Gréngewald Hueschtert B imposed its plan at Atert, beating Sparta Bertrange B 74-53 in the M-U18 Division 4 Phase finale. After a balanced 4-4 start, the visitors hit a 14-2 surge to close the first quarter 18-8, with Egidijus Jarukaitis (17, LTU) and Felix Penning setting the tone. Sparta briefly steadied early in Q2 (14-20), but captain Nicolas Dupong knocked down a three and Harik Avanesov added five quick points as Gréngewald stretched it to 38-23 at the break.
Christophe Dubois' team came out of halftime with purpose: Konstantinos Laliotis opened with a three, Thomas Boccara added free throws and Martin Cezard Mangel strung together seven consecutive points to cut it to 38-35, a 12-0 run. Nicolas Saquan Parrish's group answered immediately with a decisive 13-2 burst James Olav Glorvigen (17, NOR) at the line and mid-range, Jarukaitis at the rim, and a William Meyer three restoring a 51-37 cushion. Sparta's Hugo Dubois hit five in a row early in Q4 to make it 59-50, but Penning closed the door with late scores, and Gréngewald finished at +21, the game's highest lead.
Top performers: Penning 24, Jarukaitis 15, Avanesov 11 for Gréngewald; Cezard Mangel 15 (Season PPG: 10.54), Laliotis 9 (Season PPG: 11.55), captain Jazz Pelkes 9 (Season PPG: 8.44), Boccara 8 (Season PPG: 12.50) for Sparta. Pelkes picked up four personals; no technical or unsportsmanlike fouls were recorded.
The result flips the recent head-to-head after Sparta's 67-63 win earlier in the season and nudges the table: Sparta remains first (2-1), Gréngewald rises to third. Gréngewald has now won two of its last three, while Sparta's two-game streak ends.
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