Amicale Steesel controlled its M-U16 Division 3 Phase 2 meeting with Mambra Mamer, winning 70-53 in Steinsel and consolidating second place in the standings (MAM sits third after five games). Thorsten Freiheit's group set the tone early: after a tight opening to 10-10, Vincent Segers (Season PPG: 18.5) strung together seven straight points (2+2+3) to break the game open to 19-10 and close the first period up 21-12.
The hosts kept building in the second quarter behind Felix Engel (Season PPG: 22.4), who repeatedly steadied AMI at the line, and Bobby Kirsch (Season PPG: 17.0), taking a 40-25 lead at halftime. A brief AMI surge in the third stretched the gap to a game-high +20 at 53-33.
Arnaud Stirn's team responded: Ethan Martins (Season PPG: 15.0) hit back-to-back threes and added a two, Gabriel Fihey (14, FRA) connected from deep, and Ivan Vasiljevic chipped in to trim it to 56-43 late in the third. The push stalled in the fourth as Engel again converted pairs at the stripe and Segers added buckets to keep AMI comfortably ahead; Martins later fouled out, blunting MAM's offense. Nicolas Bos also fouled out, while Phivos Sortikos (Season PPG: 10.78) had two quick P1 fouls late in the second quarter.
Top performers
- AMI: Segers 21 (14, BEL), Engel 18, Kirsch 15; Andreas Nys added 8.
- MAM: Martins 14 (fouled out), Arda Selim Isiklar 10 (Season PPG: 11.72), Sortikos 8, Fihey 6 from two triples.
AMI's balance and timely scoring runs especially Segers' personal 7-0 burst and steady free throws from Engel across quarters were decisive. Amicale has now won four in a row.
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