Arantia Larochette controlled the M-Coupe des Jeunes quarterfinal in Zolwer/Scheierhaff, defeating AS Soleuvre 79-65 after building a decisive first-half cushion. Captain Lee Brosius (17, 1.92m) set the tone with a personal 6-0 start and finished with 36 points, mixing drives and three-pointers. With Lars Bosdijk (16, 1.98m) adding 21 inside and in transition, Arantia closed the first quarter up 25-14 and stretched the margin to 59-36 at halftime. The third quarter slowed (10-7 for Arantia), but the visitors still pushed the lead to a game-high +33 at 44-77 early in the fourth.
Soleuvre, coached by Hervé Marie-Rose, then produced a spirited 21-0 run, fueled by captain Lex Lahure (25 points, four threes). Lahure hit five straight points at one stage and had help from Nik Lahure (6), Malik Bah (13, two threes), Rafael Aguiar Sousa (5), and JeanMarc Juchem (4) as the hosts trimmed the gap to 65-77. Brosius answered with the final basket to seal it for Karolis Abramavicius's team.
Beyond the headline scorers, Arantia's supporting cast delivered timely punches: Luka Fernandes Mitrovic (16, PRT) had 7, Maximilien Nuss (16, 1.83m, FRA) 6, Vincent Diderrich 5, with Tom Faber and Finn Reckinger adding 2 each. For Soleuvre, Diego Fine (4), Jaysen Ney (4), Pol Diedenhofen (2) and Tim Heiderscheid (2) completed the scoring.
Game evolution framed the outcome: Arantia's early 0-6 burst by Brosius, a 34-point second quarter, and steady third-period control created enough separation to absorb Soleuvre's late surge. Ney collected early fouls for SOL and finished on four, while Arantia navigated some foul accumulation (Nuss four) without losing rhythm. Captains Lex Lahure and Lee Brosius both set the standard for their sides from the opening tip.
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