Gréngewald Hueschtert controlled Kordall Steelers 75-49 in Oberanven/Central, taking command from the opening minutes and never looking back. After an early 2-2, Dortschy Boixados Paul (GRE) stitched together a personal 6-0 (two free throws and two layups) to make it 8-2, setting the tone for a 16-9 first quarter. Kordall leaned on Liam Alexander Jovanovic to stay in touch, but Gréngewald's halfcourt execution and depth widened the gap to 34-19 at the break, despite Arnas Pakasius (Season PPG: 12.14) picking up his third foul before halftime.
The decisive stretch came after the interval. With coach Nicolas Saquan Parrish rotating fresh legs, Gréngewald ripped a 10-0 run to 52-25 late in the third, driven by captain Rasmus Praestegaard (Season PPG: 13.57) and Jake Jozef Rajniak (Season PPG: 15.33), who repeatedly finished inside. The lead peaked at +29 (70-41) in the fourth. Coach Arnaud Stéphane Sirjean's timeouts stemmed the bleeding momentarily, and captain Jayson Otiu (Season PPG: 11.57) strung back-to-back buckets to trim it to 70-45, but the gap was too large.
For Gréngewald, Dortschy Boixados Paul, 13 years old from Germany, led with 21 points, attacking relentlessly. Pakasius added 16, including back-to-back threes in the fourth and a perfect 2/2 at the line. Rajniak scored 14, doing most of his damage in the third, and Praestegaard had 12 with timely baskets during the key surge. For Kordall, Jovanovic (Season PPG: 16.83) topped his team with 19 points and multiple trips to the stripe, while Otiu contributed 16 and a late spark; Arthur Bonbled and Nicolas Senlik chipped in 4 apiece.
Gréngewald are now 3-0 and move to first place; Kordall sit second at 2-1. The captains' imprint was clear: Praestegaard guided the pivotal third-quarter burst, while Otiu led Kordall's best responses.
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