National Results - Girls - Feb. 22, 2022

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School 56 Barrie 23

Avital Friedman scored 20 points and Shani Schwartz added 15 as the Lions (11-4) won in the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference quarterfinals.

Berman H.A. 54 Model 6

The Cougars (14-5) cruised into the PVAC semifinals behind 24 points from Ma’ayan Zakheim and 10 from Meira Falk.

Barrack H.A. 53 New Foundations 50

The Cougars (16-2) held on down the stretch to win their sixth straight game and advance to the championship game of the Penn Jersey Athletic Association tournament. Dayna Felger led Barrack with 22 points.

MIDWEST

Hope 66 Ida Crown 23

The Aces (15-6) fell in the semifinals of the IHSA 1A sectionals. Ilana Schwartz paced Ida Crown with 11 points.

CALIFORNIA

Pacifica Christian 82 Shalhevet 24

Three Division 1 prospects, including one of the state’s highest rated freshmen and a sophomore who played on Kobe Bryant’s Mambas travel team, were too much to handle as the Firehawks (23-6) fell in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section 4A playoffs. They did qualify though for the state regionals.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Frisch 63 Flatbush 44

The Cougars (13-4) won their fifth straight game and advanced to the semifinals. The Falcons are 9-8.

National Results - Boys - Feb. 22, 2022

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School 62 St. Anselm’s 28

Todd Lazeoff had 19 points and Eli Gordon scored 11 to lead the #13 Lions (13-6) into the PVAC semifinals.

Berman H.A. 48 Waldorf 24

Andrew Pinchot scored 13 points and Erez Epstein added 10 as the #17 Cougars (12-9) won in the PVAC quarterfinals.

Sts Peter & Paul 59 Beth Tfiloh 55

The Warriors (3-11) fall in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Class C playoffs .

WEST

Yavneh Dallas 76 San Jacinto Christian 27

Noah Ohayon scored 21 points, Sam Rael added 11 and Daniel Schick had 10 as the #10 Bulldogs (22-3) won their 11th straight game and advanced to the TAPPS 3A quarterfinals.

Beren Houston 51 Heritage Christian 27

Ariel Diner scored 23 points as the Stars (17-3) won their seventh straight game and reached the quarterfinals of the TAPPS 1A playoffs.

Hyman Brand HA 56 Ozanam 28

Judah Schuster scored 28 points and Riley Ellis added 10 as the 4th seeded Rams (10-7) move on to the Great Plains Athletic Conference semifinals.

CALIFORNIA

Dos Pueblos 58 Valley Torah 56

The #6 Wolfpack (28-3) led by two in the final two minutes but couldn’t hold on in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section 4A playoffs. The loss snapped their 17-game win streak, longest in Jewish Hoops America this season. Johny Dan scored 26 points and Ethan List added 10 for Valley Torah, who still qualified for the state regionals that start next week.

Valley Center 73 Southern California Yeshiva 38

The Hawks (17-5) had their 14-game win streak snapped in the semifinals of the CIF San Diego Section D5 playoffs. Greg Eiseman led SCY with 9 points.

Galbut Tournament tips off in Miami

The biggest tournament for Jewish high school girls teams begins Wednesday night in South Florida.

Hebrew Academy of Miami’s 16th annual Captain Hyman P. Galbut Tournament features 12 teams, with preliminary games running through Thursday night and the opening round, quarterfinals, semifinals and final on Friday and after Shabbat.

The championship game is early Sunday. Real early. Like beginning at midnight early.

In addition to the host Warriors, this year’s participants include Yeshiva League teams Central, Flatbush, Ma’ayanot and SAR, Katz YHS of Boca Raton, Ida Crown from Skokie, Fuchs Mizrachi from Cleveland, Shalhevet and YULA from LA, Margolin HA from Memphis and Hustle & Heart, comprising mostly players from Long Island.

Each team will play twice to determine seeding. The top four teams will then receive byes into the quarterfinals.

All four of the New York-area schools made the Yeshiva League playoffs, although Flatbush lost their quarterfinal game Tuesday night. Ida Crown and Shalhevet would have been in a scheduling bind but they lost in their state playoffs Tuesday as well.

National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Feb. 21, 2022
Games through Feb. 20

Team……………………………………………………..Record……….Votes………Prev

1.DRS/Lawrence,NY (6)……………………………12-2………..221……………1
2.SAR/Bronx,NY (3)……………………..……..……13-1………..219…….…..…2
3.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA ………..…...26-9…….….205………….3
4.Ramaz/New York,NY……………………...…..15-4……....…192…….……..5
5.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..….……....15-4……......191……...…..3
6.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA ……...28-2…………183…….….,,.6
7.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….………11-6.………..166……………8
8.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL………….14-5…………..139…………..7
9.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY………………………10-9……………138..…..…...8
10.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX……………21-3………...…135…………..11
TieMagen David/Brooklyn,NY …..………..11-5…………….135……..…..11
12.Milken/Los Angeles,CA…………………..13-10………..…122………..….10
13.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD….…12-6………..……115………..…13
14.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL…………………17-3……….……111……...…..13
15.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….…………10-6……….….103………….15
16.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL……………………….12-6……..….…70…….….18
17.MTA/New York,NY………………………………9-5………………61………..17
TieBerman HA/Rockville,MD…………………11-9………………61.….…...19
19.Northwest Yeshiva/Mercer Island,WA..15-5……..…52………..21
20.YDE/Brooklyn,NY…………………………….….8-8………...……39…….....22
21.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL….11-11……………38……….20
22.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY…………………….…9-11……………36…..……23
23.Hillel/Deal,NJ………………………………….…8-9…..…………33…..……..16
24.YULA/Los Angeles,CA………………………4-16………...….32……….23
25.Denver Jewish Day/Denver,CO………..14-2………………23……….25
TieWaterbury Yeshiva/Waterbury,CT……9-5………...….…23…….……25
TieFuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH………10-4………………23………….-

Others Receiving Votes: Southern California Yeshiva, 19; Fasman Yeshiva, 13; Maimonides, 9; Gann, 8; Beren Houston, 7; San Diego Jewish Academy, 6; HA Montreal, 6; Barrack HA, 3; Heschel, 3.

National Results - Girls/Boys - Feb. 21, 2022

GIRLS

MIDATLANTIC

Barrack H.A. 63 Abington Friends 36

The top seeded Cougars (15-2)won in the quarterfinals of the PAISAA Commonwealth Cup, the school’s first ever win in the state tournament. Mikayla Trajtenberg hit six 3-pointers and scored 21 points, leading four players in double figures. Dayna Felger added 12 points, Jessie Singer had 11 and Eden Singer scored 10.

CALIFORNIA

Desert Christian 70 Milken 63

The Wildcats (15-9) fell in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section 5AA playoffs.

BOYS

WEST

Denver Jewish Day 75 Mile High Academy 17

In the quarterfinals of the District 8-1A playoffs, the #25 Tigers (15-2) cruised to their ninth straight win.