US Heffingen C controlled BC Mess B 70-43 in the MDivision 1 championship round in Heffingen, building steadily through each quarter (23-16, 11-5, 20-10, 16-12). After an early 12-12 deadlock, Heffingen closed the first period 23-16 and delivered a 9-0 run midsecond quarter to reach 34-21 at halftime. A sharp 8-0 burst to open the third (up to 41-21) broke the game open; the hosts' largest lead stretched to +27 late.
Joel Thesen (37, 1.85m) was the night's reference point, pouring in 30 points and accounting for 43% of Heffingen's total. He opened with three straight field goals and later strung together key scores across the second and third quarters. His line featured 11 twopointers, one triple and five free throws. Support came from Manuel Scholtus (13), whose perimeter makes punctuated the key runs, and Axel Mertes (HEFC) with 9. Daniel Wampach (Season PPG: 7.83) added 7, including a fourthquarter triple and trip to the line that kept the cushion intact. Playercoach JeanPierre Kunnert chipped in 2 and marshalled the rotations smartly.
For Mess B, the homegrown core carried the offense: Philippe Charles Di Cato led with 15 and Francois Villain added 12. Among the other contributors, Yves Gillet (MESB) scored 8. Mess briefly matched the hosts at 12-12 but managed only five points in the second quarter and couldn't halt the thirdperiod surge. Captain Damien Michels added a triple in the fourth.
Form and table context matter: Heffingen snap a threegame skid and vault to 3rd place (+7). Mess slip to 7th (2) and continue their alternating results trend. Coach Gilles Weimerskirch's side now needs a response to keep pace in the roundrobin.
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