MANNHEIM, Germany — Playing for just the third time this season the Vilseck Lady Falcons rolled to a 38-23 victory over SHAPE.

LaPorchea Sanders made four three-pointers in the opening 16 minutes as Vilseck took a 28-12 halftime lead and romped to its third victory of the season.

“It’s easier to play once you get the lead,” said Sanders, who was 4-for-8 from behind the arc en route to a 22-point performance. “We’re trying to work on our rhythm, and we got a good run going in the first quarter.”

Vilseck claimed 40- and 31-point victories over Hohenfels in its only previous outings of the season. That was expected to change Saturday, when the Lady Falcons faced Division II contender Mannheim, but after Friday night’s victory, Vilseck was ready for the challenge.

“This team’s been together for two years,” said guard Cathy de la Rosa, who scored six points and made four steals against SHAPE. “We’ve got confidence.”

In other games of note on Friday and Saturday:

Mannheim rallies to sixth win

At Mannheim, Vilseck held tough until the final moments when Mannheim’s Nyesha Green went 4-for-4 from the line to give the Lady Bison a hard-fought 47-45 victory.

Green, who scored 21 points, made six steals, grabbed five rebounds and scored the final four points of the game.

Kelsey Chavarria grabbed 16 rebounds and Amanda Knox 10 in the victory for the Lady Bison (6-1). They face unbeaten Kaiserslautern on Friday.

Vilseck, which got only six points from Sanders, was led by 16 points from Eboney Chambers and 10 from Jessica Linka.

The Lady Falcons are taking a 3-1 record into Friday and Saturday’s games at Black Forest Academy.

Aviano tramples Marymount

At Aviano, the defending Italy champion Saints (4-0) held visiting Marymount to three points for the weekend. Aviano took 42-2 and 41-1 courtesy-rule victories on Friday and Saturday.

Marymount’s Stefania Palma scored all three of her team’s points.

Ten-point outings by Kassie Mangosing on Friday and by Cherie McNeeley on Saturday topped the score sheet for Aviano. The Saints hosts archrival Naples this Friday and Saturday.

Heidelberg sweeps ISB

At Heidelberg, the Lady Lions stretched their winning streak to three straight with 30-28 and 36-28 victories over the visiting Raiders.

Heidelberg got 17 points from Ree Ree Washington on Friday. She scored 11 Saturday. The Lady Lions (3-4) will take on Ramstein on Friday.

ISB (3-2) plays at SHAPE on Wednesday before returning home to host Wiesbaden on Friday and Saturday.

Ansbach marches on

At Giessen, defending European Division III champion Ansbach got 23 points from Brittney Britton on Friday in a 68-38 victory over the Lady Griffins.

Britton scored 27 in Saturday’s 68-37 victory.

Keke Johnson scored 19 on Friday and 16 on Saturday for the Lady Cougars (5-0), who host Baumholder on Friday.

Giessen (0-6) plays next at Frankfurt International School on Tuesday.

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Mannheim’s Jasmine Lee is fouled while going up for a shot against Vilseck on Saturday in Mannheim, Germany. Mannheim won 47-45.

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From left, Baumholder’s Kandi Dyer, Hohenfels’ Erin Small, Mannheim’s Grecia Gonzales, Hohenfels’ Ashley Gauss and Baumholder’s Ashley Karayannis battle for a loose ball Friday night in Baumholder, Germany. Baumholder defeated Hohenfels 52-34.

Girls basketball summaries

Division I

Heidelberg 30, ISB 28

(Friday at Heidelberg; score by quarters unavailable)

Top scorers - International School of Brussels: Megan Gibson 11, Caelen Crotty 9; Heid: Ree Ree Washington 17, Sholanda Larry 8.

Noteworthy - Washington pulled off 7 steals.

JV - Unavailable.

Heidelberg 36, ISB 28

(Saturday at Heidelberg)

Int’l. Sch. of Brussels..........6 2 12 8-28

Heidelberg..........11 10 6 9-36

Top scorers - ISB: Gibson 12; Heid: Washington 11, T’Londa Finch 8.

Noteworthy - Heather Campbell pulled down 10 rebounds as the Lady Lions improved to 3-4 on the season. Heidelberg next plays at Ramstein on Friday night. ISB (3-2) is scheduled to play at SHAPE on Wednesday before entertaining Wiesbaden on Friday and Saturday.

Division II

Vilseck 38, SHAPE 23

(Friday at Mannheim)

SHAPE..........4 8 5 6-23

Vilseck..........14 14 4 6-38

Top scorers - SHP: Ashley McGee 7, Justine Shelton 6, Vicky Kearney 4, Devina Marquez 2, Trish Puttman 2, Maria Shelton 2; Vils: LaPorchea Sanders 22, Eboney Chambers 8, Cathy de la Rosa 6, Clarissa Hardy 2.

Noteworthy - Sanders sank 4-of-8 3-point attempts. Chambers snared 12 rebounds; her teammate Hardy had 8 and pulled off 5 steals, and Vilseck’s Jessica Linka blocked two shots. Kearney posted 10 rebounds and 3 steals for SHAPE.

JV - Vilseck 31, SHAPE 26.

Patch 53, BFA 17

(Saturday at Vaihingen, Germany)

Black Forest Academy..........2 0 10 5-17

Patch..........14 17 13 9-53

Top scorers - BFA: Megan Woodward 7, Julianne Armstrong 4, Katie Rempel 4; Pat: Nicole Anderson 13, Meredith Beatty 10, Kathryn Lonergan 6, Alexis McCroskey 6.

Noteworthy - Anderson grabbed 10 rebounds and Beatty 7 for patch, which improved its season record to 3-3. BFA got 7 rebounds from Woodward, 6 from Rempel and 5 from Kelsey Garrity. Next up for BFA are games Friday and Saturday at Vilseck. Patch is scheduled to play at SHAPE on Friday and at AFNORTH on Saturday.

JV - Patch 30, BFA 6.

Division III

Ansbach 68, Giessen 38

(Friday at Giessen)

Ansbach..........19 21 12 16-68

Giessen..........11 8 11 8-38

Top scorers - Ansb: Brittney Britton 23, Keke Johnson 19, Alciia Contreras 11; Gies: Elisha Darby 12, Amanda Gray 11, Paige Kumm 4.

Noteworthy - Britton led all rebounders with 9; Contreras was next with 6 and Alison Hazen followed with 5. Johnson handed out 5 assists, and Contreras made 5 steals. For Giessen, Darby, Gray and Amber Singleton each grabbed 4 rebounds.

Ansbach 68, Giessen 37

(Saturday at Giessen)

Ansbach..........28 18 15 7-68

Giessen..........6 13 7 11-37

Top scorers - Ansb: Britton 27, Johnson 16, Kate Alegado 11; Gies: Gray 12, Shawn Jackson 11, Darby 9.

Noteworthy - Alegado led all rebounders with 8; her teammates Britton and Johnson dished out 6 and 5 assists, respectively. Defending European D-3 champion Ansbach improved to 5-0. Ansbach is scheduled to host Baumholder on Friday and Saturday. Gray had 6 rebounds and Jasmine Redmond-Ortiz 4 for Giessen, which got 5 steals from Darby and fell to 0-6 on the season. The Lady Griffins are scheduled to play at Frankfurt International School on Friday night.

Baumholder 52, Hohenfels 34

(Friday at Baumholder)

Hohenfels..........5 5 5 19-34

Baumholder..........17 8 15 12-52

Top scorers - Hoh: Erin Smalls 13, Mica Nicholson 9; Baum: Tish Shelhas 36, Kandi Dyer 12, Shawntae Price 4.

Noteworthy - Shelhas supplemented her scoring with 10 steals. Dyer, who made 1 steal, and Price, who made 2 steals, each collected 10 rebounds.

JV - Hohenfels 15, Baumholder 13.

Hohenfels 35, Baumholder 31

Hohenfels..........12 4 7 12-35

Baumholder..........16 6 7 2-31

Top scorers - Hoh: Vanessa Turner 15, Small 8, Lisa Mayhew 6; Baum: Shelhas 21, Ashley Karayannis 6.

Noteworthy - Small had 6 rebounds and Ashley Gauss 5 for Hohenfels, which will take a 1-6 mark into its Friday night game at Bamberg. Dyer puled down 7 rebounds and Karayannis 5 for Baumholder. The 3-3 Lady Bucs are next scheduled Friday and Saturday at unbeaten Ansbach.

JV - Hohenfels 14, Baumholder 5.

Italy

Naples 46, Milan 5

(Friday at Livorno; game ended by 40-point courtesy rule with 52 seconds left in 3rd quarter)

Naples..........18 13 15-46

Milan..........2 2 1 -5

Top scorer - Napl: Renna Damon 24.

Noteworthy - Naples will take 3-0 mark into games Friday and Saturday at Aviano. Milan is 0-4 and is scheduled to host Vicenza on Friday and Saturday.

Sigonella 52, Vicenza 11

(Friday at Vicenza; game ended in third quarter by 40-point courtesy rule)

Sigonella..........10 22 20-52

Vicenza..........0 10 1-11

Top scorers - Sig: Rachel Smith 19; Vic: Miashi Tate 8.

Noteworthy - 5-player team Vicenza was reduced to four in the first quarter when its 5th player fouled out.

Sigonella 45, Vicenza 5

(Saturday at Vicenza; game ended in third quarter by 40-point courtesy rule)

Sigonella..........16 15 14-45

Vicenza..........4 0 1- 5

Top scorers - Sig: Liz Lally 18; Vic: Tate 4.

Noteworthy - Sigonella is 4-0; Vicenza, which played just four players after fifth fouled out in second quarter, is 0-4. Sigonella next plays at American Overseas School of Rome on Friday and Saturday, the same days Vicenza plays at Milan.

Nonconference

Bamberg 31, Bitburg 19

(Friday at Bitburg; some first names unavailable)

Bamberg..........8 9 8 6-31

Bitburg..........7 5 2 5-19

Top scorers - Bamb: Dionniah Mathis 12, J. Wallace 9, Natasha Black 5; Bitb: Nichole Griep 5, J. Winn 4.

JV - Unavailable.

Bitburg 31, Bamberg 25

(Saturday at Bitburg; some first names unavailable)

Bamberg..........6 1 9 9-25

Bitburg..........1 9 8 13-21

Top scorers - Bamb: Jessica Mayfield 13, Wallace 6; Bitb: Alex Bintz 21, Danielle Mefford 5, Winn 1

Noteworthy - Bintz pulled down 7 rebounds in each game to lead Bitburg. Winn and Griep had 6 and 4 each, respectively in each of the two games, which left Bitburg with a 4-3 record going into Friday and Saturday games at Hanau. Bamberg is 3-3 going into a Friday night game at home against Hohenfels.

JV - Unavailable.

Ramstein 53, SHAPE 15

(Saturday at Ramstein)

SHAPE..........2 1 12 0-15

Ramstein..........13 10 16 14-53

Top scorers - SHP Devina Marquez 8, Tiara Robinson 5, Ashley McGee 2; Rams: Krissy Grosselin 15, Kayleen Bannister 12, Heather Steele 8.

Noteworthy - Vickey Kearney of SHAPE (0-6) led all rebounders with 10 and posted 6 steals and 2 assists. Her teammate Shara Fowler added 5 rebounds. Next up for SHAPE is a home date Wednesday against ISB. The Lady Spartans host Patch on Friday and Lakenheath on Saturday. Ramstein (4-1) got 6 assists and 4 steals from Grosselin, six steals from Rebecca Tenuta and 6 rebounds each from Steele and Bannister.

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