Etzella Ettelbruck B kept control in Niederkorn, beating Kordall Steelers 69-45 in the M-U16 Division 4 Phase 2 round-robin. The visitors started 20-12 after the first quarter behind early inside finishes from Kenzo Tavares (ETZB) and a five-point burst in a row by Bastian Torres (Season PPG: 11.23). Kordall answered with a 6-0 run to open the second quarter (baskets from Mickael Pereira Briga and Jayson Otiu (KDS)) to 20-18, but Etzella closed the half on a 14-6 push, including an 8-0 stretch, to lead 34-24 at the break.
The decisive blow came right after halftime: Etzella opened the third with a 15-0 run to 49-24, with Torres repeatedly finishing in traffic and Tavares adding support. The margin peaked at +30 (65-35) mid-fourth before Kordall matched the final period 15-15. No three-pointers fell for either side; Etzella's edge came at the rim and the line, converting 30 two-pointers to Kordall's 22 and making 9 free throws to the hosts' 1.
Torres, 15, produced his season maximum with 31 points. Tavares (ETZB) added 12, Yoann Etienne Nathan Ngan (Season PPG: 6.80) scored 13, with Levy Lowell Diatezwa Mayombe (Season PPG: 3.80) chipping in 6 and Jason-Junior Almeida da Cruz (Season PPG: 5.86) 5. For Kordall, Pereira Briga (Season PPG: 15.43) led with 17, supported by Mahé Schmitz (Season PPG: 12.57) with 8, and six each from Otiu (KDS) and Solal Azzedine Karevski (KDS). Schmitz picked up two early fouls in Q1 and Pereira had two by mid-second, slowing Kordall's rhythm.
Coach Guillaume François Torres's team moves to 2-0 and remains first in the group, riding a seven-game winning streak overall. Kordall (Coach Julien Noël Edouard Bordonne) falls to 0-2 and has now dropped three straight.
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