BC Mess B controlled Avanti Mondorf 87-49 in Mondercan in the M-U14 Division 6 Phase finale, breaking the game open with sustained runs across the middle quarters. A balanced first period (19-14) featured early baskets from captain Rayan Macedo Mendes and a strong start by Gabriel Da Fonseca Rocha. Mess then hit a 10-0 burst to open the second quarter (up to 29-14), with Elija Jungers and Da Fonseca Rocha setting the tone. Daniel Richartz answered with a mini-run for Mondorf (six points in quick succession), but Da Fonseca Rocha closed the half with two triples for 43-27.
The third quarter decided it: Mess strung together a 29-12 frame. Macedo Mendes kept finding lanes, and Da Fonseca Rocha added another three. A mid-quarter flurry of four consecutive free throws by Mathis Alves Nunes and Da Fonseca Rocha pushed the gap beyond 25, and a 14-3 stretch to close the quarter made it 72-39. Mess reached their largest lead at the finish (+38).
Da Fonseca Rocha (Season PPG: 11.62) delivered a season-best 44 points, backed by Macedo Mendes (16; Season PPG: 9.00) and Alves Nunes (13; Season PPG: 4.80). For Mondorf, Richartz (Season PPG: 13.11) led with 17 and captain Jordan Goncalves Charpentier (Season PPG: 13.67) added 16 before fouling out in the fourth, blunting any late response. Lara Muslji scored 7, while Milan Reali (10, FRA) and Rafaela Veiga Costa (10, PRT) chipped in.
Under coach Nigel Winandy, Mess rotated effectively and kept pressure through Q2-Q3; Gilles Gerstmann's team started with energy but couldn't stem those runs. Head-to-head this season now favors Mess 2-1 (57-33, 41-67, 49-87). In the standings, Mess climb to 3rd (+1, 1-2), Mondorf sit 5th (+1, 0-3), with Mondorf's skid extending to seven straight losses.
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