AS Soleuvre controlled North Fox 96-73 in the M-U18 Division 3 Phase finale at Zolwer/Scheierhaff, building steadily through a 32-23 first quarter and 56-40 halftime before breaking it open with a 22-11 third. The gap peaked at +27 (78-51) late in the third.
Game flow set the tone early: after a brief exchange led by Dzenan Muratovic (FOX), Soleuvre found a 6-0 burst to close Q1 (from 26-21 to 32-21). The decisive stretch came after the break. Lex Lahure (Season PPG: 15.85) authored the key sequence, dropping 11 points in the third, including seven straight for SOL (3+2+2) to push the lead beyond 20. Jean-Marc Juchem (Season PPG: 4.18) added a timely triple to end the quarter's surge.
Soleuvre's scoring was balanced and efficient by shot type: 31 two-pointers, eight threes and 10 free throws. Lahure led with 31 (10x2P, 3x3P, 2 FT), Malik Bah (Season PPG: 11.38) had 22 (7x2P, 2x3P, 2 FT), Rafael Aguiar Sousa (Season PPG: 7.85) 16 (5 FT, 4x2P, 1x3P), and Juchem 14 (4x2P, 2x3P). Coach Tom Lahure's side stretched each quarter's margin until the cushion was unassailable.
North Fox leaned heavily on Muratovic (16, MNE), who poured in 29 (12x2P, 1x3P, 2 FT). Raphael Johan Nkoa (17, 1.81m, CMR) added 18, Nils Rob (Season PPG: 15.00) 14, and Fynn Schlechter (Season PPG: 8.40) 8. FOX produced 32 two-pointers but only one triple and six free throws; the long-range differential (+7 threes for SOL) proved costly. Marvin Carvalho (Season PPG: 10.33) fouled out in the fourth, compounding FOX's late chase. Coach Pol Schlechter's early timeout in Q1 couldn't halt the third-quarter slide.
In the standings, AS Soleuvre move to 2nd (2-1, ranking gain +2), while North Fox sit 5th (0-3). Their run of defeats continues (four in a row in their latest sequence).
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