Sparta Bertrange C overpowered Mambra Mamer B, 79-46, in M-U14 Division 6 (Phase 1) at Mamer, riding a dominant second quarter and balanced scoring. The opening frame was tight (18-15 for Sparta), highlighted by captain Panagiotis Vergis (12, GRC) stringing together 10 consecutive points for the visitors late in the first. Mamer responded well at the start of the second: Ayoub Saoudaoui (13) and Mihai-Alexandru Olariu (13, ROU) pushed the hosts to a brief 19-18 lead. From there, Sparta blew the game open with an 18-0 run fueled by Maxim Lamot (11, SVN), Charel Didlinger (11), Raphaël Griego (13) and Thor Wintersdorff (13). Halftime came at 47-26 for Sparta.
Mamer steadied in the third (12-13), with captain Pierre Frieden (12) and Til Zorz (10, SVN) finding the rim, but each surge was matched by Wintersdorff and Valentin Laloux. The fourth quarter belonged to Sparta again (19-8). Inside finishes from Ioannis Paspaltzis (11, GRC), Didlinger and Teng Yi Zahn pushed the margin to the night's highest lead of 35 (79-44) before late Mamer points closed the gap. Saoudaoui, Mamer's top scorer with 12, fouled out in the final period, curbing any late push.
Sparta's scoring balance was the story: five players in double figures Wintersdorff 14, Vergis 11, Griego 10, Paspaltzis 10, Didlinger 10 with Lamot adding 9. Notably, Sparta made 35 two-point field goals and 9 free throws; Mamer answered with 22 two-pointers and just 2 free throws, as neither team hit a three all game. For Mamer, Olariu had 10, Konstantinos Nastos (12, GRC) 8, with Frieden and Zorz adding 7 each.
Coach NAGY Tine's rotations set the tone in that decisive second quarter. With this win, Sparta jumps to the top of the classification (2-0, two straight wins), while Coach JACQUE Paul's Mamer (1-1) sits second.
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