Glouberman Tournament - Prelims - Oct. 21, 2026

Boys

Jewish Culture 83 H.A. Montreal 24

Idan Ovadia scored 28 points, David Albilia added 14 and Jordan Kogan had 11 to lead the Lions (1-0). Meir Ohayan had 15 points for the Heat (0-1).

Fuchs Mizrachi 50 Shalhevet 49

Moshe Jacobs’ 30-footer was the difference as the Mayhem (1-0) rallied in the final minute after squandering a 13-point 3rd quarter lead. Jacobs finished with 30 points. Ben Jacobson led the Firehawks (0-1) with 16 points.

Ramaz 57 Kushner 23

Noah Hiltzik led the Rams (3-2) with 18 points and Emanuel Kushner added 16. The Cobras are 0-3.

H.A. Miami 57 SAR 35

Simcha Rosenberg scored 23 points and Zach Rothman added 22 as the Warriors (1-0) dominated the 2nd half after trailing by one at halftime. Manu Wiebke had 11 points for the Sting (0-1).

Frisch 63 LA Panthers 60

The Cougars (1-0) rallied from a 19-point deficit with just under 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Jacob Gervis led Frisch with 24 points. Noah Hendeles had 19 for the Panthers (0-1)

GIRLS

Shalhevet 45 Ramaz 32

Gabriella Ackerman scored 17 points to lead the Firehawks (1-0). Mia Form led the Rams with 15 points.

North Shore H.A. 70 Fuchs Mizrachi 32

Dillan Haghighat had 36 points to lead the Lions (1-0). Maya Slain had 13 for the Mayhem (0-1).

SAR 52 LA Panthers 39

Ava Cohen led the Sting (2-0) with 17 points. Shishi Abramson scored 24 for the Panthers (0-1) and Naami Rosenblatt added 10.

Frisch 40 Ma’ayanot 36

Laya Rosenberg led the Cougars (2-0) with 13 points, Eden Citron had 11 and Gabriella Butler added 10. Lielle Skoczylas had 13 points for the Rapids (0-1) and Leeba Weiss scored 10.

Solomon, Levy, Cohen and Levin are 2026 JHA Award Winners

SAR’s Liv Solomon and Frisch’s Zoey Levy were the 2025-26 co-Players of the Year and Noam Levin of Berman Hebrew Academy was the Coach of the Year.

The Underclassman of the Year award went to SAR sophomore Ava Cohen.

Solomon and Levy were the best players on the two girls teams that dominated play all season. SAR finished 30-2 and #2 in the JHA Chai High ranking, their only losses coming to Frisch in the regular season and the Yeshiva League championship game. Frisch was 20-2, losing only to SAR in the regular season and in the Glouberman Tournament final.

Joining Solomon and Levy on the 1st Team All Jewish Hoops America are fellow seniors Mikayla Trajtenberg of Barrack H.A. and Eliana Wolfson of H.A. Miami and juniors Shira Abramson of YULA, Dillan Haghighat of North Shore H.A. and Shylee Blavvise of Rochelle Zell.

The 2nd Team is Cohen, seniors Nava Bousbib of SAR, Izzy Nadtrich of Frisch and Izzy Wilbur of Fuchs Mizrachi and junior Sarah Leff of Katz YHS.

The 3rd Team is seniors Sami Neff of Barrack H.A., Leah Sicklick of SKA and Shana Strohli of H.A. Miami and juniors Shana Leibowitz of Beth Tfiloh and Adi Topolosky of Berman H.A.

Levin’s Cougars went 28-3, won the HAFTR Tournament and the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference championship and ended the season with 15 straight wins. Other considered were Joe Campodonico of H.A. Miami, Tali Zelenetz of Frisch, Gil Dalva of YULA, Golan Silverman of Hyman Brand H.A. and Jackie Estreicher of Katz YHS.

Other freshmen and sophomores considered for underclassmen of the year were freshmen Gaya Bannai of Rochelle Zell, Sylvie Hersz of Barrack H.A. and Rina Fatiha of Magen David.

1ST TEAM ALL-JEWISH HOOPS AMERICA

Zoey Levy, Sr., Frisch/Paramus, NJ
Liv Solomon, Sr., SAR/Bronx,NY
Shira Abramson, Jr., YULA/Los Angeles,CA
Shylee Blavvise, Jr., Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL
Dillan Haghighat, Jr., North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY
Mikayla Trajtenberg, Sr., Barrack H.A./Bryn Mawr,PA
Eliana Wolfson, Sr., H.A. Miami/Miami Beach,FL

2nd Team All-JEWISH hOOPS aMERICA

Nava Bousbib, Sr., SAR/Bronx,NY
Ava Cohen, So., SAR/Bronx,NY
Sarah Leff, Jr., Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL
Izzy Nadtrich, Sr., Frisch/Paramus,NJ
Izzy Wilbur, Sr., Fuchs Mizrachi/Beechwood,OH

3rd Team All-Jewish Hoops America

Shana Leibowitz, Jr., Beth Tfiloh/Baltimore,MD
Sami Neff, Sr., Barrack H.A./Bryn Mawr,PA
Leah Sicklick, Sr., SKA/Hewlett Bay Park,NY
Shana Strohli, Sr., H.A. Miami/Miami Beach,FL
Adi Topolosky, Jr., Berman H.A./Rockville,MD

Honorable Mention

Stella Baitner, So., Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL
Gaya Bannai, Fr., Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,OH
Marielle Bitran, Jr., Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA
Sarah Edwards, Jr., Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA
Kelly Fatiha, Sr., Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY
Rina Fatiha, Sr., Magen David/Brooklyn,NY
Dina Levian, Sr., North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY
Tali Loeffler, Sr., Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD
Dahlia Messeloff, Sr., Fuchs Mizrachi/Beechwood,OH
Ayla Offer, Sr., Berman H.A./Rockville,MD
Naami Rosenblatt, Jr., YULA/Los Angeles,CA
Orli Scharf, Sr., Frisch/Paramus,NJ
Gabby Sosland, Sr., Hyman Brand H.A./Overland Park,KS
Jordyn Spalding, Sr., Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX
Lea Steinmetz, Jr., SKA/Hewlett Bay Park,NY

PAST PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

2025 - Daphna Steinmetz, SKA
2024 - Yalee Schwartz, Shalhevet
2023 - Yalee Schwartz, Shalhevet
2022 - Yalee Schwartz, Shalhevet

PAST COACHES OF THE YEAR

2025 - Lee Joffe, SAR
2024 - Ryan Coleman, Shalhevet
2023 - Becky Silberman, Jewish Day School
2022 - Ryan Coleman, Shalhevet

2025-26 Final Chai High Rankings

1.Frisch/Paramus,NJ…………………………………21-2
2.SAR/Bronx,NY………………………………………..31-2
3.Tanenbaum CHAT/Toronto,ON …………22-2
4.Barrack H.A./Bryn Mawr,PA………………….14-14
5.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA …………………22-12
6.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL…….27-13
7.SKA/Hewlett,NY……………………………………….18-11
8.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY………..26-9
9.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………..21-12
10.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD………………….28-3
11.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL…………………….…13-11
12.Milken/Los Angeles,CA…………………………16-11
13.Ida Crown/Skokie,IL………………………………16-12
14.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD………..14-6
15.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL……………………..17-12
16.Beth Tfiloh/Baltimore,MD……………………..10-11
17.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY……………………………13-13
18.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beechwood,OH…………17-10

National Results - Boys & Girls - Oct. 20, 2026

BOYS

NORTHEAST

Hillel Pittsburgh 41 Cheswick ChriStian 37

The Heat won their season opener, rallying from a 12-point halftime deficit. Zach Itslowitz led Hillel with 24 points, 22 in the 2nd half.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

JEC 51 Kushner 26

The visiting Thunder (2-1) won their regular season opener behind 15 pts from Aharon Rozehzadeh and 11 from Aharon Erez

GIRLS

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Frisch 60 Kushner 18

The defending champs won their season opener behind Laya Rosenberg’s 18 points. The Cobras are 0-2.

Glouberman Tournament Tips Off in Los Angeles

Shalhevet will host teams from 11 schools for the 12th annual Steve Glouberman Z’L Basketball Tournament starting Wednesday, Oct. 21.

The eight girls teams competing are: the host Firehawks, Frisch, Fuchs Mizrachi, Ma’ayanot, North Shore H.A., Ramaz, defending champ SAR and the LA Panthers.

Joining the host Firehawks in the boys’ tourney are: Frisch, Fuchs Mizrachi, H.A. Miami, H.A. Montreal, Jewish Culture, Kushner, Ramaz, SAR and the LA Panthers.

Each team will play two games Wednesday and Thursday to determine seeding.

Boys Prelims

Wednesday

1:20 - H.A. Montreal vs Jewish Culture
2:40 - Shalhevet vs Fuchs Mizrachi
5:50 - Kushner vs Ramaz
6:40 - H.A. Miami vs SAR
9:20 - LA Panthers vs Frisch

Thursday

9:30 - Jewish Culture vs SAR
10:20 - Firehawks vs Kushner
12:00 - H.A. Miami vs LA Panthers
12:15 - Fuchs Mizrachi vs Frisch
1:00 - Ramaz vs H.A. Montreal

Girls Prelims

Wednesday

4:00 - Firehawks vs Ramaz
4:30 - Fuchs Mizrachi vs North Shore H.A.
5:20 - SAR vs LA Panthers
8:00 - Ma’ayanot vs Frisch

Thursday

9:00 - Fuchs Mizrachi vs SAR
10:30 - LA Panthers vs Frisch
10:45 - Ma’ayanot vs Ramaz
11:40 - Firehawks vs North Shore H.A.

Boys Play-in Games

Thursday @ 4:00 and 5:00

#7 vs #10, #8 vs #9

Friday

Girls Quarterfinals
Boys Quarterfinals
Girls Semifinals

Saturday Night

Boys Semifinals
Girls Championship
Boys Championship

Check out the schedule, scoreboard and livestream links at:

https://www.shalhevet.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=490206&type=d&pREC_ID=2528162

Seeds, Opening Day Matchups Set for Memphis Yeshiva Invitational

The seeding is set for next week’s Memphis Yeshiva Invitational tournament.

The 17th annual tournament, which expanded last year to 20 teams, is scheduled for Oct. 28 to Nov. 1.

The prelim games feature the bottom eight seeds to determine the final four teams who will have a chance to qualify for Tier 1.

1.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA
2.Jewish Culture/Fort Lauderdale,FL
3.Hillel/Ocean,NJ
4.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL
5.Heichal HaTorah/Teaneck,NJ
6.YULA/Los Angeles,CA
7. Magen David/Brooklyn,NY
8.TABC/Teaneck,NJ
9.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY
10.Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL
11.JEC/Elizabeth,NJ
12.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY
13.HANC/Uniondale,NY
14.MTA/New York,NY
15.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD
16.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,OH
17.Mekor Chaim/Baltimore,MD
18.Mesivta/Bala Cynwyd,PA
19.Cooper Yeshiva/Memphis,TN
20.Hillel Academy/Pittsburgh,PA

Opening Round Matchups

Oct. 28

9:30
#13 HANC vs #20 Hillel Pittsburgh
#16 Rochelle Zell vs #17 Mekor Chaim

11:00
#14 MTA vs #19 Cooper Memphis
#15 Jewish Day School vs Mesivta

Tier 1 Qualifying

1:30 - #8 TABC vs #9 North Shore H.A.
1:45 - #7 Magen David vs #10 Fasman Yeshiva
2:00 - #6 YULA vs #11 JEC
3:00 - #5 Heichal vs #12 HAFTR
3:15 - #1 Valley Torah vs Rochelle Zell-Mekor Chaim winner
3:30 - #2 Jewish Culture vs Jewish Day School-Mesivta winner
4:30 - #4 Katz YHS vs HANC-Hillel Pittsburgh winner
4:45 - #3 Hillel NJ vs MTA-Cooper Memphis winner

Follow the tournament and livestream links at MemphisInvitational.com