Arantia Larochette B opened their MU14 Division 6 phase finale with a comprehensive 68-36 home win over Avanti Mondorf in Larochette. The hosts burst out 12-1 and closed the first quarter at 31-20, answering Mondorf's first push (18-13) with a triple from captain Vasco Vitorino dos Santos (13, PRT) and steady inside scoring from Tunn Van Meel and Leo Rodrigues. The second quarter decided it: a 12-2 segment, including an 8-0 close to halftime (43-22), put Arantia firmly in control. Mondorf's best spell came after the break when Jordan Goncalves Charpentier (Season PPG: 13.38) strung together 7 points in a row, including a three, to trim it to 43-29, but back-to-back free throws from Vitorino dos Santos and a 6-0 reply restored a 20-point cushion. A technical foul on Mondorf's Philippe Voets early in the fourth preceded another 12-2 quarter for the hosts, who reached their largest lead at the buzzer (+32).
Van Meel (Season PPG: 7.40) led Arantia with 18 points, Rodrigues (Season PPG: 6.20) added 14, and Ruben Silva (Season PPG: 7.78) and Elias Arbaut (ARAB) chipped in 9 apiece; Vitorino dos Santos finished with 7, including the key first-quarter three and calm free throws in the third. Kian Bento Rocha committed three quick fouls in the first quarter, but Arantia's rotation under coach Jonas Levickas held the defensive line.
For Mondorf, Daniel Richartz (Season PPG: 12.29) scored 16 and Goncalves Charpentier 10, with Milan Reali (Season PPG: 5.13) adding 5; Rafaela Veiga Costa and Camden Herring (MON) each contributed. Coach Gilles Gerstmann's side was outscored 24-4 in the even-numbered quarters and could not match Arantia's interior efficiency. Arantia move up to 2nd in the phase-finale standings (+4), while Mondorf sit 3rd (-2). Arantia have now won four of their last five games.
(AI generated)