National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
2019-20 National Top 25
Games Through Nov. 3

Magen David solidified its hold on the top spot with its second straight title at the Cooper Invitational in Memphis. The Warriors beat upstart Shaare Torah in the title game. The Stars have moved up to #10, their highest ranking ever.

Shalhevet, YULA, Frisch, Maimonides, HA Miami and Katz YHS will start their seasons this weekend at Shalhevet’s Glouberman Tournament, where all nine teams are in the rankings.

Joining the Top 25 - or Top 27 with the logjam at the bottom - are Fasman, off their impressive 5th Place finish at Cooper, Waterbury Yeshiva, Valley Torah and JEC. Dropping out are Flatbush and JCHS San Francisco.

Team……………………………………………………………………….Record…………Points………..Last Week
1.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY (3)…….…………………………9-0…..…..….…..197……..….………..1
2.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA (4)…………………………….…0-0…….………..194….……..……….2
3.Frisch/Paramus,NJ………………………………………………..0-0…………..….185………...………..3
4.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………...…..….…1-1……………....167.……………….….4
TieDRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………………….…....2-1…………..…...167……...………….5
6.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………....…………….0-0…..………..…158……..………..…6
7.Maimonides/Brookline,MA…………………………………….0-0……..…...…..149……….………..8
TieHillel/Deal,NJ……………………………………………………….5-3………………..149……………….10
9.Heschel/New York,NY ….…………………………..…..…...….2-1…………..…....133.….……….…..11
10.Shaare Torah/Brooklyn,NY…………………………..………..3-1………………..129..……………..19
11.TABC/Teaneck,NY………………………………….…………...….4-1………………...129..……………..7
12.Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL………………………………………3-1………………..99………………-
13.DeToledo/West Hills,CA……………………………………….2-2……….……….98………………..12
14.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD………………..……..…2-2…………...….95..……………….13
15.North Shore HA/Great Neck,NY………………….…………2-3…………..…..75…………………21
16.Ramaz/New York,NY……………………………………..……….2-1………..……..58………………….17
17.Hillel/North Miami Beach,FL…………………………………..3-1……………….68…………….……9
18.Posnack JDS/Davie,FL………………………………….…...…2-2…….….…...…52……..………………18
19.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………………………..…..…0-0………..…..….42.……………………20
20.Waterbury Yeshiva/Waterbury,CT…………………………1-1…………………40……………………..-
21.RASG Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL……………0-0……………….36…..…………..……15
22.Gann Academy/Waltham,MA………………….………….…0-0…....….….…20……..……………..22
23.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA……………………………….2-2……………….18……………………..-
TieRochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL…………………………….…….….1-3…………………18………………..….16
25.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……………………………..…………0-0…….……….17…………………….23
TieSAR/Bronx,NY………………..……………………………….…..…0-1…….………...17……………………14
TieJEC/Elizabeth,NJ……………………………………………………2-1………………17………………………-

Others Receiving Votes: Milken, 16; Berman HA, 13; JCHS San Francisco, 12; Ida Crown, 8; Fuchs Mizrachi, 6; Beth Tfiloh, 6; MTA, 2.

Glouberman Tournament Starts Today

Shalhevet’s 5th annual Steve Glouberman Tournament tips off this afternoon in Los Angeles.

The boys and girls tournaments will feature the host Firehawks, YULA Panthers, Frisch Cougars, HAFTR Hawks, Ramaz Rams, SAR Sting, Katz YHS Storm, HA Miami Warriors and Maimonides M-Cats. The Ma’ayanot Rapids will also play in the girls’ tournament.

All nine boys teams are ranked in the Jewish Hoops America Top 25, including five - Shalhevet, Frisch, HAFTR, YULA and Maimonides - in the Top 8.

Each team will play two preliminary round games to determine the seeding. The quarterfinals are on Friday.

The tournament will conclude with a busy - and late - Saturday night when both the semifinals and final rounds are played. The boys final will not start before 11:30 pm, or 2:30 am on the East Coast.

For the complete tournament schedule and to watch games live, go to Shalhevet.org.

National Results - November 5, 2019

CANADA

HA Montreal 64 Westmount 55

Ethan Fallenbaum scored 30 points to lead the Heat (2-0).

John F. Kennedy 59 Bialik 53

Bulldogs lost their season opener.

WEST

Emery Weiner 45 CHSA 41

Samuel Haussmann-Weiss led the Jaguars (2-1) with 16 points.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

HAFTR 72 Rambam 32

#4 Hawks easily won their regular season opener, improving to 3-1 overall. Ravens fell to 0-3, 0-2 in the league.

Yeshiva League Results - November 4, 2019

Frisch 50 MTA 35

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.

Ramaz 64 Kushner 41

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.

National Results - November 1-3, 2019

Friday, November 1

COOPER INVITATIONAL

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

COOPER INVITATIONAL

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

COOPER INVITATIONAL

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.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Heschel 65 Waterbury Yeshiva 38

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).