Gréngewald Hueschtert controlled Bascharage Hedgehogs 95-63 in the Championship Round (Aller/game 2) of M-U18 Division 3, built on a blistering start and a powerful finish. Nicolas Saquan Parrish's team opened 10-0 and closed the first quarter 27-14, then broke the game wide open with a 28-9 second period to lead 55-23 at halftime. The cushion peaked at +35 (60-25) early in the third.
Bascharage, coached by Veljko Dragasevic, mounted a strong response after the break. Sparked by Amin Chebbi and Kodjovi Armel Yohann Koutsa, BAS strung together an 18-4 run to trim the deficit to 64-43 by the end of the third (they won the quarter 20-9). Mathis Fischer calmly hit three free throws in a row during that stretch. A Koutsa three brought it to 76-57, but Gréngewald reasserted control, finishing on a 19-6 surge, with Egidijus Jarukaitis scoring back-to-back baskets to close it out.
Santiago Capozucca led GRE with 21 points (6 FT, 3x2pt, 3x3pt). Raik Steyer (17) added 20 on eight two-pointers and four free throws. Jarukaitis contributed 16 (eight 2s), and Valentin Maggi 13. Nicolas François L. Dupong and Harik Avanesov supplied 7 each, while Felix Penning chipped in 6 and knocked down pairs of free throws at key moments.
For BAS, Koutsa had 18 (1 FT, 7x2pt, 1x3pt), Chebbi 14 (4x2pt, 2x3pt), Viktor Pecirep 12, and Fischer 9. Starter Alessandro Gonçalves da Cruz scored 6 but fouled out in the fourth, and Koutsa received a technical in the second quarter.
Quarter scores: 27-14, 28-9, 9-20, 31-20. With this result, Gréngewald jumps four places into first in the Phase finale standings (1-1), while Bascharage slips to fourth (also 1-1). After a long sequence of defeats earlier this season, GRE have now taken two of their last three.
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Gréngewald Hueschtert