Etzella Ettelbruck controlled its M-U16 Division 1 Phase 2 trip to Grimler/Terrain 1, winning 70-38 over T71 Dudelange. Thierry Kremer's team set the tone with a 9-0 start and closed the opening period 23-6, riding early production from Seid Muratovic and Bastian Torres. Eric Jeitz called an early timeout to halt the slide, but Etzella kept adding layers to the lead, reaching 42-19 at halftime. Even a second-quarter technical on Liam Ferreira Capela didn't shift momentum as Gilles Schock drilled a three and Ben Schock added points to keep Etzella firmly ahead.
T71's best spell came in the third quarter. Captain Tunn Wirion (Season PPG: 15.67) sparked a 5-point burst with a three and a drive, and Finn Dondelinger (Season PPG: 9.13) chipped in, trimming the deficit as T71 took the frame 15-11. But Wirion, already in foul trouble, picked up two quick personals in the third and fouled out, blunting T71's comeback.
Etzella closed decisively, winning the fourth 17-4. Jahleeon Rocha Carvalho (Season PPG: 3.71) strung together two straight baskets early in the quarter and finished with six in the period, Ferreira Capela added inside scores, Yona Posing hit from deep, and Charel Hilger contributed in the lane. A final 7-0 run set the highest lead at 32.
Top performers: Muratovic (16 pts; Season PPG: 15.45, 14, MNE), Schock Gilles (10; Season PPG: 16.67), Torres (10; Season PPG: 11.19, 15, FRA) and Lou Dos Santos (10) led Etzella. For T71, Wirion had 9, with support from Dondelinger (6), Stefan Malesevic (5) and Ben Jemming (5). Etzella, who had already beaten T71 in Phase 1 (75-66), climb to 3rd in the standings (+2), while T71 sit 4th.
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