Arantia Larochette B controlled Rebound Préizerdaul 58-43 in Larochette in the M-U14 Division 7 Phase 2 round-robin. The hosts edged a tight first quarter (14-12), then flipped the game with a 12-2 close to the second period, turning a 16-17 deficit into a 28-19 halftime lead. Coach Oleksandr Senchenko's side kept the momentum after the break, stretching out to 49-31 with a steady diet of drives and mid-range makes.
Préizerdaul tried to spark a comeback as Maxime Hengen opened the fourth with four straight points to cut it to 49-35, but Samuel Schmit (ARAB) answered emphatically, scoring all of Arantia's nine points in the final quarter. His personal 7-2 burst restored a 19-point cushion at 58-39 the game's highest margin before Guilherme Marques Casqueira closed with the last four points for the visitors.
Top performers
- Arantia: Samuel Schmit (ARAB) led with 22 and carried the fourth. Neo Klein (Season PPG: 7.63) added 14 with timely baskets across the first three quarters. Support came from Kian Bento Rocha (8) and Vasco Vitorino dos Santos (13 years, Portugal) with 6.
- Préizerdaul: Guilherme Marques Casqueira (Season PPG: 15.43; 13 years, Portugal) kept scoring lanes alive and finished with 18, while Hengen (Season PPG: 8.63) chipped in 14. Jaylen Simoes Marbes added 6.
Neither team connected from long range; Préizerdaul's best stretches came early and in the final minutes, but Arantia's second- and third-quarter control proved decisive. In the standings, Arantia move to 3-1 and the top spot, extending their run to three straight wins. Préizerdaul drop to 2-2 in second place and have now lost back-to-back games under coach Nadine Lepage.
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