Black Frogs Schieren controlled Arantia Larochette B 89-59 in Schieren in M-U16 Division 5 Phase 1. The first quarter swung both ways: the Frogs jumped 12-4 thanks to early buckets from Libang and Marth, but Arantia answered with a 12-2 run to move in front 16-14. After Arantia briefly led 18-16, Rick Marth hit a 3 to close the period 19-18 for the hosts.
The game turned in the second quarter. With the score tied 21-21, Mathis Kraus rattled off 9 consecutive points (two free throws, two drives and a 3) to create the first real separation at 30-21. Schieren kept pushing, building a 23-6 stretch to 44-27 and a 47-31 halftime lead. After the break, Arantia tried to chip away through Noa Franssens and Finn Visser, but Schieren kept the cushion intact, then put the game away in the fourth. Siar Cemi, 14, from Greece, powered in 8 points in the final period, while Nick Kraus added multiple baskets. The largest lead reached 30 at the buzzer.
Top performers for Black Frogs: Rick Marth (Season PPG: 10.8) set the tone with 21 points, equalling his season high, supported by Mathis Kraus (Season PPG: 12.4) with 17, a decisive second-quarter burst; Nick Yan Marcel Kraus (FRO) added 15, and Cemi (FRO) 14. Micah Joshua Libang (Season PPG: 8.8) contributed 8.
For Arantia, Noa Franssens (Season PPG: 11.8) and Finn Visser (Season PPG: 8.0) led with 16 each, while Leon Federmeyer (ARAB) scored 12 and Noe Bissen (Season PPG: 11.13) added 9. Bissen picked up three fouls but Arantia avoided any foul-outs.
Under coach Nigel Tolentino, Black Frogs move up to 3rd place (3-2, +1). Oleksandr Senchenko's Arantia remain 6th at 0-5 and are on a five-game losing streak.
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