Arantia Larochette overpowered US Heffingen 110-41 in the M-U14 Division 5 opener at Larochette. Oly Philippe's side set the tone from the tip, racing to 34-8 after 10 minutes and unleashing a 20-0 run from 7-2 to 27-2. The second quarter (35-8) broke the game open for a 69-16 halftime lead, and the margin peaked at +69 by the buzzer.
Noa Franssens (13) led ARA with 27 points, including a late three to push the hosts into triple digits. Jules Schalbar (11) added 22, while Rui Carlos Silva (13) and Sam G hlhausen (10) scored 16 apiece; Louis Vaessen (12) chipped in 10. Captain Finn Brosius (13) had 7 and managed four fouls without fouling out. Franssens strung together a five-point burst in Q2, and Schalbar piled up consecutive field goals during the first-half surge.
For HEF, Mex Steinmetz (11) scored 14, captain Mett Dostert (13) added 11 despite four fouls, with Tim Kass (13) on 8 after two early personals and Michael Hostert (12) on 6. José Alberto Pais Costa's team found some rhythm after halftime (10 points in Q3, 15 in Q4) but the gap was already decisive.
In the new classification, Arantia move to 1st (ranking gain +3), Heffingen are 4th (+1).
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