AB Contern B took a close 56-52 away win over Gréngewald Hueschtert B and moved to first place in W-U19 Division 4:Phase 1, with a gain of four places. Coach Dave Schroeder's team stayed unbeaten, while coach Zeynep Hüner's side remained third.
GREB controlled the opening stretch well. Sophie Dupong (GREB) scored the first 4 points, and the home side built a 16-4 lead. Contern's reaction was strong: the visitors closed the first quarter on a 10-0 run to get back to 16-14. In the second period, Contern briefly went in front, but GREB answered and still led 27-23 at halftime.
The home team created another important margin early in the third quarter, pushing the score to 33-23. That was a crucial moment because Contern did not let the game slip away. Sofia Nunes Lopes (CONB) hit from long range, and the visitors kept chipping away until the gap was down to 43-41 after three quarters.
The decisive stretch came in the last period. Contern turned 43-41 into 44-43 and later moved ahead 49-45, with Lena Szalay (CONB) scoring 4 points in a row. GREB stayed alive through Shari Von Arx (GREB), who finished with a game-high 16 points, and the score was tied at 50-50 and again at 52-52. From there, Anna Harris (CONB) scored inside for 54-52, and Kadija Macalou (CONB) added the last 2 points from the line.
Top scorers for GREB were Von Arx with 16, Dupong with 12 and 14-year-old Yadanar Mamou Greenhalgh (GREB) with 11. Contern had more balance: Nunes Lopes and 14-year-old Marie Weber (CONB) scored 10 each, Emily Quirke (CONB) had 8, and Harris, Macalou and Céline Kerschen (CONB) added 6 each.
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Gréngewald Hueschtert B 
AB Contern B 
