Kordall Steelers won 58-41 in Schieren and stay 4th in the M-U18 Division 5 Phase finale table at 2-3. Black Frogs Schieren, also 2-3, are now 5th and gained one place despite the defeat. Kordall also stopped a two-game losing spell.
The game was decided by its swings. Kordall controlled the first quarter 14-6, with Maylon Ramos Monteiro and Tomas Cerqueira Santos setting the tone early. Schieren then reacted well in the second period. Coach Nigel Tolentino's team cut an 11-21 deficit with a 10-2 spell, including 6 straight points from Nick Yan Marcel Kraus, who came in with 15.15 points per game, and 4 more from Jomari Nicolas Llarena, a 16-year-old from the Philippines. At halftime, Kordall still led only 25-23.
Schieren even moved in front after the break when captain Mathis Kraus scored 5 points in a row for 28-25. That was the home side's best moment. From 30-30, however, Kordall took over with a decisive 15-3 surge across the end of the third quarter and start of the fourth, turning the game into a 45-33 advantage. When Schieren trimmed it to 38-45, the Steelers answered immediately with a 9-0 run to 54-38. The highest lead reached 17 points.
Kordall had four players in double figures: Mickael Pereira Briga 15, Cerqueira Santos 13, Ramos Monteiro 13 and Mahé Schmitz 10. Pereira Briga was especially important around the break between the third and fourth quarters, while Schmitz hit two threes at key moments. Mouhammadou Moustapha Ndiaye (17, FRA) added 5 points, including a late three.
For Schieren, Nick Kraus scored 13, Mathis Kraus 11 and Milo Reiser 6. The Frogs stayed in contact for nearly three quarters, but Kordall's deeper scoring and stronger closing stretches made the difference.
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