Les Sangliers Wooltz edged North Fox 52-49 in a tight Phase 1 opener, a game that swung sharply before turning tense again late on. SAN are now 3rd in M-U14 Division 7:Phase 1 (+3), while FOX are 4th (+1).
The key early figure was 12-year-old captain Aaron Raphaël Janvier Ngatcha (SAN), who scored Les Sangliers' first 12 points in a row. After North Fox had moved ahead 7-2 behind Liam Pablo Teixeira (FOX), Wooltz answered with a strong run and closed the first quarter 18-12.
The second quarter gave SAN their best spell. Nolan Philippe (SAN) added four straight points, Milan Sagramola (SAN) and Pamir Isikli (SAN) kept the pressure on, and the home side built the game's highest lead at 30-14. North Fox reacted before the break through Pit Arend (FOX), Ben Franzen (FOX) and Teixeira, trimming the gap to 34-23.
FOX were much better in the third. Arend hit from long range, Teixeira kept scoring, and Franzen supported the comeback as the visitors won the quarter 14-8 and cut the deficit to 42-37.
In the fourth, Ngatcha again gave SAN breathing room, pushing the margin to 50-42. FOX still made it a close finish: Teixeira scored eight fourth-quarter points and brought his total to 25, while Franzen finished with 9 and Arend with 7. For Les Sangliers, Ngatcha led with 30, with support from Philippe (6), Sagramola (6) and Isikli (4). Coach Lara Graglia's team held on in the final minutes despite North Fox closing to three points.
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