AS Soleuvre overpowered CFBB U18 in Ins, 112-71, dictating the tempo from the opening tip. Soleuvre's 32-13 first quarter set the tone, with Christian Jeffrey Parker (Season PPG: 23.6) and Felix Whitcomb Kloman (Season PPG: 32.0) piling up early points. By halftime, the gap had widened to 67-32, and the visitors stretched it to a 46-point highest lead at 97-51 after three.
Kloman was on a roll all night: 11 points in the first quarter and 17 in the second, including a burst of eight consecutive Soleuvre points in Q2. He finished with 35 and six made threes. Parker added 33 (12 twos, 6 free throws, and a third-quarter triple), consistently punishing U18 inside and in transition. Sandro Sana Sanches Gomes (21, PRT) chipped in 15. Among Soleuvre's local core, Mathys Ntemo had 8 with two timely threes, and Gilles Weis added 7. Cyprien Brochot-Carric (19, FRA) contributed 9 off the bench. Note: Soleuvre fielded two professionals while CFBB U18 had none.
U18's best stretch came early in Q2 through Louis Cocard's shooting (13, three triples), briefly trimming the margin before Soleuvre answered again. Captain Charel Brettner (Season PPG: 9.55) led with 13, including a late three; Cocard matched him with 13; Abram Macalou (Season PPG: 11.25) added 10 and a third-quarter three; and Théo Mc Leod scored 8. Samuel Rehak's free throws (five in Q4) helped U18 take the last quarter 20-15. Frustration crept in during the third when coach Denis Toroman was hit with a C1 technical.
Soleuvre completes a 2-0 season sweep over U18 (97-78 in October, then 112-71). In the standings, Soleuvre climbs to 2nd (+2, 11-4) and is back to winning ways after recent stumbles; CFBB U18 sits 10th (+1, 2-11) with a four-game losing skid. Coach Eric Bettini's group controlled every phase, especially the first-half surge that decided the game early.
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