Ramstein tops Filton to earn home playoff game

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Jon Grotelueschen carried the ball 39 times for 134 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as the Ramstein Royals clinched a home game in this weekend’s European D-I semifinals with a 20-0 victory over the Filton Pride.

“We really needed to win this one,” Ramstein coach Carlos Amponin said by telephone on Saturday. “I was fooling with the numbers during the week and there was a way that if Heidelberg beat Patch, we could miss the playoffs.”

Instead, Ramstein, which lost 26-12 at Patch on opening day, Sept. 17, improved to 5-1 and will most likely host Vilseck in this Saturday’s semis. The Royals blanked Vilseck 28-0 on Oct. 1.

Grotesleuschen crashed in from 5 and 2 yards out. His second TD, which iced the game, was set up in the late going when safety James Harris returned an interception to the Pride 2-yard line.

Grotelueschen and the offense wore down Filton down, but Amponin was just as pumped about the job his defense did.

“The defense was huge today,” he said, citing the Harris pick and a fumble forced by Josh Dickey which Tyler Rood scooped up and ran 40 yards for the other Ramstein TD.
“Dickey led the way,” Amponin said.

Filton closed its second season of DODDS-Euope football with a 2-4 record.

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FORM AFNORTH pounds to grab playoff spot

MONS, Belgium – the Spartans form crashed the European Division II playoffs Saturday with a 41-0 blanking of the Lions AFNORTH.

Nick Westerick scored two touchdowns and James Workman – who led all rushers with 105 metres – Fabio Petrocchi Connor Manning and David Brackett added a touchdown as the Spartans won their first Conference game of the season to nail down a playoff berth in the Division II-North no. 4. The Spartans will travel to the field House II-South No. 1 Ansbach this weekend, in the quarterfinals European D-II.

Second Assistant Mike Vargas, form the defense of registered form seven sacks in the first half. Jacob Stopher picked off a pass and Jake AFNORTH Conkright led the team with 11 tackles.

In addition to their defensive ferocity, the Spartans (2-3 in the standings and 1-3 II-Nord) kept AFNORTH at Bay, winning the battle of field position, thanks in part to the leg of kicker Martin Kirkenterp. Five of the six on kick PAT, Kirkenterp three of his five kickoffs put in the end zone for touchbacks.

FORM that will drive a winning streak of two-game in game in Ansbach, rushed for 250 yards, Vargas added, thanks to an effective offensive line led by sophomore Taylor Ator.
AFNORTH, led by 75 rushing yards from Victor Noir, closed its season at 0-5 overall, 4-0-II North League game.

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Wiesbaden rallies to stay in playoff hunt

BRISTOL, England-the Warriors Wiesbaden remained alive for the playoffs Saturday with a gut-check win 37-34 Saturday over pride Filton.

"We were behind 27-0 with nine minutes left," Wiesbaden coach Steve Jewell said by telephone after the narrow escape of his team. "Then Dan Harris, who never fumbles, fumbled and returned for a touchdown. It looked as if it were just one of those days. "
Instead, it was a day for the ages.

Harris atoned for his bobble by kicking in a higher gear, one available just behind. Held at 50 meters in total offense for the first three periods of the game, he broke loose for 125 yards and three touchdowns on 12 minutes.

Harris "exploded against our defense very tired," coach Filton Benjamin Herod wrote in an email on Saturday.

Harris not alone, said Jewell, resuscitating the warriors.

"We have finally started to keep them and we started to make some plays," he said.

For the second straight week, quarterback Garry Miskovsky stood out on both sides of the ball, throwing a 18-yard TD pass to Brian Sealey during the rally and also for the second straight week, the ball from a runner Filton naked and return 40 yards to set up another score.

"Miskovsky was a monster for us again," said Jewell.

Reggie Smith added an interception for Wiesbaden, which improved to 3-2 in its final regular season Saturday against visiting Lakenheath.

"We were still behind two touchdowns with five minutes to go," said Jewell. "Our last TD came with 01:30 left".

Filton (2-3) fell out of playoff contention. Pride is to close its season this Saturday at Ramstein

Farrell Nicky ran for two touchdowns, Ryan Nestor recorded a rush TD to Filton, Farrell threw a 20-yard TD to Dale Somers and Will McLaughlin picked up the fumble and Harris took 58 yards for the final score of the pride of the day.

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