BBC East Side Pirates B controlled their M-U14 Division 6: Phase 2 trip to Schieren, defeating Black Frogs 56-41 and moving to the top of the classification (2-0, +3 places). It's the fourth win in a row for the Pirates, while Black Frogs (1-2) slip to fourth.
The visitors set the tone early with an 18-7 first quarter, fuelled by the tandem of Petar Jankovic and captain Dzan Ahmetovic. They combined for 34 points by halftime (both on 17), and a late 13-0 surge in the second quarter stretched the lead to 36-16, the game's highest margin (+20). Coach Kai Patrick Kremer's group repeatedly found scores inside: the Pirates finished with 26 made two-pointers and no threes.
Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes saw his Black Frogs answer after the break. A 9-0 run to start the third quarter, sparked by Jayson Toni Cunha and Mark James Bautista Libang, and capped by back-to-back buckets from captain Mathieu Beckers, cut it to 36-25. The Pirates replied with an 8-1 spell bridging the third and fourth quarters to reassert control and close it out.
Top performers:
- Pirates: Jankovic (25 points, 10 years old, SRB) was relentless at the rim; Ahmetovic (21 points; Season PPG: 7.83) supplied constant pressure; Levent Aksahin (8; Season PPG: 5.40) added key baskets despite three third-quarter fouls.
- Black Frogs: Beckers (14; Season PPG: 10.33) led the fightback, Cunha (6; Season PPG: 6.20) and Bautista Libang (6, 10 years old) supported. Milio Ilan Rosati chipped in 5.
Notably, neither side hit a three. Black Frogs made 17 two-pointers and went 7-for-1 from the line; Pirates complemented their interior finish with four free throws.
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