Arantia Larochette overpowered GRE 74-46 in M-U14 Division 5, keeping first place while the hosts absorb their first loss after three straight wins. Coach Pit Hoffmann's team set the tone with an 8-0 start before a GRE timeout. The hosts briefly steadied through two triples from Jake Jozef Rajniak, closing the first period at 12-19.
GRE's best spell came early in the second quarter, trimming to 17-19 and later 20-22, but Arantia answered with the game's decisive 14-0 run to 20-36. Noa Franssens (13) was the constant factor: he poured 11 points in the opening quarter, strung together three consecutive field goals in that spell, then added a three and a series of baskets to push the gap before halftime (26-38).
Out of the break, Arantia opened on a 9-0 burst to 26-47 and never looked back. Franssens hit back-to-back threes in the third to stretch the lead past twenty. The visitors' highest margin reached 28 at the buzzer.
Franssens finished with 42 points, including five triples and several timely spurts that broke the game open. Support came from Jules Schalbar (14) and Finn Brosius (6). Rui Carlos Silva (Season PPG: 13.40) added 2.
GRE's resistance was led by Rasmus Dollaris Praestegaard (13), with help from Arnas Pakasius (12, LTU) scoring 7, Rajniak's two threes for 6, and contributions by Luca Almeida (5), Tom Peter Zajc (11, SVN) and Miguel Fernandez Hanke (4). Coach Nicolas Saquan Parrish's side put together a 6-0 reply late in the second quarter, but each push was met by another Arantia run.
Arantia remain unbeaten (4-0) at the top; GRE follow at 3-1.
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