BBC East Side Pirates B controlled their M-U14 Division 7 visit to Larochette, defeating Arantia Larochette B 58-40. The opening minutes were balanced (ARAB briefly up 4-3), before BEPB hit the game's first major surge: a 15-0 run to 4-18. Petar Jankovic (Season PPG: 17.8) fueled that phase with a personal 6-point burst, and the Pirates closed the first quarter 20-9 ahead.
Coach Gilles Poos' team kept the pressure in the second quarter, stretching the margin to a game-high 19 at the break (38-19). Jankovic and Dzan Ahmetovic (BEPB) kept finding lanes inside, supported by steady contributions from the wings. Captain Demir Eco added important free throws while navigating foul trouble.
Coach Sascha Schmit's side responded after halftime. Arantia opened the third with a 6-0 run and won the quarter 14-6, keyed by Tunn Van Meel (ARAB), who attacked the rim and reached a team-high 10 points. Ena l Jonathan Rodrigues Pinto (ARAB), the 13-year-old captain, and Pablo Matias (ARAB) added timely baskets to cut the deficit to 33-44 before the fourth.
The Pirates closed it out maturely in the final period. Ben Pol Mike Szymczak (BEPB) and Yannis Max Viard (BEPB) hit important twos, Ahmetovic added late points, and Jankovic sealed the outcome as the lead returned to 18 at the horn. Notably, neither team converted a three-pointer; the visitors consistently won the battle inside and at the line.
Top performers:
- BEPB: Jankovic 21, Ahmetovic 12, Edgar Charles Matti Ney (Season PPG: 2.8) 5, Levent Aksahin (BEPB) 5.
- ARAB: Van Meel (ARAB) 10, Louis Vaessen (ARAB) 6, Rodrigues Pinto (ARAB) 6, Ruben Manuel Silva (ARAB) 6.
BEPB make it two wins in a row and move up one spot to first place (3-1). ARAB remain third (2-1) after opening the season with two straight wins.
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