Arantia Larochette overpowered Racing Luxembourg B 89-37 in M-U14 Division 5 (Phase 1), dictating the game after a brief 4-0 start by the hosts. Racing opened through Akseli Heikki Virkkunen (12, FIN) and Levi Balde, but Arantia replied with a 3-18 close to the first quarter behind a relentless Noa Franssens and Rui Carlos Silva (7-18).
Racing cut it to 11-20 early in the second via Virkkunen and Nicolas Breistroff, only to see Arantia strike a 10-0 run (Silva, Jules Schalbar, Sam Goehlhausen) to 11-30. Franssens kept piling on with free throws and mid-range finishes, and Arantia went to halftime up 19-45 after a 12-27 period.
Right after the break Arantia delivered an 8-0 burst: Schalbar scored back-to-back, Franssens added, and the gap ballooned to 19-53 before Virkkunen could answer. Finn Brosius drilled a three, Franssens hit from deep as well, and the visitors closed the third at 31-73 (12-28). In the fourth, Racing lost Henrik Alfred Piirsalu (12, FIN) to fouls, and Arantia managed the lead to the final +52.
Arantia's balance was striking: Franssens led with 32 points (13x2, 1x3, 3 FT), Silva added 17, Goehlhausen 17, Schalbar 10, and Brosius 5 with a three. The visitors dominated inside with 38 made two-pointers. Racing's scoring came from Virkkunen with 14 (5x2, 1x3, 1 FT), Piirsalu 8 (including a three), Balde 7, plus baskets from Breistroff, Robert Stapic and Roman Bilousov.
Coaches: Oleksandr Senchenko's rotations kept pressure high through all four quarters; Christian Nittler called an early timeout at 7-16, but Arantia's runs set the tone, including 10-0 in Q2 and 8-0 to open Q3. Largest lead arrived at the buzzer (+52).
In the standings, Arantia climbs to 1st (2-0, ranking gain +3) and is on a two-game winning streak to open the phase. Racing sits 5th (0-1).
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Racing Luxembourg B 
Arantia Larochette 
