted his shots from the field, but it made scoring average to 27.8 points per up for the coolness at the free Standings game by netting 32 Friday and Box thn>w line with 27-of-39. Wies- Blue Division 29 Saturday in Augsburg's vic- baden hit 38-of-78 — thanks to Won Lost Pet. Wimberly and Patterson — but Frankfurt 11 I .917 tories. got only 18 foul shots and made Wiesbaden 7 3 .700 The Apaches were never In Scores Junior Blanks 11 as the Sky Kings were guilty Kaiserslaulern .... 6 4 .600 trouble Friday, but they trailed ... 27 for Rams of only 13 infractions, compared Ludwlgsburg ...... 5 5 .500 by nine points, 28-19, at halftime UPPER HEYFORD WIESBADEN Munich 4 8 .400 OFT G F T to twice as many for Wiesbaden. Heidelberg 3 7 .300 Saturday. They were still down, Oholdson 7 5-5 19 Patterson 9 3-5 21 16 points up at one stage before Nuernberg 0 10 .000 36-34, after three, but 35 points Tarrance 8 4-4 20 Wimberly 11 3-5 25 Gholdson began his string and Friday'* Result* in the fourth quarter took care of Hawthorne 6 12-16 24 McCarthy 6 0-0 12 the Sky Kings rallied to trail by Frankfurt 77, Heidelberg; 72 Baldwin 0 2-4 2 Faison 40-08 only two—49-47—at intermission. Kalscrslautern W, Wiesbaden 57 that. Thompson 1 0-0 2 Ford 6 3-4 15 Munich 86, Nuernberg 63 Brady, Jones Star Newburn 7 0-0 14 Outland 1 0-0 2 It was nip and tuck in the Tuesday's Ludwigsburg, bye Jackson 6 4-1016 Key 12-44 early stages of the second half Saturday'* Result* Lakenheath got 20-point efforts before the Rams started to pull Pranlcfurt 75. Heidelberg 62 from Bill Brady and Steve Jones Totals 3527-3997 Totals 3811-1887 Wiesbaden 66, Kalserelautern 54 Friday while London's Houston Upper Heyford 42 55—97 away. Curtis hit two quick bas- Munich 87, Nuernberg 60 Wiesbaden 40 47—87 kets with 13:06 to play, making Olympic Ludwlgsburg, bye Kelly was scoring 25. The Lanc- Fouled out—Wiesbaden, Faison, Key. it 70-60, and the Rams were ers used a 19-6 fourth-quarter ad- Total fouls—Upper Heyford 13, Wies- Red Division baden 26. never in danger after that. Won Lost Pet. vantage to pull out Saturday's Williams was the key man in Augsburg jo 0 1.000 win. AVIANO CHICKSANDS Ramstein's final spurt as he hit Schedule Mannheim 9 3 .750 Jay Bistline and Chuck Fix G F T F Bltburg g 4 .607 Hall 7 5-9 19 Wesley 12 7-9 31 nine fast points in one two-min- scored 17 points apiece for Vi- 7 2-4 16 7:30 a.m. —Men's figure skat- Wuerzburg <j 4 .600 Johnson 5 0-3 10 Lloyd ute stretch, with the last two ing, compulsory figures Berlin 5 7 .417 cenza in its victory over Notre Dunn 20-34 Dickey 3 1-5 making the count 100-82 with Karlsruhe ........