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.