Black Frogs Schieren C controlled Mambra Mamer C, 67-56, in Schieren to open the M-Division 4 championship round. The hosts set the tone early with a 4-0 start (free throws by captain-coach Jerry Valente) and stretched it to 16-6 after a three from Manuel Delgado Ferreira. First break: 20-13.
FROC pushed again to 24-13 at the start of the second quarter through Angelo Possing and Valente, before Mamer answered. Thomas Jean Barthlmy strung together four points in a row and later added a three to bring it to 27-22; halftime 29-24.
The decisive surge came right after the interval: Delgado Ferreira hit from deep and Possing buried another triple for 37-24, with the lead peaking at +15 (48-33). Mamer reacted with a 7-0 run to end the third (Setoca 2, Barthlmy 3, Kayser 2) to 48-40. In the fourth, FROC steadied behind Valente's two- and three-pointer for 59-47 and never looked back, with Tanguy Labatut and Delgado Ferreira scoring inside to keep a double-digit cushion despite another long-range make by Barthlmy.
Top performers FROC: Possing (FROC) led with 27 points and four triples; Valente (FROC) added 14, including two threes; Delgado Ferreira (FROC) chipped in 14; Labatut (FROC) had 10. Also notable: Andr Do Patrocnio do Couto (31, 1.83m, PRT).
Top performers MAMC: Barthlmy (MAMC) poured in 25 with five threes; Tom Kayser (MAMC) had 15; Diogo Da Silva Monteiro (MAMC) 6; Ivan Setoca (MAMC) and Charles Kremer (MAMC) 4 each. Also on court: Charles Aim Nzeussi Mbouendeu (32, CMR).
Discipline notes: Gildas Le Clerc took four personals for Mamer; Bruno Entringer had three for FROC. No one fouled out.
Standings impact: FROC start 1-0 and sit first; MAMC are 0-1 in second place. Coach-player Jerry Valente guided the Black Frogs with timely scoring, while coach Gildas Le Clerc's side relied on Barthlmy's perimeter streaks to stay in touch.
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