Sparta Bertrange (SPA) controlled Arantia Larochette (ARA) 64-51 in the W-U16 Division 1 Phase 2, using a decisive second quarter to create the gap and manage the game to the finish at Atert/Central.
After a balanced start (18-14, Q1), Colin Braun's team broke the game open with a 10-0 run midway through the second period, stretching a 26-20 edge to 36-20 and reaching halftime up 38-26. SPA kept their cushion through the third (51-38). Joao Pedro Osorio Silva's side pushed back early in the fourth: Clara Walter strung together four straight points to trim it to 55-47, but Lilly Engels answered with back-to-back threes to restore double digits and close the door.
Hanna Rotink (Season PPG: 14.67) led SPA with 16 points and, despite fouling out late, had already set the tone inside. Engels (Season PPG: 9.67) added 14, including the two key fourth-quarter triples. Kleio Chatzinikoli (14, GRC; Season PPG: 6.50) chipped in 13, and Quineth Safira Lucy Zaal (Season PPG: 9.44) had 12.
For ARA, Ylvi Lepage Post (Season PPG: 5.67) paced the visitors with 14 points, while captain Lucie Rock (Season PPG: 17.89) scored 12, including three long-range makes after halftime. Walter (Season PPG: 10.11) and Mara Ronkar (Season PPG: 13.63) added 8 each.
Key moments: SPA's 10-0 surge in Q2 produced the night's largest lead (16). In the final quarter, Engels' two threes were the dagger after ARA had closed to single digits. Rotink committed two fouls in a row in the fourth, but SPA's balance held.
In the standings, SPA sit 4th (2-3) and ARA 5th (1-4). Sparta stop a three-game losing slide; Arantia are now on a three-game skid.
(AI generated)