Racing Luxembourg took an 86-39 home win over Amicale Steesel and moved into 1st place after the opening game of M-U16 Division 2 Phase 1. Amicale is 4th.
The game turned in two very different stages. Racing started well behind Martin Cuesta Jaramillo (RAC), who scored his team's first 10 points and set the tone for a 10-2 opening. Amicale stayed close through Miguel Lopez Fernandez (AMI), who produced 6 points in the first quarter, and the gap was still manageable at 15-8.
The crucial moment came at the start of the second quarter. Max Schanck (AMI) scored 5 straight points to bring Amicale back to 15-13, but Racing answered with a decisive 25-0 run to close the half at 40-13. During that stretch, Martin Cuesta Jaramillo (RAC) kept finishing inside, Elhadj Ibrahima Diallo (RAC) scored 8 points in the run, and Doruk Ege Kurtes (RAC), Bartosz Jan Olejnik (RAC) and Francesco Ratti (RAC) added to the breakaway.
The third quarter was more balanced at 22-15. Kurtes kept Racing in control, while Amicale found more offense through Schanck (AMI), Vincent Segers (AMI), Lopez Fernandez (AMI), Erik Hruban (AMI) and Theo Leong (AMI). Still, Racing's lead kept growing to 62-28.
In the last quarter, Racing continued to spread the scoring. Alejandro Cuesta Jaramillo (RAC) hit his second three-pointer, Olejnik added more paint scoring, Roby Sahr (RAC) contributed 4 points, and Kurtes made a late three. The highest lead reached 50 points at 86-36 before Schanck closed the scoring from deep.
Racing's main scorers were Martin Cuesta Jaramillo with 22, Kurtes with 17, Diallo and Olejnik with 12 each. For Amicale, Schanck finished with 14, Lopez Fernandez with 11 and Segers with 6. Amicale also had early foul pressure, with Charel Patz (AMI) committing two fouls in the first quarter.
(AI generated)