Telstar Hesperange B beat Avanti Mondorf 75-38 and moved up to 2nd place in M-U18 Division 5: Phase finale, a gain of two positions. After a loss in their previous outing, coach Uchenna Ohpani Agada's team reacted well. Mondorf, now 8th, is on a four-game losing run.
The game changed direction several times early. Mondorf led 13-10 after the first quarter and had the first strong stretch with an 11-0 run, fueled by Arthur Jacques Michel Ladonet (Season PPG: 21.00) and captain Daniel Mihaylov (Season PPG: 9.75). Telstar then answered across the quarter break with a 14-0 run to turn 10-13 into 24-13. Grégoire Leclercq (Season PPG: 12.94) was central in that sequence and finished with 22 points, despite reaching four fouls.
Mondorf stayed in touch before halftime with a 9-0 response, cutting the gap to 24-22. Ladonet kept coach Nebojsa Nikolic's side alive all evening, ending with 19 points through 9 free throws, 2 two-point field goals and 2 threes. Mihaylov added 9 points, while Ilan Ernzer (Season PPG: 3.10) scored 6.
The third quarter gave Telstar more control. A 7-0 start created breathing room, and later another 10-0 push opened the game to 43-28 before Mondorf trimmed it to 43-35. In the last quarter, the game broke completely open. Nikola Angelov Mratsenkov (Season PPG: 6.30), the 16-year-old Bulgarian, opened the period with 7 straight points, and Telstar closed the game on a massive 26-0 run. The final quarter score was 32-3.
Behind Leclercq, Telstar had balanced support from Tomás Giordana Pi (Season PPG: 4.90) with 15 points, Mratsenkov with 13, Gabriel Marques dos Ramos (Season PPG: 11.10) with 8, and captain Fabio Massimo Gilotti Gonzalez (Season PPG: 6.11) with 7. Telstar's production inside was decisive: 29 made two-point baskets against Mondorf's 10.
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