National Results - Feb. 1-3, 2019

Friday

Tanzman Tournament in Detroit

HA Montreal   64   Columbus Torah    32

Yoni Drazin led the Heat with 19 points and Ethan Fallenbaum added 14. Shmuel Metz had 11 points for the Lions.

Fuchs Mizrachi   47   Farber Detroit   41

Didy Blau paced the Mayhem with 21 points. For the Fire, Yehuda Wrotslavsky scored 14 points, Daniel Shamayev had 12 and Jeremiah Wolfe added 11.

Hyman Brand HA   38   Hillel Pittsburgh   34

Josh Kreisler had 23 points for the Rams. Yoshi Mahony led the Heat with 13.

Saturday

Tanzman Tournament in Detroit

Fuchs Mizrachi   64   Hillel Pittsburgh   16

Jesse Rosenblum scored 14 points and Didy Blau added 12 as the Mayhem clinched a spot in Sunday’s final. 

HA Montreal   61    Farber Detroit  57

Yoni Drazin scored 19 points and Binyamin Freundlich had 14 as the Heat wrapped up preliminary play at 3-0. Jeremiah Wolfe led the Fire with 19 points, Daniel Shamayev added 15 and Yehuda Wrotslavsky had 13.

Columbus Torah      57    Hyman Brand HA   37

Shmuel Metz and Akiva Epstein each had 14 points for the Lions. Ari Shafton led the Rams with 11.

MIDATLANTIC 

Sandy Spring  65   Berman Hebrew Academy   57
Yoni Snow scored 16 points, Jaim Magendzo added 12 and Ezra Beletskiy had 10 for the #25 Cougars (7-4).

Barrack HA    44   Kohelet  38
Cougars improve to 7-6. Kings now 2-10.


SOUTHEAST

Posnack Jewish Day    63   Katz YHS-Boca    54
Josh Schultz had 28 points and Joel Brandwein added 20 as the #17 Rams (14-8) won their third straight game. Noah Mamman and Brandon Munter each scored 13 points and Adi Rotenstein had 11 for the Storm (7-13).

Cooper Memphis    74     Memphis Catholic   70
Ethan Morris had a triple double - 24 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, Nossy Orgel had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Simcha Osdoba scored 17points for the Macs (10-13).

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell    56    Fasman Yeshiva   55

Sammy Vayngart hit an 8-footer to win it with 8 seconds left  as the #4 Tigers (14-3) avenged an earlier loss. Jake Silvers led Rochelle Zell with 17 points. #19 The Yeshiva dropped to 6-4.


CALIFORNIA 

Valley Torah    59    USC East 55

Jacob Cohn has 17 points and 15 rebounds and Akiva Kamornick had 15 points and 20 rebounds for the #16 Wolfpack (21-10).


YESHIVA LEAGUE

Magen David   57    DRS   55

Teddy Cohen picked off a pass at his foul line with 4 seconds left, took it the length of the court and hit a buzzer beating layup to give the #2 Warriors (11-3 league; 23-3 overall) the East Division title. It was the 10th straight win for Magen David, who got 26 points from Albert Nsiri and 17 points and 11 rebounds from Michael Natkin. Zach Brown had 15 points to lead  the #5 Wildcats (8-5; 14-8), who have clinched a playoff spot. DRS still has a shot at 2nd Place and a first-round bye but needs help.

JEC   59    Kushner   52

The #18 Thunder (7-6; 9-10) clinched a playoff spot (5th Place) behind 20 points from Moshe Heller, 12 from Aharon Heller and a pair of clutch 4th quarter 3-pointers from Shalom Ringer that gave JEC the lead. Gabe Plotsker scored 17 points but the Cobras (5-9; 6-14) were eliminated from playoff contention.

TABC   32   SAR   28

The #7 Storm (9-4; 11-6) stayed alive in the race for a division title. The #6 Sting (9-5; 12-7) will be in the playoffs as the 4th seed but ended the season with two straight losses.

MTA    71  YDE  51

Etan Warburg scored 31 points, Eitan Pfeiffer added 18 and Yoni Rothberg had 12 as the Lions (6-7; 7-10) clinched the 6th and final playoff spot in the East Division. The loss dealt a severe blow to the playoff chances of the #23 Thunder (6-7; 8-12).


Sunday

Tanzman Tournament in Detroit

Championship:  Fuchs Mizrachi   58    HA Montreal    43

Tournament MVP Didy Blau scored 21 points, Alex Pearl added 13 and Dov Ratner had 12 to lead the Mayhem. Yoni Drazin scored 22 points for the Heat but they came up short at an undefeated tournament.

3rd Place: Farber Detroit   72    Hillel Pittsburgh    41

Yehuda Wrotslavsky scored 17 points, Jeremiah Wolfe added 16 and Ethan Adler had 12 as the host Fire finished the tournament 2-2. Aaron Kraut led the Heat with 21 points and Benji Marcus had 11.

5th Place: Columbus Torah     59       Hyman Brand HA     33

Akiva Epstein scored 21 points and Shmuel Metz added 11 as the Lions won their second straight against the Rams. Josh Kreisler led Hyman Brand with 12 points.


YESHIVA LEAGUE

Heschel     61       Hillel    34

Ricky Sutton scored 19 points and Jake Bohrer added 10 as the #8 Heat (10-3 league; 18-7 overall) won their ninth straight. Morris Tobias had 10 points for the Jersey Heat (3-9; 4-13).

National Results - Jan. 31, 2019

Tanzman Tournament in Detroit

Hillel Pittsburgh     56    Columbus Torah Academy  51

Benji Marcus scored 20 points and Aaron Kraut added 18 to lead Hillel. Shmuel Metz scored 21 points for the Lions and David Benmoshe added 17.

Farber Detroit   67   Hyman Brand HA   25

Yehuda Wrotslavsky scored 12 points and Jeremiah Wolfe and Micah Eizen each had 11 to lead the host Fire.

HA Montreal   57    Fuchs Mizrachi   50

Yoni Drazin led the Heat with 21 points and Ethan Fallenbaum added 14. For the Mayhem, Didy Blau scored 17 points and Alex Pearl had 13.


MIDATLANTIC

Berman Hebrew Academy   70    McLean   62
Ezra Beletskiy scored 15 points, Elie Lowenstein had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Jaim Magendzo had 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cougars (7-3) to their third straight win.

Beth Tfiloh    60     Concordia Prep  36 
Gav Landau scored 19 points and Eli Getz added 16 as the Warriors (12-9) won their fourth straight.

Barrack HA vs Phelps 

CANADA

St. Georges    42     Yavne    38
Yavne now 3-5.


SOUTHEAST

Posnack JDS    63   Trinity Christian   38

Josh Schultz led the #17 Rams (13-8) with 16 points and Joel  Brandwein added 15.

HA Miami    53    DRS Charter   46
David Lurie scored 20 points and Jacob Stein added 18 for the Warriors (8-13).

Weber-Atlanta    49     Atlanta Classical    47
Rams now 4-13.

Trinity of Raleigh   61 American Hebrew Academy   53

Ori Kedem led the #24 Eagles (8-5) with 20 points.

Rossville Christian     75      Cooper Memphis    66
Ethan Morris scored 22 points, Nossy Orgel had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Asher Kirshtein and Simcha Osdoba each added 10 points for the Maccabees (9-13).

CALIFORNIA

YULA      57       Milken      56    OT

Noam Meisels hit a pair of free throws with :12.5 left as the #13 Panthers (14-12) prevailed in an initial play in game for a spot in the CIF sectionals.  It was their fourth win of the season over the Wildcats (12-21). YULA must now play Buckley, with the winner getting the Liberty League's third and final automatic playoff bid.

Summit Shasta     66      Kehillah Jewish   28
David Kelmar led the Rams (9-6) with 16 points.

JCHS San Francisco    53     International  36
Moze Thurmgreene scored 23 points and Toby Holm added 18 as the #22 Wolves (16-4) clinched at least a tie for first in their conference.

Calvin Christian      52      San Diego Jewish Academy    41
Lions drop to 4-14.


YESHIVA LEAGUE

Heschel   51    SAR   47

The #8 Heat (9-3 league; 17-7 overall) held off the #6 Sting (9-4; 12-6) to win their eighth straight game. Ricky Sutton scored 26 points and Jake Bohrer added 10. Judah Oppenheimer led SAR with 29 points.

Frisch      56    Waterbury   51

#3 Cougars (10-3; 12-6) won their fifth straight, getting a step closer to clinching at least a playoff bye if not top seed in the West Division. Wolfpack (4-8) can still make the playoffs but need help.

Rambam   50     YDE    39

Aaron Azose scored 24 points and Ethan Aaron added 15 as the #9 Ravens (7-5; 15-9) get a little separation from the pack of 6-5 teams in the East Division. #23 Thunder (6-6; 8-11) was one of those teams and went from a tie for 5th to 8th place.




National Results - Jan. 30, 2019

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School    64    Model    30
Zev Katz had 17 points and Ariel Gershman added 12 as the #19 Lions (14-4) stretched their winning streak to 11 games.


NORTHEAST

Gann   56   Boston Trinity  53
Matt Gluck scored 20 points and Yahm Rones and Dan Metser had 16 apiece as the #14 Red Heifers (13-4) finished the regular season 8-0 in the Massachusetts Bay Independent League.


CANADA

Bialik def  FACE   Forfeit


SOUTHEAST

Sagemont   50    Hillel Miami   41

A much closer game than 26-point loss earlier in the season. #12 Lions (18-7) were within two at the half but a 12-2 Sagemont run to close the third quarter was the difference. Aaron Ben Shmuel led Hillel with 14 points.

Divine Savior     39      HA Miami     25

David Lurie scored 15 points for the Warriors (7-13).

MIDWEST

Columbus Torah Academy @ Village 

WEST

Rainier Christian     51     Northwest Yeshiva HS     42

CALIFORNIA

YULA    55    Milken  48
The #13 Panthers (13-12) snapped a three game losing streak with their third win of the season over the Wildcats (13-20). That forces a 3-way tie for the last automatic Liberty League bid to the sectional playoffs. The two teams will play again Thursday night with the winner playing Buckley Friday to see who gets the bid.

Shalhevet   72     Wiseburn DaVinci   60
Zack Muller scored a career-high 42 points as the #1 Firehawks (26-6) won the Mullholland League title.

DeToledo     56     AGBU     42

Dylan Esulin scored 16 points and Liam Evenhaim added 15 for the Jaguars (13-10)

Tarbut vTorah   59    Samueli Academy   54
Kabir Suri scored 29 points and Braden Terner added 19 as the Lions (13-2) avenged an earlier loss.

Kehillah Jewish   79    San Francisco Christian   23
Guy Manor scored 30 points and David Kelmar added 22 to lead the Rams (9-5).





National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Jan. 28, 2019
Games through Jan. 27

Team………………………………………………………………………Record…………..Pts……..Prev
1.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA (7)…………………………….…24-6…….………..198….….…1
2.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY (1)…….…………………………22-3…..…………..193….......2
3.Frisch/Paramus,NJ…………………………………………..…....11-6………..……..170………..4
4.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL……………………...………….…..13-3…….….….….169…….…3
5.DRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………………………....14-7…………...…..167………..5
6.SAR/Bronx,NY………………..…………………………………..….11-5…….…….…..166……….5
7.TABC/Teaneck,NY………………………………….…………...….9-6…………..…...163..…..….7
8.Heschel/New York,NY………………………………..…..……..16-7………..…......138.….…….8
9.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………...…..…..20-12….……..……123..….……9
TieRambam/Cedarhurst,NY…………………………….……..…13-9……...….……123….……10
11.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………………………..……..20-5…………….…114.…..…..12
12.Hillel Miami/North Miami Beach,FL……………..….......17-6…..……...……112…….....14
13.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………..……….…….12-11…..………..…105….……11
14.Gann Academy/Waltham,MA………………….…………..11-3……..………….85……....15
15.Maimonides/Brookline,MA…………………………….….…11-3…………....…..83….…....15
16.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA…………………….…..…..20-9…….….………71...…....13
17.Posnack JDS/Davie,FL………………………………….………11-8…….…….….….58...….…17
18.JEC/Elizabeth,NJ…………………………………………………..8-9…………………55………20
19..Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL………………………..………..…6-3…..………….….47.…...…20
TieJewish Day School/Rockville,MD………………..……….13-4………….…..….47….…..19
21.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY…………………………………..…...….12-7………..…….….45…..…..18
22.Jewish Community HS/San Francisco,CA……..….….14-4…………...…..30….…..22
23.YDE/Brooklyn,NY……………………………………..……….…..8-10…………...…...23……..23
24.American Hebrew Academy/Greensboro,NC………7-5………………….17……….-
25.Berman Hebrew Academy/Rockville, MD……………..6-3…………………16….…..24
TieNorth Shore HA/Great Neck,NY…………………….…….10-12….……..….…..16….…...25

Others Receiving Votes: Milken, 13; Cooper Memphis, 10; HA Miami, 10; Beth Tfiloh, 8; DeToledo, 5; Shaare Torah, 5; Southern California Yeshiva, 5; Frankel Jewish Academy, 4; Tarbut vTorah, 3; Schechter Westchester, 2; Ecole Maimonide, 1.

National Results - Jan. 29, 2019

MIDATLANTIC

Kohelet at International Christian

NORTHEAST

Schechter Westchester   63    Biondi   20
Lions now 8-9.

Golda Och     35   Science Park   32
Assaf Arieh scored 21 points to help get the Roadrunners (6-6) back to .500.

Maimonides    64    St. Joseph's    45
Danny Solouki led the #15 M-Cats (12-4) with 13 points.

Gann   58    Concord  47
Yahm Rones led the #15 Red Heifers (12-4) with 14 points.


CANADA

HA Montreal    55     Kells   34
Binyamin Freundlich scored 20 points and Ethan Fallenbaum added 14 for the Heat (3-8).


SOUTHEAST

Posnack JDS     61     Somerset Key    38

Josh Schultz scored 22 points and Joel Brandwein added 16 for the #17 Rams (12-8).

Cooper Memphis 95 Freedom Prep 89

Nossy Orgel scored a JHA season-high 42 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Simcha Osdoba added 33 points and 11 assists as the Macs (9-12) rallied from seven down in the final four minutes.

Weber-Atlanta @ Wesleyan 

MIDWEST

Frankel Jewish   37    Everest Collegiate   34
Ethan Mostyn's bank shot from behind the arc beat the buzzer for the Jaguars (10-6).


WEST

Yavneh Dallas    94    Heritage Christian   72
Ofek Reef was two assists shy of a triple double with 34 points and 21 rebounds as the #12 Bulldogs (22-5) rolled to their 12th straight win. Jonah Eber added 16 points and 11 rebounds, Tyler Winton had 13 points and Zach Bernstein scored 10.

Beren Houston    50    Southwest Christian  40
Noah Diner had 18 points for the Stars (8-9).

Hyman Brand HA    51   Frontier School of Excellence  45
Josh Kreisler led the Rams (6-3) with 19 points.

Denver JDS    52     Belleview Christian  44   2OT
The Tigers (6-6) trailed by three heading to the 4th quarter and outscored the Bruins 13-5 in the second overtime.


CALIFORNIA

Faith Baptist    40    Valley Torah    37 
Akiva Kamornick scored 17 points and Jacob Cohn added 16 for the #13 Wolfpack (20-10).

JCHS San Francisco   90   Pescadero  17

Maxwell Kimel scored 17 points, Moze Thurmgreene had 15 points and 10 assists and Toby Holm also had 15 points to lead the #22 Wolves (15-4).

Escondido Charter 57 San Diego Jewish Academy 52

Lions fall to 4-13. 

YESHIVA LEAGUE

SAR   52    JEC    49

It was a Heller of a game. Judah Oppenheimer scored 23 points and Leo Heller had 12 as the #5 Sting (9-3 league; 12-5 overall) held off the #20 Thunder (6-6; 8-12). Moshe Heller led JEC with 17 points and Aharon Heller added 13.