Les Sangliers Wooltz handled Telstar Hesperange 81-68 in W-U16 Division 2, Phase 1, controlling the game after halftime. The hosts burst out 8-0, but Telstar answered and closed the first quarter on a 6-0 to lead 19-18. The second period swung both ways until Wooltz strung a 6-0 spurt to 42-38; a late basket left it 42-40 at halftime.
Coach Paul Biver's team absorbed an early third-quarter push (42-49) and then flipped the game with the key sequence: despite an unsportsmanlike foul by Stella Kirch, Wooltz unleashed a 25-5 run to finish the quarter 68-54. Chiara Giorgio (14, ITA) ignited it with five straight points (a three and two free throws) to tie at 52-52, followed by consecutive makes from Lou-Andréa Foutey Fonkam (15, FRA) and Anne Meyers. Wooltz's advantage peaked at +19 (81-62) in the fourth before Telstar closed on a 6-0.
Giorgio poured in 30 points, repeatedly finding lanes and adding the game's only three-pointers (one each for her and Foutey Fonkam). Foutey Fonkam, the captain, added 19, and Leni Di Cato chipped in 14. For Telstar, the duo of Ketsiah Joy Dor (15, FRA) with 28 and captain Inès Sarah Kambire (14, FRA) with 25 carried the offense. Telstar produced exclusively inside the arc and from the line (no made threes), converting a handful of free throws to stay in touch.
Under coach Ivan Yeromin, Telstar had strong stretches opening the third 7-1 and finishing the game 6-0 but Wooltz's third-quarter surge decided it. Wooltz moves to 3-0 and remains top of the classification, now on a three-game winning streak. Telstar slips to 1-2 and third, taking a second straight loss.
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