Fanatic Summation of the Scotch Plains – Fanwood vs. Plainfield Union County Tournament Game

On a scale of 10, the Cardinals played a 10. The defensive minded Cardinals put together the best 4 periods of defense in one night this season. The Raiders hot shooting guards of Charles Oliver, Tim Bonacum, and Patrick Dougher were defended well. Charles scored a team high 10 points while Tim and Patrick were held scoreless on only 4 shot attempts. Nate “Zone Buster” Grant-Dewitt outside touch opened the floor up for the Cardinal big men in the lane to spark the Cardinals to victory.

The most disappointing period for the Cardinals was the 1st. After Plainfield opened the game up with a 13 – 0 run Scotch Plains – Fanwood responded to close out the 1st with a 7 – 0 run sparked by a Doran Nelson 3 pointer. Plainfield was held scoreless after the initial 13 – 0 run for remainder of the 1st period.

The most impressive period was the 2nd. The Cardinals was aggressive offensively and defensively, which produced a 19 – 2 run to start the 2nd period. Defensively they held the Raiders to only 1 field goal made during the 2nd 8-minute stretch of the game. The other 4 points were made from the free throw line. Nate Grant-Dewitt and Tyrone Johnson combined for 7 – 9 shooting during the 2nd period to open the lead up to 21 points.

The Plainfield Fanatic Efficient 5 for the game
1) Plainfield – Junior Tyrone Johnson – 6’3” {ER – 23}
Johnson shot an efficient 89% from below the arc scoring a game high 18 points. Tyrone also dished out 4 assists and picked up 3 steals.

2) Plainfield – Senior Nate Grant-Dewitt – 6’4” {ER – 17}
Sharp Shooting Nate was at it again. Nate shot 75% from below the arc and 75% from beyond the arc and committed 0 turnovers. The veteran zone buster connected on 3 consecutive nothing but net 3’s with 2 of them contested. Nate displayed uncanny strong down low moves also. His versatility with his soft touch and down low presence will be an additional weapon needed down the tournament stretch.

3) Plainfield – Sophomore Justin Sears – 6’7” {ER – 12}
Sears shot 67% from the floor, which was punctuated with a high percentage 2 handed slam off a feed from Tyrone Johnson. Justin also had 2 rejections, 4 steals, and 4 rebounds.

4) Plainfield – Sophomore Sekou Harris – 5’9” {ER – 10}
The speedy guard gave the Cardinal faithful a scare against Elizabeth when he went down with an injury that required a hospital visit. But the lightning quick guard showed his Lubreski toughness by shaking off his injury and playing a very efficient game. Sekou shot 75% from the free throw line, collected 4 steals, and dropped 4 assists.

5) Plainfield – Sophomore Jahmal Lane – 6’4” {ER – 10}
Over the last 2 games Jahmal has shot nearly 70% from the floor. Lane continued his efficient shooting against the Raiders by shooting 67% from the floor. Lane also grabbed 4 rebounds.


The efficiency rating is base on points scored, shooting accuracy, foul shooting accuracy, rebounds, assists, steals, defensive intensity, and assist – turnover ratio.