US Heffingen C controlled the second half to win 83-61 at Oberanven/central against Gréngewald Hueschtert B. The visitors burst out 10-0 behind Manuel Scholtus's back-to-back triples and two quick baskets from Charel Hetto, taking the first quarter 25-14. Coach Nick Parrish's side answered in the second: Mika Demuth (18, 1.85m) strung together free throws and long-range makes as Gréngewald closed on a 14-5 run to trail just 34-35 at the half.
The game flipped after the break. Scholtus (46) detonated the third quarter with two straight threes, then added three more in a flurry as Heffingen authored a decisive 26-14 period. Daniel Wampach (32) added a timely triple and Joé Prim chipped in at the stripe; a 22-7 surge through the middle of the quarter broke it open. Heffingen's lead peaked at +24 (59-83) in the fourth before the hosts trimmed it late. Quarter scores: 14-25, 20-10, 14-26, 13-22.
Standouts
- Heffingen: Manuel Scholtus (46) poured in 43 points, including 10 triples and three late free throws in a row. Charel Hetto (30) added 21 with steady work inside and at the line, Wampach had 10 (two threes), Prim 5, while Belgian guard Simon Maes (45, BEL) contributed 4.
- Gréngewald: Demuth led all locals with 34 (five threes, seven made free throws), scoring in every quarter. Captain Ben Schaefer (22, 1.75m) hit two triples for 10 points, and Kian Wensveen Grou (19) had 7. Bob Graffe's fourth-quarter three gave him 3, but he accumulated four fouls.
Notable sequences: Scholtus opened with two threes in a row and later buried pairs of consecutive triples in the third; Kian Wensveen Grou scored in three separate bursts for Gréngewald. On the whistle side, Jean-Pierre Kunnert was whistled for consecutive fouls twice (Q2 and Q4), and Graffe committed two P2 fouls in quick succession in Q3.
In the standings, Heffingen C jumps eight spots to 3rd (1-0), while Gréngewald B sits 6th at 0-2. Coach Manuel Scholtus's men also outgunned the hosts from deep (approx. 12 made threes to 8).
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