Arantia Larochette controlled the game more and more as it went on and won 101-45 away against BBC East Side Pirates B in M-U14 Division 4 Phase 1. Arantia stay first in the standings at 2-0, while BEPB are third after this round.
The first quarter was the most competitive. Arantia started 6-0, but BEPB answered well and got back to 16-17. That was a key moment because Arantia immediately closed the period with 5 straight points for a 21-16 lead. From there, coach Pit Hoffmann's team kept building the gap.
In the second quarter, Arantia's depth began to show. After BEPB had reduced the deficit to 23-30, Arantia put together a strong 12-2 stretch and went into halftime up 43-25. The third quarter brought another BEPB push, mainly through Demir Eco (12, BEPB), who scored in bursts and helped his team reach 33-47, but Arantia answered each time and led 64-38 after three.
The last quarter was one-sided. Arantia opened with a 16-0 run from 66-40 to 82-40, then added another long surge to reach the final 56-point margin, their highest lead of the game.
Jules Schalbar (12, ARA) led all scorers with 21 points and finished the game strongly. Mingxuan Li (11, ARA) added 16 points, including 8 in a row early in the fourth quarter. Jang Hoffmann (12, ARA) scored 15, and Arantia also had 10 points each from Maxime Toussaint (12, ARA) and captain Tunn Van Meel (13, ARA). A notable team detail: all 11 Arantia players scored.
For BEPB, Eco was the clear offensive leader with 20 points, including three made 3-pointers. Yannis Viard (13, BEPB) added 10 points and Olivier Feltz Elcheroth (11, BEPB) scored 7.
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BBC East Side Pirates B