Sparta Bertrange controlled this M-U14 Division 1 Phase finale return game from an early stage and beat AB Contern 101-63, completing a 2-0 season sweep after the 88-77 away win in February. The result pushed Sparta to 1st place (+1) at 8-1, while Contern stayed 5th at 2-7.
Coach Yann Ewert's team gave the game its shape in the first quarter. Contern briefly led 4-2, but Sparta answered with a 14-3 run to 16-7 and then closed the period with a strong 17-6 stretch for 33-15. At halftime, the gap was already 20 points at 51-31. The third quarter was more balanced (18-16), with Jeff Bevilacqua's side getting production from Max Muller and David Lopes Meysembourg, but Sparta still entered the last period up 69-47. The final quarter was decisive again: 32-16, with the margin peaking at 38.
Sparta had depth and balance, with six players in double figures. Anton Mercier (Season PPG: 15.40) led with 21 points and was on a roll in the fourth quarter, scoring 8 straight Sparta points during one key sequence. Rafael Ferreira (Season PPG: 15.53) added 16, Filip Schumacher (Season PPG: 8.89) also had 16, Alessandro Giannini (Season PPG: 4.46) scored 13 despite four fouls, and Charel Didlinger (Season PPG: 6.59) plus Alexander Möller (Season PPG: 13.50) finished with 10 each. Mercier, a 13-year-old from France, gave Sparta steady scoring control.
For Contern, Max Muller (Season PPG: 36.74) carried the offense with 27 points and kept them competitive through the middle quarters. David Lopes Meysembourg (Season PPG: 13.00) added 10, including a third-quarter three, while Gabriel Rasque Schmitt (Season PPG: 10.58) had 9 and Felix Zoller (Season PPG: 9.89) 8. Contern stayed in touch better after the break, but Sparta's first-quarter punch and late surge were too much.
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