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Thursday
Mia Form scored 26 points and Rae Meyer added 14 and the host Rams took control with a 14-2 3rd quarter to win the season opener for both teams. Esther Jemal led the Warriors with 10 points.
Wednesday
Ava Cohen led the Sting with 17 points in the league season opener.
Elisha Tsaidi’s 15 points led four players in double figures and the Wildcats (4-0) broke open a close game with a 20-11 3rd quarter. Dani Gast and Daniel Greenberg each added 12 points and Asher Wigle had 10. Rafi Ganjian scored 13 points for the Lions (2-2).
Joe Mizrahi led the Heat (4-0) with 20 points and Abe Franco and Jason Zekaria added 14 each. Noah Hiltzik had 26 points for the Rams (2-2) and Edward Ash scored 10.
Frisch junior Isaac Stepner was named the 2025-26 Jewish Hoops America Player of the Year and Ramaz’s Scott Ferguson was the Coach of the Year.
The Underclassman of the Year was Amiel Jotkowitz of Maimonides.
Joining Stepner on the 1st Team All Jewish Hoops America were seniors Alex August of Berman H.A. and Sam Jacobson of Shalhevet and juniors Grayson Coleman of Milken and Simon Alloul of H.A. Montreal.
The 2nd Team includes seniors Solly Bielsky of Denver Jewish Day, Charlie Sassoon of North Shore H.A. and Judah Well of Ida Crown; and juniors Moshe Jacobs of Fuchs Mizrachi and Nir Ovaknin of Katz YHS.
The 3rd Team is seniors Caleb Gdanski of H.A. Miami, Gabey Spodek of DRS and Ari Varon of Tarbut vTorah and juniors Elisha Tsaidi of DRS and Max Weiss of SAR.
Stepner, the Underclassman of the Year in 2025, led the Cougars to a 19-6 record, the Sarachek Tournament final and #3 in the JHA National Top 25.
Jotkowitz averaged just under 20 points a game for the M-Cats. Other underclassmen considered were: sophomores Yaakov Lesnoy of Berman H.A. and Manu Wiebke of SAR; and freshmen David Albilia of Jewish Culture, Adin Goldsmith of Northwest Yeshiva HS and Zach Itskowitz of Hillel Pittsburgh.
Ferguson led Ramaz to the #6 ranking in the JHA National Top 25. Other coaches considered were Jarred Axon of Jewish Culture, Moshe Cohen of DRS, Ryan Coleman of Milken, Zac Katz of Fuchs Mizrachi, Jon Rich of Ida Crown and Lior Schwartzberg of Valley Torah.
Isaac Stepner, Jr., Frisch/Paramus,NJ
Alex August, Sr., Berman H.A./Rockville,MD
Sam Jacobson, Sr., Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA
Simon Alloul, Jr., H.A. Montreal/Montreal,QB
Grayson Coleman, Jr., Milken/Los Angeles,CA
Solly Bielsky, Sr., Denver Jewish Day/Denver,CO
Charlie Sassoon, Sr., North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY
Judah Well, Sr., Ida Crown/Skokie,IL
Moshe Jacobs, Jr., Fuchs Mizrachi,Beechwood,OH
Nir Ovaknin, Jr., Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL
Caleb Gdanski, Sr., H.A. Miami/Miami Beach,FL
Gabey Spodek, Sr., DRS/Woodmere,NY
Ari Varon, Sr., Tarbut vTorah/Irvine,CA
Elisha Tsaidi, Jr., DRS/Woodmere,NY
Max Weiss, Jr., SAR/Bronx,NY
Honorable Mention
Dvir Assayag Raham, Sr., Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA
Yitz Bennett, Sr., DRS/Woodmere,NY
Akiva Borgen, Sr., TABC/Teaneck,NJ
Cyrus Blumenthal, Sr., Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD
Samuel Chira, Sr., Magen David/Brooklyn,NY
Ezra Cutler, Jr., Gann/Waltham,MA
Meir Dan, Jr., Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA
Brandy Eber, Sr., Yavneh Dallas/Dallas,TX
Ari Halpert, Sr., SAR/Bronx,NY
Mica Hazan, Jr., Jewish Culture
Ashton Javaheri, Sr., Milken/Los Angeles,CA
Sam Jemal, Sr., Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY
Amiel Jotkowitz, So., Maimonides/Brookline,MA
Shilo Kahan, Sr., Jewish Culture/Fort Lauderdale,FL
Evan Kaufthal, Sr., Northwest Yeshiva HS/Mercer Island,WA
Toby Levy, Sr., Ohr HaTorah/Hollywood,FL
Nate Mirvis, Sr., Leffell/Hartsdale,NY
Rafi Miller, Sr., Beren Academy/Houston,Tx
Ronen Ousley, Sr., Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL
Elisha Pizum, Sr., Fuchs Mizrachi/Beechwood,OH
Akiva Ravin, Sr., Yeshiva Greater Washington/Silver Spring,MD
Aaron Romano, Sr., Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY
Jack Silberstein, Sr., San Diego Jewish Academy/San Diego,CA
Jacob Zackheim, Sr., CHAT/Toronto,ON
Chayim Zahtz, Sr., Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL
2025 Aiden Bitran, Shalhevet
2024 Jakob Wortman, Ida Crown
2023 Johny Dan, Valley Torah
2022 Johny Dan, Valley Torah
2020/2021 Albert Fallas, YULA/Zev Remer, Shalhevet
2019 Judah Oppenheimer, SAR
2018 Ryan Turell, Valley Torah
2017 Bryan Knapp, Jewish Day School
2016 Gabriel Leifer, DRS
2015 Josh Newlander, Chicagoland Jewish (Rochelle Zell)
2014 Josh Newlander, Chicagoland Jewish
2013 Zach Yoshor, Beren Houston
2012 Jack Gindi, YULA
2011 Yisroel Feld, MTA/Jack Gindi, YULA
2010 Eric Avdee, Tarbut vTorah
2009 Eitan Chemerinski, Jewish Day School
2008 Jordan Marcus, Schechter NJ (now Golda Och)
2007 Solomon Schoonover, Hillel Miami
2025 Yonah Singer, Berman H.A.
2024 Ed Gelb, Maimonides
2023 Shalom Babayev, North Shore H.A.
2022 Lior Schwartzberg, Valley Torah
2020/2021 David Zimmerman, Yavneh Dallas
2019 Evan Pickman, Heschel
2018 Ryan Coleman, Shalhevet
2017 Mike Whiting, Milken
2016 Avrum Stein, DRS
2015 Joe Schwartz, Frisch
2014 Dwight Hollins, Fuchs Mizrachi
2013 Marty Dello, Chicagoland Jewish (Rochelle Zell)
2012 Richard Lewis, Cooper Memphis
2011 Rafi Halpert, SAR
2010 Patrick Roberts, Tarbut vTorah
2009 Elliot Steinmetz, HANC
2008 Howard Braun, Ida Crown
2007 Howard Braun, Ida Crown
Final 2025-26 JHA National Top 25
1.Milken/Los Angeles,CA…………………………….19-14
TieDRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………….28-4
3.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….….…..19-6
4.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA…………………….28-12
5.Jewish Culture HS/Miami Beach,FL……..30-13
6.Ramaz/New York,NY……… …..………..….……..21-10
TieSAR/Bronx,NY………………………………………...24-11
8.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY………………………………23-8
9.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY… …..………..…….21-9
10.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY ………..27-9
TieValley Torah/Valley Village,CA…………….26-10
12.Hillel/Ocean,NJ………………………………………..12-9
13.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….……………13-11
14.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….….…..27-4
15.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD…………24-7
16.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH…………..18-9
17.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD…………………….26-14
18.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL………19-16
19.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY……………………………20-12
20.Gann/Waltham,MA………………………………….21-6
21.YULA/Los Angeles,CA ……………………………12-23
22.MTA/New York,NY…………………………………..12-13
23.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL………………………..17-16
24.Leffell/Hartsdale,NY…………………………………13-8
25.Northwest Yeshiva/Mercer Island,WA…..16-11
TieTarbut vTorah/Irvine,CA…………………………..10-9
TieHebrew Academy/Montreal,QB…………….9-10
Four players scored in double figures for the Heat (3-0), led by Jason Zekaria with 22 points. Abe Franco added 18 points and Joe Mizrahi and Aaron Gindi each had 13. Jackie Sayegh led the Thunder (1-2) with 10 points.
Justin Levian scored 23 points, Arieh Sanandaji added 20 and Rafi Ganjian had 17 as the Lions (2-1) avenged Sunday’s prelim loss and knocked the hosts out of their tournament short of the final for the second straight year. Soly Hasbani led a balanced attack for the Warriors (2-1) with 15 points. Jacob Bukobza added 13 points and Jacob Levy and Charles Sultan had 12 each.
Elisha Tsaidi scored 23 points and Dani Gast added 22 to lead four players in double figures as the Wildcats (3-0) overcame a 47-point performance by the Hornets’ Akiva Jacoby. Daniel Greenberg added 14 points for DRS and Daniel Kahan had 12.
Noah Hiltzik scored 20 points and Leo Kasell added 13 as the Rams (2-1) were never threatened after jumping out to a 15-2 1st quarter lead. Zach Weiner led the Hawks (1-2) with 12 points and Asher Freundlich had 10.
Asher Freundlich led the Hawks (1-0) with 16 points, Jake Zuckerman added 11 and Jakey Aron had 10. Yitzhaki Aharonoff and Elijah Friedman each scored 11 for the Hurricanes (0-1).
Abe Franco led the Heat (1-0) with 10 points. Jakey Aron had 9 for the Hawks (1-1).
Jason Zekaria paced the Heat (2-0) with 18 points and Joe Mizrahi had 15. Jonah Galanti had 12 points for the Hurricanes (0-2).
Arieh Sanandaji scored 20 points, Justin Levian added 12 and Liran Shenhav had 10 to lead the Lions (1-0).
Charles Sultan scored 13 points and Jacob Levy added 12 for the Warriors (1-0). Nate Cohen led the Ravens (0-1) with 8 points.
Soly Hasbani led the Warriors (2-0) with 17 points and Jacob Levy scored 14. For the Lions (1-1), Justin Levian scored 16 points and Rafi Ganjian had 11.
Akiva Jacoby had 21 points for the Hornets (1-0) and Eli Wiederkehr had 15. Emanuel Kushner led the Rams (0-1) with 17 points and Noah Hiltzik added 12.
Yoni Dubrow scored 13 points and Aharon Rozehzadeh added 11 for the Thunder (1-0). Eli Wiederkehr had 25 for the Hornets (1-1).
Emanuel Kushner had 12 points and Noah Hiltzik scored 11 as the Rams (1-1) qualified for the quarterfinals. The Thunder (1-1) lost out on the points allowed tiebreaker. Aaron Feuerberg had 14 points for JEC and Aharon Rozehzadeh added 10.
Albert Savdie scored 19 points to lead the Thunder (1-0), Isaac Abadi added 16 and Allan Fallas had 14. Joe Dweck had 19 points for the Suns (0-1).
Dani Gast scored 22 points and Daniel Greenberg and Asher Wigle each added 15 to lead the Wildcats (1-0). Eli Khalifie had 34 points for the Suns (0-2)
Elisha Tsaidi scored 53 points and Dani Gast added 11 to lead the Wildcats (2-0). For the Thunder (1-1), Albert Savdie had 32 points and Allan Fallas scored 22.
Seeds and matchups for Quarterfinals
#1 Hillel vs #8 YDE
#2 Magen David vs #7 North Shore H.A.
#3 DRS vs #6 Heichal
#4 Ramaz vs #5 HAFTR