M-U16 Division 6, Phase 1 in Heffingen ended one-sided: US Heffingen fell 29-101 to Rebound Prëizerdaul. The hosts actually opened 4-0 through two quick baskets by Deivys Almeida Monteiro (HEF), but Prëizerdaul, guided by coach Jérôme Lefèvre, flipped the script with a 22-7 close to the first quarter (11-22), fueled by Elmir Pjevic (PRE) and Jamien Tom Simões Marbes (PRE).
The game broke open in the second quarter: Prëizerdaul strung together a 25-0 run to reach halftime at 11-47. After the break, Pjevic stayed relentless, including a personal 8-0 burst in the third, and the gap ballooned to 77-19 after three. In the last period, Lenn Lefèvre (PRE) and Ted Breuer (PRE) added range, Pjevic knocked down two free throws, and Prëizerdaul hit the century at 101-25 before late baskets from Michael Hostert (HEF) and Almeida Monteiro reduced the final margin. The highest lead reached 76 points.
Top performers
- Prëizerdaul: Elmir Pjevic (PRE) poured in 52 points as the 15-year-old captain dominated inside. Simões Marbes (PRE) added 19, Adam Descamps Guirrou (PRE) 9 and Lenn Lefèvre (PRE) 8 with two threes. Descamps committed two personal fouls in quick succession in the fourth but stayed on court.
- Heffingen: Almeida Monteiro (HEF) led with 16, Hostert (HEF) scored 10, and Max Klemann (HEF) had 3.
Coach Andrej Gruskovnjak's team struggled to generate offense in the second quarter and could not halt PRE's runs. Prëizerdaul bounce back from an opening loss and move to 1-1, climbing to 4th (+1). Heffingen slip to 0-2, 6th.
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