The Ramstein Royals added to the Wiesbaden Warriors' growing boys basketball malaise this weekend, handing the rival Warriors a pair of humbling double-digit beatings.

Ramstein won at home 56-44 on Friday, then finished the job at Wiesbaden on Saturday with a 68-29 blowout Friday at Ramstein, the Royals outscored the Warriors by 18 points in the second half to earn the win. T.J. Williams led a balanced Ramstein attack with 18 points, while teammate Jesse Gray added 11 points and eight rebounds.

Ramstein's dominance resumed immediately Saturday at Wiesbaden. The Royals led by nine after one quarter, stretched the advantage to 26 by halftime and pushed the game to running-clock territory by the end. Trey Bailey produced a 17-point, 15-rebound double-double to lead the Ramstein rout.

The Royals are rolling at 9-1, having avenged their lone loss of the season with a 44-39 defeat of Kaiserslautern on Tuesday.

But their next challenge is their greatest - a Friday night visit from defending Division I champion and undefeated frontrunner Patch.

Wiesbaden, which played in the Division I European championship game last winter, falls to an even 6-6, with all of those losses coming over the last three weekends at the hands of Patch, Division II program BFA and now the rival Royals.

Patch 69/70, Hohenfels 54/42: At Stuttgart, Germany, the Panthers dismissed a Division II foe to remain undefeated. Patch's big and talented frontcourt proved unstoppable, particularly in Friday night's opener. Colin Whitten led all scorers with 25 points, while fellow big man Robert Braswell added 21. The duo combined for another 27 points to clinch the sweep Saturday.

David Vidovic and Gabriel Penn led the Tiger resistance. Vidovic scored 16 points Friday and went for 20 points, five rebounds, five steals and five assists Saturday. Penn had eight points and 10 rebounds Friday and a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double Saturday.

American Overseas School of Rome 52/49, Vicenza 49/47: At Vicenza, the Falcons offered further evidence of their growing Division II stature by knocking off last year's champions in consecutive close games.

Sophomore guard Otis Reale was again prolific, scoring 31 points on Friday and 32 on Saturday. The Falcons needed every one of them to hold off the Cougars. The Cougars launched concerted comeback efforts in the fourth quarter of each game before coming up a possession short each time.

Randall Bagtas scored a combined 36 points on the weekend to lead the Cougars, who moved up to Division I prior to the season.

AOSR is building a solid case as Vicenza's heir apparent. The Falcons have now won eight straight games dating back Dec. 12.

Black Forest Academy 61/51, Ansbach 54/52: At Kandern, Germany, the two Division II rivals split a Friday-Saturday doubleheader.

BFA, riding high from the previous weekend's stunning sweep of Division I Wiesbaden, took the Friday opener behind a 16-9 second-quarter run. Kaden Proctor scored 17 points and Jonah Greathouse added 16 to ice the victory.

Struggling Ansbach responded Saturday for a much-needed win, breaking a five-game losing streak in the process. Cedric Page scored 16 points for the second straight game to help bring home the win.

Both teams have shown a propensity for close games and break-even doubleheaders this season. BFA split a set with Hohenfels on Jan. 16 and 17, avoiding the sweep with a Saturday overtime win; Ansbach traded wins with Bitburg in early January.

Baumholder 48, Bitburg 28: Saturday at Baumholder, the Division III Bucs whipped the Division II Barons.

Kadarius Williams had 18 points and nine rebounds and Jeff Pierre notched a 10-point, 14-rebound double-double for victorious Baumholder. The Buc defense was also formidable, holding Bitburg to two points in each of the second and third quarters.

Baumholder and Alconbury are the only teams in Division III with a winning overall record. The teams played a competitive set on Jan. 23-24, with Alconbury taking both by narrow margins, including an overtime decision.

Aviano 66, Florence 21: Saturday at Aviano, the Saints handled their Division III visitors in a stand-alone Saturday game.

Marcus Brown scored 12 points and Brandon Vigil added 11 for Aviano. The Saints made the outcome academic right away, outscoring Florence 23-5 in the first quarter to kick off the rout.

Aviano went undefeated in January, winning all five of its games. February holds doubleheaders against Sigonella and Vicenza, as well as the Division II European tournament.

Lakenheath 58/70, AFNORTH 31/42: At Lakenheath, the Lancers easily tamed the visiting Lions.

Lakenheath's Jalen Hodge scored a game-high 14 points on Friday and piled up 16 points, seven assists, six rebounds and five steals on Saturday. Lancer teammate Joey Hooten led all scorers with 22 points Saturday.

Oliver Peterson led AFNORTH with 12 points Friday; Darel Marshall took the lead with 14 points for the Lions the next day.

The games represented the end of Lakenheath's DODDS-Europe regular-season schedule; they'll play non-DODDS opponent Cobham next weekend before entering the Division I European tournament.

Alconbury 40/41, SHAPE 37/31: At Mons, Belgium, the Dragons pulled off upsets on two different levels Friday and Saturday, beating a much larger opponent on that opponent's home court.

Early leads in both games helped Division III Alconbury pull off the impressive sweep of Division I SHAPE. Forrest Booker scored 14 points in each game and Pavel Karamshin and Joey Behr each scored a combined 18 points on the weekend to lead the Dragons. Karamshin added 23 combined rebounds.

Austin Stephens led SHAPE with 15 points Friday and 14 on Saturday.

Alconbury hasn't lost a game since the season's opening weekend, when it suffered a sweep against Lakenheath. The Dragons are a good bet to grow that streak to 10 when they wrap up their season Feb. 13-14 against winless Menwith Hill.

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