BBC East Side Pirates controlled the second half to defeat Gréngewald Hueschtert 82-55 in the M-U16 Division 2 Championship Round (round-robin, game 4) in Berbourg. After a tight opening (GRE 17-16 after Q1), the hosts steadied before the break with a 20-16 second quarter to go up 36-33. The game turned decisively right after halftime: BEP opened the third with a 14-3 surge and won the quarter 23-12, entering the last period at 59-45. In the fourth, Sam Schaeffer produced a 6-0 personal start and later closed the night with eight straight points; BEP finished on a 9-0 run.
Schaeffer (Season PPG: 24.64) was unstoppable with 45 points, equaling his season high and accounting for more than half of BEP's total. Support came from Matteo Weydert (Season PPG: 6.77) and Mil Boby (Season PPG: 9.43) with 8 points each, plus useful touches from Finn Diederich (Season PPG: 10.30) and Maks Danielyan (BEP).
For Gréngewald, Mats Genevaro Van den Biezenbos (Season PPG: 20.69) kept them in it with 28 points, including a steady stream in the first quarter and a three late in the third. Mika Kirchen (Season PPG: 9.86) added 11. Captain Pol Elcheroth (Season PPG: 22.36) was limited to 6 and fouled out in the third quarter, a blow that coincided with BEP's pull-away. Gréngewald finished shorthanded with further foul exits as BEP stretched the margin.
Coach Thomas Diederich's Pirates reversed the season's previous head-to-head (GRE had won 62-46) and snapped a three-game losing streak. BEP climb to 5th (+1) in the Phase finale table, while Coach Bojan Eric's side stays 3rd at 2-2. After the break BEP outscored GRE 46-22, with Schaeffer, the 15-year-old captain, on a roll in the fourth.
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