Telstar Hesperange overpowered Bascharage Hedgehogs 84-38 in M-U14 Division 4 (Phase 1) at Holleschb2, controlling every quarter (21-10; 27-9; 16-8; 20-11). Coach Romas Degutis' team set the tone early: after Eden Evan Thao Dupuis (11, FRA) hit two free throws for 4-0, Telstar strung together an 8-0 burst to 14-3, with Stanislaw Jan Kwasniewski (13, POL) scoring twice and Philippe Niang Cerezo (13, ESP) adding inside touches. Bascharage stopped one run, but Telstar opened the second period with a 7-0 streak to 28-10 and pushed to 48-19 at the half.
Bascharage's first basket of the third came from Lo Chiapolino (11), yet Telstar immediately answered with an 8-0 run to 56-22, featuring Martin Fritsch (12) and Kwasniewski. In the last quarter Fritsch buried two triples and added another basket in a late flurry that helped stretch the margin to a game-high +48 at 84-36 before the final 84-38.
Balanced scoring underpinned Telstar's win: Martin Chini (12, ITA) and Kwasniewski led with 15 points each, Fritsch added 14, Dupuis 9, while Martin Giordana (10, ITA), John Nabika Sow Wecker (12) and Liam Murschel (12, FRA) chipped in 6 apiece; Andrei Ionescu (13, ROU) provided 7. For Bascharage, Karlo Saric (13) carried the offense with 15 points, supported by Auric Kirsch (13) with 9 and Tom Chiapolino (11) with 6.
Game flow highlighted decisive Telstar runs (8-0 in Q1, 7-0 to start Q2, 8-0 in Q3). Individually, Kwasniewski scored in quick succession multiple times, and Fritsch's fourth-quarter shooting sealed the largest gap. Chini played through foul trouble (four fouls, including two P2s in a row in Q3). For the Hedgehogs, Lo Chiapolino and L. Bernard (both 3 fouls) spent long stretches managing fouls. Coach Nicolas Schaefers' time-outs in the first half could not derail Telstar's momentum.
In the standings, Telstar moves to 1-1 and 2nd place, rebounding after an opening loss, while Bascharage drops to 1-1 (3rd) after starting with a win. Nitia Bettembourg leads the pool at 2-0.
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