National Results - Feb. 12, 2020

MIDATLANTIC

McLean 94 Jewish Day School 79 OT

Ariel Gershman scored 25 points, Tyler Farkas added 23 and Jake Rulnick had 12 but the #15 Lions (16-11) let a 14-point fourth quarter lead get away against one of the top two teams in the PVAC.

NORTHEAST

Maimonides 85 South Shore Christian 70

Jesse Spear scored 22 points and Danny Salouki and Jon Rear each added 20 to lead the #6 M-Cats (16-5).

Leffell 66 Greenburgh North Castle 63

Coby Rabinowitz scored 26 points, Benjamin Fortinsky added 18 and Ezra Ament had 14 to lead the Lions (3-15).

CANADA

Herzliah vs Laurent

Yavne vs LMAC

SOUTHEAST

MIDWEST

Fasman Yeshiva 55 Guerin Prep 53

Ari Shuman’s jumper at the buzzer won it for #18 The Yeshiva (7-3). Dani Stein scored 21 points and Shuman finished with 20.

CALIFORNIA

Shalhevet 68 Buena 59

The #1 Firehawks (18-14) won their eighth straight game, avenging an earlier loss to advance to the Round of 16 of the CIF 3AA Southern Sectionals. Zeev Remer scored 22 points, Jacob Pofsky added 17 and Jacob Benezra had 16.

Renaissance 69 Milken 36

Jac Mani scored 13 points but the #13 Wildcats (11-15) fell to the top seed in the opening round of the CIF 4AA Southern Sectionals.

YULA 67 Western Christian 65 OT

Albert Fallas scored 20 points and Avner Shamtoub added 15 as the Panthers (16-8) won in the opening round of the CIF 4A Southern Sectionals.

Valley Torah 64 Coast Union 38

Johnny Dan and Aaron Imanoel scored 13 points each, Alon Yehezkel added 12 and DJ Yoshi had 11 for the Wolfpack (26-5) in the opening round of the CIF 5AA Southern Sectionals.

DeToledo 57 Coastal Christian 55

Jonah Dobkin had 23 points and 13 rebounds, Dorel Cohen added 14 points and Yarden Leshem had 12 points and 10 rebounds as the #20 Jaguars (16-11) won in the opening round of the CIF 5AA Southern Sectionals.

Estancia 74 Tarbut vTorah 33

Lions (6-5) fall in the opening round of the CIF 5AA Southern Sectionals.

Calvin Christian 66 San Diego Jewish Academy 27

Lions now 2-15.

National Results - Feb. 11, 2020

MIDATLANTIC

Berman HA 78 Barrie 52

Elie Lowenstein scored a career-best 32 points in his final regular season gameand Zach Salamon added 12 points as the #25 Cougars (13-9) clinched a spot in the PVAC playoffs.

Barrack HA 51 Renaissance 41

In the final of the Tri-County Independent Basketball League tournament, Itay Goldfarb scored 16 points and Ben Bernstein added 10 as the #24 Cougars (18-1) ended their outstanding season with a league championship.

Kohelet 56 Pine Forge 51

Jono Neuhaus scored 17 points, Noam Troodler added 13 and Eric Dolitsky had 12 to lead the Kings (4-10).

Beth Tfiloh at Sts. Peter & Paul

NORTHEAST

Chapel Hill 50 Gann 49

Still missing players to illness, the Red Heifers (10-8) fell in the semifinals of the Massachussetts Bay Independent League tournament when a runner with :05 left missed the mark. Jacob Starr gave it a shot after two weeks out, leading the team with 13 points in under a half of play. Noah Lion added 12 points.

Putnam Valley 56 Leffell 53

Coby Rabinowitz scored 22 points, Benjamin Fortinsky added 16 and Ezra Ament had 11 for the Lions (2-15).

Weequahic 50 Golda Och 35

Roadrunners now 7-9.

CANADA

Loyola 80 HA Montreal 51

Playing one of the top teams in Montreal and their leading scorer out injured, the Heat (6-5) fell in the quarterfinals of the GMAA D3 tournament. Ephraim Freundlich led HA with 20 points.

SOUTHEAST

Posnack Jewish Day 54 Hillel Miami 51

The third-seeded Rams (11-13) beat the second-seeded Lions (11-14) in the semifinals of the District 3A-13 playoffs.

HA Miami 58 Miami Christian 46

Jonathan Acevedo scored 20 points, Ben Rubinov added 17 and Jake Stein had 15 points and 16 rebounds as the third-seeded Warriors (15-11) beat the second seed in the District 2A-16 semifinals.

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell 61 Westminster Christian 49

Jake Silvers scored 21 points and Ari Rosen had 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the #16 Tigers (17-7) to their seventh straight win.

Frankel Jewish vs Cabrini

WEST

Denver Jewish Day 49 Lotus School 48

Tigers improve to 13-3

Westbury Christian 84 Emery Weiner 20

Jaguars now 9-22.

CALIFORNIA

Summit Shasta 91 Kehillah Jewish 23

Rams now 2-16.

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.