Gréngewald Hueschtert opened the M-U16 Division 2 Phase finale with a controlled 68-43 win in Steinsel, building the gap quarter by quarter. After Amicale led 1-0, Gréngewald answered with a 9-0 run in the first period, capped by five straight points from Mats Genevaro Van den Biezenbos, to close the quarter up 13-7. Amicale's best spell came at the start of the second quarter: quick baskets from Bobby Kirsch and Max Schanck trimmed it to 11-13. Coach Nicolas Saquan Parrish's side replied immediately with a 7-0 burst (to 11-20) and held a 32-23 lead at halftime.
The third quarter saw Gréngewald steadily stretch the margin, aided by repeated trips to the line for Van den Biezenbos and a key three from Victor Möller. Early in the fourth, the visitors delivered the decisive blow: an 8-0 run (from 36-49 to 36-57) featuring a Sebastiao Fernandes layup, a Van den Biezenbos three and free throws by Pol Elcheroth. The advantage peaked at 25 by the buzzer.
Van den Biezenbos (15 years old, NLD) was the standout with 27 points, built on 8 twos, 2 threes and 5 free throws. Elcheroth added 11, while Möller (SWE, 14) chipped in 9; Gréngewald's bench outscored Amicale's 21-11, with contributions also from Fernandes (7) and Ben Kaiser (4). For Amicale, Felix Engel led with 10, supported by Andreas Nys and Vincent Segers with 6 each; Segers and Engel both navigated foul trouble (4 fouls), as did Miguel Lopez Fernandez late.
Coach Thorsten Freiheit used timeouts in both halves to stem momentum, but Gréngewald's consistent runs and depth held the line. In the new classification, Gréngewald starts atop the Phase finale (1-0) with Amicale second (0-1). Gréngewald also extends its winning streak to four.
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