Black Frogs Schieren opened the Championship round of M-U14 Division 6 with a 71-47 home win over Avanti Mondorf, built on a decisive second-half surge. Mondorf edged a cagey first quarter 14-13 and, despite a brief 4-0 start to Q2 from Lara Muslji (12), the hosts kept contact to reach halftime tied at 31-31.
The game flipped right after the break. Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes' side launched a crushing 21-0 run to start the third quarter, holding Mondorf to free throws only for most of the period and winning it 22-4. The lead peaked at +27 (69-42) late in the fourth before closing at 24.
Captain Mathieu Beckers (Season PPG: 9.6) led Schieren with 25 points, 15 of them in a blistering third quarter. Twelve-year-old Liam Pablo Teixeira (Season PPG: 7.6) added 15, while Dave Ferreira Alves (FRO, PRT) chipped in 8 and Olivier Mathieu (Season PPG: 3.4) had 7. Beckers managed his four fouls without fouling out.
For Mondorf, Jordan Goncalves Charpentier (Season PPG: 14.2) and Daniel Richartz (MON) each scored 14, with Charpentier hitting a late three, and Milan Reali (Season PPG: 5.0, FRA) contributed 6.
Schieren's third-quarter pressure and balanced scoring around Beckers proved decisive, and quick whistles on Jayson Toni Cunha (two P2 fouls in Q3) didn't derail the momentum. Under coach Nebojsa Nikolic, Mondorf started well but couldn't stem the swing after halftime.
Standings impact: Black Frogs climb to 2nd (+2), Avanti Mondorf sit 3rd. Notably, Schieren snap a four-game losing streak.
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