BBC East Side Pirates opened M-U14 Division 2 Phase 1 with a clear 161-57 away win over Résidence Walferdange and climbed to first place. RES is fourth after the opening game.
The start was briefly balanced, with RES going ahead 2-0 through Joaquym Questier (RES). From there, the game changed quickly. BEP answered with 24 unanswered points, driven by Dzan Ahmetovic (BEP), Stefan Jankovic (BEP) and Nicolas Nestgen (BEP), and built a strong first-quarter cushion. Walferdange reacted well late in the period, mainly through Questier and Robert Nicula (RES), to stay within 21-36 after ten minutes.
The second quarter created the real break. The Pirates kept scoring in waves, extended the lead to 51-23 and reached halftime at 75-32. Coach Steve Alexandre's side still found some individual scoring, but BEP's tempo remained much higher.
The third quarter was the decisive stretch. After the break, BEP opened with an 11-0 run from 75-32 to 86-32, and later added another major burst from 92-37 to 110-37. By the end of the quarter, the visitors were in full control at 118-43. The margin eventually reached 104 points at the final buzzer.
BEP had four standout scorers: Stefan Jankovic (BEP) with 45, Nicolas Nestgen (BEP) with 43, Ahmetovic with 36 and Petar Jankovic (BEP) with 20. Yuqiang Wang (BEP) added 15. For RES, Questier led with 27, Nicula scored 16, and Jim Mathieu (RES) added 5.
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