Musel Pikes overpowered AB Contern 108-75 at contern/central, staying perfect and on a five-game winning streak to lead M-U16 Division 2. Contern drop to 2-3 but sit 3rd in the table (+1).
The visitors set the tone early. After Contern's captain Emil Dostert (14) opened the scoring, Pikes answered with range and balance: Sam Walerich (Season PPG: 7.0) hit a quick five points, and Jaden El Basri (15, FRA) and Elija Schanen Sar (Season PPG: 9.4) added long-range baskets for a 27-19 lead after 10 minutes. A late 8-0 run in the first quarter (from 17-19 to 17-27) created the first real gap.
In the second quarter, coach Daniel Fernandes Sousa's team strung together a 5-0 burst to 32-21 and later a 6-0 to 40-24. Contern tried to answer through Dostert's repeated trips to the line, but Pikes maintained control to 52-35 at halftime.
The third period broke it open. Schanen and El Basri each buried triples, Walerich kept scoring inside, and Musel Pikes stretched the margin to 67-39. Contern's Alex Wies (Season PPG: 12.4) and Max Muller (Season PPG: 14.0) briefly stabilized the hosts, but Pikes still won the frame 27-20.
In the fourth, Olivier Siebenaler (Season PPG: 9.2) calmly knocked down four straight free throws across two sequences, and Jason Kemmer (Season PPG: 16.29) plus Marvin Contreras (Season PPG: 10.78) added steady production as the visitors pushed the lead to a game-high +33 at the buzzer.
Top scorers: Pikes had El Basri 25, Schanen Sar 23, Walerich 21, Siebenaler 12, Kemmer 10. Contern leaned on Dostert with 26 and Wies with 20, backed by Muller's 10 and Tao Tock (Season PPG: 8.2) with 9. Notably, Muller is only 12 and contributed in double figures.
Coach Ayodele Michael O.'s group generated points at the stripe through Dostert, but Pikes' multi-scorer waves and timely 3-point bursts defined the game's evolution.
(AI generated)