Arantia Larochette overpowered Kordall Steelers 94-40 in Larochette and stay perfect atop the M-U14 Division 4 Phase 2 table (4-0). The game turned early: after Kordall's brief 3-2 edge, Arantia unleashed an 18-0 run to 28-6 and closed the first quarter 30-8. By halftime it was 52-19 and 73-29 after three, with the largest lead reaching 54.
Arantia did all their damage inside: 46 made two-pointers and 2 free throws, with no threes attempted successfully by either team (Kordall finished with 18 twos, 4 FTs). Noa Franssens (Season PPG: 28.63) set the tone and led with 25 points, repeatedly finishing at the rim. Eleven-year-old Sam Göhlhausen (Season PPG: 15.50) added 18, Ben Welter (Season PPG: 11.00) scored 15 despite flirting with foul trouble (4 PF), and Rui Carlos Silva (Season PPG: 14.56) had 12. Captain Finn Brosius chipped in 4 and directed traffic.
Kordall's resistance came from Liam Alexander Jovanovic (Season PPG: 16.43) with 14 and captain Jayson Otiu (Season PPG: 11.75) with 13, while Adham Asfarelouldidi (12, FRA) added 10. Coach Arnaud Sirjean's early timeouts (6th minute of Q1 and mid-Q2) tried to stem Arantia's first-half surge; Coach Pit Hoffmann briefly stopped play early in Q4 before his team closed on an 8-0 spurt. Vaessen had a personal 4-0 run late in the third, and Arantia's depth kept the pressure constant.
Arantia extend their overall winning streak to eight games. In the updated classification, Arantia remain 1st; Kordall sit 3rd at 2-2 after back-to-back defeats.
(AI generated)