Gréngewald Hueschtert controlled AB Contern 68-58 in the M-U16 Division 2 Phase finale round-robin, building a decisive cushion before the break and managing the game from there. After a 12-12 tie late in the first, Gréngewald closed the quarter 16-13 and then broke the game open with a 23-12 second period to lead 39-25 at halftime. The margin peaked at +16 early in the third (41-25), and although Contern won the third 21-17 and later trimmed it to eight (66-58) inside the final minutes, the hosts never ceded control.
Pol Elcheroth (Season PPG: 23.5) was the driver with 28 points, including a burst where he scored eight of Gréngewald's first 11 in the second quarter. He eventually fouled out in the fourth, but his early damage had set the tone. Support came from Mika Kirchen (11; Season PPG: 9.08), Sebastiao Fernandes Goncalves (7; 15, PRT), and Victor Möller (7). Aidan Salmon added five, including two free throws in a row to push the gap to 37-25 in Q2.
For Contern, Emil Dostert (21; Season PPG: 23.64) kept them in touch with consistent two-point scoring and a late fourth-quarter push. Alex Wies (16; Season PPG: 13.08) complemented him, while Keane (8; 15, IRL) and Max Welter (5) chipped in Welter hitting a timely three and two straight free throws to cut it to 50-39.
Coach Nicolas Saquan Parrish's side repeated December's win over Contern (69-56 in Phase 2), and stays first in the Phase finale table at 2-0. Contern, coached by Ayodele Michael O., moves to 1-1 and sits third. Gréngewald is now on a four-game winning streak.
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Gréngewald Hueschtert 
AB Contern 
