Entente RES AMI won 93-62 at Arantia Larochette and climbed to 2nd place in M-U18 Division 2 Phase 1 (+3), while ARA is 5th (+1). The final margin was clear, but the game stayed competitive for more than two quarters.
ERA led 23-19 after the first period and 41-36 at halftime. Arantia stayed close behind Lars Bosdijk (16, 1.98m), who finished with 23 points, while Vincent Diderrich (16) added 13 and Maximilien Nuss (16, 1.83m) scored 10 despite committing two fouls in a row early in the opening quarter.
The turning point came in the third quarter. After ARA moved in front 45-43, ERA immediately answered and went on a major 32-6 run stretching into the fourth quarter to open a 75-51 gap. That sequence broke the game. The visitors won the third quarter 32-15 and never let the momentum go back.
Nojus Banys (16, 1.91m) was the leading scorer with 27 points and played a central role in that decisive stretch. Elvio Alissoutin (ERA) added 25, giving ERA a very strong one-two punch. Riley Wohl (17) contributed 13, and Jokubas Toliusis (16) had 10.
For Arantia, Bosdijk kept producing until the end, but Luca Valerius (17) fouled out with 7 points, which limited the home team's options during the second half. ERA's highest lead reached 31 points in the closing minutes.
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