Sparta Bertrange B controlled this M-U14 Division 3 game from the opening minutes and beat Gréngewald Hueschtert 91-65. Sparta remains 3rd with a 2-0 record, while Gréngewald is 5th at 0-2.
Coach Tine Nagy's team set the tone quickly. Daniel Maestro Varillas (SPAB) scored 7 early points as Sparta moved to a 9-4 lead, and Giovanni Vena (SPAB) added a strong first-quarter stretch. The home side finished the first period ahead 29-21. Early in the second, baskets by Mathis Malcourant (SPAB) and Léonard Ghio (SPAB) pushed the gap to 33-21. Gréngewald stayed alive through Jake Jozef Rajniak (GRE), but Sparta still reached halftime with a solid 45-29 advantage.
The decisive break came in the third quarter. Maxim Lamot (SPAB) opened the half with 5 points in a row, taking the score from 45-29 to 50-29. Later, Reyansh Agarwal (SPAB) produced 9 points in a strong spell, and Sparta won the quarter 28-15 to stretch the margin to 73-44.
Coach Ricky Easterling's side reacted in the fourth. Rajniak and Liam Ruppert (GRE) led a 12-0 run from 73-44 to 73-56, but Sparta answered immediately with 9 straight points and restored full control. The highest lead reached 31 points at 91-60.
Vena led Sparta with 24 points. Agarwal added 16, Ioannis Paspaltzis (SPAB) 14, Maestro Varillas 13 and Lamot 12, giving Sparta five double-digit scorers. For Gréngewald, Rajniak stood out with 31 points and Matteo De Castro Christnach (GRE) added 10. Arnas Pakasius (GRE) spent much of the game in foul trouble and fouled out in the third quarter.
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