National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Dec. 5, 2022
Games through Dec. 4

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

1.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA (8) ……….….12-2…….…….270…………...1
2.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA(2) …….13-2……………266………….2
3.SAR/Bronx,NY (1)………………………..………..13-2…………..256….…..…..3
4.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY…….10-2…………..230……………5
5.DRS/Woodmere,NY ……………….…………..14-1……………226……….….4
6.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY …..……………8-2……….…..191…..…….….6
7.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL……………4-2……………180…………..14
8.YULA/Los Angeles,CA………………………….10-5…….…...178………..…6
9.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….………….…6-2…………….177……….…8
10.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD………3-0………..….173………….15
11.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…………7-3.………..…169……….…10
12.Milken/Los Angeles,CA……………………….6-4………...…162………..9
13.deToledo/West Hills,CA……………………….7-2…………….154…………11
14.Maimonides/Brookline,MA…………….…..2-2…………....140…………13
15.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY…………………………4-4………….…92..…..……12
16.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL….6-4…………….90………….22
17.Ramaz/New York,NY……………………………6-6………….…84……….….16
18.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL…………………..0-2………...…70……...…….17
19.Hillel/Ocean,NJ……………………………………5-3………..….67……….……18
20.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….…3-0…………….62….………22
21.Mekor Chaim/Baltimore,MD………………4-1………….…55……….…24
TieTABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….………3-5…….……..55……...… 21
23.Denver Jewish Day/Denver,CO………0-0………..….53……….….19
24.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH……….1-1….……..…..51………….20
25.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………….7.-4…….………46………….25

Others receiving votes: Gann, 15; JEC, 13; YDE, 12; Waterbury Yeshiva, 11; Berman H.A., 8; Beth Tfiloh, 6; H.A. Montreal, 4; Donna Klein Jewish Academy, 3; Hyman Brand H.A., 3; Tarbut vTorah, 2; Northwest Yeshiva HS, 1.

National Results - Boys - Dec. 2-4, 2022

Dec. 2

WEINER TOURNAMENT

Round Robin

Yavneh Dallas 61 Boyar 52

Beth Tfiloh 61 HANC 48

Heschel 39 CHAT 27

Semifinals

Yavneh Dallas 34 Heschel 29

Boyar 48 Beth Tfiloh 35

Dec. 3

WEINER TOURNAMENT

5th Place

HANC 52 CHAT 33

3rd Place

Beth Tfiloh 44 Heschel 41

Championship

Boyar 51 Yavneh Dallas 43

The Lions from Jerusalem rallied from 10 down in the 3rd quarter, outscoring the #25 Bulldogs 14-2 in the 4th, to claim their first ever title. Tournament MVP Dan Elimelech led Boyar with 18 points, Eran Levints added 14 and Itay Zelbuch had 13. Yavneh (7-3) had won their first six games of the tournament, including a win over Boyar in round-robin play. Jacob Blank led the Bulldogs with 13 points.

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School 46 Mekor Chaim 23

The #15 Lions were led by Ben Bass’ 11 pts and 9 rebounds and a stifling defense that held the #24 Cyclones (4-1) to a third of what they were averaging. Sam Sharp and David Fritz added 10 each for JDS.

CALIFORNIA

AGBU 60 YULA 54

Yishai Rosenblatt scored 18 points and Josh Barak added 13 for the #6 Panthers (10-5).

YESHIVA LEAGUE

SAR 66 DRS 16

What was expected to be one of the best regular season games of the year turned into a rout as the #3 Sting (6-0; 13-2) outscored the #4 Wildcats (5-1; 14-1) 20-2 in the 2nd quarter and 36-8 in the second half to snap DRS’ 14-game win streak. It was the seventh straight win for SAR, who were led by Andrew Helft’s 17 points..

Frisch 61 TABC 48

Alex Zakheim scored 23 points and Isaac Schiffman added 18 to lead the #10 Cougars (5-1; 7-3). For the #21 Storm (3-2; 3-5), Tzvi Schreiber had 16 points and Netanel Benloulou 10.

JEC 71 Kushner 38

Akiva Sapieka had 13 points and 15 rebounds, Michoel Cornick added 12 points and 12 rebounds and Yosef Heller scored 11 points to lead the Thunder (4-3; 5-5). Coby Brand had 11 points and Sammy Artman added 10 for the Cobras (0-7; 1-9).

Dec. 4

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. 72 Model 53

Asher Falk scored 25 points and Gabey Margulies added 14 to lead the Cougars (2-7).

MIDWEST

Fasman Yeshiva 74 MCC Prep 24

Elya Vilenski and JH Kraitman each scored 12 points and Kraitman grabbed 15 rebounds for The Yeshiva (1-1).

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Ohr Yisroel 56 MTA 52

The Flames (3-5) dealt a major blow to the Lions playoff chances as MTA drops to 1-5. Reuben Rozehzadeh and Moshe Alexander each scored 14 points for Ohr Yisroel. Avraham Rivkin had 14 points for MTA and Gavriel Rudman added 11.

YDE 39 Waterbury Yeshiva 33

Jackie Yeddid scored 11 points and Ikey Greenstein added 10 to lead the Thunder (3-4; 4-6). The Wolfpack dropped to 2-4.

Rambam 45 Magen Abraham 41

Yaakov Schaffran scored 20 points and Yaacov Lazar chipped in 18 as the Ravens improve to 2-4. The Kings are 0-9, 0-7 in the league.

CHAT girls, Boyar boys capture titles at Weiner Tournament

The CHAT Tigers girls and the Boyar Lions boys won the championship games Saturday night at the 34th annual Weiner Family Tournament, which was played this year for the first time since 2019 before Covid.

Both teams beat the Yavneh Dallas Bulldogs, 47-40 in the girls game and 51-43 in the boys game.

It was the first ever title for the boys team from Jerusalem, and they needed a rally from 12 points down in the 3rd quarter to make it happen. The girls from Toronto finished a perfect 7-0 to win the tournament for the fourth time in five years and deny the Yavneh girls their first ever title.

Carmel Baratz led CHAT with 16 points and tournament MVP Samara Glazer and Elle Ohayon each scored 10. Lilly Yalovsky scored 14 and Ally Oster added 10 for Yavneh. The Bulldogs went 5-2 in the tournament, their only losses coming to CHAT.

In the boys final, Yavneh led 36-24 in the 3rd before going cold, managing only two points in the fourth quarter. Tournament MVP Daniel Elimelech led Boyar (5-2) with 18 points, Eran Levints had 14 and Itay Zelbuch added 13. Yavneh had won its first six games in the tournament, including a 9-point win over Boyar in round-robin play. They were led in the final by Jacob Blank’s 13 points.

Girls 1st Team All-Tournament

Samara Glazer, CHAT
Lilly Yalovsky, Yavneh Dallas
Coral Levy, HANC
Grace Cohen, Beth Tfiloh
Roni Zelcbuch, Boyar

Girls 2nd Team All-Tournament

Carmel Baratz, CHAT
Madison Winton, Yavneh Dallas
Dalia Leibowitz, Beth Tfiloh
Alana Rubensohn, HANC
Maya Nussbaum, Heschel

Boys 1st Team All Tournament:

Itay Zelcbuch, Boyar
Jacob Blank, Yavneh Dallas
Amman Omidi, HANC
Eli Wahlberg, Beth Tfiloh
Ben Eskenazi, Heschel

Boys 2nd Team All Tournament

Eran Oz Levi, CHAT
Stanley Dansicker, Beth Tfiloh
Sam Rael, Yavneh Dallas
Jordan Dekelbaum, Yavneh Dallas
Josh Khalili, HANC
Eran Levints, Boyar

National Results - Girls - Dec. 2-4, 2022

Dec. 2

WEINER TOURNAMENT

Round Robin

CHAT 35 Heschel 11

Yavneh Dallas 58 Boyar 49

Beth Tfiloh 42 HANC 29

Semifinals

CHAT 59 HANC 30

Yavneh Dallas 28 Beth Tfiloh 23

Dec. 3

WEINER TOURNAMENT

5th Place:

Boyar 25 Heschel 16

3rd Place

HANC 37 Beth Tfiloh 29

Championship

CHAT 47 Yavneh Dallas 40

Carmel Baratz scored 16 points and tournament MVP Samara Glazer and Elle Ohayon each added 10 as the Tigers (14-1) took the title for the fourth time in 5 years (2016-2018). Lilly Yalovsky scored 14 points and Ally Oster had 10 for the Bulldogs (10-3), who were vying for their first ever tournament championship.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

HAFTR 53 North Shore H.A. 37

Elisabeth Gurtman scored 18 points, Megan Scharf added 14 and Arianne Horowitz had 11 to lead the Hawks (3-1; 6-2) to their third straight win. The Lions drop to 2-4.

Dec. 4

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. 69 Model 25

Jenny Kagan scored 20 points, Ma’ayan Zakheim added 18 and Maya August had 13 to lead the Cougars (4-3).

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Frisch 63 Ma’ayanot 52

The Cougars (5-0; 9-1) won their fourth straight game despite 31 points from Ayelet Ostrin. The Rapids are now 3-2.

Ramaz 60 Kushner 16

Leila Sakhai scored 19 points, Lindsey Feit added 15 and Serena Olshin had 10 to lead the Rams (3-3; 4-6). The Cobras fell to 2-4

National Results - Girls - Dec. 1, 2022

WEINER TOURNAMENT

Yavneh Dallas 53 Beth Tfiloh 34

CHAT 52 HANC 40

Boyar 30 Heschel 16

Beth Tfiloh 36 Heschel 5

Yavneh Dallas 46 HANC 43

CHAT 65 Boyar 43

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School 44 McLean 37

Shani Schwartz scored 21 points to lead the Lions (1-1).

MIDWEST

Ida Crown 50 Rochelle Zell 29

Ilana Schwartz scored 23 points for the Aces (5-1).

Patriots Prep 52 Columbus Torah Academy 40

Esthy Wolfson led the Lions with 12 points.

Andrews Osborne def Fuchs Mizrachi

The Mayhem dropped to 0-4.

WEST

Whitefield 41 Hyman Brand H.A. 28

Illy Hammer scored 15 points for the Rams (0-2).

CALIFORNIA

Burroughs 35 YULA 29

Alexa Heumann led the Panthers (6-4) with 15 points.

Novato 44 JCHS San Francisco 27

The Wolves are now 0-4.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

HAFTR 50 Central 30

The Hawks improve to 2-1 in the league, 5-2 overall. The Wildcats are now 2-6, 1-4 in the league.

Flatbush 43 North Shore H.A. 36

The Falcons (4-1) put the game away at the free throw line after the Lions (2-3) had rallied.

Hillel 60 Kushner 22

The Heat got their first win after two losses. The Cobras fell to 2-6, 2-3 in the league.