WEST
Yavneh Dallas 50 Midland Classical 36
The #10 Bulldogs (24-3) won their 13th straight game and are headed back to the TAPPS 3A final. Yavneh will play Hill Country Christian of Austin on Friday, hoping to repeat their 2020 championship. Noah Ohayon and Daniel Schick led the Bulldogs with 13 points each and Jordan Dekelbaum added 10, shooting 8-of-10 from the free throw line.
Beren Houston 58 Calvary Baptist 46
Elie Gelman scored 23 points and Ariel Diner added 15 as the Stars (19-3) overcame a double digit deficit for the second straight game to extend their win streak to nine and advance to the TAPPS 1A championship game. Beren trailed by 13 points at the end of the 1st quarter but scored the first 16 points of the second and took control late in the 3rd. The Stars lost their two prior appearances in the title game but hope third time is a charm when they face Christ Academy in Friday’s final.
Northwest Yeshiva HS 50 Willapa Valley 40
The #19 Lions (18-6) advanced to the WIAA 1B Final Four behind 24 points from Yoel Kintzer. Northwest Yeshiva overcame a 7-point 3rd quarter deficit and won it with a 12-0 run over the final four minutes that included hitting all six of their free throws. Lions will play top-seed Almira Coulee in Friday’s semifinal.
Caprock Academy 48 Denver Jewish Day 43
The #25 Tigers (17-3) had their 11-game win streak snapped in the opening round of the CHSAA 1A regional playoffs.
CALIFORNIA
Valley Torah 69 Chatsworth 49
The 16th seeded Wolfpack (30-3) jumped out to a 12-0 lead and at one point in the 3rd quarter were up by 31 as they beatt the #8 seed to advance to the state Elite 8 for the first time. Johny Dan had 34 pointts and Ethan List added 17 for Valley Torah, who will play #5 Millikan in the CIF Division 4 Southern semifinals.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
Frisch 63 MTA 52
The #17 Lions (9-6) got to within three a few times in the second half but the #7 Cougars (13-6) hit their free throws down the stretch to reach the quarterfinals, where they will play #1 DRS. Tzvi Rudman led MTA with 19 points, Dani Wolk had 11 and Donny Book scored 10.
SAR 50 YDE 33
The #2 Sting (14-1) scored just three points in the first quarter but used a 15-5 second quarter to take control en route to their 12th straight win and a trip to the semifinals. Netanel Hyman led SAR with 19 points and Josh Brody added 10. Isaac Tawil had 12 points to lead the #20 Thunder (9-9). The Sting will play the winner of Flatbush-TABC.
TANZMAN TOURNAMENT
Round-robin Play
Fuchs Mizrachi 75 Atlanta Jewish Academy 50
The Jaguars (7-12) stayed close for most of three quarters before the #25 Mayhem (12-4) stepped it up a notch over the final 10 minutes. Ephraim Blau led Fuchs with 31 points - including two breakaway dunks in the 4th quarter - and Ari Jacoby added 19 points. For the Jaguars (8-12) , Elliot Sokol scored 16 points and Noak Kalnitz and Ezra Feen each added 13.
Farber Hebrew Day 43 Hillel Pittsburgh 40
The host Fire rallied after trailing by 12 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Ari Schon led Farber with 18 points and Aaron Adler added 10.
Columbus Torah Academy 50 Denver Academy of Torah 37
Yaki Liebesman had 13 points and aiden Samuelson added 11 to lead the Lions (4-7). Izzy Potestio scored 19 points for the Wolves (4-8).
