CALIFORNIA
Shalhevet 68 Maywood CES 27
The Firehawks (25-9) have reached the CIF Division 5 Elite 8 in their first ever trip to the state playoffs. They will play top seeded Verdugo Hills in the Southern regional semifinals on Saturday night.
Farber Hebrew Day hosting Tanzman Tournament
The 4th annual David Tanzman Memorial Tournament tips off Thursday at Farber Hebrew Day School in suburban Detroit.
The host Fire will be joined by Fuchs Mizrachi from Cleveland, Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh, Columbus Torah Academy, Atlanta Jewish Academy and Denver Academy of Torah. Fuchs Mizrachi, at #25, is the only tournament participant ranked in the Jewish Hoops America Top 25 and is seeking its third straight Tanzman title.
Farber Hebrew Day began the tournament in 2018, naming it for David Tanzman, one of the founders of the school when it opened as Akiva Hebrew Day School in 1964. The tournament was not held last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. .
The tournament features round robin play through Saturday night with each team playing three games.
The 5th place, 3rd Place and Championship games will be on Sunday.
All games will be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO_z3FvAb2nveQuteYsQitg/featured
Schedule
Thursday
5:30 - Fuchs Mizrachi vs Atlanta Jewish Academy
7:15 - Farber Hebrew Day vs Hillel Pittsburgh
9:00 - Columbus Torah Academy vs Denver Academy of Torah
Friday
9:30 - Denver Academy of Torah vs Atlanta Jewish Academy
11:00 - Farber Hebrew Day vs Columbus Torah Academy
12:30 - Hillel Pittsburgh vs Fuchs Mizrachi
Saturday Night
8:00 - Denver Academy of Torah vs Fuchs Mizrachi
9:30 - Farber Hebrew Day vs Atlanta Jewish Academy
11:00 - Hillel Pittsburgh vs Columbus Torah Academy
Sunday
10:00 - 5th Place game
11:30 - 3rd Place game
1;15 - Championship game
National Results - Boys - March 2, 2022
NORTHEAST
Lexington Christian 67 Gann 33
The 8th-seeded Red Heifers (10-7) fell to the top seed in the opening round of the NEPSAC Class C playoffs. Gahl Rones led Gann with 16 points and Ben Spira had 12.
WEST
Northwest Yeshiva HS 60 Naselle 48
The #19 Lions (17-6) bounced back from the halfcourt buzzer beater that sent them to the elimination round and reached the WIAA 1B Elite 8. Yoel Kintzer scored 22 points and Victor maimon and Dovi goldberg added 12 each. The Lions will play Willapa Valley in the state quarterfinals.
National Results - Girls - March 1, 2022
NORTHEAST
Uxbridge 62 Maimonides 31
The M-Cats fell in the opening round of the MIAA Division 4 playoffs.
CALIFORNIA
Shalhevet 71 Larchmont Charter 15
Yalee Schwartz’s 24 points led four players in double figures for the #4 Firehawks (24-6) as they beat the #13 seed to advance to the quarterfinals of the CIF Division 5 Southern Regional playoffs.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
SKA 63 Ma’ayanot 17
Aliza Toplan scored 12 points, Daphna Steinmetz added 11 and Sari Gross had 10 as the Sonics (12-1) won their eighth straight game to advance to the semifinals. Rapids finish 9-10.
HAFTR 56 SAR 41
Ruthee Rosner scored 18 points and Megan Spivak added 14 to put the Hawks (16-3) into the semifinals. The Sting end the season at 8-9.
Ramaz 55 Central 38
The Wildcats (6-11) were within two at halftime but the Rams (14-7) took control early in the 3rd to reach the semifinals.
National Results - Boys - March 1, 2022
NORTHEAST
Brighton 63 Maimonides 58
Jacob Canner scored 19 points, Josh Saks added 16 and Raanan Gewurz had 14 but the M-Cats (9-9) fell in the opening round of the MIAA Division playoffs.
Haldane 67 Leffell 59
The Lions (7-14) almost upset the top seed in the Section Class C semifinals. Joe Schanzer led Leffell with 19 points and Cory Rabinowitz and Adam Berkowitz added 13 each.
CALIFORNIA
Valley Torah 66 Westchester 52
Johny Dan scored 36 points and Ethan List added 15 on five 3-pointers as the 16th seeded Wolfpack (29-3) beat the top seeded Comets - who were runners up in Los Angeles City D1 sectional - in the opening round of the CIF Division 4 Southern Regionals. Valley Torah next plays #8 Chatsworth in the quarterfinals.