Second-placed Gréngewald Hueschtert controlled this W-U14 Division 1 Phase finale game from the start and beat Basket Esch 83-48, their third win in three meetings this season.
Coach Eric Bojan's side set the tone with an 8-0 opening run and even reached 15-0 before Esch found some rhythm. Captain Yadanar Mamou Greenhalgh (Season PPG: 23.89) was decisive immediately, scoring 8 of Gréngewald's first 10 points. After the 21-10 first quarter, Esch had its best stretch early in the second period: Jana Lucius (Season PPG: 7.41) hit from outside, Yara Tavares Dias (Season PPG: 5.33) added a three, and the gap came down to 23-16.
That was the key moment of the game. Gréngewald answered with a strong 12-3 run to 35-19, driven by Greenhalgh, Zoé Kahlki (Season PPG: 9.74) and 13-year-old Nayah Grego (FRA, Season PPG: 6.07). From there, the home team kept the same pace and led 41-23 at the break.
Esch, coached by Pierrette Birchen, tried again after halftime when Lucius opened the third quarter with another three to make it 41-26. Gréngewald responded each time, with Grego scoring repeatedly around the basket and Greenhalgh continuing her efficient inside production. The lead was 61-37 after three quarters.
In the fourth, Esch reduced the margin to 69-48 through Emma Muratovic, Mia Weber and Lucius, but Gréngewald closed the game on a 14-0 run and reached its highest lead at 35.
Greenhalgh finished with 29 points, Grego added 24, and Kahlki had 11. For Esch, Lucius produced 18 points with four 3-pointers, while Fiore, Tavares Dias and Diana Costa de Sousa scored 8 each. Lucius also stayed productive despite early foul trouble, collecting two fouls in the first quarter and a third in the second.
Gréngewald now has four straight wins and stays second at 8-1. Basket Esch remains sixth at 0-9 after a ninth consecutive loss.
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