Fueled by last year's heartbreaking semifinal loss, the Raiders spent countless hours preparing to take down Malden Catholic - and it paid off in a big way.

The No. 6 Somerset Berkley boys basketball team had not won a state championship in 71 years. On Sunday, the Raiders were not going to denied against No. 1 Malden Catholic. "It feels great right now," a jubliant SBR senior co-captain Alex Crook said after the Raiders knocked off three-time state champion No.

Trailing by 14 at the break, the No. 7 seed Raiders exploded in the third quarter to stun the No. 2 Chieftains, ending their 17-game win streak.