US Heffingen B beat Etzella Ettelbruck B 92-81 in Heffingen and moved up to 1st place in M-Division 1, while Etzella B stayed 9th. It also completed a 2-0 season sweep for Heffingen after the earlier 101-78 away win.
The game turned sharply after a strong Etzella first half. The visitors led 23-19 after one quarter and created the first real gap in the second period at 45-31. Noah Wolter (Season PPG: 13.22), Sam Schaaf (Season PPG: 17.31) and Lou Clees (Season PPG: 15.82) were central in that phase, with Clees stretching the floor and Wolter attacking efficiently.
Heffingen's response before halftime was decisive: a 14-0 run erased that deficit and tied the score at 45-45. Manuel Scholtus (Season PPG: 10.72) sparked that comeback with 8 straight points early in the quarter, then Joel Thesen (Season PPG: 25.22) and Frank Jacoby (Season PPG: 11.92) kept the pressure on.
The third quarter was the winning stretch. After Etzella briefly went ahead 48-45, Scholtus hit back-to-back threes for 51-48, and Heffingen controlled the rest of the period 28-14. From 45-48 to 73-59, the home side produced a 28-11 sequence. Their highest lead reached 16 points at 75-59 early in the fourth.
Thesen, 37 years old and 1.85m, finished with 21 points for Heffingen. Jacoby added 16, Scholtus 16 and Bellwald 11. For Etzella, Clees led all scorers with 23, while Wolter and Schaaf both scored 16, and Wilmes added 14. Etzella won the first and fourth quarters, but Heffingen's second-half control decided the game.
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