National Results - Dec. 14-16, 2018

Sunday

Maimonides Invitational Tournament

Maimonides    59       North Shore HA    48

Judah Kosowsky scored 14 points, Eytan Pomper added 12 and Jesse Spear had 11 as the #19 M-Cats (5-0) won the Maimonides Invitational title. Ethan Abizadeh had 12 points for the #17 Stars (8-7) and Jack Ruben added 11.

Farber Detroit    74       Hillel    41

Yehudah Wrotslavsky and Jeremiah Wolfe each scored 18 points and Ari Ershler and Josh Wolfe added 11 apiece to lead the Fire (3-6) to 3rd Place. Hillel is now 3-9.

MIDATLANTIC

Berman Hebrew Academy     64      Beth Tfiloh    59

Elie Lowenstein had 16 points, 11 rebounds, Jaim Magendzo had 13 points, 13 rebounds and Ezra Beletskiy scored 13 points to lead the Cougars (4-2). Gav Landau and Eli Getz each scored 16 points and Harris Gartenhaus added 11 but the #12 Warriors (7-6) lost their fourth straight game.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

MTA    51     Waterbury Yeshiva    36

Eitan Pfeiffer scored 16 points and Eitan Warburg added 12 for the Lions (2-5 league; 3-8 overall). #23 Wolfpack fell to 3-5.

TABC    61      Kushner     42
Storm (7-2; 9-4) continued to roll, winning their seventh straight game. Cobras now 5-7, 4-3 in the league.

Saturday 

Maimonides Invitational Tournament

Maimonides     52      Hillel    40

Judah Kosowsky scored 14 points as the #19 M-Cats (4-0) wrapped up a perfect run in round-robin play. Morris Tobias led the Heat (3-8) with 12 points.

North Shore HA    75    Farber Detroit   44

#14 Stars (8-6) clinch spot in title game behind Ethan Abizadeh's 19 points. Yehuda Wrotslavsky led the Fire (2-6) with 20 points.

MIDATLANTIC

Barrack HA    40      Kohelet   36

SOUTHEAST

Donna Klein JA  48     Katz YHS   44
Eagles now 4-5. Storm drops to 5-8.

Atlanta Jewish Academy vs Cottage 

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell    56     Ida Crown   39
Jake Silvers scored 19 points and Niv Ostroff had 10 as the #7 Tigers (12-2) extended their winning streak to six. The Aces (3-3) lost their third straight game.

CALIFORNIA

Holy Martyrs   50     YULA    38
#15 Panthers (10-6) had their 7-game winning streak snapped.

Valley Torah    64     Vasquez    18
Benji Dan scored 16 points, Akiva Kamornick added 12 and Liorel Bitton had 11 as the #22 Wolfpack (11-6) won their sixth straight game.

Eduprize (AZ) 80 Milken 48

Ethan Zimmerman scored 17 points and Blake Asherian added 10 but the Wildcats (7-15) fell in the opening round of the Ed Baker San Vernando Valley Invitational.

Southern California Yeshiva   63   San Diego Jewish Academy   49

The Hawks (3-4) raced out to a 35-14 halftime lead. Lions drop to 3-4.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Magen David    64    Frisch    53
Albert Nsiri and Michael Natkin each scored 18 points and Ray Jajati added 14 as the #2 Warriors (5-2 league; 12-2 overall) pulled away in the fourth quarter. The #7 Cougars fell to 7-6, 5-3 in the league.

JEC    65    Ramaz    40
Moshe Heller scored 19 points to lead three players in double figures and the Thunder (3-5; 4-6) hit 10 three-pointers en route to their third straight win. Jake Goldberg added 12 points and Yair Kimmel had 11. The Rams are now 5-11, 3-7 in the league.

Friday

Maimonides Invitational Tournament
Maimonides    83    Farber Detroit   42

Jon Rears led the #19 M-Cats (3-0) with 15 points. Yehuda Wrotslavsky paced the Fire (2-5) with 22 points.

North Shore HA  44    Hillel   41

Jacob Setton had 17 points to lead the #17 Stars (7-6). Morris Tobias led the Heat with 12 points.

National Results - Dec. 13, 2018

Maimonides Invitational Tournament

Maimonides      51      North Shore HA     34

The #19 M-Cats (2-0) got 17 points from Eytan Pomper, 16 from Judah Kosowsky and 10 from Jack Ruben to win in round-robin play. #17 Stars now 6-6.

Hillel-NJ    59     Farber Detroit   50
Battle of the Hot Teams goes to the NJ squad as Heat improves to 3-6. Fire falls to 2-4.

MIDATLANTIC

Berman Hebrew Academy    57    Washington International  27
Eli Lowenstein scored 12 points and Raanan Glashofer added 10 to pace the Cougars (3-2).

Arundel      61       Beth Tfiloh     51

Gav Landau hit seven 3-pointers en route to 25 points and the #12 Warriors (7-5) kept it close before falling to Class 4A public school. Eli Getz added 13 points for Beth Tfiloh.

Yeshiva of Virginia vs James River/Guardian Christian

Barrack HA @ Friends Select 

CANADA

Selwyn House     66      HA Montreal     44
Yoni Drazin scored 14 points and Ethan Fallenbaum added 13 for the Heat (2-7).

Crawford    59     CHAT    46

Tigers fall to 3-7.

NORTHEAST

Schechter Westchester    62    Haldane     54
Gilad Amir's 14 points led four players in double figures for the Lions (3-1). Max Horowitz added 13 points, Ari Ben David had 12 and Adam Goldstein scored 11.

Gann    82       Cambridge School-Weston     39
Dan Metser scored 18 points, Eli Cole added 13 and Yahm Rones had 10 to lead the Red Heifers (3-0).

SOUTHEAST

Katz YHS-Boca     64      Highlands    63
Noah Mamman had 21 points, Adi Rotenstein added 16 and Brandon Munter scored 10 to lead the Storm (5-7).

Hillel Miami     52      Somerset-Central Miramar    42
Aaron Ben Shmuel scored 19 points for the #9 Lions (12-3), Yaniv Assraf added 13 and Andres Bacal had 10.

Posnack JDS     62    HA Miami   53
Josh Schultz scored 21 points, Abie Bonkovski added 14 and Joel Brandwein had 12 for the #14 Rams (6-5). #16 Warriors fell to 4-9 despite 26 points by David Lurie.

Grandview Prep    80   Donna Klein Jewish Academy  53

Eagles now 3-5. 

American Hebrew Academy   62   Salem Baptist   60
Ori Kedem rebounded his own miss and put in a floater at the buzzer to win it for the Eagles (2-2). Kedem finished with 12 points and 11 assists, Noah Andrews scored 19 points and Brian Brandwein had 15.

MIDWEST

Frankel Jewish     69      Austin Catholic     31
Noah Schlussel scored 23 points and Jordan Salesin added 19 to lead the Jaguars (5-1).

Fuchs Mizrachi vs New Day

WEST

Southwest Christian  64   Beren Houston   51
Stars now 4-8.

Independent Home School   65  Hyman Brand HA  64 OT

Rams (3-2) used a 16-3 fourth quarter to force overtime but came up short.

Lotus     66     Denver JDS     23

Tigers fall to 1-4. 

Seattle Lutheran    65    Northwest Yeshiva HS   29
Lions fall to 0-5.

CALIFORNIA

YULA     66     Pilibos   58
#15 Panthers (10-5) win their seventh straight.

Tarbut vTorah    86    Lutheran   37
Braden Terner scored 25 points and Jonah Kijel added 22 as the Lions (8-0) continued to roll.

JCHS San Francisco    63    Kehillah Jewish   38
Toby Holm scored 13 points, Martin Selyutin added 11 and Moze Thurmgreene had 10 as the #25 Wolves (6-1) knocked off the rival Rams (4-2). Guy Manor led Kehillah (4-2) with 11 points.

Mar Vista    54     San Diego Jewish Academy   36
Lions drop to 3-3.

Southern California Yeshiva    57   Horizon Prep   47

Hawks now 2-4.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

SAR    43      Heschel    40

Drew Greenbaum calmly hit three free throws after he was fouled on a shot with :00.4 left as the #6 Sting (6-2 league; 9-4 overall) rallied from nine down to win on the road. Judah Oppenheimer led SAR with 19 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and Greenbaum had 12. Ricky Sutton led the #5 Heat (7-2; 8-3) with 11 points.

HAFTR      54       DRS     47

#10 Hawks rallied at home to beat the #3 Wildcats (6-2; 9-3) behind 29 points from Dovi Baratz. Zach Brown led DRS with 19 points and Gavriel Kahn added 12. 

Flatbush      49         Rambam    47    OT

#21 Falcons improve to 9-6, 5-4 in the league. #11 Ravens now also 5-4 in the league and 9-7 overall.

Waterbury at Ramaz

National Results - Dec. 12, 2018

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School    49     St. Anselms   48
Jake Rulnick hit a layup at the buzzer to win it for the Lions (5-4). Dani Offer led JDS with 15 points and Zev Katz added 14.

Mesivta Philadelphia vs Kimberton Waldorf

NORTHEAST

North Salem    61    Schechter Westchester   32
Lions (2-1) went down 19-3 and never recovered.

Gann    71    Covenant Christian   56
Matt Gluck scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures for the Red Heifers (2-0). Yahm Rones added 17 points, Eli Cole had 16 and Izi Altman-Sagan scored 11.

CANADA

Or Chaim Toronto 87 St. Patrick’s 35

Yoni Bensoussan scored 30 points and three others scored in double figures to lead the Knights (3-4). Josh Perlmutar had 13 points, Benji Froom added 12 and Haim Mamman scored 11.

Herzliah  vs FACE 

SOUTHEAST

Pinecrest Academy 96 Weber-Atlanta  35
Rams now 2-5. 

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell     52    Cristo Rey Jesuit   50
Ari Rosen fed Lee Farkas for the game-winning shot with :04 left as the #7 Tigers (11-2) won their fifth straight. Farkas scored 16 points and Brian Silverstein added 15.

Fasman Yeshiva    64    North Shore Country Day   48
Doni Miretzky scored 21 points, Akiva Lafer added12 and Ami Mashiach had 11 as #18 The Yeshiva (6-2) won its fifth straight.

Columbus Torah Academy vs Horizon Science 

CALIFORNIA 

Valley Torah    52     AGBU Pasadena   47
Liorel Bitton had a triple double - 10 points,10 rebounds, 10 assists - and Akiva Kamornick had 21 points and 15 rebounds as the #22 Wolfpack (11-6) extended their win streak to 6.

Tarbut vTorah    65     Brethren Christian   28

Braden Terner scored 20 points, Kabir Suri added 13 and Jonah Kijel had 12 for the Lions (7-0).

YESHIVA LEAGUE

TABC     57     Frisch    47 

#4 Storm (6-2 league; 8-4 overall) got their sixth straight win, pulling away in the fourth quarter after leading by one at halftime. Jonathan Haberman scored 13 points and Alex Ostrin and Avi Proctor added 12 each for TABC. The #7 Cougars fell to 7-5, 5-2 in the league.

Shaare Torah     93     Schechter     53

Jackie Haber scored 36 points and Eddie Swed had 16 to lead the Stars (5-4; 5-5).

National Results - Dec. 11, 2018

MIDATLANTIC

Mt Hebron    83     Beth Tfiloh    60

Harris Gartenhaus scored 25 points and Gav Landau added 19 for the #12 Warriors (7-4). 

NORTHEAST

Maimonides    54    Excel    37

The #19 M-Cats trailed by seven at the half but took control with a 25-9 third quarter to win their season opener. Eytan Pomper scored 15 points and Judah Kosowsky added 14.

Gann    68     Concord    58

Matt Gluck scored 27 points, Yahm Rones added 17 and Eli Cole had 10 as the Red Heifers won their season opener.

CANADA

Or Chaim Toronto    64     Mother Teresa   53

Yoni Bensoussan scored 22 points, Benji Froom added 12 and Sammy Balsam had 10 to lead the Knights (2-4).

Riverdale     74      Ecole Maimonide    53
Maimo du Nord now 3-3.

Kuper      61       Yavneh     26
Yavneh drops to 3-3.

SOUTHEAST

Hillel Miami    43      HA Miami    41

The #9 Lions (11-3) scored the final nine points, capped off when Alan Berkman fed Andres Bacal for a layup with :02 left. Bacal led Hillel with 14 points. David Lurie scored 20 points for the #17 Warriors (4-8).

St. George's Independent  65   Cooper Memphis   55

Ethan Morris had a triple double, 11 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds, Nossy Orgel scored 22 points and Simcha Osdoba added 15 points for the Macs (4-6).

Benjamin    59     Katz YHS-Boca   27

Adi Rotenstein scored 11 points for the Storm (4-7).

Posnack JDS    79    Donna Klein JA   54

Josh Schultz scored 23 points to lead four players in double figures for the #14 Rams (5-5) as they snapped a 3-game slide. Joel Brandwein and Abie Bonovski each added 12 points and Matan Morad had 10. The Eagles fall to 3-4.

Strong Rock Christian     61        Weber-Atlanta      45

Rams drop to 2-4.

MIDWEST

Holy Trinity    70    Ida Crown    61


Ilan Kahnrose scored 15 points and Beni Albom added 11 for the Aces (3-2).

Frankel Jewish    51    Cristo Rey    39


Ryan Otis had 19 points and Ethan Mostyn scored 12 for the Jaguars (4-1).

Farber Detroit    54     Bloomfield Christian  48


Yehuda Wrotslavsky's 18 points led three players in double figures for the Fire (2-3). Jeremiah Wolfe added 14 points and Ethan Adler had 11.

Fuchs Mizrachi @ Agape Christian 



WEST

Frontier School of Excellence   57   Hyman Brand HA   41

Josh Kreisler led the Rams (3-1) with 16 points.

Longmont Christian   67    Denver Jewish Day   22

Tigers fall to 1-3.

Northwest Yeshiva HS vs Muckleshoot Tribal

CALIFORNIA

YULA    56    Milken    46

#15 Panthers (9-5) extended their win streak to six and beat the Wildcats (7-14) for the second time this year. Blake Asherian scored 19 points for Milken and Ethan Zimmerman added 12.

Valley Torah   55    Vasquez  41

Akiva Kamornick scored 19 points and Jacob Cohn had 15 to lead the #22 Wolfpack (10-6) to their fifth straight win.

Channel Islands   66    DeToledo   59


Liam Evenhaim scored 19 points, Aidan Waldman added 14 and Dylan Esulin had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the #20 Jaguars (4-7).

Pinewood    62    Kehillah Jewish   54

Playing without their center, Rams (4-1) led by two at halftime but couldn't keep their D-5 opponents off the offensive boards in the second half. David Kelmar scored 17 points to lead Kehillah, Guy Manor added 14 and Chad Feingold had 10.

JCHS San Francisco   70    Crystal Springs   59

Moze Thurmgreene scored 20 points and Toby Holm added 13 for the #25 Wolves (5-1).

San Diego Jewish Academy   56    Liberty Charter  49
A 16-4 opening quarter lead was down to two by the end of the third quarter but the Lions (3-2) held on.

Del Lago Academy  68    Southern California Yeshiva  64

Hawks fall to 1-4.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

SAR  42    MTA    28

Judah Oppenheimer led the #7 Sting (5-2 league; 8-4 overall) with 23 points. Lions fell to 2-8, 1-5 in the league.

DRS     49    HANC    36

Zach Brown scored 18 points to lead the #3 Wildcats (6-1; 9-2). Hurricanes now 3-13, 2-7 in the league.

YDE    def    Schechter

#23 Thunder now 3-3 in the league, 4-4 overall

National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Dec. 10, 2018
Games through Dec. 9

Team………………………………………………………………………Record…………..Pts……..Prev
1.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA (10)………………………...12-3…….………..250….….…1
2.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY…….…………………………..11-2……..………..238……....2
3.DRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………………………..8-2………….……218………..3
4.TABC/Teaneck,NY………………………………….…………….7-4……………....217..….…..4
5.Heschel/New York,NY………………………………….………7-2…………….....215.….…..5
6.SAR/Bronx,NY…………………………………………………..….7-4……………..…192…..…..8
7.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL…………………..………….…..9-2………….…….191……..…6
TieFrisch/Paramus,NJ……………………………………..….....7-4……….……….191………..7
9.Hillel Miami/North Miami Beach,FL…………..…....10-2…………...….167…...….10
10.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………..…...12-7………….…….155.…..….10
11.Rambam/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………...…9-6………..……...151…….....12
12.Beth Tfiloh/Baltimore,MD…………………………………7-3…………………107……....15
13.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………………………….12-5………………...106...…..16
14.Posnack JDS/Davie,FL………………………………………4-5………….……..102.....….9
15.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………………..….8-5…………….…..101….…..18
16.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL………….…....4-7………….………94..…....13
17.Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL……………………………..…5-2………………….80.………17
TieNorth Shore HA/Great Neck,NY……………………..6-5………….……..80……….14
19.Maimonides/Brookline,MA…………………………….…0-0…………....…..49……...19
20.DeToledo/West Hills,CA…………………………………..4-6……….………..44….…..21
21.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY…………………………………....….8-6……….…….….42….....20
22.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA…………………..…..9-6………………....33….…..22
23.Waterbury Yeshiva/Waterbury,CT……………...…3-4………………..…26……...23
TieYDE/Brooklyn,NY……………………………………………..3-4……………...…..26……...23
25.Jewish Community HS/San Francisco,CA…….4-1……………………22……...25

Others Receiving Votes: Jewish Day School, 21; Berman Hebrew Academy, 19; Milken, 19; Shaare Torah, 17; Schechter Westchester, 15; JEC, 11; Kushner, 9; Hillel-NJ, 9; Katz YHS, 8; Kehillah Jewish, 7; Tarbut vTorah, 6; Ramaz, 6; Cooper Memphis, 2; Emery Weiner, 2; Frankel Jewish, 2.