National Top 25

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

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

1.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA(6) ……...32-4…………269…….….,,.2
2.Ramaz/New York,NY(5)……………….……..18-4……....…268…….…….5
3.SAR/Bronx,NY ………………………..……...….…15-2………..251…….…..…1
4.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA ………..…...26-9…….….241………….4
5.DRS/Lawrence,NY …………………….………12-3………..228……………3
6.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….……....17-5……......223……...…..6
7.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….………14-7.………200……………6
8.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL………….14-5…………..197…………..8
9.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX……………24-4………...…173…………..9
10.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY………………………11-10……………170..…..…..10
11.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY …..………..12-6…………….155……..…..11
12.Milken/Los Angeles,CA…………………..13-10………..…146………..….12
tieRochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL…………………18-4……….…146……...…..14
14.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD….…13-7………..…141………..…13
15.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….…………10-6……….….127………….15
16.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL……………………….12-7………..….99…….….17
17.Berman HA/Rockville,MD…………………14-10……………84.….…...18
18.MTA/New York,NY………………………………9-6……………82………..19
19.Northwest Yeshiva/Mercer Island,WA..18-8……..…81………..16
20.Denver Jewish Day/Denver,CO……..17-3………..…50……….20
21.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL….11-11……………45……….21
22.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH………15-4……………31…………23
23.YULA/Los Angeles,CA………………………4-16………...….28……….22
24.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY…………………….…9-11……………27…..……25
25.YDE/Brooklyn,NY…………………………….….9-9………...……24…….....24

Others Receiving Votes: Hillel, 20; Waterbury Yeshiva, 17; Fasman Yeshiva, 13; Southern California Yeshiva, 11; Maimonides, 7; Beren Houston, 6; Gann, 5; HA Montreal, 5; Emery Weiner, 1.

Mega RamRally spurs Ramaz to MYHSAL title

Cy Aminzadeh’s jumper in the lane with :12.7 left gave #5 Ramaz their only lead and a 29-28 comeback win over #1 SAR in the 2022 MYHSAL championship game Sunday night at Yeshiva University.

The Rams overcame 6-of-42 shooting in the first three quarters and closed the game on a 19-2 run as the Sting (15-2) went cold in the final eight minutes and saw their 13-game win streak end..

It was the eight straight win for the Rams (18-4) and gave them their first league championship since 2010. That last title was their third in six years after they ended a 40-year drought in 2005.

SAR, a relative newcomer to the league, seemingly had its first ever boys’ title in hand with 3:32 left in the 3rd quarter after a 3-pointer by Itai Berkowitz put them up 26-10. But Ramaz got a basket from Caleb Rosenfeld and a 3-pointer from their leading scorer Julius Rubinstein - his first points of the game - to get to within 11 at the end of the third. The Rams missed their first shot of the fourth but hit 7 of their last 10 shots while SAR managed just 1 of 9 shooting down the stretch.

Aminzadeh was the game MVP with 11 points. In addition to his winning basket, he connected on Ramaz’ first three field goals - 2 in the first half when Ramaz shot 2-of-28 and the opening basket of the second half to make the score 19-8. .

The Sting then went on a 7-2 run capped by Berkowitz’ trey before going cold.

Ramaz had four fouls to give in the final :12 and used two of them, including one where SAR’s Netanel Hyman thought he had hit the go ahead shot but the refs called the foul on the floor with :06.1 left. Hyman was left with only a fadeaway from 20-feet that hit the front of the rim as time ran out.

Rubinstein and Caleb Rosenfeld each scored 8 points. Hyman led the Sting with 6 points.

Both teams will play this week in the Sarachek Tournament, SAR as the top seed with an opening round game against Berman Hebrew Academy and Ramaz seeded 7th and playing Magen David.

National Results - Boys - March 15, 2022

YESHIVA LEAGUE

SAR 37 TABC 35

The #1 Sting (15-1) overcame a sluggish start to win their 13th straight game - including three over the Storm - and advance to the championship game against Ramaz. SAR never trailed in the final two quarters after closing the first half on a 12-5 run to take a 2-point lead into the locker room.

SAR had a six point lead with a minute left but TABC chipped it down to one, helped by SAR missing a pair of one-and-ones. But on the second one Josh Brody got fouled on the offensive rebound and hit one of two free throws with :07.9 left before TABC missed a 3-pointer that would have won it. Netanel Hyman and Moshe Spirgel each scored 10 points for the Sting. Netanel Benloulou led the #6 Storm (17-5) with 11 points.

Ramaz is also on a winning streak, having won seven in a row. SAR beat Ramaz 43-20 in January in their only matchup of the season, but the Rams were missing their top scorer and playmaker Julius Rubinstein.

HAFTR girls win MYHSAL championship

Ruthee Rosner scored 24 points and Megan Spivak added 15 as the HAFTR Hawks beat their Five Towns rival the SKA Sonics 49-34 in the league championship game.

The Hawks finished the season 18-3.

HAFTR led 11-2 after one quarter and 21-13 at the half . They scored the first basket of the 3rd quarter and the lead never dipped under eight after that.

The two teams tied atop the East Division this season, each losing just one league game - to each other. The Sonics (13-2) were riding a 9-game win streak into the final but struggled to contain Rosner inside. Daphna Steinmetz led them with 12 points and Simona Goldberg had 11.

National Results - Boys - March 14, 2022

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Ramaz 62 Frisch 45

The first half in The Basement was a slugfest as the host Rams traded leads throughout with the Cougars and nobody led by more than four points. But in the second half, Ramaz did all the slugging, outscoring Frisch 16-3 in the 3rd quarter en route to the semifinal win.

Julius Rubinstein led Ramaz (17-4) with 24 points and Cy Aminzadeh added 18. Alex Zakheim and Ben Haber each scored 11 points for the Cougars (14-7).

The Rams will play the winner of the SAR-TABC semifinal. They are making their first trip to the championship game in nine years and are seeking their first MYHSAL title since 2010.

CANADA

Hebrew Academy Montreal 68 Villa Maria 35

In their first action since December, the Heat (6-1) won their third straight game behind 24 points from Jonny Amselem.