National Top 25

November 13, 2019

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Nov. 11, 2019
Games through Nov. 11

Logjam at the top headed by Frisch on the strength of its win over host Shalhevet in the championship of the Steve Glouberman Tournament.

Magen David got five 1st place votes despite a loss to TABC, which rose five spots.

Ramaz and HA Miami made big moves up after strong showing in California.

Team……………………………………………………………………….Record…………Points………..Last Week
1.Frisch/Paramus,NJ (4)…………………………………………….4-1…………..…..217………...………..3
2.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY (5)…….…………………………11-1…..…..….…..216……..….………..1
3.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA ….…………………………….…4-1…….……..…..212….……..……….2
4.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………...…..….…6-3……………....194.……………..….4
5.Maimonides/Brookline,MA……………………………………3-1……..…...…....186……….………..7
6.TABC/Teaneck,NY………………………………….…………...….8-1…………….....180..…………..….11
7.Hillel/Deal,NJ………………………………………………………….6-3………………..168………………..7
8.Shaare Torah/Brooklyn,NY…………………………..………..4-2……………..…..147..……………..10
9.Heschel/New York,NY ….…………………………..…..…...….4-2…………..…....144….…….….…..9
10.Ramaz/New York,NY…………………………………………….5-4…………..…….131……………….16
11.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………....…………….1-3…..………….…130……..……….…6
12.DRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………………….…....3-2…………...…...116……...………….5
13.North Shore HA/Great Neck,NY………………….…………3-3…………..…..115…………………15
14.RASG Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL……………2-3……………….114…..…………..….21
15.Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL………………………………………3-1………………106……………….12
16.DeToledo/West Hills,CA……………………………………….2-2……….….…….91…………………13
17.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD………………..……..…2-2…………...,….90..………………..14
18.Hillel/North Miami Beach,FL…………………………………3-1……………….83…………….……17
19.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………………………..…..…2-0………..…..….70.………………….19
20.Posnack JDS/Davie,FL………………………………….…...…2-2…….….…...…64……..……………18
21.Waterbury Yeshiva/Waterbury,CT…………………………1-2………………..34…………….……20
22.Gann Academy/Waltham,MA………………….………….…0-0…....….….…24……..……….….22
23.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA……………………………….2-2…………..….23…………………23
24.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……………………………..…………0-3…….………….15…………………25
25.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL…………………………….…….….1-3…………………12………………...23

Others receiving votes: SAR, 8; JCHS san Francisco, 8; Ida Crown, 7; Berman HA, 6; Fuchs Mizrachi, 5; JEC, 4; Milken, 3; YDE, 3; Tarbut vTorah, 2; MTA, 2; Beren Houston, 2.

National Results - Nov. 12, 2019

November 13, 2019

ISRAEL BECKER TOURNAMENT - TORONTO

Round Robin Play

Heschel 64 CHAT 32

Netaniel Shapira scored 15 points, Alex Shapira added 13 and Ethan Nessim had 10 for the Heat.

CHAT 68 Bialik 54

Hapoel Tom 71 Or Chaim Toronto 41

Semifinals

Or Chaim Toronto 55 Heschel 47

Eli Buchdahl, Ben Poloner and Netanel Shapira each scored 10 points for the Heat.

Hapoel Tom 86 CHAT 37

SOUTH

Providence Christian 69 Weber-Atlanta 50

Rams drop their season opener.

WEST

Beren Houston 40 Pasadena First Baptist 27

Noah Diner scored 19 points and Ariel Diner added 10 as the Stars (6-2) won their fifth straight.

Liberty Christian 42 Yavneh Dallas 31

The #19 Bulldogs (2-1) led by 4 at halftime but were outscored 24-9 after that. Jonah Eber led Yavneh with 10 points.

CALIFORNIA

Valley Torah 50 AGBU 44

Benji Dan scored 14 points and David Paz and Johnny Paz added 10 each for the #23 Wolfpack (3-2).

YESHIVA LEAGUE

DRS 86 Rambam 36

Jo Jo Velenski scored 21 points and Zack Brown added 17 to lead the #4 Wildcats (4-1 League; 4-2 overall).

YDE 51 HANC 44

Thunder improve to 2-1 in the league, 2-3 overall. HANC now 0-4 in the league, 0-5 overall.

Top Records, Scoring Leaders

November 12, 2019

TOP RECORDS
Min. 5 games

.917.............…Magen David..…...11-1
.889............…TABC...……..............8-1
.833...............Frisch.............…......5-1
.800...............Shalhevet.....…......4-1

CURRENT WIN STREAKS

5...................TABC
4...................Frisch
3...................Fasman Yeshiva
3...................Hillel Miami

SEASON LONG

9...................Magen David

SCORING LEADERS
Through Nov. 11

Player……………….Team…………………Gms……..Pts……..Avg.

Ricky Sutton.....…Heschel.............…….4....….....84…......21.0
Freddie Swaid....Shaare Torah....…….6..….....125….....20.8
Steven Levian..…North Shore HA.…..6.....…..122….....20.3
Jesse Spear.....….Maimonides.......…..4........….79....…..19.8
Ethan Thurm....…JEC....................……….5.......….87...…....17.6
Jake Silvers.....….Rochelle Zell......……4.......….69.....….17.3
Samuel Taieb...…Hillel Miami........……4.......….69....…..17.3
Dani Stein........….Fasman Yeshiva.……5.........69……....17.3
Jo Jo Velenski..…DRS..................………..4.......…67....…..16.8
Ariel Diner........….Beren Houston...…..5.......…82.....….16.4
Albert Nsiri.......…Magen David.....…….9.....….147....…..16.3
Jonah Dobkin..…DeToledo............……..4.........64.....…..16.0
Noah Diner.......…Beren Houston..…….5.........78...…....15.6

TOP SCORING GAMES

37, Ariel Diner, Beren Houston vs Hyman Brand HA
32, Shmuel Siegel, Rambam vs Magen Abraham
31, Steven Levian, North Shore HA vs DRS
31, Jo Jo Velenski, DRS vs North Shore HA
31, Ethan Fallenbaum, HA Montreal vs Kells
31, Eddie Swaid, Shaare Torah vs Posnack
30, Ethan Fallenbaum, HA Montreal vs Westmount
30, Freddie Swaid, Shaare Torah vs DeToledo
29, Ethan Thurm, JEC vs Heichal Torah
27, Noah Diner, Beren Houston vs Atlanta Jewish
27, Freddie Swaid, Shaare Torah vs TABC
26, Jesse Spear, Maimonides vs HA Miami
26, Steven Levian, North Shore HA vs Flatbush
26, Noah Diner, Beren Houston vs Emery Weiner
26, Albert Nsiri, Magen David vs HANC
25, Jonah Eber, Yavneh Dallas vs Burton Adventist
25, Noah Goldstein, HANC vs Magen David
25, Jackie Haber, Shaare Torah vs DeToledo

National Results - Nov. 11, 2019

November 12, 2019

ISRAEL BECKER TOURNAMENT - TORONTO

Round Robin Play

Or Chaim Toronto def Bialik

Hapoel Tom (Eilat) def CHAT

Hapoel Tom 66 Heschel 54

The Heat (4-2) rallied from 17 points down to take a 1-point lead early in the fourth quarter but couldn’t hold on. Ethan Nessim led Heschel with 14 points.

CANADA

Ecole Maimonide vs Royal Vale

WEST

Yavneh Dallas 72 Burton Adventist 52

Jonah Eber scored 25 points, Mason Schwaber added 14 and Jason Prager had 12 to lead the #19 Bulldogs (2-0).

Emery Weiner 47 Baytown Christian 40

Thomas Ahlstrom had 24 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Jaguars (3-2).

YESHIVA LEAGUE

HAFTR 66 Shaare Torah 57

A 3-point game until the fourth when the #4 Hawks (2-0 League; 6-3 Overall) pulled away to lead by 12 and held on with free throws down the stretch. Jordan Appel led four players in double figures for HAFTR with 21 points, Avi Rokosz added 17, Matthew Jedwab had 14 and Hymie Salem scored 12. Freddie Swaid scored 21 points for the #10 Stars (1-1; 4-2), Jackie Haber added 11 and Eddie Swaid had 10.

TABC 54 Ramaz 35

The #11 Storm (5-0; 8-1) traveleled to the The Basement where they raced out to a 14-2 lead against the jet-lagged Rams (2-1; 5-4) and were never threatened in winning their fifth straight game.

Magen David 67 Flatbush 31

The #1 Warriors (4-1; 11-1) raced out to a 20-8 lead but then managed just two points in the second quarter as the Falcons (0-3; 0-4) cut the deficit to three at halftime. But it was all Magen David in the second half, including a 24-1 fourth quarter. Albert Nsiri finished with a game-high 18 points and Elliot Dweck scored 13, hitting all six of his free throws.

MTA 56 JEC 33

The Lions (1-2) got their first win of the season, going on the road to beat a sluggish #25 Thunder (1-1; 3-2).

National Results - Nov. 8-10, 2019

November 11, 2019

Friday, Nov. 8

GLOUBERMAN TOURNAMENT

Play-in Game

HA Miami 56 Katz YHS 50

Battle of South Florida goes to the Warriors as they qualify for the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

#8 HA Miami 60 #1 Maimonides 58

The Warriors trailed by 11 at the half but fought back to take a 7-point lead midway through the fourth quarter. But the M-Cats hung close, taking a 58-57 lead with :20 left on a Jesse Spear layup. A questionable ful call on a three-pointer w :06 left led to three free throws and HA advanced.

#2 Shalhevet 46 #7 SAR 41

The Firehawks led by only one heading to the fourth quarter after the Sting scored the final 13 points of the third. But the hosts held on to advance to the semis. Jacob Benezra led Shalhevet with 15 points and Ze’ev Remer added 10. For SAR, Joseph Gross scored 14 points.

#6 HAFTR 53 #3 Ramaz 47

#5 Frisch 60 #4 YULA 51

Saturday, Nov. 9

GLOUBERMAN TOURNAMENT

Consolation Games

Ramaz 62 SAR 54

Maimonides 59 YULA 52

Semifinals

Shalhevet 46 HAFTR 41

Ze’ev Remer and Jacob Benezra scored 15 points each to lead the #2 Firehawks (4-0). Jordan Appel and Matthew Jedwab led the Hawks (5-3) with 10 points each.

Frisch 59 HA Miami 56

The #3 Cougars won their second close game of the weekend against the Warriors.

Championship

Frisch 56 Shalhevet 51

The Cougars rallied from 16 points down early in the third quarter and then held on in the final minute to beat the defending champs. Tournament MVP Max Zakheim scored 20 points, Shmuli Coates added 17 and Akiva Feit had 11, and the three combined to shoot 16-of-19 from the free throw line. Jacob Benezra led Shalhevet with 18 points and Ze’ev Remer added 15.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Magen David 77 HANC 58

Albert Nsiri scored 14 points and Edmond Antebi added 13 as the #1 Warriors (3-1; 10-1) rebounded from their first loss of the season. Noah Goldstein led the Hurricanes (0-3; 0-4) with 25 points.