Sparta Bertrange B overpowered Telstar Hesperange, 113-59, in the M-U16 Division 3 Phase 2 championship round at Atert. Sparta set the tone immediately with a 27-6 first quarter, driven by captain Simon DerwaelThomsin (15, FRA), who authored an 8-0 personal run to push the score to 19-4 and closed the period with his team on a 6-0 burst. Halftime arrived at 54-20, and Coach Dimitrios Paspaltzis' group never looked back.
The third quarter (33-18) sealed it, with Jakob Kavas Puc (15, SVN) and Hugo Dubois (15, BEL) repeatedly punishing Telstar's defense in transition and half-court. Sparta's highest lead came at the buzzer (+54). Notably, neither team hit a three-pointer; Sparta dominated inside the arc and at the rim all game long.
DerwaelThomsin finished with 34 points on 17 made two-pointers, a standout scoring display. Kavas Puc added 19, Dubois 17, Vasileios Paspaltzis (14, GRC) 14, David Alves dos Santos 12, with solid support from Eduard Vevecka (8) and Jim Thiry (7). For Telstar, captain Gabriel Marques dos Ramos (15, PRT) battled throughout, scoring his team's first four points and finishing with 28. Mathis Adehm (14) contributed 18, including six made free throws, and Arthur Eugen Beltechi had 4.
Sparta halt an eight-game skid, while Telstar's run extends to four losses. In the updated classification, Sparta sit 5th at 1-3; Telstar remain 6th at 0-4. Coach Romas Degutis' side found some rhythm late, with Marques dos Ramos stringing together multiple fourth-quarter answers, but Sparta's early surge and heavy third-quarter punch decided the game. No player fouled out.
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