BBC East Side Pirates opened M-U16 Division 3 Phase 1 with a commanding 77-33 home win over Telstar Hesperange in Wasserbil. Game evolution was one-way after a balanced start: BEP led 15-10 after the first, broke it open 21-10 in the second, then settled matters with a 25-7 third quarter.
Sam Schaeffer (15) set the tone, scoring the first five points for BEP. Telstar stayed in touch through Gabriel Marques dos Ramos (15, PRT), who carried the visitors' offense. A decisive 8-0 burst midway through Q2 (Schaeffer, Matteo Weydert, Tomas Schneiders) pushed BEP to 27-13 and a 36-20 halftime cushion. The third quarter began with eight unanswered points for BEP, and Mil Boby (14) added back-to-back baskets to make it 50-22, effectively sealing the game. Finn Diederich (15) closed strongly with 11 points in the fourth as the lead peaked at +44 at the buzzer.
Top performers BEP: Diederich 21, Schaeffer 18, Sean Harmelin Dostert (15) 14; support from Boby 7, Dany Toth Gomes (15) 6, T. Schneiders (14) 6, Weydert 5. Telstar's bright spot was Marques dos Ramos with 19, aided by Batu Polad (14, TUR) with 5 and Mathis Adehm 4. Neither side connected from three. Coach Gérard Boby's rotation produced balanced scoring and steady runs, while Telstar's foul trouble and a second-quarter technical disrupted their rhythm.
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