Amicale Steesel overpowered Arantia Larochette 103-50 in Larochette to open the M-U16 Division 4 campaign. After a controlled 21-9 first quarter, the game broke open in the second: Arantia trimmed it to 11-21, but Amicale answered with a 32-9 burst to halftime (53-20), a stretch built on pressure defense and quick conversions after timeouts. After the break, Amicale kept the tempo high with a 28-point third quarter, crossing the 100-point mark late in the fourth and reaching the night's largest lead at the buzzer (+53).
Amicale's attack was led by Bobby Kirsch (AMI) with 30 and Felix Engel (15) with 27, repeatedly finishing at the rim. Support came from Vincent Segers (14, BEL) with 13, Miguel Lopez (AMI) 12 and Toni Wagener (AMI) 10; Lëvi Muller (AMI) added timely free throws and mid-range makes. A third-quarter flurry saw Kirsch string together multiple baskets in short succession to snuff out any hopes of a rally.
For Arantia, captain Charles Wilhelm (ARA) fought to the end with 17, while Philippe Volvert (ARA) had 13 before fouling out late in the fourth after early foul trouble in Q2. Fabio Valerius (14) added 7 and David Hansen (14, BEL) 4.
Under coach Thorsten Freiheit, Amicale's rotations stayed aggressive throughout; Joao Pedro Osorio Silva's side kept competing but couldn't stem the runs. In the standings, Amicale sits 2nd (1-0) while Arantia is 5th (0-1).
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Arantia Larochette 
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