National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Feb. 10, 2020
Games through Feb. 9

The rankings got a shakeup this week after DRS beat Magen David and HAFTR beat DRS to win the highly competitive Yeshiva League East.
YULA moved up on the strength of its double digit win over a strong Holy Martyrs team and its recent overtime loss to Shalhevet.
Frisch moved back into the Top 10 after the still-injury-depleted Cougars beat Heschel.

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

1.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY (4)………………………………………..26-7………..………216…………..…….3
TieShalhevet/Los Angeles,CA (3)……………..……………….17-14…….………...216……..………….2
3.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY (2)……………………………..….24-4……………….208……………..….1
4.DRS/Woodmere,NY…………………………………………….……13-8………..……..202………….……..5
5.Heschel/New York,NY…………………………………….…..…...17-9……….….……185…………..…….3
6.Maimonides/Brookline,MA………………………………..……15-5…………..….…172……….…….….6
TieYULA/Los Angeles,CA……………………………………………15-8………..…..…172……...………….7
8.Shaare Torah/Brooklyn,NY………………………..…………..…17-6……..……….…151………….……..9
TieFrisch/Paramus,NJ…………………………………………..……16-9…………..….….151……………….11
10.TABC/Teaneck,NJ ….………………………………………….…..13-5………….….….149……………..….8
11.Hillel/Deal,NJ…………………………………………………….…....19-8…..….…………141………………..12
12.Ramaz/New York,NY…………………………………...…………15-11…….……..…..108…………………9
13.Milken/Los Angeles,CA………………………………………....11-14………..….….106……………..….13
14.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………………………….…….27-3………..…….…105………..………14
15.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD……………………….…16-9……..…….….…100………………..15
16.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL………………………………………15-7………….……….92………..……….17
17.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA…………………………..…..25-5………………….79……….…….….16
18.Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL……………………………………...6-3……………….….78……………..….18
19.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………………………………….10-7…………..….…..61……………..….19
20.DeToledo/West Hills,CA…………………………………….……15-11…………..…..44…………………21
21.RASG Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL………..……14-11…………….…38………..……….20
22.SAR/Bronx,NY………………………………………………………….9-9………………..35…………………24
23.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….………………………………..11-14…………….…31…………..…….22
24.Barrack HA/Bala Cynwyd,PA…………………………………..17-1…………,…….23………………...25
25.Berman HA/Rockville,MD……………………………………….12-9………………...22.…………..……23

Others Receiving Votes: Hillel Miami, 21; Gann, 17; North Shore HA, 7; Beren Houstoin, 4; Posnack Jewish Day, 2; Denver Jewish Day, 1.

Playoffs Across Jewish Hoops America

--CALIFORNIA--

SOUTHERN SECTION

DIVISION 3AA
Round of 32
SHALHEVET vs Buena

DIVISION 4AA
Round of 32
MILKEN vs Renaissance

DIVISION 4A
Round of 32
YULA vs Western Christian

DIVISION 5AA
Round of 32
VALLEY TORAH vs Coast Union

DETOLEDO vs Coastal Christian

TARBUT V’TORAH vs Estancia

NORTH COAST SECTION

Bay Counties League playoffs

JCHS SAN FRANCISCO  

SAN DIEGO SECTION

Division 5

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YESHIVA

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--COLORADO--

DENVER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL in District 8-1A playoffs

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--FLORIDA--

District Playoffs

DISTRICT 2A-14

Quarterfinals

#5 DONNA KLEIN JEWISH ACADEMY lost to #4 Highlands Christian

DISTRICT 2A-16

Semifinal

#3 HA MIAMI def #2 Miami Christian

Final

Feb. 13 - HA Miami vs #1 Schoolhouse Prep

DISTRICT 3A-12

Quarterfinals

#5 KATZ YHS lost to #4 Somerset Prep

DISTRICT 3A-13

Semifinals

#3 POSNACK JEWISH DAY def #2 HILLEL MIAMI

Final

Feb. 13 - POSNACK JEWISH DAY vs #1 Chaminade-Madonna

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--ILLINOIS--

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--KANSAS--

HYMAN BRAND HA in the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament

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--MARYLAND--

JEWISH DAY SCHOOL and BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY in the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference tournament.

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--MASSACHUSSETTS--

Massachussetts Bay Independent League

Semifinals

Chapel Hill defeated GANN ACADEMY

MAIMONIDES is in the Massachussetts Interscholastic Athletic Association North Division 4 playoffs

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--MICHIGAN--

MHSAA

Division 4

FRANKEL JEWISH ACADEMY

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--NEW YORK--

LEFFELL WESTCHESTER in the Section 1 Class C playoffs

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--ONTARIO--

TDCAA

Senior A Tournament

OR CHAIM TORONTO

Senior AA Tournament 

TANNENBAUM CHAT

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--PENNSYLVANIA--

Tri County Independent Schools League

Semifinal - BARRACK HA def AIM Academy
Final - BARRACK HA vs Renaissance

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--QUEBEC--

GMAA

Division 3

Quarterfinals

Loyola def HA MONTREAL

Division 4A

Quarterfinals

Feb. 12 - Herzliah vs Laurent

Feb. 13 - Bialik vs LPHS

Division 4B

Semifinals

Feb. 12 - Yavne vs LMAC

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--TENNESSEE--

COOPER MEMPHIS

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--TEXAS--

TAPPS 3A

YAVNEH DALLAS won Division 2 and has an opening round bye

Round of 16

YAVNEH DALLAS

TAPPS 1A

Opening Round

BEREN HOUSTON

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--WASHINGTON--

Sea-Tac 1B

Opening Round

NORTHWEST YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL lost to Tacoma Baptist

Consolation Bracket
NORTHWEST YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL defeated Concordia Christian
Feb. 13 - NORTHWEST YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL vs Puget Sound Adventist in the consolation final

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--YESHIVA LEAGUE--

East Division

#1 HAFTR
#2 MAGEN DAVID
#3 SHAARE TORAH
#4 DRS
#5 NORTH SHORE HA
#6 YDE

Byes: HAFTR, Magen David

Feb. 19 - #3 SHAARE TORAH vs #6 YDE
Feb. 18 - #4 DRS vs #5 NORTH SHORE

Winners become 3rd and 4th East seeds

West Division

#1 HILLEL
#2 HESCHEL
#3 TABC
#4 SAR
#5 RAMAZ
#6 FRISCH

Byes: Hillel, Heschel

Feb. 19 - #3 TABC vs #6 FRISCH
Feb. 19 - #4 SAR vs #5 RAMAZ

Winners become 3rd and 4th West Seeds

Quarterfinals
E1 vs W4
E2 vs W3
W1 vs E4
W2 vs E3

National Results - Feb. 10, 2020

MIDATLANTIC

Spencerville Adventist 59 Jewish Day School 49

Tyler Farkas scored 20 points for the #15 Lions (16-10).

SOUTHEAST

Somerset Prep 70 Katz YHS 51

In the quarterfinals of the District 3A-12 playoffs, the Storm (11-15) hung tough for three quarters despite playing without their three tops scorers. Ikey Betesh finished with 25 points and Adi Rotenstein has 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Highlands Christian 73 Donna Klein Jewish Academy 55

The Eagles (6-13) fell in the quarterfinals of the District 2A-14 playoffs.

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell 52 Beacon 37

Jake Silvers scored 13 points and Ari Rosen added 10 to lead the #17 Tigers (16-7) to their sixth straight win.

WEST

Independent Home School 71 Hyman Brand HA 41

Rams now 7-10.

Northwest Yeshiva HS 72 Concordia Christian 64

The Lions (10-11) won in the consolation bracket of the Sea-Tac 1B tournament. They move on to play in the consolation final with a chance to advance to the Tri-District playoffs

Emery Weiner vs Cristo Rey

CALIFORNIA

Del Lago Academy 60 San Diego Jewish Academy 57

Lions now 2-14.

National Results - Feb. 8-9, 2020

Saturday

MIDATLANTIC

Barrack HA 65 Kohelet 34

Cougars (17-1) closed the first half on a 22-0 run en route to their seventh straight win and a sweep of the season series. Abe Wachs led Barrack with 13 points and Ben Bernstein added 12.

WEST

Midland 79 Hyman Brand HA 24

Rams drop to 7-9.

Tacoma Baptist 72 Northwest Yeshiva 54

Lions (9-11) fall in the opening round of the SeaTac playoffs. They have a consolation game Monday to see if their season continues.

Cypress Christian 52 Emery Weiner 41

Jaguars are now 8-21.

CALIFORNIA

Valley Torah 59 St. Monica 39

Johnny Dan scored 21 points and David Paz and Alon Yehezkel each added 12 for the #16 Wolfpack (25-5).

Sunday

CALIFORNIA

JCHS San Francisco 72 Kehillah Jewish 55

The Wolves (12-7) win the Golden Tallis for the fifth straight year. Rams are now 2-14.

Final Yeshiva League Standings, Playoff Matchups

EASTERN DIVISION

Team……………………………..League……………...Overall

xHAFTR……………………………..12-2………..……………26-7
^Magen David………………….11-3…………………..…24-4
*Shaare Torah……………………11-3………………….….17-6
*DRS………………………………….10-4……………………..13-8
*North Shore HA………….……7-7………………………9-14
YDE…………………………..……….6-8……………..…….…9-12
Flatbush……………….……………5-9……………………..5-10
HANC……………………….……….2-12……………………4-22
Magen Abraham……….………2-12…………………….2-12
Rambam……………….…………..2-12……………….…...4-15

WESTERN DIVISION

Team………………………………League……………Overall
xHillel………………………………..12-2………………….19-8
^Heschel……………………………11-3………………….17-9
*TABC……………………………….10-4…………………13-5
*SAR……………………………………8-6…………………..9-9
*Ramaz……………………………….8-6…………………..15-11
*Frisch………………………………..8-6…………………..16-9
JEC……………………………………5-9……………………8-13
MTA…………………………………..4-10………………….4-10
Waterbury Yeshiva…………….4-10…………………4-10
Kushner……………………………..2-12……………………4-14

x-Division winner
^-First-round bye
*-Playoffs

Opening Round

EAST

#3 Shaare Torah vs #6 YDE
#4 DRS vs #5 North Shore HA

WEST

#3 TABC vs #6 Frisch
#4 SAR vs #5 Ramaz