MANNHEIM, Germany — Jamaal Johnson made consecutive three-pointers just after halftime Friday night to spark the Vilseck Falcons to a 71-64 victory over the SHAPE Spartans in a Division II game.

“The idea was to come out and put the heat on them,” said Johnson, who went 5-for-6 from behind the arc and scored 32 points.

Johnson’s threes after the break — his fourth and fifth of the night — tied the game at 42 2:18 into the third quarter. Vilseck trailed 36-32 at the half.

SHAPE led just once more, 57-56 with 4:16 remaining in the game, before Johnson hit a field goal to give Vilseck the lead for good.

Free throws were a key part of the Vilseck victory. The Falcons played the final five minutes of the game in the bonus situation, and were in the double bonus for the final 2:33.

“We had some of their guys in foul trouble at halftime,” Johnson said. “We planned to take the ball to the hole and win the game at the line.”

The plan worked, but just barely. The Falcons shot just 15-for-31 from the free-throw line.

Josh Brooks added 18 points and eight rebounds for Vilseck, which also got 12 points and 10 rebounds from Aaron Vernon.

Joe Puttman led SHAPE with 27 points and seven rebounds. The Spartans dipped to 3-4 on Saturday after Ramstein handed them a 79-40 defeat.

In other games of note Friday and Saturday:

Mannheim rallies past Vilseck

At Mannheim, steals by Desmond Brown and Rickey Gardner fueled a 15-9 fourth-quarter run to give the Bison their sixth victory of the season, 49-47.

Brown led Mannheim with 14 points. Jamal Womble added nine points and five rebounds for the Bison. Earl Lee scored seven points and pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds.

The Bison, whose only loss of the season came against Division I power Heidelberg, play in Kaiserslautern on Friday night against the unbeaten Division I Red Raiders.

Kevin Pollock led Vilseck with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Vilseck (3-1) travels to Black Forest Academy on Friday and Saturday.

Lions sweep ISB

At Heidelberg, the defending Division I champs improved to 5-2 with a 61-49 victory Friday and a 73-45 win Saturday over the International School of Brussels Raiders.

T.C. Blanks led Heidelberg with 17 points Friday and followed with 18 Saturday. Brandon Grant had six steals and four assists on Friday and seven steals and four assists on Saturday.

Next up for Heidelberg is a Friday night game at home against Ramstein, a team which defeated the Lions 40-35 at Ramstein in December.

ISB (2-3) plays at SHAPE on Wednesday before hosting Wiesbaden on Friday and Saturday.

Naples sets up showdown

At Livorno, Italy, Naples hammered Livorno 82-43 on Friday and Milan 56-15 on Saturday to set up a battle of unbeatens this Friday and Saturday at Aviano.

Mark Pearyer led Naples in scoring on Friday with 16 points. Andrew Watson led the defending European Division III champs on Saturday with 16 points.

Ramstein dumps Wiesbaden

At Wiesbaden, Allen Weaver went 13-for-13 from the free-throw line to help the Royals defeat the Warriors 74-67 on Friday.

Weaver scored 32 points.

The Royals returned home Saturday and ran their record to 4-2 with a 79-40 victory over SHAPE.

Ramstein will host unbeaten Kaiserslautern on Wednesday night. Wiesbaden (3-2) and next plays at International School of Brussels on Friday and Saturday.

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Vilseck’s Jamaal Johnson leads the break against Mannheim on Saturday in Mannheim, Germany. Mannheim defeated Vilseck 49-47. On Friday, Johnson scored 32 points in Vilseck’s 71-64 win over SHAPE.

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Hohenfels’ Pat Busby sinks a layup over Baumholder’s Mike Denson on Friday night in Baumholder, Germany. Hohenfels defeated Baumholder 61-52.

Boys basketball summaries

Division I

Heidelberg 61, ISB 49

(Friday at Heidelberg)

Int’l. Sch. of Brussels..........7 8 15 19-49

Heidelberg..........14 12 22 13-61

Top scorers - ISB: Nick Foreman 14, Robleh Esa 14; Heid: T.C. Blanks 17, Tyreke Wesley 11, Brandon Grant 10, Chris Jones 10, Desmond James 8.

Noteworthy - Grant fueled Heidelberg with 7 rebounds, 6 steals and 4 assists. His teammate Damon Fleming added 10 rebounds. ISB was led by Esa, who had 6 rebounds and Nir Azran with 3 steals.

JV - Heidelberg 50, ISB 10

Heidelberg 73, ISB 45

(Saturday at Heidelberg)

ISB..........7 3 15 20-45

Heidelberg..........21 16 16 20-73

Top scorers - ISB: Esa 14, Guy Gershon 11; Heid: Jones 18, Blanks 18, Grant 12, Wesley 10.

Noteworthy - Grant led the Lions with 7 steals and 4 assists. Teammates Kenny Klinner and Steve Harvey added 8 rebounds apiece. Alastair Thorne grabbed 5 rebounds for the Raiders. Heidelberg improved to 5-2, ISB fell to 2-3.

JV - Heidelberg 53, ISB 19.

Ramstein 74, Wiesbaden 67

(Friday at Wiesbaden)

Ramstein..........14 30 12 14-74

Wiesbaden..........11 12 20 24-67

Top scorers - Ram: Allen Weaver 32, Marquiston Showers 11, Eric Murray 8; Wies: Robert Edwards 24, David Bradford 13, Bryce Lee 11, Shannon McCray 7.

Noteworthy - After falling behind 44-23 at halftime, Wiesbaden closed the gap to 2 points late in the 4th quarter before Ramstein connected on 7-of-9 free throws to clinch the victory. For the evening, Weaver was 13-of-13 from the line. Wiesbaden fell to 3-2.

JV - Ramstein 33, Wiesbaden 22

Division II

Vilseck 71, SHAPE 64

(Friday at Mannheim)

SHAPE..........11 25 11 17-64

Vilseck..........20 12 19 20-71

Top scorers - SHP: Joe Puttman 27, V.J. Fowler 19, Kodiak Reed 12, Rod Calhoun 3, Matt Anderson 2, Nik Kyricizis 1; Vils: Jamaal Johnson 32, Josh Brooks 18, Aaron Vernon 12, Kevin Pollock 3, Derrick Jones 2, Kollin Jordan 2, Mike Klein 2.

Noteworthy - Johnson sank 5-of-6 3-point tries. Vernon led Vilseck with 10 rebounds; his teammates Brooks added 8 and Pollock 6. SHAPE got 8 rebounds from Fowler and 7 each from Reed and Puttman.

JV - SHAPE 47, Vilseck 43.

Mannheim 49, Vilseck 47

(Saturday at Mannheim)

Vilseck..........12 12 14 9-47

Mannheim..........15 11 8 15-49

Top scorers - Vils: Pollock 17, Vernon 8, Brooks 7; Mann: Desmond Brown 14, Jamal Womble 9, Rickey Gardner 7, Durrell Green 6, Earl Lee 5, Reggie Jenkins 4.

Noteworthy - 5 steals each by Brown and Gardner fueled fourth-quarter comeback by Mannheim (6-1), which got 15 rebounds from Lee, 7 rebounds and 7 assists from Gardner, 5 rebounds from Womble and 3 assists from Brown. The Bison next play at Kaiserslautern on Friday night. Pollock led Vilseck (3-1) with 11 rebounds. Brooks added 6 rebounds and Vernon 5 assists for Vilseck, which is scheduled to play at Black Forest Academy on Friday and Saturday.

JV - Vilseck 37, Mannheim 33.

Black Forest Academy 56, AFNORTH 26

(Friday at Kandern, Germany)

AFNORTH..........8 6 5 7-26

BFA..........15 15 17 9-56

Top scorers - AFN: Emmanuel Walters 15, Mike Wigley 6; BFA: Shawn Newby 14, John Mosely 11, Pete Matthews 7, Scott Custer 7.

Noteworthy - BFA’s Custer led all rebounders with 11; teammate Newby grabbed 8. AFNORTH’s Schlery Carbone had 8 rebounds and Wigley added 6.

JV-BFA 42, AFNORTH 13.

BFA 65, Patch 62

(Saturday at Vaihingen, Germany)

BFA..........15 9 16 25-65

Patch..........12 7 25 18-62

Top scorers - BFA: Newby 14, Michael Albright 13, Custer 12, Mosely 11; Pat: Neil Griffin 28, DeAnte White 8.

Noteworthy - Mosely sank a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the game to seal the win for BFA. Teammate Custer snared 10 rebounds. Patch’s White led all rebounders with 13, teammate Griffin added 10. BFA improved to 4-2, Patch fell to 3-3.

JV-Patch 35, BFA 25

Division III

Brussels 44, Menwith Hill 38

(Saturday at Menwith Hill)

Brussels..........12 13 12 7-44

Menwith Hill..........9 6 6 17-38

Top scorers - Brus: Matt Arens 11, Mike Moyseowicz 9, Brandon Pierce 9; Men: Terry Cuddy 16, Matt Bailey 10.

Noteworthy - Pierce led Brussels with 7 assists.

JV - Unavailable.

Menwith Hill 48, Brussels 47 (2OT)

(Saturday at Menwith Hill)

Brussels..........14 9 9 10 2 3-47

Menwith Hill..........15 9 9 9 2 4-48

Top scorers - Brus: Arens 13, Jacob Williamson 13; Men: Cuddy 18, Kevin Hershey 10, Mike Bartholomew 8.

Noteworthy - Cuddy drained a 3-pointer in the final seconds of double overtime to lift the Mustangs over the Brigands. Hershey led Menwith Hill with 12 rebounds. Logan Quinn recorded 7 assists for Brussels, Pierce added 5. Menwith Hill is 3-1; Brussels is 3-4.

JV - Unavailable.

Ansbach 71, Giessen 44

(Friday at Giessen; score by quarters unavailable)

Top scorers - Ansb: Russell Bailey 29, Tyler Sherman 16, Brandon Bachtel 14; Gies: Charles Rodgers 10, Chris Fehlman 8.

Noteworthy - Bailey snatched 17 rebounds and Sherman and Taurean Moore 14 each for Ansbach, which got 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals from Dameon Outley. Fehlman had 4 rebounds for Giessen.

JV - Unavailable.

Ansbach 71, Giessen 37

(Saturday at Giessen; score by quarters unavailable)

Top scorers - Ansb: Moore 18, Bailey 17, Sherman 12; Gies: Nick Urzi 8, Fehlman 7.

Noteworthy - Bailey pulled down 12 more rebounds and Sherman 11 as Ansbach, which got 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals from Outley, improved to 3-2 on the season. Next up for the Cougars are home games Friday and Saturday against Baumholder. Giessen, which got 5 rebounds from Urzi, will take an 0-6 record into Tuesday night’s game at Frankfurt International School.

JV - Unavailable.

Hohenfels 61, Baumholder 52

(Friday at Baumholder)

Hohenfels..........13 20 10 18-61

Baumholder..........10 9 13 20-52

Top scorers -Hoh: B.J. Denson 19, Carlos Jones 10, Keathon Ranson 10; Baum: Mike Denson 20, Tyriek Bayne 12, Chris Bray 7.

Noteworthy - Denson of Hohenfels led all rebounders with 18l his teammates Ransom and Pat Busby pulled down 9 each. Busby blocked 5 shots and J.P. Parks made 4 steals for Hohenfels. Alex Eng led Baumholder with 9 rebounds; his teammate Mike Denson added 6 and Bayne and C.J. Roberts grabbed 5 each.

JV - Baumholder 40, Hohenfels 22.

Hohenfels 61, Baumholder 44

(Saturday at Baumholder)

Hohenfels..........12 12 19 18-61

Baumholder..........11 8 11 14-44

Top scorers - Hoh: Parks 20, B.J. Denson 13, Carlos Jones 11; Baum: Bayne 10, Bray 10, Eng 8.

Noteworthy - Parks made 4 more steals for Hohenfels, which got 13 rebounds from B.J. Denson, 6 from Anthony Marshall and 5 from Busby. Hohenfels (2-5) was playing its first D-3 opponent of the season and is next slated to play at Bamberg on Friday night. Baumholder is 1-5 and is scheduled to play at Ansbach on Friday and Saturday night.

Nonconference

Wiesbaden 60, FIS 36

(Wednesday at

Frankfurt International School)

Wiesbaden..........19 17 17 7-60

Frankfurt Int’l. School..........4 14 14 4-36

Top scorers - Wies: Lee Bryce 18, Robert Edwards 12; FIS: Alex Dempsey 13, Byron Shannon 12.

Noteworthy - Dempsey and Shannon each claimed 8 rebounds for FIS.

JV - Unavailable.

Bitburg 2, Bamberg 0

(Forfeit Friday at Bitburg)

Bitburg 2, Bamberg 0

(Forfeit Saturday at Bitburg)

Ramstein 79, SHAPE 40

(Saturday at Ramstein)

SHAPE..........10 9 12 9-40

Ramstein..........17 18 20 24-79

Top scorers - SHA: Joe Puttman 15, V.J. Fowler 9, Kodiak Reed 6; Ram: Alex Chebaro 16, Weaver 14, Whitney McCloud 10, Murray 10.

Noteworthy - Ramstein improved to 4-2, SHAPE fell to 3-4.

JV - Ramstein 33, SHAPE 19

Italy

Naples 82, Livorno 43

(Friday at Livorno)

Naples..........26 15 21 20-82

Livorno..........15 8 8 12-43

Top scorers - Napl: Mark Pearyer 17, Andrew Watson 16, Noah Stevenson 13; Liv: DeAngelo Hall 22.

Naples 56, Milan 15

(Saturday at Livorno; game ended by 40-point courtesy rule with 2:45 to play)

Naples..........21 10 6 19-56

Milan..........0 7 8 0-15

Top scorers - Napl: Watson 16, Josh Kaimakua 9; Mil: Evern Doganlar 8.

Noteworthy - Naples, which collected a pair of forfeits and postponements in the 2004 portion of the schedule, is 4-0 going into Friday’s and Saturday’s games at Aviano. Livorno fell to 1-4 and is scheduled to host Marymount this weekend, while Milan is 0-5 going into home games Friday and Saturday against Vicenza.

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