Entente RES AMI controlled Gréngewald Hueschtert 78-56 in M-U18 Division 2 Phase 2, repeating October's win over the same opponent. Thorsten Freiheit's group set the tone early: a 7-0 start led to a 26-15 first quarter. ERA opened the second with a 6-0 spurt to 32-15 and reached halftime 49-32 after a series of perimeter hits from Nicolas Roque do Amaral and Tim Geisen.
Nicolas Saquan Parrish's side briefly threatened after the break. GRE opened Q3 with a 7-0 push (49-39), but a timely timeout preceded the decisive stretch: 17-year-old captain Jules Reuter (Season PPG: 24.2) poured in 9 straight points to rebuild a double-digit cushion, and ERA closed the third at 63-41. Early in Q4, GRE produced their best sequence an 11-0 run featuring triples from Juan Santiago Lopez Oderigo and Nicolas François L. Dupong to cut it to 67-52, but ERA steadied through a Riley Wohl free throw and more inside finishes from Reuter. The hosts reached their largest lead at +24 (78-54) before closing out.
Reuter led ERA with 24 points, including 10 field goals inside the arc and that crucial solo run. Roque do Amaral (Season PPG: 25.56) added 22, mixing four threes and four free throws; the 17-year-old guard (PRT) was a constant release valve. David Lichy chipped in 8, with Geisen and Aurel Nicula adding 6 each.
For GRE, Dupong struck for 18 on six three-pointers and sparked the fourth-quarter rally. Linus Schumacher (GRE) had 13, while Lopez Oderigo added 6 and Harik Avanesov 7. Despite these bursts, ERA's rhythm and responses to each GRE run proved decisive.
In the table, ERA move to 3-1 and remain second; GRE fall to 0-4 and stay fifth. ERA have now won two straight, while GRE's negative run extends.
(AI generated)