VIBBALL Echternach overpowered Basket Esch C, 106-33, controlling every stretch of this round-robin game in M-U16 Division 7:Phase 1. Coach Ildiko Vass's team set the tone early, up 27-9 after the first quarter, then crushed the second frame 28-4. A 14-0 run late in the second quarter took the score from 41-13 to 55-13 at halftime.
After the break, VBE immediately strung together a 16-0 burst to 73-13, removing any doubt. The hosts' highest lead reached 75 points at 105-30. Coach Darren Marschal tried to stem the tide with timeouts in the 9th minute of Q2 and 8th minute of Q3, but VBE's rhythm in transition and at the rim never dipped.
Captain Benjamin Mafolo Ondekane (14, ESP) was unstoppable with 38 points, built almost entirely at the basket. Around him, Gustaw Karwacki (14) added 18 and registered a personal 5-0 streak in Q3; Isaac Foz Moutinho (14) chipped in 15 through aggressive drives and free throws; Yanis Hedfi (14) scored 12; Adrian Constantin Achim (14, ROU) posted 8, including steady work at the line. VBE made 46 two-point field goals and their only three came from Karwacki, underlining clear interior dominance. There were notable mini-runs too, such as Luca Lacalamita (13, ITA) with a quick 4-0 spurt early in Q4.
For Esch C, Colin Ral Schneider (14) led with 12 points, hitting a three in Q1 and another in Q4. Niksa Oroz (14, HRV) added 9, while Joao Pedro Da Silva Dias (14, PRT) had 4 and Redzep Ramovic (14) 3. Early foul trouble hurt the visitors, including two quick personals on Paul Augustine Mendy Cardenas (14, ESP) in Q1.
VIBBALL Echternach climb to 1st place at 3-0 (ranking gain +2) and are on a three-game winning streak. Basket Esch C sit 3rd at 1-3.
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