US Heffingen B controlled BC Mess B, 75-49 in Heffingen, and remain top of M-Division 1. The game tilted early: a 39-27 first quarter with Manuel Scholtus (Season PPG: 11.35) hitting four triples overall and Joel Thesen (Season PPG: 25.44) scoring steadily from the field and the line. HEFB's lead rarely dipped after that.
After halftime, Louis Michel Kohn (34, 1.98m) opened the third with two free throws, Thesen added a three and Gustavo Alves Novaes (19, PRT) connected from deep for 53-38. An unsportsmanlike foul (U2) on Jean-Pierre Kunnert briefly offered Mess a window Giovanni Kemevuako (21, 1.93m) added points at the line but HEFB closed the quarter at 60-44. In the fourth, Pit Reiter strung together four points in a row (1+1+2) during a 6-0 burst to 69-45, and Alves Novaes scored the final three points. The highest lead came at the buzzer (+26). Notable sequence of fouls: Yves Bellwald picked up two quick P1s in the first quarter.
Top performers
- US Heffingen B: Thesen 26; Scholtus 21 with long-range impact; Kohn 7 and solid at key moments; Alves Novaes 6 off the bench; Lee Bourgeois 6; Reiter 6. Coach Manuel Scholtus' rotation provided scoring in waves.
- BC Mess B: Alexandre Caurla 16 (Season PPG: 15.75), Jeff Bofferding (39) 10, Kemevuako 8, Gilles Weimerskirch (Season PPG: 4.50) 5, François Villain (Season PPG: 8.56) 4. Coach Noah Bertolini's team did most of its damage early before HEFB's defense clamped down (only 5 points in the last quarter).
Form and table: HEFB have now won four in a row and sit 1st. Mess are on a five-game losing streak but move to 8th (+2).
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