Avanti Mondorf won 73-68 at Mambra Mamer B in a game they controlled for long stretches before resisting a late push. Coach Olivier Haan's team climbed three places to 2nd in M-U14 Division 6: Phase 1, while Mamer stayed 4th.
Mamer began well at 4-2, but Mondorf answered with a 7-0 run to go 9-4 up. The home side reacted through Nikolaos Kouvaras (MAMB) and Nátán András Szekely (Season PPG: 8.20), briefly moving ahead 10-9, yet Mondorf finished the first quarter better and led 18-14.
The second period brought an important swing. Mondorf extended to 22-14, Mamer recovered to 22-22, but Daniel Richartz (MON) kept scoring and helped rebuild the margin. The visitors went into halftime in front 38-30. Richartz, still only 11, was a constant factor and ended with 20 points.
The decisive phase came after the break. Mondorf opened the third quarter with 7 straight points for 45-30 and later reached its highest lead at 51-34, then 57-40. Arthur Donati (MON) added steady interior scoring on the way to 14 points, while Jordan Goncalves Charpentier (MON) had 12, including two 3-pointers, before fouling out after already picking up four fouls by the third quarter.
Mamer kept pushing in the last quarter. Til Zorz (Season PPG: 8.60) scored early, Kouvaras continued to finish inside, and Szekely remained productive near the basket. From 64-51 down, Mamer produced 6 unanswered points to cut it to 64-57, and later closed from 73-64 to 73-68, but Mondorf never lost the lead.
Szekely finished with 22 points for Mamer, Kouvaras had 16, and Zorz added 14. Mondorf had the broader scoring spread, with six players on 8 points or more, including Lyan Ribeiro Azevedo (MON) with 10 and Zion Lopes Degefu (MON) with 9.
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