Sparta Bertrange B overpowered Arantia Larochette 108-70 in Larochette, asserting control early and never letting go in this M-U16 Division 4 championship round (game 4). Arantia opened 4-0 through Léo Rock and two free throws by Jim Spaus, but Sparta replied immediately. Lukas Maver (Season PPG: 14.32), the 16-year-old Slovenian, strung together repeated trips to the line with back-to-back pairs of free throws, and Sparta edged ahead 25-18 after the first quarter.
The visitors stretched the gap in the second, with Simon Derwael-Thomsin (Season PPG: 18.53), a 16-year-old from France, scoring in waves. Contributions from Jim Thiry and Vincent Benedikt Strangemann pushed the margin to 51-35 at halftime. The decisive phase arrived after the break: from 41-62, Sparta rattled off a 14-2 run Derwael-Thomsin from deep, Strangemann on the break, Ramoni Albiol Sanchez and David Alves dos Santos at the rim to close the third at 76-45 and effectively settle the contest. The lead peaked at +41 (67-108) in the fourth before a late Spaus triple.
Sparta's balance was striking under coach Dimitrios Paspaltzis: Maver poured in 31, Derwael-Thomsin 25, Eduard Vevecka (Season PPG: 4.50) 17, and Alves dos Santos (Season PPG: 8.00) 14, with Albiol Sanchez (Season PPG: 11.17) adding 8. For Arantia, Philippe Volvert (Season PPG: 21.08) led with 22, Spaus (Season PPG: 14.42) had 18, Rock (Season PPG: 7.00) 15 and Charles Wilhelm (Season PPG: 14.91) 11. A key blow for Joao Pedro Osorio Silva's side: double-digit season scorer Noé Bissen (Season PPG: 10.13) fouled out in the fourth and was held to 2.
In the standings, Sparta stays perfect on top at 4-0 and extends its winning streak to four. Arantia slips to 3-1, ending a four-game run. Game evolution favored Sparta throughout: early free throws to seize control, a steady second-quarter push, then the third-quarter burst that broke it open.
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