Mambra Mamer controlled this M-U14 Division 3 Phase 1 opener from the first quarter and won 88-53 away at Gréngewald Hueschtert. The visitors were already in front 27-11 after 10 minutes, extended the gap to 45-24 at halftime, then kept the same rhythm at 66-38 after three quarters.
The game turned quickly in the opening period. After Gréngewald stayed close at 2-1, Mamer produced a 9-0 run to reach 11-1. Gréngewald answered well through 12-year-old Arnas Pakasius (GRE), who scored 6 straight points in an 8-2 reaction, cutting the margin to 13-9. That was the home side's best stretch early, but Mamer closed the quarter with a strong 14-2 burst for the first major separation.
In the second quarter, Jake Jozef Rajniak (GRE) gave Gréngewald some life with 9 points in the period, but Mamer kept finding answers and never allowed the gap to drop into single digits. Gréngewald also had the setback of Gauthier Kristiansen's disqualifying foul in the second quarter.
Mamer's attack was notably balanced. Khan Eyal N'Guessan (MAM) led with 19 points and set the tone early, Pierre Frieden (MAM) added 15, Leonardo Comodi Ballanti (MAM) 12, and captain Tammo Felix Adrian Becker (MAM) 11. Nikolaos Kouvaras (MAM) and Til Zorz (MAM) both finished with 9, showing the depth of coach Arnaud Stirn's side.
For coach Ricky Easterling's team, Pakasius was the main scorer with 26 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, nearly half of Gréngewald's total. Rajniak followed with 13, while Matteo De Castro Christnach (GRE) added 8.
Early in the fourth, Gréngewald had one of its better passages and reduced the deficit from 28 to 21 at 47-68, but Mamer answered again and pushed the lead back above 30. The visitors' biggest advantage reached 37 points before the final score settled at 88-53.
After the first round game, Mamer moves up four places into 1st in the standings, while Gréngewald is 6th.
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Gréngewald Hueschtert