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Danny Weinberger led a balanced attack with 14 points and Max Zakheim added 13 as the #3 Cougars won in the season opener for both teams.
The #17 Rams (2-0 League; 3-1 overall) dominated the third quarter to pull away for their second win over the Cobras (0-2) in a week. Spencer Rubinstein led Ramaz with 17 points and Yoni Vilinsky had 13.
Friday, November 1
Tier 1 Quarterfinals
Magen David 43 North Shore HA 31
TABC 46 JDS 38
Shaare Torah 79 DeToledo 56
Hillel NJ 52 Fasman Yeshiva 41
Tier 2 Quarterfinals
Posnack Jewish Day 72 Hyman Brand HA 12
Rochelle Zell 57 Atlanta Jewish Academy 43
Hillel Miami 56 Cooper Memphis 11
Valley Torah 48 Beren Houston 34
Saturday, November 2
Tier 2 Consolation
Beren Houston 68 Hyman Brand HA 35
Atlanta Jewish Academy 66 Cooper Memphis 25
Tier 2 Semifinals
Posnack Jewish Day 47 Valley Torah 36
Hillel Miami 40 Rochelle Zell 39
Tier 1 Consolation
Fasman Yeshiva 48 North Shore HA 30
DeToledo 59 JDS 47
Tier 1 Semifinals
Magen David 49 Hillel NJ 45 2OT
Shaare Torah 61 TABC 54
Sunday, November 3
Tier 2
7th Place: Cooper Memphis 51 Hyman Brand HA 39
5th Place: Beren Houston 70 Atlanta Jewish Academy 45
3rd Place: Valley Torah 53 Rochelle Zell 41
1st Place: Hillel Miami 53 Posnack Jewish Day 46
Samuel Taieb scored 18 points, Daniel Abbo added 15 and Alan Berkman had 10 and the Lions outscored the Rams 34-12 in the second half to win the Tier 2 title. Josh Schultz paced Posnack with 18 points and Aviv Perl added 15.
Tier 1
7th Place: JDS 58 North Shore HA 56
5th Place: Fasman Yeshiva 57 DeToledo 49
3rd Place: TABC 62 Hillel NJ 16
Championship: Magen David 68 Shaare Torah 49
A nip-and-tuck battle in the first half turned into a rout as the Warriors (9-0) outscored the Stars (3-1) 26-10 in the third quarter on their way to a second straight tournament title.
Albert Nsiri led Magen David with 22 points and Elliot Dweck and Eli Nachmias each added 12.
The Stars’ scoring trio of Jackie Haber and brothers Eddie and Freddie Swaid had combined to average 61 points per game heading into the final but managed a total of six against the Warriors. Freddy Louz led Shaare Torah with 13 points and Ezra Beyda had 10.
Ricky Sutton scored 21 points and Netanel Shapira added 14 as the Heat (2-1) won their league opener. The Wolfpack cut a 14-point halftime deficit to 9 at the end of the third quarter but Heschel discovered their fast break and outscored them 27-9 in the fourth. Tavi Winter and Shimmy David each scored 9 points for Waterbury (1-2).
Warriors moved to 6-0 on the season behind a balanced attack led by 12 points from Jo Sultan and 10 from Elliot Dweck.
Yoni Mann, Zevi Samet and Tzvi Motechin each scored 12 points and Ezra Baron added 10 to pace the Storm (2-0). Noah Chen led the Jaguars (0-1) with 8 points.
Jonah Dobkin scored 18 points to lead the Jaguars. The Maccabees were led by Joel Weinstein’s 7 points.
Joe Zekaria led a balanced Heat attack with 10 points. Noah Diner scored 12 points for the Stars.
Dani Stein scored 21 points and Ari Schuman added 17 as The Yeshiva held off the Lions’ late rally. Alan Berkman and Samuel Taieb each scored 15 for Hillel.
The Stars’ big three put on a show with Eddie Swaid scoring 31 points, his brother Freddie adding 24 and Jackie Haber netting 16. Aviv Pearl led the Rams with 16 points and Abie Bonkovsky scored 13.
Jake Rulnick had 13 points and Zach Gross added 11 to lead the Lions. Benji Dan scored 9 points for the Wolfpack.
Steven Levian scored 21 points and Menachem Rabizadeh had 15 for the Stars. For the Tigers, Jake Silvers had 18 points and Jonah Hammel added 12.
Ethan Fallenbaum scored 31 points as the Heat rolled in their season opener.
Zack Brown scored 21 points, Ezra Sicklick added 15 and Jo Jo Velenski had 11 for the #5 Wildcats (2-0 League; 2-1 Overall). Noah Goldstein led the Hurricanes with 15 points.
The Wolfpack (1-1) led by as many as 21 in the 2nd half as they ruined the #14 Sting’s season opener at The Hive.
The game was close until midway through the fourth but the Falcons (0-3) suffered their second home loss of the week. Thunder now 1-0 in the league, 1-1 overall.
Jewish Hoops America
2019-20 National Top 25
Games Through Oct. 28
1.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY (3)…….…………………………5-0…..…..….…..170……..….…
2.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA (4)…………………………….…0-0…….………..169….……..…
3.Frisch/Paramus,NJ………………………………………………..0-0…………..….158………...…
4.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………...…..….…1-1……………....150.………….
5.DRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………………….….......1-1…………..…...143……...……
6.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………....…………….0-0…..………..…130……..……
7.TABC/Teaneck,NY………………………………….…………...…1-1………………...129..…………
8.Maimonides/Brookline,MA……………………………….….0-0……..…...…..128………...
9.Hillel Miami/North Miami Beach,FL……………..…..…..0-0…..…....……..112……..…...
10.Hillel/Deal,NJ……………………………………………………….3-1………………..103…………
11.Heschel/New York,NY ….…………………………..…..…...….1-1…………..…....94.….……….
12.DeToledo/West Hills,CA……………………………………….0-0……….……….85…….
13.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD………………..……..…0-0…………...….80..…..
14.SAR/Bronx,NY………………..……………………………….…..…0-0…….………...78………
15.RASG Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL……………0-0……………….76…..…
16.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL………………………………….….0-0……….………63………
17.Ramaz/New York,NY……………………………………..……….2-1………..……..58………
18.Posnack JDS/Davie,FL………………………………….…...…0-0…….……...…45……..…
19.Shaare Torah/Brooklyn,NY…………………………..………..0-0………….…..33………..
20.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………………………..…..…0-0………..…….32.………..
21.North Shore HA/Great Neck,NY………………….…………1-0…………..…..31……….
22.Gann Academy/Waltham,MA………………….………….…0-0…....….……26……..….
23.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……………………………..…………0-0…….……….21…………
24.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY………………………………..…..…...…0-2………...…...18…..….….
25.Jewish Community HS/San Francisco,CA……..…..…0-0……………...15…..……..
Others Receiving Votes: Fasman Yeshiva, 13; Milken, 11; Valley Torah, 10; Ida Crown, 10; Emery Weiner, 7; YDE, 7; Fuchs Mizrachi, 6; Beth Tfiloh, 6; Berman HA, 6; JEC, 6; Frankel Jewish Academy, 4; Waterbury Yeshiva, 3; Tarbut vTorah, 2; MTA, 1; Beren Houston, 1.
Noah Diner scored 26 points to lead the Stars in the season opener for both teams. Gabe Sondock and Sammy Hausman-Weiss each had 9 points for the Jaguars.
Steven Levian had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Jack Ruben added 13 points as the Stars got a road win in their season opener. Kal Abed paced the Falcons (0-1 League; 0-2 overall) with 21 points.
The host Warriors (2-0; 5-0) jumped out to a 17-0 lead and were never threatened.
Jo Jo Velensky scored 17 points and Ezra Sicklick added 15 for the Wildcats (1-0; 1-1). The Kings (0-2) were ledby Orel Mizrahi’s 12 points.
The host Storm won the season opener for both teams.