Second-placed Gréngewald Hueschtert controlled this W-U14 Division 1 Phase finale game from the first quarter and won clearly at fourth-placed BBC East Side Pirates, 74-28. GRE stay 2nd in the table, BEP stay 4th.
The game turned quickly after BEP opened 2-0 through Emma Kasel. Gréngewald answered with a 9-0 run to move in front 9-2, then closed the first quarter 13-6 ahead. In the second period, coach Bojan Eric's team kept tightening the game, with Eve Van der Schilden and Yadanar Greenhalgh pushing the margin to 31-10 and then 36-17 at halftime.
The decisive stretch came just after the break. GRE started the third quarter with another strong burst, going from 36-17 to 46-20 and later to 57-24. That removed any suspense. The last quarter only extended the gap, with the visitors finishing on their highest lead of the afternoon at 46 points.
Greenhalgh, the 13-year-old scorer, finished with 22 points, including six straight GRE points late in the fourth quarter. Van der Schilden (Season PPG: 22.47) added 21 and set the tone early, while Zoé Kahlki contributed 13 despite four fouls. Nayah Grego, a 12-year-old from France, gave useful support with 9 points, matching her season high.
For BEP, captain Nelly Ney (Season PPG: 9.64) led with 10 points but picked up two fouls in the opening quarter and ended with four. Louisa Schmit (Season PPG: 20.07) was held to 4 points, with Lena Lentz also scoring 4. Emma Kasel added 3.
It was Gréngewald's third win over BEP this season after the earlier 81-29 and 85-35 results, and GRE now have back-to-back wins.
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