National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Feb. 18, 2019
Games through Feb. 17

Team………………………………………………………………………Record…………..Pts……..Prev
1.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA (8)…………………………….…28-7…….………..200….….…1
2.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY ….…….…………………………23-3…..…………..192….......2
3.Frisch/Paramus,NJ…………………………………………..…....13-6………..……..180………4
4.DRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………………………....15-8…………...…..178………3
5.TABC/Teaneck,NY………………………………….…………...….12-6………….…...168....….5
6.Heschel/New York,NY………………………………..…..…..…..19-8………..….....156.….….7
7.SAR/Bronx,NY………………..……………………………….…..….12-7…….….….…..139……….9
8.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………...…..…..22-13….……………135...……13
9.Rambam/Cedarhurst,NY…………………………….……….…17-10……...…....…130….….6
10.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL………………………………………15-7……….………118………8
11.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………..……….…….17-13…..………..…108….……11
12.Hillel Miami/North Miami Beach,FL……………..….......20-9…..……...….104…….....10
13.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………………………..……..25-6…………….…103.…..…..12
14.Gann Academy/Waltham,MA………………….……..……..16-5…....………….98……....14
15.Maimonides/Brookline,MA……………………………..….…13-5…………..…...87….…....15
16.JEC/Elizabeth,NJ…………………………………………………..10-10………………57…….…16
17.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY…………………………………..….....….13-7………...…..….55…..…..17
18.Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL………………………..…………..…10-4…..….…….…52.…...…19
19.Jewish Community HS/San Francisco,CA……..….….19-5………….....….51……..23
20.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA…………………….…...…..21-11……….……….49..….....18
21.Berman Hebrew Academy/Rockville, MD……………..12-6………..………41….…..19
22.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD………………..…..…….15-7……………..…..38..…….21
23.RASG Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL…………….12-15………………..33………-
24.Posnack JDS/Davie,FL………………………………….….……17-10…….……….….31.….…22
25.Beth Tfiloh/Baltimore,MD………………………………………15-11………………..23………25
TieAmerican Hebrew Academy/Greensboro,NC..……..9-8…………………23………-

Others Receiving Votes: DeToledo, 12; MTA, 12; Milken, 8; Tarbut vTorah, 7; Cooper Memphis, 6; Ida Crown, 3; Frankel Jewish Academy, 2.

Playoffs Across Jewish Hoops America

Updated Feb. 20 (in bold)

--CALIFORNIA--

SOUTHERN SECTION

DIVISION 3A
Round of 32
SHALHEVET def Lawndale

Round of 16
SHALHEVET def San Dimas

Quarterfinals
Palm Springs def SHALHEVET

DIVISION 4A
Round of 32
VALLEY TORAH lost to La Quinta

DIVISION 5AA
Round of 32

YULA def Coast Union
TARBUT VTORAH lost to Santa Ana

Round of 16
YULA def Workman

Quarterfinals
Sage Hill def YULA

DIVISION 5A

Round of 32
DETOLEDO def Garden Street

Round of 16
DeTOLEDO def Mojave

Quarterfinals
Western Christian def DeToledo


NORTH COAST SECTION

Bay Counties League playoffs

JCHS SAN FRANCISCO defeated San Francisco Waldorf in the semifinals
JCHS SAN FRANCISCO lost to Gateway in the final

Division 6 Sectionals

Round of 16

#2 JCHS SAN FRANCISCO def #15 Calistoga

Quarterfinals

#2 JCHS SAN FRANCISCO def #7 St. Bernard’s

Semifinals

Feb. 20 - #2 JCHS SAN FRANCISCO vs #3 Point Arena

JCHS SAN FRANCISCO qualifies for CIF NorCal regionals

CENTRAL COAST SECTION

Division 5

KEHILLAH JEWISH is unseeded 

Opening Round

#10 Mountain View def KEHILLAH JEWISH

SAN DIEGO SECTION

Division 5

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YESHIVA is the #3 seed and has an opening round bye

Quarterfinals

#6 Clairemont def #3 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YESHIVA

------------------------------------------------------------------------

--COLORADO--

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

Quarterfinals

#5 Denver Waldorf def #4 DENVER JEWISH DAY

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

--FLORIDA--

District Playoffs

DISTRICT 2A-7

Quarterfinals

Feb. 12 - #4 DONNA KLEIN JEWISH ACADEMY vs #5 Glades Day

DISTRICT 3A-8

Quarterfinals

Feb. 11 - #6 HA MIAMI def #3 POSNACK JEWISH DAY

Semifinals

#6 HA MIAMI def #2 Somerset Prep

Final

#1 Champagnat def #6 HA MIAMI

3A Regionals

Semifinals

Feb. 21 - HA Miami vs Jupiter Christian (3A-7 champion)

DISTRICT 4A-5

Semifinals

#1 Westminster def #4 KATZ YHS

DISTRICT 4A-6

Semifinals

#2 Miami Country Day def #3 HILLEL MIAMI

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--ILLINOIS--

Class 1A

Skokie Regional

Opening Round

#7 IDA CROWN def #11 Acero/Cruz

Semifinal

#1 Providence St. Mel def #7 IDA CROWN

Arlington Heights Regional

#2 ROCHELLE ZELL and #3 FASMAN YESHIVA have opening round byes

Semifinals

ROCHELLE ZELL def Christian Liberty
Feb. 20 - FASMAN YESHIVA vs North Shore Country Day

Final

ROCHELLE ZELL vs FASMAN YESHIVA/North Shore winner

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--KANSAS--

HYMAN BRAND HA is the 4th seed n the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament

Quarterfinals

Feb. 20 - #4 HYMAN BRAND HA vs #5 Alta Vista

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--MARYLAND--

JEWISH DAY SCHOOL is a #2 seed and BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY is a #3 seed in the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference tournament.

Quarterfinals

JEWISH DAY SCHOOL def Model
BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY def Washington Waldorf

Semifinals

Feb. 21 - JEWISH DAY SCHOOL vs St. Anselm’s
Feb. 21 - BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY vs Sandy Spring

BETH TFILOH is the #3 seed in the Maryland Independent Athletic Conference C semifinals

Feb. 21 - #3 BETH TFILOH vs #2 Key

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--MASSACHUSSETTS--

GANN is #1 seed in the Massachussetts Bay Independent League playoffs and got an opening round bye

Semifinals

#1 GANN def Covenant Christian

Final

#1 GANN def Boston Trinity Academy

MAIMONIDES is awaiting its seed for the Massachussetts Interscholastic Athletic Association North Division 4 playoffs

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--MICHIGAN--

FRANKEL JEWISH ACADEMY will play Roeper Feb. 25 in the first round of MHSAA Division 4 district playoffs.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--NEW YORK--

SCHECHTER WESTCHESTER will be the #4 seed in the Section 1 Class C playoffs

Semifinals

Feb. 21 - #4 SCHECHTER WESTCHESTER vs #1 Tuckahoe

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--NORTH CAROLINA--

AMERICAN HEBREW ACADEMY fell to Salem Baptist in the quarterfinals of the Triad Athletic Conference tournament

NCISAA Class 2A

Opening Round

AMERICAN HEBREW ACADEMY def St. Thomas More

Round of 16

#8 Burlington Christian def AMERICAN HEBREW ACADEMY

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--ONTARIO--

TDCAA

Senior A Tournament

OR CHAIM TORONTO is the #1 seed with an opening round bye.

Semifinal -

Feb. 20 - OR CHAIM TORONTO plays the winner of St. Frere Andre vs Charbonel

Senior AA Tournament 

Quarterfinals

#6 St. Mary’s def #3 TANENBAUM CHAT

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--PENNSYLVANIA--

Tri County Independent Schools League

Semifinal - Mercy Career & Tech def BARRACK HA

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--QUEBEC--

GMAA

Division II
Quarterfinals

#1 Westmount def #8 ECOLE MAIMONIDE

Division III
Quarterfinals

#8 Bialik lost to Alt United

#3 St. Thomas def #6 HERZLIAH

Division IV

Play in Game: Lower Canada def YAVNE MONTREAL

---------------------------------------------------------

--TENNESSEE--

COOPER MEMPHIS is a #5 seed in the Division II West District 5 & 6 tournament and fell to #4 Sacred Heart in the opening round

-----------------------------------------------------------

--TEXAS--

TAPPS 3A

YAVNEH DALLAS won Division 2 and has an opening round bye

Round of 16

YAVNEH DALLAS def Calvary (Div 4 fourth seed)

Quarterfinals

Feb. 23 - YAVNEH DALLAS vs Lake Country Christian

TAPPS 1A

Opening Round

Founders Christian def BEREN HOUSTON

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--WASHINGTON--

NORTHWEST YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL lost in the opening round of the Sea-Tac 1B tournament

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--YESHIVA LEAGUE--

East Division

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

Byes: Magen David, Flatbush

#5 HAFTR def #4 RAMBAM
#3 DRS def #6 YDE

Winners become 3rd and 4th East seeds

West Division

#1 FRISCH
#2 TABC
#3 HESCHEL
#4 SAR
#5 JEC
#6 MTA

Byes: Frisch, TABC

#3 HESCHEL def #6 MTA
Feb. 21 - #4 SAR vs #5 JEC

Winners become 3rd and 4th West Seeds

Quarterfinals

Feb. 27 - FRISCH vs HAFTR
Feb. 27 - FLATBUSH vs HESCHEL
Feb. 27 - TABC vs DRS
MAGEN DAVID vs SAR/JEC winner

Semifinals

Championship Game - March 10

National Results - Feb. 19, 2019

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School   62    Model   42

Zev Katz scored 19 points and Jake Rulnick had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the #21 Lions (16-7) won in the quarterfinals of the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference tournament.

Berman HA    61     Waldorf    35

Elie Lowenstein scored 18 points, Raanan Glashofer added 17 and Ezra Beletskiy had 10 as the #19 Cougars (13-6) won in the quarterfinals of the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference tournament.

Grove Christian 65 Yeshiva of Virginia 39

Raiders fall to 5-12.

MIDWEST

Providence St. Mel   102     Ida Crown     36

The Aces (9-12) fell to the top-seed in the IHSA 1A Skokie Regional.

Rochelle Zell     66      Christian Liberty    56

The Tigers (16-7) won to reach the final of the IHSA 1A Arlington Heights Regional.

WEST

Yavneh Dallas 55 Calvary 51

Ofek Reef had 27 points and 10 rebounds and Mason Schwaber added 13 points as the #11 Bulldogs (26-6) won in the Round of 16 of the TAPPS 3A playoffs.


National Results - Feb. 18, 2019

MIDWEST

Ida Crown 60 Acero/Cruz 26

The 7th seeded Aces (9-12) beat the #11-seed in the opening round of the IHSA 1A Skokie Regional. Ida Crown now plays top-seeded Providence St. Mel in the semifinals.

Frankel Jewish   49    Huron Valley Lutheran  39

Ryan Otis scored 18 points as the Jaguars (12-7) won a tuneup for their state playoff game next week.

WEST

Denver Waldorf 59 Denver Jewish Day  48

The 4th-seeded Tigers (8-8) ended their season with a loss to the #5 seed in the District 8-1A quarterfinals.

Playoffs Across Jewish Hoops America

Updated Feb. 19 (in bold)

--CALIFORNIA--

SOUTHERN SECTION

DIVISION 3A
Round of 32
SHALHEVET def Lawndale

Round of 16
SHALHEVET def San Dimas

Quarterfinals
Palm Springs def SHALHEVET

DIVISION 4A
Round of 32
VALLEY TORAH lost to La Quinta

DIVISION 5AA
Round of 32

YULA def Coast Union
TARBUT VTORAH lost to Santa Ana

Round of 16
YULA def Workman

Quarterfinals
Sage Hill def YULA

DIVISION 5A

Round of 32
DETOLEDO def Garden Street

Round of 16
DeTOLEDO def Mojave

Quarterfinals
Western Christian def DeToledo


NORTH COAST SECTION

Bay Counties League playoffs

JCHS SAN FRANCISCO defeated San Francisco Waldorf in the semifinals
JCHS SAN FRANCISCO lost to Gateway in the final

Division 6 Sectionals

Round of 16

#2 JCHS SAN FRANCISCO def #15 Calistoga

Quarterfinals

#2 JCHS SAN FRANCISCO def #7 St. Bernard’s

Semifinals

Feb. 20 - #2 JCHS SAN FRANCISCO vs #3 Point Arena

JCHS SAN FRANCISCO qualifies for CIF NorCal regionals

CENTRAL COAST SECTION

Division 5

KEHILLAH JEWISH is unseeded 

Opening Round

#10 Mountain View def KEHILLAH JEWISH

SAN DIEGO SECTION

Division 5

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YESHIVA is the #3 seed and has an opening round bye

Quarterfinals

#6 Clairemont def #3 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YESHIVA

------------------------------------------------------------------------

--COLORADO--

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

Quarterfinals

#5 Denver Waldorf def #4 DENVER JEWISH DAY

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

--FLORIDA--

District Playoffs

DISTRICT 2A-7

Quarterfinals

Feb. 12 - #4 DONNA KLEIN JEWISH ACADEMY vs #5 Glades Day

DISTRICT 3A-8

Quarterfinals

Feb. 11 - #6 HA MIAMI def #3 POSNACK JEWISH DAY

Semifinals

#6 HA MIAMI def #2 Somerset Prep

Final

#1 Champagnat def #6 HA MIAMI

3A Regionals

Semifinals

Feb. 21 - HA Miami vs Jupiter Christian (3A-7 champion)

DISTRICT 4A-5

Semifinals

#1 Westminster def #4 KATZ YHS

DISTRICT 4A-6

Semifinals

#2 Miami Country Day def #3 HILLEL MIAMI

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--ILLINOIS--

Class 1A

Skokie Regional

Opening Round

#7 IDA CROWN def #11 Acero/Cruz

Semifinal

Feb. 19 - #7 IDA CROWN vs #1 Providence St. Mel

Arlington Heights Regional

#2 ROCHELLE ZELL and #3 FASMAN YESHIVA have opening round byes

Semifinals

Feb. 19 - ROCHELLE ZELL vs Christian Liberty
Feb. 20 - FASMAN YESHIVA vs North Shore Country Day

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--KANSAS--

HYMAN BRAND HA is awaiting its seed for the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--MARYLAND--

JEWISH DAY SCHOOL is a #2 seed and BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY is a #3 seed in the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference tournament.

Quarterfinals

Feb. 19 - JEWISH DAY SCHOOL vs Model
Feb. 19 - BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY vs Washington Waldorf

BETH TFILOH is the #3 seed in the Maryland Independent Athletic Conference C semifinals

Feb. 21 - #3 BETH TFILOH vs #2 Key

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--MASSACHUSSETTS--

GANN is #1 seed in the Massachussetts Bay Independent League playoffs and got an opening round bye

Semifinals

#1 GANN def Covenant Christian

Final

#1 GANN def Boston Trinity Academy

MAIMONIDES is awaiting its seed for the Massachussetts Interscholastic Athletic Association North Division 4 playoffs

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--MICHIGAN--

FRANKEL JEWISH ACADEMY will play Roeper Feb. 25 in the first round of MHSAA Division 4 district playoffs.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--NEW YORK--

SCHECHTER WESTCHESTER will be the #4 seed in the Section 1 Class C playoffs

Semifinals

Feb. 21 - #4 SCHECHTER WESTCHESTER vs #1 Tuckahoe

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--NORTH CAROLINA--

AMERICAN HEBREW ACADEMY fell to Salem Baptist in the quarterfinals of the Triad Athletic Conference tournament

NCISAA Class 2A

Opening Round

AMERICAN HEBREW ACADEMY def St. Thomas More

Round of 16

#8 Burlington Christian def AMERICAN HEBREW ACADEMY

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--ONTARIO--

TDCAA

Senior A Tournament

OR CHAIM TORONTO is the #1 seed with an opening round bye.

Semifinal - Feb. 19 - OR CHAIM TORONTO plays the winner of St. Frere Andre vs Charbonel

Senior AA Tournament 

Quarterfinals

#6 St. Mary’s def #3 TANENBAUM CHAT

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--PENNSYLVANIA--

Tri County Independent Schools League

Semifinal - Mercy Career & Tech def BARRACK HA

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--QUEBEC--

GMAA

Division II
Quarterfinals

#1 Westmount def #8 ECOLE MAIMONIDE

Division III
Quarterfinals

#8 Bialik lost to Alt United

#3 St. Thomas def #6 HERZLIAH

Division IV

Play in Game: Lower Canada def YAVNE MONTREAL

---------------------------------------------------------

--TENNESSEE--

COOPER MEMPHIS is a #5 seed in the Division II West District 5 & 6 tournament and fell to #4 Sacred Heart in the opening round

-----------------------------------------------------------

--TEXAS--

TAPPS 3A

YAVNEH DALLAS won Division 2 and has an opening round bye

Round of 16

Feb. 19 - YAVNEH DALLAS vs Calvary (Div 4 fourth seed)

TAPPS 1A

Opening Round

Founders Christian def BEREN HOUSTON

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--WASHINGTON--

NORTHWEST YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL lost in the opening round of the Sea-Tac 1B tournament

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--YESHIVA LEAGUE--

East Division

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

Byes: Magen David, Flatbush

#5 HAFTR def #4 RAMBAM
#3 DRS def #6 YDE

Winners become 3rd and 4th East seeds

West Division

#1 FRISCH
#2 TABC
#3 HESCHEL
#4 SAR
#5 JEC
#6 MTA

Byes: Frisch, TABC

#3 HESCHEL def #6 MTA
Feb. 21 - #4 SAR vs #5 JEC

Winners become 3rd and 4th West Seeds

Quarterfinals

Feb. 27 - FRISCH vs HAFTR
Feb. 27 - FLATBUSH vs HESCHEL
Feb. 27 - TABC vs DRS
MAGEN DAVID vs SAR/JEC winner

Semifinals

Championship Game - March 10