Sparta Bertrange C overwhelmed US Heffingen 100-42 in the M-U16 Division 7 Phase 2 round-robin in Heffingen, confirming the gap seen in Phase 1 (108-18). Heffingen opened 4-0, but Sparta flipped the game with a 12-1 answer to 7-15 and closed the first quarter up 15-29. The second period belonged to Sparta's bench unit: Leopold Aina (SPAC) and Andrew Blanchard (Season PPG: 8.45) piled on, stretching the margin to 26-53 at halftime.
The third quarter decided it. Sparta produced a 32-8 frame, including a 12-0 burst from 34-67 to 34-79. Blanchard absorbed two quick fouls early in the period yet kept scoring, and Ramoni Albiol Sanchez (SPAC) repeatedly finished in transition. Tommaso Guglielmi (SPAC) had a first-quarter flurry of three straight baskets as Sparta built its cushion. The visitors dominated inside, converting 47 two-point field goals; only two three-pointers were made in the game (one each by Blanchard and Deivys Almeida Monteiro). Sparta's largest lead came at the buzzer: +58.
Blanchard (Season PPG: 8.45) led Sparta with 24 points, including a fourth-quarter triple. Albiol Sanchez (SPAC) added 20, Aina (SPAC) 16, Francesco Morpurgo (Season PPG: 8.00) 12, and Guglielmi (SPAC) 10. For Heffingen, Jim Seyler (HEF) scored 14 on mid-range finishes, Max Klemann (Season PPG: 11.00) netted 13 with seven points from the line, and Almeida Monteiro (Season PPG: 9.88) had 9, including HEF's lone three.
Under coach Frédéric François Agelan, Sparta's waves of pressure and paint scoring never relented. José Alberto Pais Costa's group kept competing, but the hosts couldn't stem the third-quarter tide. In classification, Sparta stands 3rd at 2-0 in Phase 2, while Heffingen is 4th at 0-3. Team form trends continue: Sparta now on back-to-back wins; Heffingen's slide extends to eight straight losses.
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