National Top 25

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National Top 25
Week of Feb. 4, 2019
Games through Feb. 3

Team………………………………………………………………………Record…………..Pts……..Prev
1.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA (7)…………………………….…26-6…….………..199….….…1
2.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY (1)…….…………………………23-3…..…………..193….......2
3.DRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………………………....14-8…………...…..175………..5
4.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL………………………………………15-3………………171…………4
5.Frisch/Paramus,NJ…………………………………………..…....12-6………..……..161………..3
6.TABC/Teaneck,NY………………………………….…………...….11-6…………..…...156..…..….7
7.Heschel/New York,NY………………………………..…..…..…..18-7………..…......144.….…….8
8.SAR/Bronx,NY………………..……………………………….…..….12-7…….…….…..140……….6
9.Rambam/Cedarhurst,NY…………………………….……..…15-9……...….……120….…….9
10.Hillel Miami/North Miami Beach,FL……………..….......18-7…..……...……119…….....12
11.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………………………..……..22-5…………….…112.…..…..11
12.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………...…..…..20-12….……..……108..….……9
TieYULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………..……….…….15-12…..………..…108….……13
14.Gann Academy/Waltham,MA………………….…………..13-4……..………….89……....14
15.Maimonides/Brookline,MA…………………………….….…12-3…………....…..87….…....15
16.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA…………………….…..…..21-10…….….………69..…....16
17.JEC/Elizabeth,NJ…………………………………………………..9-10…………………57………18
18.Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL………………………..………..…6-4…..………….….51.…...…19
19.Posnack JDS/Davie,FL………………………………….………14-8…….…….….….50...….…17
TieJewish Day School/Rockville,MD………………..……….14-4………….…..….50….…..19
21.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY…………………………………..…...….12-7………..…….….47…..…..21
22.Jewish Community HS/San Francisco,CA……..….….16-4…………...…..39….…..22
23.Berman Hebrew Academy/Rockville, MD……………..7-4…………………25….…..25
24.American Hebrew Academy/Greensboro,NC………7-5…………………22………24
25. Milken/Los Angeles,CA………………………………………12-21…………………18……….-

Others Receiving Votes: Bdeth Tfiloh, 14; MTA 13; Tarbut vTorah, 6; YDE, 6; North Shore HA, 6; Cooper Memphis, 5; HA Miami, 3; Shaare Torah, 2; Southern California Yeshiva, 2.

National Results - Feb. 5, 2019

NORTHEAST

Golda Och    56     West Caldwell Tech   37
Assaf Arieh scored 26 points and Joshua Berger added 13 for the Roadrunners (7-7).

CANADA

Lower Canada (2A) 74 Ecole Maimonide  50

Maimo du Nord now 5-6.

Yavne 58 Lower Canada (4B) 38

Yavne now 5-5.

Jean Vanier 62 CHAT 47

Tigers drop to 8-14.

SOUTHEAST

Boca Christian    80    Posnack Jewish Day   73   OT

Matan Morad scored 28 points but the #17 Rams (15-9) fell in the semifinals of the ECC Tournament.

Village     76      Katz YHS-Boca   44
Noah Mamman scored 16 points for the Storm (7-15).

Salem Baptist      65      American Hebrew Academy     51

Ori Kedem scored 20 points but the #24 Eagles (8-7) fell at home in the quarterfinals of the Triad Athletic Conference playoffs.

Harding     100      Cooper Memphis     72 

Asher Kershtein scored a career-high 19 points, Ethan Morris had a triple double and the Maccabees were within eight in the 4th quarter but ran out of steam against the top team in their district. Morris had 14 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, Simcha Osdoba added 15 points and Nossy Orgel had 12 points.

MIDWEST

Frankel Jewish     72      Bloomfield Christian    40

Ethan Mostyn scored 19 points and Ryan Otis and Noah Schlussel added 17 each for the Jaguars (11-6).

Fuchs Mizrachi vs Agape Christian 

WEST

Yavneh Dallas   72    Heritage Christian   36

Ofek Reef scored 26 points for the second straight night to pass 1,200 points for his Yavneh career and Jonah Eber and Mason Schwaber each added 10 points as the #11 Bulldogs (24-5) won their 14th straight game.

Beren Houston    59     Covenant  Christian    35
Noah Diner scored 14 as the Stars (9-9) won their third straight.

CALIFORNIA

Shalhevet     66     Lawndale    60

Zack Muller scored 24 points and Asher Dauer added 10 as the #1 Firehawks (27-6) won in the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3A playoffs.

Kehillah Jewish     66     Summit Prep  45
David Kelmar hit seven 3-pointers en route to a career-high 35 points and Adam Eylon added 10 points as the Rams (10-6) clinched a playoff spot.

San Diego Jewish Academy vs Del Lago Academy 

Southern California Yeshiva     58     Health Sciences    55

Tani Capland had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Raphi Shpitalnick added 19 points and 15 rebounds as the Hawks (12-4) won their 11th straight game. 

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Rambam    62    Heschel    52

The #9 Ravens (8-5 league; 15-9 overall) trailed by three at the half but went on a 25-11 run from there to take control. Dovid Lichter scored 14 points and Ethan Aaron, Aaron Azose and Shmuel Siegel each added 13 for Rambam.  For the #8 Heat (10-4; 18-8), the loss was doubly painful as it not only allowed Frisch to clinch 1st Place in the West Division but it also cost Heschel a first-round bye as it knocked them back into third place. Ricky Sutton led the Heat with 17 points and Jesse Abed had 16.

TABC    43     MTA    29
The #7 Storm (10-4; 12-6) clinch 2nd place in the West Division. MTA (6-8; 7-11) will also be in the playoffs as the #6 seed in the East.

Waterbury Yeshiva 59 Hillel 46

The Wolfpack (6-8) finish the season tied for 6th in the West Division but lose the tiebreaker with MTA. Hillel ends the season 4-15, 3-11 in the league.

National Results - Feb. 4, 2019

MIDATLANTIC

McLean   80    Jewish Day School   50
Playing without two starters and with only three bench players the #19 Lions (14-5) ran out of steam in losing for the first time in 12 games.

Cristo Rey 59 Beth Tfiloh 45

Harris Gartenhaus scored 15 points, Justin Tepper added 12 and Eli Getz had 10 but the Warriors (12-10) had their 4-game win streak snapped.

Lynnhaven 60 Yeshiva of Virginia 43
Raiders fall to 1-8.

NORTHEAST

Arts 48 Golda Och  46    OT
Assaf Arieh scored 29 points but the Roadrunners (5-7) fell in the opening round of the Essex County Tournament.

Gann   86     Landmark  52
Matt Gluck led three players in double figures with a JHA-season best 43 points as the #14 Red Heifers (14-4) won their third straight game. Yahm Rones added 12 points and Eli Cole had 11.

SOUTHEAST

HA Miami    39   Katz YHS-Boca   27
David Lurie scored 13 points and Jacob Stein added 10 for the Warriors (8-13).

Posnack JDS   69    Sheridan Hills    45 

Abie Bonkovski scored 19 points, Josh Schultz added 16 and Matan Morad has 13 as the #17 Rams (15-8) won their fourth straight game to reach the semifinals of the ECC Tournament.

Hillel Miami   56     Ransom Everglades    38
Aaron Ben Shmuel scored 11 points to lead the #12 Lions (19-7).

Galloway     67      Weber-Atlanta    37
Rams fall to 4-15.

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell    73     Walter Christian   65
Jake Silvers’ 19 points led three players in double figures for the #4 Tigers (15-3). Niv Ostroff added 14 points and Sammy Vayngart had 11.

Chicago Hope    70    Ida Crown   43

Ben Miller had 21 points for the Aces (5-8).

Columbus Torah Academy vs Liberty Christian 

WEST

Yavneh Dallas    66      Texoma    46
Ofek Reef scored 26 points and Mace Schwaber had 10 points and 10 rebounds as the #11 Bulldogs (23-5) clinched a district title with their 13th straight win.

CALIFORNIA

Kehillah Jewish    49    Design Tech   33

David Kelmar scored 14 points to lead four players in double figures for the Rams (10-6). Adam Eylon added 12 points, Yotem Sabin scored 11 points and pulled down 16 rebounds and Guy Manor returned from an injury to also score 11 points.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Flatbush   55    Shaare Torah    49

The Falcons (9-5 league; 13-7 overall) win their fourth straight game to clinch 2nd Place in the East Division and a first round bye in the playoffs. Stars drop to 8-9 and 6-6 in the league but can still make the playoffs.

JEC    69    Hillel   48

Moshe Heller scored 17 points and Yair Kimmel added 13 as the Thunder (8-6; 10-10) wrapped up the regular season in 5th place in the West Division. Hillel falls to 4-14, 3-10 in the league.

Waterbury    def   North Shore

Stars (6-6; 10-13) took a serious blow to their playoff chances. Wolfpack improve to 5-8 but have already been eliminated from playoff contention.

Frisch   41    Ramaz    40
The #3 Cougars (11-3; 13-6) escaped The Basement with their sixth straight win but can only claim the West Division title if Heschel loses to Rambam. Rams finish the season 6-14, 4-10 in the league.

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.