The Newtown Pioneers (Elmhurst, NY) basketball crushed the visiting Forest Hills Rangers (Forest Hills, NY), 49-26 in Thursday's league test.

The Pioneers (3-9) will now prepare for their test against Francis Lewis (Fresh Meadows, NY). The Patriots go into the PSAL AAAA Queens I test with a 10-1 record. In their last test, Francis Lewis walloped Bowne (Flushing, NY), 60-27, in a non-league test.

The Rangers now own a 4-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Flushing for a PSAL AAAA Queens I contest on Wednesday, January 31. Forest Hills will battle a Red Devils team coming off a 42-37 league win over Queens Complex (Queens, NY). The Red Devils record now stands at 11-1.