Kordall Steelers controlled BBC East Side Pirates 62-38 in the M-U18 Division 5 Phase finale, breaking the game open after a tight start. The Pirates led early and were up by as many as six in the first period (5-11), but coach Julien Noël Edouard Bordonnee's side flipped the momentum before halftime with a 13-0 surge. Abriel Adam (Season PPG: 8.6) sparked that stretch with a personal 7-point run, and Kordall never looked back.
The decisive spell arrived after the break: KDS strung together a 24-0 run to 62-31, establishing the night's highest lead at +31. Tomas Cerqueira Santos (Season PPG: 10.14) opened the half with back-to-back baskets and finished with 12, while 17-year-old Leo Musyoka (Season PPG: 7.4, Kenya) powered the paint for another 12. Adam topped all scorers with 19, including two triples. Kordall hammered the interior all game, converting 27 two-point field goals to the Pirates' 15.
For coach Thomas Diederich Kinnen's Pirates, captain Leo Carreira de Oliveira (Season PPG: 11.5) kept them in touch with 14 points, including two threes, but he fell into foul trouble and fouled out in the third quarter after a technical, just as Kordall's decisive run hit full speed. Tristan Noël Fievez (Season PPG: 15.0) added 9 and Yannis Pividor (Season PPG: 8.67) scored 8.
Kordall confirm their earlier win over BEP from Phase 1 and, after five straight losses in their recent run, add another victory. In the standings, KDS jump four places to 4th, while BEP slip to 7th and are now on a five-game skid in their last outings.
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