Sparta Bertrange C moved up two places into 1st in M-U14 Division 4: Phase finale with a clear 92-50 home win over 6th-placed Bascharage Hedgehogs. It was SPAC's second head-to-head win of the phase after the 95-40 road result earlier in the season.
The game did not start one-sided. Bascharage opened well and led 11-8, then 13-10, with Gregor Tomac, Leo Chiapolino and Andrija Cubrilo giving the visitors good early production. Sparta Bertrange C then changed the pace of the game with a 13-2 run to close the first quarter at 23-13.
The decisive stretch came in the second period. Coach Tine Nagy's team quickly extended the margin, holding BAS to only 4 points in the quarter. SPAC went from 23-13 to 35-13 and reached halftime with a 47-17 advantage.
Bascharage responded better after the break and won the third quarter 19-14. Cubrilo, Tomac and captain Chiapolino helped cut into the flow of the game, with BAS briefly reducing the gap to 52-31, but SPAC remained fully in control at 61-36 entering the last period. Early in the fourth, Sparta produced another major burst, a 14-0 run from 63-38 to 77-38, and the lead peaked at 42 points.
Raphaël Grieco (Season PPG: 12.84) led SPAC with 22 points. Ioannis Paspaltzis (Season PPG: 6.86) added 20 and matched his season maximum, while Daniel Maestro Varillas (Season PPG: 6.33) scored 12, Ozan Donmez (Season PPG: 7.88) 11 and Gabriel Sierra Ferruz (Season PPG: 6.50) 10.
For Bascharage, Tomac (Season PPG: 8.00) finished with 16, Cubrilo (Season PPG: 10.00) had 12, and Chiapolino (Season PPG: 7.25) also scored 12. SPAC is now on a four-game winning streak, while BAS has lost 14 in a row.
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