Sparta Bertrange C took control early in Heffingen and won 78-40, moving up one place to 2nd in M-U14 Division 4: Phase finale at 5-2. US Heffingen stayed 4th at 3-4. It was Sparta's second win over Heffingen in this phase finale after the 56-46 game in January, reversing the earlier 70-52 Heffingen win from Division 5.
Tine Nagy's team set the tone with an 8-0 start, led by Thor Wintersdorff (Season PPG: 10.11), who scored Sparta's first 4 points, and Ozan Donmez. Heffingen answered well: 12-year-old Australian Amelia Morton (Season PPG: 6.38) completed an early 3-point play, and Léini Dostert added 2 points to cut it to 5-8. Later, captain Mett Dostert (Season PPG: 16.07) and Morton brought HEF back to 11-12, but Sparta closed the first quarter on a 9-0 run for 21-11.
Heffingen's best offensive spell came in the second quarter through Mett Dostert, who scored 7 straight points for her side and hit three 3-pointers in the game. Still, Sparta kept the gap in double digits and finished the half with 5 unanswered points from Gabriel Sierra Ferruz (Season PPG: 6.75) to reach 40-21.
The visitors stayed in command after the break. Raphaël Grieco (Season PPG: 12.24) was strong in the third quarter, and Sparta built the margin to 31 points before Heffingen answered with a 7-0 run, sparked by Mett Dostert and Morton, to make it 32-56. That push did not last. Sparta opened the last period with renewed control, had another 6-0 run in mid-quarter, and stretched the lead to its highest level at 38 points.
Wintersdorff and Mett Dostert shared top-scoring honors with 18 points each. Sierra Ferruz added 17 for Sparta, while Grieco had 12, including the final 2 free throws. Sparta also got 8 points each from Zahn and Vena, showing more depth across the game.
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