Etzella Ettelbruck B overpowered Arantia Larochette B in Larochette, 101-46, in the M-U16 Division 5 Phase 1 opener. The visitors set the tone early, turning 2-2 into 12-5 and closing the first quarter with a 5-0 burst for 17-26. The second quarter proved decisive (26-10): an 8-0 run stretched it to 19-36, and a Yona Posing triple pushed momentum further. Halftime: 27-52. Etzella kept the pressure after the break (third quarter 26-7), and the lead peaked at 58 late in the fourth (41-99 and 43-101).
Seid Muratovic (14, MNE) led Etzella with 23 points, including a personal 6-point flurry early in the fourth. Captain Bastian Torres (14) added 18 while managing four fouls. Yoann Etienne Nathan Ngan (15, ITA) posted 17 and strung together back-to-back baskets to start the final period; Charel Hilger (15) chipped in 12. Etzella's perimeter threats also hit from deep (Muratovic, Posing, Jason-Junior Almeida).
For Arantia, Noé Bissen (14) scored 12 (a three and multiple trips to the line) and Finn Visser (14) had 10 with two triples; captain Noah Majerus (14) added 6 (four free throws), Finn Brosius 6 and Noa Franssens 6 (late three). Coach Guillaume François Torres' rotation never let the intensity dip; Coach Oleksandr Senchenko's side fought but couldn't stem the second- and third-quarter waves.
After this result, Etzella Ettelbruck B sits 1st, Arantia Larochette B 6th.
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