National Results - Dec. 30, 2019

CALIFORNIA

Buena 70 Shalhevet 56

Josh Moradian led the #3 Firehawks (9-11) with 16 points in the 3rd Place game of the Ventura Kiwanis Classic.

Valley Torah 75 Desert Christian 28

Alon Yehezkel scorted 15 points, David Paz added 14 and Johnny Dan had 11 as the #17 Wolfpack (15-2) extended their win streak to 14 games.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Hillel 61 Kushner 45

Zack Cytryn and Joe Zekaria each scored 16 points and Mo Tobias added 15 as the #6 Heat (10-1 League; 15-4 Overall) won their sixth straight game.

HAFTR def HANC

The #9 Hawks (9-2; 19-6) won their fourth straight as Matthew Jedwab scored 17 points, Jacob Steinmetz added 16 and Jordan Appel had 13.

National Results - Dec. 23-28, 2019,

Monday

CALIFORNIA

Valley Torah 71 Panorama 36

Benji Dan scored 26 points, Johnny Dan added 16 and David Paz had 10 as the #19 Wolfpack (14-2) won their 13th straight game.

Tuesday

YESHIVA LEAGUE

HAFTR 67 Magen David 63

Jacob Steinmetz scored 20 points, including three free throws in the final :18 to seal it, as the #9 Hawks rallied to beat the #1 Warriors. Matthew Jedwab added 17 points for HAFTR (8-2 League; 17-6 Overall) and Avi Rokosz had 12. The loss marked the second straight week that the new #1 team in the JHA National Top 25 lost. Elliot Dweck led Magen David (10-2; 18-3) with 24 points and Albert Nsiri had 18. The Warriors could have all but clinched the East Division title - but now HAFTR, DRS and Shaare Torah remain in the hunt.

Wednesday

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Flatbush 68 Magen Abraham 55

Falcons (4-6; 4-7) won their third straight game. Kings now 0-11.

Thursday

CALIFORNIA

Shalhevet 58 Agoura 57

Jacob Benezra scored 20 points and Zeev Remer and Jacob Pofsky added 15 each as the #3 Firehawks (8-9) won in the opening round of the Ventura Kiwanis Classic.

Friday

WEST

St. Joseph 57 Emery Weiner 34
John Paul II 51 Emery Weiner 37

The Jaguars (7-12) dropped a pair at the Our Lady of the Hills Tournament.

CALIFORNIA

Shalhevet 62 Ventura 60

Zeev Remer scored 22 points, Jacob Pofsky added 17 and Jacob Benezra had 13, including the game-winning tip-in with :15 left, as the #3 Firehawks (9-9) beat the hosts in the quarterfinals of the Ventura Kiwanis Classic.

Saturday

CALIFORNIA

Servite 69 Shalhevet 37

The #3 Firehawks (9-10) had their 4-game win streak snapped in the semifinals of the Ventura Kiwanis Classic. Zeev Remer scored 10 points for Shalhevet.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

HAFTR 75 YDE 40

The #9 Hawks (8-2; 18-6) led by 14 at the half and used an 11-0 run to start the 3rd quarter to put the game out of reach. The Thunder dropped to 6-7, 5-6 in the league, only half a game over surging Flatbush for the final East Division playoff spot.

National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Dec. 23, 2019
Games though Dec. 22

Another topsy-turvy week, though nobody dropped out.

TABC’s first-ever top ranking was short-lived after the Storm fell to Hillel for their first league loss.

Frisch exited the Top 10 for the first time in forever after their third loss in four games.

Team………………………………………………………………………Record………….Points…………Last Week

1.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY (1)……………………………….18-2……………….224……………….2
2.TABC/Teaneck,NJ (10)…………………………………………..12-2……..…….….204……………….1
3.Heschel/New York,NY…………………………………………...11-5………….…...193……………….3
TieShalhevet/Los Angeles,CA………………………………...7-9……….……….193………………..4
5.DRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………………………….9-4……………….187…………………5
6.Hillel/Deal,NJ………………………………………………..……....14-4…..………..…175………………..9
7.Maimonides/Brookline,MA………………………………….…9-1…………..……170…………….…..8
TieShaare Torah/Brooklyn,NY……………………………….…10-4…………….…170………….……..6
9.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………………..…16-6……………….143……….……….11
10.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD………………………...6-6……..…………142…………………9
11.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………………………10-5………..………133……..…………12
TieFrisch/Paramus,NJ………………………………………………10-6……………….210…………………6
13.Ramaz/New York,NY………………………………………………7-7…………………121………………..16
14.Milken/Los Angeles,CA………………………………………….7-9……………….110……………….13
15.RASG Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL……………..8-7………………..96………………..14
16.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………………………….…….15-3……….………84………..………15
17.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA………………………………..13-2………………82……….……….19
18.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………………………………….5-2…………….…75……………..….17
19.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL……………………………………….9-6……………....71………………….18
20.Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL……………………………………...4-2…………..…..59……………….19
21.North Shore HA/Great Neck,NY………………….…………..7-8……………….41……………….21
22.DeToledo/West Hills,CA…………………………………….……7-6……………….40………………22
23.Scheck Hillel/North Miami Beach,FL……………………..7-6……………….23……….………23
24.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….………………………………..6-8…………….…12……….………25
25.Berman HA/Rockville,MD……………………………………….5-5……………….11……………….24

Others Receiving Votes: Gann, 8; SAR, 7; MTA, 5; JCHS San Francisco, 4; YDE, 4; Or Chaim Toronto, 3; Beren Houston, 3; Fuchs Mizrachi , 2; Waterbury Yeshiva, 1.

National Results - Dec. 21-22, 2019

Saturday

CALIFORNIA

YULA 46 St. Monica 45

Albert Fallas hit a 3-pointer from the corner with :05 left to win it for the #12 Panthers (10-5), capping a comeback from 9 points down in the 4th quarter.

Valley Torah 48 Palmdale Aerospace 30

Aaron Imanoel and Johnny Dan each scored 11 points to lead the #19 Wolfpack (13-2) to their 12th straight win.

Sunday

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Kushner 65 Rambam 28

The Cobras beat the Ravens for the second time in eight days, improving to 2-10 in the league, 4-12 overall. Rambam now 4-14, 2-11 in league play.

Top Records, Scoring Leaders

TOP RECORDS
Min. 6 games

.900...........….Magen David.…....18-2
.900…………..Maimonides……….9-1
.867…………...Valley Torah……….13-2
.857............….TABC...……......……..12-2
.857…………..Herzliah………………6-1
.833…………..Yavneh Dallas……15-3
.778…………...Hillel-NJ…………….14-4
.750…………..JCHS San Fran……6-2

CURRENT WIN STREAKS

12……………..Valley Torah
7……………..Maimonides
5…………….Hillel-NJ
5…………….Mesivta Phila.
5…………….DRS
4…………….Weber Atlanta
4…………….Barrack HA
3…………….Magen David
3…………….Waterbury Yeshiva
3…………….Or Chaim Toronto
3…………….Farber Detroit
3……………..Bialik

SEASON LONG

12...................Valley Torah

SCORING LEADERS
Through Dec. 20

Player…………………….Team…………………Gms……..Pts……..Avg.
Ethan Fallenbaum…HA Montreal……..…5…………144……..28.8
Nethaniel Levi………SoCal Yeshiva…….9………210……..23.3
Jacob Stein……………HA Miami…………….14…..…..302…….21.6
Bennett Stein…………Mesivta Phila………5…………106……21.2
Jake Silvers.....……….Rochelle Zell....….…14...….….285.....…20.4
Freddie Swaid..……..Shaare Torah....……14.…..…..283…....20.2
Akiva Epstein………...Columbus Torah….5……….…97………19.4
Ricky Sutton.....………Heschel.............…….12...….....227…......18.9
Elie Lowenstein…….Berman HA….………10….….…187…..….18.7
Steven Levian..………North Shore HA.…..9.....…...164…......18.2
Zeev Remer…………...Shalhevet……………..14………252…..…18.0
Jackie Haber………….Shaare Torah…….….14……..…250…….17.9
Ethan Thurm…………JEC....……................….12.…....….215..…...17.9
Josh Goltz…………..Ida Crown…………...5……….88……..17.6
Shmuel Siegel……….Rambam…………….…16………284.…….17.5
Jesse Spear.....……….Maimonides.......……10..…...…173....…..17.3
Noah Diner.......………Beren Houston..…….9...…......155.…....17.2
Zack Brown………..….DRS……………………....13……...223.……..17.2
Albert Nsiri.......………Magen David.....……15.…...….252....…..16.8
Max Zakheim…………Frisch………………….15………...250……..16.7
Samuel Taieb...………Hillel Miami........……12....…….197...…..16.4
Dani Stein........……….Fasman Yeshiva.…...6...……....97…...16.2
Jo Jo Velenski..………DRS................……….…12....….…194...…..16.2
Jonah Dobkin..………DeToledo............……..4......…..64.……...16.0
Albert Fallas……….…YULA………………….....13……..200……….15.4
Zack Cytryn………..…Hillel NJ…………….…..17………259………15.3

TOP SCORING GAMES

38, Jake Silvers, Rochelle Zell vs CICS Ellison
37, Ariel Diner, Beren Houston vs Hyman Brand HA
36, Jacob Stein, HA Miami vs Divine Savior
35, Nethaniel Levi, SoCal Yeshiva vs El Cajon Valley
33, Noah Mamann, Katz YHS vs Yeshiva Toras Chaim
32, Jackie Haber, Shaare Torah vs Ramaz
32, Samuel Hausman-Weiss, Emery Weiner vs Legacy School
32, Shmuel Siegel, Rambam vs Magen Abraham
31, Samuel Kaufman, Denver Academy of Torah vs Denver Academy
31, Shmuel Siegel, Rambam vs Flatbush
31, Ariel Gershman, JDS vs Beth Tfiloh
31, Max Zakheim, Frisch vs Heschel
31, Ethan Fallenbaum, HA Montreal vs Lower Canada
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, Nethaniel Levi, SoCal Yeshiva vs High Tech
30, Zevi Samet, TABC vs Heschel
30, Elie Lowenstein, Berman HA vs Washington International
30, Zeev Remer, Shalhevet vs Viewpoint
30, Jake Silvers, Rochelle Zell vs Newtown
30, Mason Schwaber, Yavneh Dallas vs Sunset
30, Ricky Sutton, Heschel vs DRS
30, Samuel Taieb, Hillel Miami vs Divine Savior
30, Jacob Stein, HA Miami vs Frisch
30, Ethan Fallenbaum, HA Montreal vs Westmount
30, Freddie Swaid, Shaare Torah vs DeToledo
29, Jacob Stein, HA Miami vs Hillel Miami
29, Freddie Swaid, Shaare Torah vs Magen Abraham
29, Akiva Epstein, Columbus Torah Academy vs Marburn
29, Elie Lowenstein, Berman HA vs Spencerville Adventist
29, David Groner, Tarbut vTorah vs LaVerne Lutheran
29, Ethan Thurm, JEC vs Heichal Torah
29, Ricky Sutton, Heschel vs Hillel
28, Zanvy Lesnoy, Berman HA vs Sandy Spring
28, Shmuel Siegel, Rambam vs Maimonides
28, Braden Terner, Tarbut vTorah vs St. Michael’s
28, Noah Mamann, Katz YHS vs Dreyfoos
28, Spencer Rubinstein, Ramaz vs Hillel
28, Noah Carmona, Milken vs YULA
27, Albert Nsiri, Magen David vs YDE
27, Zack Cytryn, Hillel NJ vs JEC
27, Jacob Stein, HA Miami vs Boca Christian
27, Ezra Sicklick, DRS vs Magen David
27, Jacob Pofsky, Shalhevet vs Pacifica Christian
27, Noah Diner, Beren Houston vs Atlanta Jewish
27, Freddie Swaid, Shaare Torah vs TABC
26, Jacob Stein, HA Miami vs LaSalle
26, Ethan Fallenbaum, HA Montreal vs Rosemount
26, Shmuel Siegel, Rambam vs Kohelet
26, Jac Mani, Milken vs YULA
26, Yarden Leshem, DeToledo vs New Roads
26, Josh Goltz, Ida Crown vs Schaumburg Christian
26, Zack Brown, DRS vs Heschel
26, Ethan Fallenbaum, HA Montreal vs Louis-Joseph Papineau
26, Tyler Farkas, JDS vs Covenant Life
26, Freddie Swaid, Shaare Torah vs Waterbury
26, Max Zakheim, Frisch vs HA Miami
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, Ariel Gershman, JDS vs St. Alban’s
25, Bennett Stein, Mesivta Philadelphia vs Mercy Tech
25, Jacob Pofsky, Shalhevet vs Milken
25, Jon Kochavi, Denver Jewish Day vs Loveland Classical
25, David Paz, Valley Torah vs SoCal Yeshiva
25, Aviv Pearl, Posnack Jewish Day vs Divine Savior
25, Gabe Geller, JCHS San Francisco vs Contra Costa Christian
25, Jason Prager, Yavneh Dallas vs Leadership Prep
25, Jonah Eber, Yavneh Dallas vs Burton Adventist
25, Max Zakheim, Frisch vs Ramaz
25, Noah Goldstein, HANC vs Magen David
25, Jackie Haber, Shaare Torah vs DeToledo

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