Raiders Halt Pioneers, 49-33, In UCT Boys Hoops 1st Round

TRYING TO DRIVE PAST A PIONEER...Raider Simon Shapiro tries to drive past Pioneer Grant Blankenbaker, No. 3, during the UCT game against New Providence on February 12. The Raiders stopped the Pioneers, 49-33. David B. Corbin Photos at goleader.com Ballyhoo Sports

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By DAVID B. CORBIN on

February 19, 2026

Raiders Halt Pioneers, 49-33, In UCT Boys Hoops 1st Round

Overwhelming defense set the stage for a very successful outcome for the sixth-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raider basketball boys when they hosted the 14th-seeded New Providence Pioneers in the second round of the Union County Tournament (UCT) in Scotch Plains on February 12. The 12-12 Raiders’ defense limited the 5-16 Pioneers to just five points in the first quarter then totally slammed the door on them in the second quarter en route to a 49-33 victory.

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