US Heffingen controlled Black Frogs Schieren 75-28 in M-U14 Division 5 Phase 1 at Heffingen. The opening minutes were competitive (9-7), then the hosts closed the first quarter on an 11-0 run to 20-7, with Mex Steinmetz (HEF) scoring three baskets in a row. Heffingen stretched the gap before halftime to 43-13, sharing the load through Mett Dostert (HEF), Amelia Joan Morton (12, AUS) and Steinmetz.
Schieren found a better rhythm in the third, highlighted by Liam Pablo Teixeira's personal 4-0 burst from the line and a drive (55-21), while Milio Ilan Rosati and Olivier Mathieu also converted. Any hope faded early in the fourth: after Teixeira's lone three for the visitors (57-28), Heffingen finished on an 18-0 run. Coach José Alberto Pais Costa's group set the tone with defense and pace, and never let go. The highest lead stood at 47 at the buzzer.
Heffingen's production came largely inside: 34 made 2-point field goals, plus one triple and four free throws. Steinmetz led with 26 points (11x2P, 1x3P, 1x1P), Dostert added 19, Michael Hostert 11, and Morton 10. For Black Frogs, Teixeira had 7 (including one three and 2 free throws), Jayson Toni Cunha 6, Rosati and Mathieu 4 each, Edgar Furtado Correia 4, and Mathieu Beckers 3 from the line. Captain Dostert carried three fouls but stayed effective.
In the standings, Heffingen move to first place, reacting to an opening loss with a win, while Schieren, coached by Mélissa Genoud, drop to 0-2 and a two-game losing streak.
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