AS Soleuvre overpowered AB Contern 106-68 in the M-U14 Division 1 championship round opener in Contern/Central, leading wire to wire and winning every quarter (25-13, 23-16, 24-13, 34-26). Lou Lahure (14 years) opened with five straight points (3+2) and, after a first early timeout, Soleuvre strung a 7-0 burst to 16-4 behind Timéo Weber and Phillipe Vieira Geraldes, closing the first period at +12.
In the second quarter, Alexandre Carvalho Ribeiro (two triples) and Vieira kept stretching the gap, with Soleuvre's pressure converting regularly in transition. The visitors hit another gear late in the half and reached the locker room up 48-29. Contern's best window came early in the third when Max Muller answered a Weber basket with five points in a row (3+2), but Lahure replied from deep and Soleuvre answered with a 6-0 run (Maximilien Edouard Tran Van Mang, FRA, 2+2; Lahure 2) to re-establish full control at 65-38. In the fourth, Leo Loesch added a 3 and inside finishes, Vieira drilled another long ball, and Tran closed a personal 4-0 mini-run to help set the final, Soleuvre's largest lead of the night (+38).
Top performers
- Soleuvre: Phillipe Vieira Geraldes (Season PPG: 23.10) led with 23, Lahure (Season PPG: 26.27) added 20, Weber (Season PPG: 17.82) 16, Tran Van Mang (Season PPG: 11.13) 14, Loesch (Season PPG: 4.91) 11, and Carvalho Ribeiro (Season PPG: 2.27) chipped in 6 from deep.
- Contern: Max Muller (Season PPG: 36.27) scored 27 with frequent trips to the line and a third-quarter triple; Felix Zoller (Season PPG: 11.00) matched his season high with 20; Gabriel Rasque Schmitt (Season PPG: 10.82) and David Lopes Meysembourg (Season PPG: 7.57) had 8 each.
Coach Carlo Ferrante's group is on a four-game winning streak. Contern, guided by Jeff Bevilacqua, slides to a third consecutive loss after a seven-game run earlier in the season.
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