Entente RES AMI broke open a tight game in Larochette with a decisive second-quarter surge to defeat Arantia 87-57 in the M-U18 Division 1 Phase finale. After a balanced first quarter (13-12 for ARA), ERA opened the second with a 15-0 run, sparked by Jules Reuter and Finn Stoltz, and punctuated by a Tim Geisen triple. In the same stretch, ARA's coach Karolis Abramavicius received a C1, underlining a momentum swing that sent ERA to halftime up 37-23.
Arantia briefly traded baskets after the break through Tom Faber and Mathis Dieterlen, but ERA kept answering. Noah Terence Stansbury Daleiden (ERA) strung together multiple scoring plays in the third, while Geisen hit from deep again and Reuter stayed efficient. ERA closed the night on a 10-0 burst to establish the largest lead at the buzzer.
Top performers: for ERA, Stansbury Daleiden poured in 23, Reuter (Season PPG: 20.88) added 21, and Geisen (Season PPG: 9.92) scored 16 with four three-pointers. Illia Malkin, a 17-year-old Ukrainian, chipped in 6. For Arantia, Dieterlen (Season PPG: 18.86), a 17-year-old 1.83m guard, led with 23, Faber had 12, and Vincent Diderrich scored 7. Center Lars Bosdijk (1.98m) contributed early inside.
Discipline played a role: Aurel Nicula accumulated four fouls for ERA, while ARA's leaders logged multiple fouls during key stretches, slowing any comeback. The result flips the previous meeting (ARA 71-59 in Division 2 Phase 2) and positions ERA third in the Phase finale standings at 2-2, with Arantia fifth at 1-3. Coach Thorsten Freiheit's side controlled the game's evolution through timely runs, especially the second-quarter burst and the late 10-0 close.
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