Arantia Larochette controlled proceedings in Wiltz EPR, beating Les Sangliers Wooltz 77-56 in the W-U16 Division 1 (Phase 2). The visitors set the tone immediately: after 2-2, they reeled off an 8-0 run to 10-2 and closed the first quarter up 22-7. Coach Paul Biver took an early timeout at 4-12, but Arantia's momentum held. In the second quarter, Lucie Rock (Season PPG: 19.0) drained a three and kept scoring, with support from Chiara Faber from deep and back-to-back baskets by Lara Almeida Fernandes, pushing the margin to 48-25 at halftime.
Wooltz responded after the break through their captain Lou-Andréa Foutey Fonkam (15, FRA; Season PPG: 19.0) and Leni Di Cato (Season PPG: 9.0), but Arantia closed the third quarter on a 7-0 burst to restore a 62-39 cushion. The lead peaked at +27 (68-41) early in the fourth. A 6-0 spurt from Foutey Fonkam and Stella Kirch briefly lifted the hosts, yet Arantia remained in control.
Rock led all scorers with 21 points, mixing inside finishes and one triple. Sara Ferreira Afonso (Season PPG: 18.0) added 11, while Clara Walter (15, DEU) and the duo Almeida Fernandes and Yara Mores chipped in 9 apiece; Ylvi Lepage Post (8) and Faber (7) rounded out a balanced attack. For Wooltz, Foutey Fonkam scored 16, Anne Meyers (Season PPG: 5.17) had 10 despite navigating four fouls, and Di Cato and Kirch added 8 each. Mara Ronkar picked up two early fouls and finished with four, but Arantia's depth absorbed it.
Arantia, coached by Joao Pedro Osorio Silva, has now beaten Wooltz in both season meetings (92-68 in Phase 1, 77-56 here). Form-wise, Wooltz slide to three straight losses, while Arantia have won five of their last six. In the current classification, Arantia are 3rd; Wooltz sit 5th.
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