Boys: And Then There Were.....
These JHA Boys teams are still alive Feb. 22, 2026, as the season winds down:
MIDATLANTIC
Yeshiva Greater Washington Don Bosco
CANADA
The Lions fell in the Vancouver Sea to Sky zone final.
SOUTHEAST
David Albilia scored 15 points, Jojo Alfassy added 14 and Shilo Kahan had 13 as the #9 Lions (27-12) rallied from 10 down in the 4th quarter to getbtheir third straight win.
MIDWEST
Coby Harris’ 13 points led The Yeshiva (15-11). The Tigers dropped to 4-19.
WEST
The #24 Lions (16-11) lost in the District 1/2/3 2B consolation bracket and missed qualifying for the WIAA state tournament.
CALIFORNIA
The #6 Firehawks (23-9) had their 12-game win streak snapped in the CIFSS Division 4 semifinal but do qualify for the state southern regional. Ben Jacobson led Shalhevet with 18 points, Sam Jacobson added 17.
The Wolves (9-14) fell to the top seed in the CIF North Coast Division 6 quarterfinals.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
Gaby Spodek scored 17 points, Yitz Bennett added 11 and Elisha Tsaidi had 10 as the #2 Wildcats (22-4) rallied from four points down at the start of the 4th quarter to reach the semifinals. Leyad Teren led the #12 Heat (13-10) with 18 points and Bruce Epstein had 16.
MIDATLANTIC
Dylan Shank scored 38 points and the #13 Lions (24-6) got their seventh straight win to beat the defending league champs and advance to the PVAC title game. JDS trailed by 11 at the end of the 1st quarter but dominated the 2nd to take a 6-point halftime lead. The #13 Cougars (22-11) chipped away and trailed by only two before the Lions closed the game on a 14-0 run, snapping Berman’s 9-game win streak. Alex August led Cougars with 20 points, becoming the all-time career scoring leader among players for Jewish high schools with 3,095 points. Itzy Ribald scored 3,080 points for Yavneh Dallas from 1999 to 2003.
The Warriors (14-15) fell to the 2nd seed in the MIAA ‘C’ semifinals despite 29 points from Natan Brum, 13 from Rafi Samuel and 12 from Seth Kott.
NORTHEAST
The #25 Lions (13-7) advanced to the Section 1 Class B quarterfinals, where they will face 3rd seeded Hastings. Jack Horowitz led Leffell with 19 points and Jeremy Seiden added 11.
CANADA
The Knights (11-5) fell to the 2nd seed in the TDCAA ‘A’ semifinals. Ethan Berkowitz led Or Chaim with 20 points and Sam Essebag had 12.
Jacob Zackheim scored 32 points but the Tigers (14-10) fell in the TDCAA ‘AAA’ semifinals.
MIDWEST
The #16 Aces (22-1) got their 12th straight win and capped off an undefeated league season to win the Chicago Prep Conference championship. Ayden Mishkin scored 17 points and league MVP Judah Well added 16.
The Fire (13-2) got 23 points, 11 rebounds from Michael Goldman and 13 points from Jake Schon to close their season on a 4-game win streak.
WEST
Rafi Miller scored 16 points and Jonathan Kluger added 12 as the Stars (17-4) won their seventh straight game and advanced to the TAPPS 1A state semifinals for the first time since 2022.
The Bulldogs (16-10) won their sixth straight game to advance to the TAPPS 3A Final Four, where they will look to repeat as state champs.
Solly Bielsky scored 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Jackson Brooks added 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Tigers (12-8) to their third straight win.
The #24 Lions (16-10) lost in the consolation bracket of the WIAA District 1/2/3 2B playoffs, so must beat Evergreen Lutheran Saturday night to qualify for state tournament. Sam Weichrodt had 11 points and Evan Kaufthal scored 10.
CALIFORNIA
The 2nd seeded Lions (19-4) won their sixth straight game to advance to the CIF San Diego Section Division 5 semifinals.
The Hawks (7-13) fell to the 3-seed in the CIF San Diego Section 5AA quarterfinals. Maxwell Eiseman scored 24 points and Adin Factor added 21 for SCY.
The visiting #11 Sting (22-7) dominated from the outset to advance to a semifinal matchup with Frisch. The #3 Falcons are 19-6.
Alon Sidi paced the Rams (18-8) with 15 points as they advance to the semifinals, where they’ll face winner of Saturday night’s quarterfinal between DRS and Hillel. Jacob Chami had 22 points for the #7 Warriors (21-9)
MIDATLANTIC
The #9 Cougars (23-3) won the PVAC title against the defending champs, closing the game on a 14-3 run to extend their win streak to 10 games. Tournament MVP Adi Topolosky and Ayla Offer each had 16 points for Berman. The #15 Lions end the season 14-6.
The #6 Cougars fell to the top seed in the Commonwealth Cup semifinals. Mikayla Trajtenberg scored 16 points and Sami Neff added 10.
MIDWEST
Shylee Blavvise scored 24 points and Gaya Bannai added 18 as the #14 Tigers (16-7) won a regional championship for the first time. They will play top seed Morgan Park Academy in the IHSA 1A Chicago sectional semifinals.
The #13 Aces (15-8) fell to the top seed in the IHSA 2A regional finals.