BBC East Side Pirates dominated Telstar Hesperange 102-46 in M-U16 Division 3 (Phase 2), controlling all four quarters (28-13; 21-12; 26-9; 27-12) and stretching their winning streak to three. The Pirates move to 3-0 and the top of the phase, while Telstar drop to 0-3.
Game evolution favored the hosts early. After Dany Toth Gomes (Season PPG: 7.29) opened the scoring and added an early triple, the Pirates built a 20-8 cushion in the first. Captain Sam Schaeffer (Season PPG: 23.0) was aggressive at the line with four straight free throws and steady scoring inside. Telstar's Mathis Adehm (Season PPG: 9.25) answered with a flurry to keep it 14-8, then added multiple baskets in Q2, but BEP closed the half on a 14-2 burst from 35-23 to 49-25.
The third quarter broke the game open: BEP strung together an 11-0 run to 73-31 and held TEL to nine points in the period. Schaeffer pieced together three straight field goals in that stretch, and Mil Boby (Season PPG: 8.88) buried a three while constantly finishing in transition. Telstar's hopes dimmed further when Batu Polad (Season PPG: 10.75) fouled out in the fourth after contributing 12. Gabriel Marques Dos Ramos (Season PPG: 19.63) had 11, including quick back-to-back fouls in Q1 that hampered his rhythm. Adehm led TEL with 15; Tao Raphaël Ozier-Lafontaine (13, FRA) added a basket.
BEP's balance under coach Gérard Boby stood out: Boby poured in 23 (season-high), Schaeffer 22, Finn Diederich (Season PPG: 10.86) 19, Sean Harmelin Dostert (Season PPG: 12.38) 14, and Toth Gomes 10 with two triples, while Lucas and Tomas Schneiders chipped in late. Coach Romas Degutis' Telstar had bright patches, but the Pirates' sustained runs and third-quarter defense set the decisive gap.
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