National Results - Saturday, February 17, 2018

CALIFORNIA

ORANGEWOOD ACADEMY   51      VALLEY TORAH   49

Wolfpack (26-7) led by 11 at the half and by three in the final minute but couldn't hold on in the CIFSS Division 4A Round of 16. Ryan Turell scored 30 points in his final game in California,   surpassing 1,000 for the season.

MARK KEPPEL   72     MILKEN    51

Aaron Harouni scored 17 points and Amitai Afenjar added 14 but the Wildcats fell to the #2 seed in the CIFSS Division 4AA Round of 16.

SAN DOMENICO     53      JCHS SAN FRANCISCO     45

Third-seeded Wolves (16-7) lost to the top seed in the championship game of the Bay Counties League tournament.

Top Records, Scoring Leaders

TOP RECORDS
(min 10 games)
Through 2/15/2018

1.000.......Yavneh Dallas.............28-0
.926.........Magen David..............25-2
.909.........Ecole Maimonide........11-1
.870.........Frisch...........................20-3
.870.........Beren Houston..........20-3
.833.........Tarbut vTorah..............15-3
.833.........Yavne-Montreal...........10-2
.813.........Valley Torah..................26-6
.800.........DRS...............................20-5
.773.........SAR................................17-5
.773.........Rochelle Zell...............17-5
.773.........HA Miami.....................17-5
.750.........Or Chaim Toronto......9-3

CURRENT WIN STREAKS

28, Yavneh Dallas
10, Beren Houston
9, DRS
8, SAR
6, Ecole Maimonide   
5, Or Chaim Toronto
4, Schechter Westchester
4, Tanenbaum CHAT
4, Magen David
4, Maimonides
4, Jewish Day School
4, Milken
3, JCHS San Francisco
3, Valley Torah
3, Golda Och

Season long streak

28, Yavneh Dallas 

SCORING LEADERS
Through Feb. 15, 2018
Min. 10 games

Player.......................School.............................Gms..............Pts.............Avg
Ryan Turell..............Valley Torah.....................30................977............32.6
Grant Primer...........Rochelle Zell....................21................500...........24.1
Josh Kreisler...........Hyman Brand HA............15............... 337............22.5
Simcha Osdoba......Cooper Memphis............21................469...........22.3
Michael Tsor.............North Shore HA..............18................391............21.7
Jack Esformes.........HA Miami..........................19................395...........21.3
Daniel Livnat............Weber Atlanta.................14................294...........21.0
Amitai Afenjar..........Milken................................23...............484...........21.0
Zack Muller...............Shalhevet..........................29...............598...........20.7
Oren Betesh.............HANC..................................17................344...........20.2
Gideon Velenski......DRS.....................................23...............459...........20.0
Ori Kadem................American HA.....................13...............249............19.2  
Ofek Reef..................Yavneh Dallas....................28..............527.............18.8
Ilan Orgel..................Heschel...............................24..............450............18.7
Jack Stepner............Frisch...................................21...............393............18.7
Joey Levy..................Posnack Jewish Day.......27...............495...........18.3
Nate Lacewell..........Emery Weiner....................15...............269...........18.0
Aaron Harouni.........Milken..................................21................364...........17.3
Griffin Levine...........Yavneh Dallas....................28...............481............17.2
Noah Engel..............Kehillah Jewish .................17................285...........16.8  
Ryan Bokor...............Ida Crown...........................14................235...........16.8
Liam Evenhaim........DeToledo............................21................350...........16.7
Josh Levieddin.........Berman HA........................21...............345...........16.4
Josh Weiss................Maimonides........................19...............293...........15.4
Aaron Gerber...........Tarbut vTorah.....................19................293...........15.4
Teddy Shamma........Magen David.....................26...............400..........15.4
Guy Manor.................Kehillah Jewish..................15................229..........15.3
Tani Capland.............Southern Cal Yeshiva.......10................151............15.1

Playoffs Across Jewish Hoops America

--CALIFORNIA--

SOUTHERN SECTION

DIVISION 4AA
Round of 32

MILKEN def Dana Hills
SHALHEVET def Eastside

Round of 16

Barstow def SHALHEVET
Feb. 17 - MILKEN vs Mark Keppel
 

DIVISION 4A
Round of 32

VALLEY TORAH def Santa Ynez

Round of 16

Feb. 17 - VALLEY TORAH vs Orangewood Academy

DIVISION 5A
Round of 32

TARBUT VTORAH - bye

Round of 16

TARBUT VTORAH def Crossroads Christian

Quarterfinals

Feb. 20 - TARBUT VTORAH vs winner of Shandon/St. Monica Academy

CENTRAL COAST SECTION

KEHILLAH JEWISH awaiting seeding for Central Coast Div 5 sectional playoffs

NORTH COAST SECTION

JCHS SAN FRANCISCO is the #3 seed in the Bay Counties League playoffs and defeated #2 San Francisco Waldorf in the semifinals

FINAL - Feb. 17 - JCHS SAN FRANCISCO vs #1 San Domenico

Awaiting seeding for North Coast Div 6 sectionals

San Diego Sectionals

San Diego Jewish Academy

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--COLORADO--

DENVER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL is the #4 seed in the District 8-1A playoffs

Quarterfinals - Feb. 19 - DENVER JEWISH DAY vs #5 Denver Waldorf

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--FLORIDA--

District Playoffs

DISTRICT 2A-7

DONNA KLEIN JEWISH ACADEMY is the #7 seed and plays #2 Atlantic Christian in the quarterfinals Feb. 13

DISTRICT 3A-7

HA MIAMI is the #1 seed and has a bye into the semifinals
POSNACK JEWISH DAY is the #3 seed and defeated #6 Greater Miami in the quarterfinals

Semifinals
Champagnat def HA MIAMI
Somerset Prep def POSNACK JEWISH DAY

DISTRICT 4A-5

KATZ YHS lost to Somerset Canyons in quarterfinals

DISTRICT 4A-6

HILLEL MIAMI is the #3 seed and defeated #2 Somerset Central in the semifinals 

Final
Miami Country Day def HILLEL MIAMI - Both teams advance

Regional Semifinals

Feb. 22 - HILLEL MIAMI vs Winner of District 4A-5 final-Westminster vs Benjamin

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--ILLINOIS--

ROCHELLE ZELL and IDA CROWN have opening round byes in the Class 1A Arlington Heights regional

Semifinals - Feb. 21

ROCHELLE ZELL vs Winner of #6 Manley vs #8 Christian Liberty
IDA CROWN vs Winner of #5 Walther Christian vs #9 Douglass

FASMAN YESHIVA plays in the Class 2A Niles regional

Quarterfinals - Feb. 19

FASMAN YESHIVA vs Chicago Math & Science Charter

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--KANSAS--

HYMAN BRAND HA in the quarterfinals of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament

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--MARYLAND--

JEWISH DAY SCHOOL and BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY in the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals on Feb. 20

BETH TFILOH in the Maryland Independent Athletic Conference C tournament

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--MASSACHUSSETTS--

GANN is the 2nd seed in the Massachussetts Bay Independent League playoffs and got a bye into the semifinals

Feb. 13 - Semifinals - GANN lost to Boston Trinity

MAIMONIDES in the Massachussetts Interscholastic Athletic Association North Division 4 playoffs. Seedings/pairings in late February.

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--NEW YORK--

SCHECHTER WESTCHESTER is the #4 seed in the Section 1 Class C playoffs and defeated #5 Pawling in the quarterfinals

SEMIFINAL

Feb. 20 - SCHECHTER WESTCHESTER vs #1 Hamilton

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--NORTH CAROLINA--

AMERICAN HEBREW ACADEMY fell to Westchester Country Day in the quarterfinals of the Triad Athletic Conference tournament

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--ONTARIO--

TDCAA

Senior A Tournament

OR CHAIM TORONTO is the #2 seed with an opening round bye.

SEMIFINAL - Feb. 20 - OR CHAIM TORONTO vs St. Frere Andre

Senior AA Tournament 

Quarterfinal - TANENBAUM CHAT def  St. Patrick's

Semifinal - Feb. 20 - TANENBAUM CHAT vs Monsignor Johnson 

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--PENNSYLVANIA--

Tri County Independent Schools League

Quarterfinals - #5 BARRACK HA def #4 Delaware Valley Friends
Semifinals - BARRACK HA def #2 Collegium Charter
Final - Phelps def BARRACK HA 

BARRACK HA lost to Academy of the New Church in a play-in game for the PIASAA tournament

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--QUEBEC--

GMAA

Division I
Quarterfinals

Feb. 12 - BIALIK lost to Lower Canada College (1A)
Feb. 12 - HERZLIAH lost to Louis Joseph-Papineau

Division II
Semifinals

ECOLE MAIMONIDE def West Indies College

Final - Feb. 26 - ECOLE MAIMONIDE vs MacDonald

Division III
Quarterfinal

Feb. 12 - YAVNE MONTREAL lost to Lower Canada College (3A)

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--TENNESSEE--

COOPER MEMPHIS lost to Jackson Christian in the opening round of the Division II West District A tournament.

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--TEXAS--

TAPPS 3A

YAVNEH DALLAS is top seed from District 3 and got a bye in the opening round

Round of 16

Feb. 20 - YAVNEH DALLAS vs Winner of Harvest Christian vs Dallas Lutheran

TAPPS 2A

BEREN HOUSTON was top seed from District 7 and got a bye in the opening round of the TAPPS 2A tournament

Round of 16

Feb. 20 - BEREN HOUSTON vs Winner of Conroe Covenant vs Victoria Faith

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--WASHINGTON--

NORTHWEST YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL split their opening games in the Sea-Tac league tournament and lost to Pope John Paul in the 5th place game, failing to qualify for the district tournament.

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--YESHIVA LEAGUE--

East Division

#1 MAGEN DAVID
#2 DRS
#3 RAMBAM
#4 HANC
#5 HAFTR
#6 FLATBUSH

Byes: Magen David, DRS

#3 RAMBAM def #6 FLATBUSH
#4 HANC def #5 HAFTR

Winners become 3rd and 4th East seeds

West Division

#1 FRISCH
#2 SAR
#3 TABC
#4 HESCHEL
#5 RAMAZ
#6 WATERBURY YESHIVA

Byes: Frisch, SAR

Feb. 15 - #6 WATERBURY YESHIVA def #3 TABC
Feb. 27 - #4 HESCHEL vs #5 RAMAZ

Winners become 3rd and 4th West Seeds

Quarterfinals

A: MAGEN DAVID vs WATERBURY YESHIVA
B: DRS vs Heschel/Ramaz winner
C: FRISCH vs HANC
D: SAR vs Rambam 

Semifinals

Game A winner vs Game D winner
Game B winner vs Game C winner

Championship Game - March 11

National Results - Thursday, February 15, 2018

MIDATLANTIC

BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY      52      MODEL     34

Josh Levieddin had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Ezra Beletskiy scored 10 points as the Cougars (14-7) won their final regular season game.

STS. PETER & PAUL     57     BETH TFILOH     45

Kameron Glazer's 22 points gave him 70 in three games but it wasn't enough for the #19 Warriors (13-12). Oren Pincever added 10 points.

PHELPS     54      BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY        34

The Cougars (11-10) fell behind to the top seed 21-4 and never recovered in the championship game of the Tri-County Independent School League playoffs. Gabe Bryant led Barrack with 17 points and finished the season as the team's leading scorer, averaging 14.6 points per game.

KOHELET     83       COMMUNITY SCHOOL     59

Nate Greenberg scored 23 points and Aryeh Lipshutz and Judah Esses added 14 each to lead the Kings (8-9).

NORTHEAST

SCHECHTER WESTCHESTER     57       PAWLING    30

Brandon Sofer scored 20 points and Jared Scheff added 13 as the Lions (11-8) cruised in the quarterfinals of the Section 1 Class C playoffs.

MIDWEST

ROCHELLE ZELL     55      BEACON ACADEMY   34

The #9 Tigers (17-5) won on Senior Night in their final regular season game. Grant Primer led the way with 18 points. Noah Cope had 10.

Ida Crown    53     Shaumberg Christian    51

#21 Aces improve to 13-9.

WEST

SKYVIEW       46         Denver Jewish Academy        46

Zev McMillen scored 12 points and Caleb Wedgle added 11 for the Tigers (9-8).

CALIFORNIA

BARSTOW    87      SHALHEVET   80

In the CIFSS Div 4AA round of 16, Firehawks trailed by 17 at the half  and by 20 early in the fourth before a furious rally got them to within four in the final minute. The Firehawks had won their previous 11 games. They will next play at the Sarachek Tournament in March.

TARBUT VTORAH      70      CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN     18

Kabir Suri scored 22 points, Aaron Gerber added 15 and Elliot Berdy had 10 as the #18 Lions (16-3) cruised into the quarterfinals of the CIFSS Div 5A playoffs.

JCHS SAN FRANCISCO     44      SAN FRANCISCO WALDORF     38

#22 Wolves (16-6) win in the semifinals of the Bay Counties League tournament.

ALMA HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN     69       KEHILLAH JEWISH     38

Rams (13-7) have their 3-game win streak snapped.

TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN    69     SAN DIEGO JEWISH ACADEMY     39

Lions fall to 7-15.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

WATERBURY YESHIVA      56      TABC     50

In their first ever league playoff game, Wolfpack (9-6) traveled to Teaneck and beat the Storm (9-11) to advance to the quarterfinals, where they will play Magen David.

HANC      52        HAFTR      47

After three losses to the Hawks this year, #13 Hurricanes (11-10) win the one that counts in the opening round of the playoffs. Oren Betesh scored 26 points to lead HANC, who will now play at Frisch in the quarterfinals. Daniel Sonbolian added 10 points. #15 HAFTR finishes the season 15-18. Samuel Laniado scored 16 points and Harrison Kuritzky had 13.

National Results - Wednesday, February 14, 2018

MIDATLANTIC

JEWISH DAY SCHOOL     76    MCLEAN     40

Ariel Gershman's 15 points led four players in double figures as the #25 Lions (14-10) won their fourth straight game. Zach Gordon added 14 points, Zev Katz had 13 and Dani Offer scored 12.

BARRACK HA     40     COLLEGIUM CHARTER      39

Cougars rallied from six down at the start of the fourth quarter to win in the semifinals of the TCISL playoffs. Gabe Bryant led Barrack with 16 points.

Kohelet @ Community Academy

CANADA

ECOLE MAIMONIDE     67      WEST INDIES COLLEGE    48

Maimo of the North (11-1) wins its sixth straight game and reaches the final of the GMAA Division 2 tournament.

CALIFORNIA

SHALHEVET      60     EASTSIDE     49   

Ze'ev Remer scored 19 points, Asher Dauer had 16 and Zack Muller added 11 as the Firehawks (24-9) stretched their win streak to 11 games and reached the Round of 16 in CIFSS Division 4AA playoffs. Not much time to savor it though. They must travel Thursday to face #4 seed Barstow.

MILKEN    64    DANA HILLS    54

Amitai Afenjar scored 25 points, Aaron Harouni added 17 and Doron Matian had 11 as the Wildcats (17-9) advanced to the Round of 16 of the CIFSS Division 4AA playoffs.

VALLEY TORAH    72     SANTA YNEZ    44

Ryan Turell had 33 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists and Ben Hamer added 17 points as the #1 Wolfpack (26-6) had an easy time of it in the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4A playoffs.

KEHILLAH JEWISH     59      SUMMIT PREP      53

Guy Manor scored 29 points and the Rams (13-6) set a team record for most wins in a season.