Etzella Ettelbruck took a clear 111-43 road win over Musel Pikes in M-U18 Division 1 Phase 1 and climbed to 2nd place with a gain of four positions, while Musel dropped to 5th.
The game turned very early. Etzella opened on an 8-0 run, with Gilles Schock (16) scoring the first 6 points, and never let Musel settle. After Musel cut it to 2-10 and later 5-15, Etzella closed the first quarter with 15 unanswered points for a 30-8 lead. That first break already created a major gap.
Musel were more competitive offensively in the second quarter. Sam Walerich (16) hit two threes, and Pit Fischer (15) finished the half with 5 points in a row, but Etzella still controlled the rhythm and led 51-22 at the break. Coach Nelson Delgado's team kept scoring inside with Lenny Lopes Morais (17, 1.85m) and Bastian Torres (15), while also getting perimeter support.
The decisive stretch came in the third quarter. After Musel got to 27-60, Etzella finished the period on a 24-0 run to make it 84-27. That sequence removed any remaining suspense and pushed the lead beyond 50.
Etzella placed five players in double figures: Lopes Morais and Schock with 26 each, Torres and Ben Schock (16) with 18 each, and captain Charel Wilmes (17) with 14. Lopes Morais was especially efficient around the basket with 12 two-point field goals. For Musel, Fischer and Pharell Dos Santos (16) led with 8 points each, while Walerich and captain Jason Kemmer (16) added 6 apiece. Adam Hammed (14) scored 5, including 5 straight early in the fourth quarter.
Musel are now on a two-game losing run, while Etzella answered their previous defeat with a strong bounce-back performance.
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