Sparta Bertrange overpowered Mambra Mamer 98-53 in M-U14 Division 2 Phase 1 at Mamer and moved to the top of the table (2-0), while Mamer slipped to 1-1 and second place. Coach Yann Ewert's team seized control from the tip with a 10-0 start, built by Petar Kulisic's back-to-back twos and then four consecutive free throws. Mamer called an early timeout in minute 4, but the first quarter still ended 13-26.
The second quarter opened with another Sparta burst (8-0) as Alexander Moller (13, SWE) and Filip Schumacher scored repeatedly. Kulisic strung together two free throws and a basket for four straight points to stretch the gap further, and Sparta went to halftime up 59-25. The third quarter brought no relief: a 6-0 start for Sparta and constant pressure through twos pushed the lead to its peak of +55 (90-35) late in the period, with Schumacher piling up points. After three, the guests already had 90.
Mamer reacted in the fourth, winning the last quarter 16-8 behind captain Khan Eyal N'Guessan (12, FRA) and Tammo Becker, but the deficit was too heavy. N'Guessan (16) and Mathieu Moccia (10) led MAM, with Tom Zorz and Owen Coombes adding 8 and 7. Coombes and N'Guessan had to manage four fouls each but stayed on court.
Sparta's scoring was well spread: Kulisic topped all scorers with 24 (7 FTs, 7 twos, 1 three), Schumacher added 16, Rafael Ferreira 14, Moller 13, while Jan Rotink and Oskar Nagy chipped in 8 apiece. Notably, Mamer did not convert from beyond the arc; Sparta's lone triple came from Kulisic.
This is Sparta's second straight win to open the season, achieved with authoritative runs in each of the first three quarters. Coach Paul Jacque's side showed character late, but the early gaps proved decisive.
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