BC Mess B edged Rebound Préizerdaul 56-52 in a close U14 Division 6 duel in Mondercange, lifting Mess to 4th place while Préizerdaul stays winless. The game swung on a massive momentum shift: trailing 9-12 in the first quarter, Mess closed the period on an 11-0 run for 20-12, then stretched it to a 22-0 surge up to 31-12 (+19), their highest lead. Préizerdaul answered before the break behind Jaylen Simoes Marbes (PRE), who piled up points in quick succession in the second quarter to narrow it to 35-29 at half.
After the interval, Théo Peporte (MESB) took over. He strung together four baskets in the third to steady Mess, who kept a 45-39 cushion entering the last period. The visitors kept coming: Guilherme Filipe Marques Casqueira (13, PRT) and Charel Wolsfeld chipped away, and Gaetano Vincenzo Morocutti (PRE) hit two key buckets in the fourth, including the go-ahead basket for 52-51. Mess responded under pressure: Mathis Alves Nunes (Season PPG: 5.67) tied it at the line, Peporte scored inside, and Rayan Macedo Mendes (MESB) sealed it for a 5-0 closing run.
Peporte (MESB) led all home scorers with 19 points, Macedo Mendes added 14, Alves Nunes had 11, and captain Lou Kinn Varela (Season PPG: 3.80) chipped in 7 with a first-quarter three that sparked the initial breakaway. For Préizerdaul, captain Marques Casqueira paced them with 19, Simoes Marbes had 15 despite four fouls and ignited the second-quarter rally, while Maxime Hengen (PRE) added 8 and Morocutti 6 with late-game impact.
Coach Nigel Winandy's side snapped a three-game losing streak; Coach Datan Oliveira Mendes' team showed resilience, briefly leading late before Mess closed it out. Notable sequence notes: Mess produced a 22-0 run bridging Q1-Q2; Peporte scored four field goals in a row in Q3; and Jungers picked up consecutive fouls during the fourth-quarter tension.
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