Magen David Tourney Tips Off 2026-27 JHA Season

The 2026-27 Jewish Hoops America boys’ season gets underway Sunday with the annual Magen David Preseason Tournament, in memory of Elliot Torkieh, A’H.

Eleven Yeshiva League teams and Heichal will compete, with each squad playing two prelim games on Sunday to determine qualifiers and seeding for Monday’s quarterfinals. The semifinals are Wednesday and the championship game next Sunday, Oct. 18.

The teams are broken into four divisions, with top two teams in each division advancing.

D-1: Magen David, North Shore H.A., Rambam
D-2: Heichal, JEC, Ramaz
D-3: Barkai, DRS, YDE
D-4: HAFTR, HANC, Hillel

All games will be livestreamed. To follow the action and the full schedule go to:

https://www.magendavidyeshivah.org/mdyhs-preseason-tournament

Here is Sunday’s schedule:

10:00 am
HAFTR  vs   HANC

11:30 am
North Shore H.A.   vs   Rambam
Ramaz   vs   Heichal

1:00
Heichal vs JEC
HAFTR  vs  Hillel

2:30
Hillel vs  HANC
Magen David   vs   Rambam

4:00
JEC   vs   Ramaz
YDE   vs   Barkai

5:30
Magen David  vs  North Shore H.A.
DRS  vs  Barkai

7:00
DRS  vs  YDE

2026 JHA GIRLS CHAMPIONS

These teams won local, regional or state playoffs in 2024-25, with the winners of Jewish high school tournaments down below:

District 8-1A (Colorado): DENVER JEWISH DAY TIGERS

District 1A-15 (Florida): H.A. MIAMI WARRIORS

District 2A-8 (Florida): KATZ YHS STORM

Chicago Prep Conference (Illinois): IDA CROWN ACES

IHSA 1A Chicago Regional (Illinois): ROCHELLE ZELL TIGERS

Potomac Valley Athletic Conference (Maryland) : BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY COUGARS

Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Athletic League A: FRISCH COUGARS

Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Athletic League B: SHULAMITH SHARKS

TOURNAMENT TITLES:

Glouberman (Shalhevet): SAR STING
Auburn Experience: FUCHS MIZRACHI MAYHEM
Weiner (Beth Tfiloh): TANENBAUM CHAT TIGERS
Sam Gyenes (Ramaz): NORTH SHORE H.A. LIONS
Israel Becker (CHAT): TANENBAUM CHAT TIGERS
Maimonides: SAR STING
HAFTR: BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY COUGARS
Faye Comet/Harriet Stark (Fuchs Mizrachi): BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY COUGARS
Hyman Galbut (H.A. Miami): SAR STING

2026 JHA BOYS CHAMPIONS

These teams won local, regional or state playoffs in 2025-26, with the winners of Jewish high school tournaments down below:

Chicago Prep Conference (Illinois): IDA CROWN ACES

IHSA 1A Skokie Regional (Illinois): IDA CROWN ACES

Independent Small Schools Athletic Conference (MD): YESHIVA GREATER WASHINGTON KNIGHTS

Greater Vancouver Independent Schools Athletic Association: KING DAVID LIONS

Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Athletic League: DRS WILDCATS

TOURNAMENT TITLES

Magen David Preseason: FLATBUSH FALCONS
Glouberman (Shalhevet): FLATBUSH FALCONS
Memphis Invitational (Cooper): NORTH SHORE HEBREW ACADEMY LIONS
Auburn Experience: HAFTR HAWKS
Weiner (Beth Tfiloh): HANC HURRICANES
Sam Gyenes (Ramaz): RAMAZ RAMS
Satran (HAFTR): NORTH SHORE HEBREW ACADEMY LIONS
Binyamin Airley (South Florida): JEWISH CULTURE LIONS
Maimonides: SAR STING
Tanzman (Farber): OR CHAIM TORONTO KNIGHTS
Israel Becker (CHAT): LEO BAECK LIONS (Haifa)
Sarachek (YU): DRS WILDCATS

Final JHA National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
Final National Top 25
Week of March 23, 2026
Games through March 23

Team…………………………………………………………Record……….Votes……….Prev

1.Milken/Los Angeles,CA (4)………………………19-14………….196…………….1
TieDRS/Woodmere,NY(4)…………………………..28-4..………..196…………….1
3.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….….…..19-6.………….184……………6
4.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA…………………….28-12…………175……………3
5.Jewish Culture HS/Miami Beach,FL……..30-13…………164……………9
6.Ramaz/New York,NY……… …..………..….……..21-10….………154..………….5
TieSAR/Bronx,NY………………………………………...24-11……..……154…………..6
8.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY………………………………23-8…………..140…………..9
9.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY… …..………..…….21-9….………..129…...…….10
10.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY ………..27-9…………...121…………..11
TieValley Torah/Valley Village,CA…………….26-10…………..121…………...7
12.Hillel/Ocean,NJ………………………………………..12-9……….…...107………….14
13.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….……………13-11.………… ..97...……….22
14.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….….…..27-4….…………95.…………12
15.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD…………24-7……………..91……….….13
16.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH…………..18-9……………..90…………21
17.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD…………………….26-14…………...85.……..….15
18.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL………19-16….………..59………….16
19.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY……………………………20-12…………..54………….18
20.Gann/Waltham,MA…………………………………..21-6……………52…………20
21.YULA/Los Angeles,CA ……………………………12-23….……….41.………….19
22.MTA/New York,NY…………………………………..12-13……………33………….23
23.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL………………………..17-16……………30…………..17
24.Leffell/Hartsdale,NY…………………………………13-8……………..10………….24
25.Northwest Yeshiva/Mercer Island,WA…..16-11……………..7…………..25
TieTarbut vTorah/Irvine,CA…………………………..10-9……………..7…………..25
TieHebrew Academy/Montreal,QB…………….9-10………………7…………….-

Previous JHA #1

2007 - YULA Panthers
2008 - Ida Crown Aces
2009 - HANC Hurricanes
2010 - Tarbut vTorah Lions
2011 - Flatbush Falcons
2012 - YULA Panthers
2013 - Shalhevet Firehawks
2014 - YULA Panthers
2015 - Frisch Cougars
2016 - DRS Wildcats
2017 - Frisch Cougars
2018 - Shalhevet Firehawks
2019 - Shalhevet Firehawks
2022 - Valley Torah Wolfpack
2023 - Valley Torah Wolfpack
2024 - YULA Panthers
2025 - TABC Storm

Sarachek 2026: Order of Finish, Awards, Top Scorers

Order of Finish

1.DRS
2.Frisch
3.Jewish Culture
4.Shalhevet
5.Ramaz
6.Flatbush
7.Valley Torah
8.SAR
9.TABC (Tier 2 1st)
10.Ida Crown
11.Fuchs Mizrachi
12.Berman H.A.
13.YULA
14.MTA
15.Katz YHS
16.H.A. Montreal
17.HANC (Tier 3 1st)
18.Hillel Pittsburgh
19.Beren Houston
20.SCY High

All Stars

David Albilia, Jewish Culture
Yitz Bennett, DRS
Meir Dan, Valley Torah
Maxwell Eiseman, SCY High
Yonatan Faber, TABC
Zack Itskowitz, Hillel Pittsburgh
Noah Lichtman, Berman H.A.
Rafi Miller, Beren Houston
Ayden Mishkin, Ida Crown
Yishai Neiss, MTA
Nathan Neufeld, Frisch
Sam Noah, YULA
Nir Ovaknin, Katz YHS
Elisha Pizem, Fuchs Mizrachi
Jesse Reinhart, Frisch
Aaron Romano, Flatbush
Alon Sidi, Ramaz
Michael Solomon, DRS
Judah Stern, Shalhevet
Ruby Tillis, HANC
Sam Weiss, SAR

Tier 3 MVP: Yossi Davidovitz, HANC
Tier 2 MVP: Akiva Borgen, TABC

2nd Team All Tournament

Simon Alloul, H.A. Montreal
Alex August, Berman H.A.
Naftali Hochstein, TABC
Moshe Jacobs, Fuchs Mizrachi
Judah Well, Ida Crown

1st Team All Tournament

Sam Jacobson, Shalhevet
Shilo Kahan, Jewish Culture
Emanuel Kushner, Ramaz
Gaby Spodek, DRS
Isaac Stepner, Frisch

Tier 1 MVP: Elisha Tsaidi, DRS

Top Scorers

Simon Alloul…………..H.A. Montreal……121……24.2 
Nir Ovaknin…………...Katz YHS……………87…….21.8
Moshe Jacobs……….Fuchs Mizrachi….107……21.4
Alex August……………Berman H.A………85…….21.3
Isaac Stepner…………Frisch…………………84…….21.0
Zack Itskowitz……….Hillel Pittsburgh…59…….19.7
Judah Well……………..Ida Crown………….76……..19.0

High Scoring Games

34, Alex August, Berman H.A. vs H.A. Montreal
34, Nir Ovaknin, Katz YHS vs H.A. Montreal
30, Moshe Jacobs, Fuchs Mizrachi vs Berman H.A.
29, Isaac Stepner, Frisch vs DRS
27, Simon Alloul, H.A. Montreal vs DRS
27, Simon Alloul, H.A. Montreal vs Katz YHS
27, Judah Well, Ida Crown vs Fuchs Mizrachi 
27, Aaron Romano, Flatbush vs Ida Crown
27, Zack Itzkowitz, Hillel Pittsburgh vs HANC
26, Simon Alloul, H.A. Montreal vs HANC
25, Moshe Jacobs, Fuchs Mizrachi vs Hillel Pittsburgh