National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Jan. 16, 2023
Games through Jan. 15

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

1.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA (8) ……….….22-4…….…….249…………...1
2.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA……. ….23-5………….239…………...2
3.SAR/Bronx,NY (1)………………………..………..16-2…………..232….….…...3
4.YULA/Los Angeles,CA……………………….20-8…….……..212……..…...4
5.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY….…...21-3…….……..203……….….7
6.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY …..………..….16-3……….…..202..……...…6
7.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….……………14-3…………...199….….5
8.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL…………...9-2………….…175…………..8
9.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD……….9-3……………..160…….…….9
10.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….……..…10-5…….……..145…...…… 10
11.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….……10-1……….…….139……..……12
12.Maimonides/Brookline,MA…………….…….9-2…………....138………..….11
13.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….….13-7.………..….135………..…13
14.DRS/Woodmere,NY ……………….………….23-5……………134…………..13
15.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL……………….…..6-4………….…104……..…..16
16.deToledo/West Hills,CA……………………….15-3……….….100…………..15
17.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY………………………….9-6………...…..87..…...…..18
18.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH…….….11-1….……....….79…….…..19
19.Hillel/Ocean,NJ……………………………………12-8………….…66….…..….20
20.Milken/Los Angeles,CA……………………….6-11…………..…65…….…….17
21.Denver Jewish Day/Denver,CO…….…...7-1………..…....47……….…21
22.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX……………...16-5…….…....…32……….…22
23.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY……………………….14-12………………25…………23
24.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD………………..11-11……………….22………….24
25.Mekor Chaim/Baltimore,MD…………..…13-8…………….…17………..…24

Others receiving votes: H.A. Miami, 10; Waterbury Yeshiva, 10; Gann, 9; Ramaz, 8; Mesivta, 4; Beth Tfiloh, 1

Big Day for Hebrew Academy as Barrack and North Shore win at Ramaz tourney

The Barrack H.A. Cougars and the North Shore H.A. Lions won the girls and boys titles Sunday in the Sam Gyenes Memorial Tournament at Ramaz.

The Cougars came up I-95 from Philadelphia and beat Flatbush in the final 58-37 after beating the SAR JV in the opening round.

In the boys’ tourney, the Lions, ranked #7 in the JHA National Top 25, beat HAFTR in the opening game and then defeated host Ramaz 58-48 in the final.

GIRLS

Flatbush 58 Ramaz 49

Merle Kassab led the Falcons (9-3) with 29 points and Tunie Hanan added 16 in her first game of the season. The loss snapped a 6-game win streak for the Rams (8-7), who were led by Lindsey Feit’s 15 points and 13 from Leila Sakhai. .

Barrack H.A. 68 SAR JV 40

Mikayla Trajtenberg scored 24 points and Eden Singer added 18 to lead the Cougars.

3rd Place

SAR JV defeated Ramaz

1st Place

Barrack H.A. 58 Flatbush 37

The Falcons (9-4) scored the game’s first four points but the Cougars (6-6) scored the next 19 and were never threatened from there en route to the title. Eden Singer and Noa Singer each scored 14 points, Sami Neff added 13 and Mikayla Trajtenberg had 10. For Flatbush, Camille Mosseri had 11 points and Merle Kassab scored 10.

BOYS

Ramaz 61 Barrack H.A. 59

Milan Kushner scored 24 points and Eden Bracha added 22 as the host Rams secured a spot in the final. Benjamin Gelwarg had 29 points for the Cougars and Ben Makias scored 10.

North Shore H.A. 49 HAFTR 29

3rd Place

HAFTR 64 Barrack H.A. 43

Peter Drukker scored 24 points and Sam Siri added 22 for the #23 Hawks (14-12). Harrison Andelman led the Cougars (1-11) with 11 points and Benjamin Gelwarg added 10.

Final

North Shore H.A. 58 Ramaz 48

David Orbach led the Lions with 20 points, Jordan Zarka added 15 and Jonah Carmili had 10 as the #7 Lions (21-3) took the title. Milan Kushner had 22 points for the Rams (11-17).

National Results - Boys/Girls - Jan. 14, 2023

Boys

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. 64 Beth Tfiloh 46

Asher Falk scored 29 points and Alex August added 20 as the #24 Cougars (11-11) won their fifth straight game. Sam Gruenberg led the Warriors (11-5) with 12 points.

SOUTHEAST

Weber Atlanta 81 Atlanta Jewish Academy 37

The Rams improved to 4-8. The Jaguars fall to 4-5.

WEST

Yavneh Dallas 68 Lutheran 44

The #22 Bulldogs (16-5) easily extended their win streak to nine games after opening with a 34-5 first quarter. Daniel Schick led Yavneh with 19 points, including 8-of-9 shooting from the field, Jordan Dekelbaum added 13 points and Sam Rael had 10.

CALIFORNIA

Shalhevet 54 YULA 44

Avi Halpert scored 20 points and Nathan Sellam added 18 as the #1 Firehawks (22-4) won their fifth straight game. Josh Barak led the #4 Panthers (20-8) with 10 points.

Oaks Christian 76 Valley Torah 74 OT

The #2 Wolfpack (23-5) rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to lead by seven in the 4th quarter but a 3-pointer at the buzzer sent the game into overtime where the Lions rallied from six down to win on a late basket. Johny Dan led Valley Torah with 31 points and Noam Mayouhas added 18.

Girls

WEST

Yavneh Dallas 44 Lutheran 24

Lilly Yalovsky led the Bulldogs (15-7) with 16 points.

National Results - Boys - Jan. 12, 2023

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School 69 Washington International 24

David Fritz scored 18 points and Ted Lazoff added 11 as the #9 Lions (9-3) won their fourth straight game.

Beth Tfiloh 66 Cristo Rey 60

Elie Schwartz hit the winning 3-pointer for the second straight game, breaking a 60-60 in the final minute. Eli Wahlberg and Michael Cohen each scored 14 points to lead the Warriors (11-4) and Sam Gruenberg added 12.

Barrack H.A. 39 Pine Forge 30

Andrew Meltzer and Benjamin Gelwarg each scored 11 points for the Cougars (1-9).

NORTHEAST

Maimonides 54 Matignon 27

Avi Schwartz scored 14 points and Josh Canner added 10 as the #11 M-Cats (9-2) extended their win streak to eight games.

Gann 64 Boston Trinity 54

Benjy Schwartz scored 24 points to lead four players in double figures for the Red Heifers (3-2). Gahl Rones added 14 points, Eli Leder had 11 and Ben Spira scored 10,

Cedar Grove 33 Golda Och 19

The Roadrunners fall to 2-5.

CANADA

Father Henry Carr 77 Or Chaim Toronto 49

Levi Kalvari scored 15 points, Maurice Nsiri added 11 and Ami Prisman had 10 but the Knights (2-2) fell short against the top team in their division.

Tanenbaum CHAT vs Crawford

SOUTHEAST

Kings Academy 72 Katz YHS 66

The #5 Storm (14-3) had their 8-game win streak snapped by undefeated Kings. Meir Eisen led Katz with 16 points, Yuval Ovaknin added 13 and Jake Kaweblum had 11.

Donna Klein Jewish Academy 86 Cushman 20

Zion Dascal scored 24 points, Josh Matheson had 19 and Tal Kessous had 14 for the Eagles (6-3).

Posnack Jewish Day vs Hillel Miami

MIDWEST

Cabrini 58 Frankel Jewish Academy 39

Jaguars are now 2-5.

WEST

Yavneh Dallas 51 Lucas Christian 40

Sam Rael and Daniel Schick each scored 15 points and Jacob Blank added 12 as the #22 Bulldogs (15-5) won their eighth straight game.

Denver Jewish Day 59 Prairie 47

#21 Tigers improve to 7-1.

Denver Academy of Torah 50 Mile High Academy 48

Ben Avner scored 12 points and Daniel Fiedler added 10 as the Wolves (6-2) held on after leading by 12 points at halftime.

Muckleshoot Tribal 58 Northwest Yeshiva HS 51

Lions fall to 2-7,

CALIFORNIA

Shalhevet 76 Compton Early College 44

Nathan Sellam scored 21 points, Avi Halpert added 16 and Oz Shalom had 13 to pace the #1 Firehawks (21-4) to their fifth straight win.

Pacifica Christian 87 deToledo 59

#15 Jaguars (15-3) had their 12 game win streak snapped.

Western Christian 83 Tarbut vTorah 44

Ari Varon scored 12 points and Yonah Light added 11 for the Lions (8-5).

San Diego Jewish Academy 61 High Tech North 42

Alex Gilbert led the Lions (7-7) with 20 points, Jonathan Wang added 18 and Jack Silberstein had 17.

JCHS San San Francisco 59 International 27

Wolves improve to 3-8.

National Results - Girls - Jan. 12, 2023

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School 72 Washington International 11

Shani Schwartz scored 22 points and Ella Longman added 10 to lead the Lions (10-2) to their fifth straight win.

Berman H.A/ 62 Washington Christian 52

Jenny Kagan scored 32 points and Meira Falk had 11 points and 12 assists to lead the Cougars (12-4) to their eighth straight win.

Park 34 Beth Tfiloh 27

Warriors are now 5-7.

NORTHEAST

Belleville 41 Golda Och 22

Aly Biloon led the Roadrunners (0-6) with 15 points.

MIDWEST

Ida Crown 62 Josephinum 20

Dara Lennon had 22 points and Ilana Schwartz added 14 as the Aces (9-2) won their third straight game.

WEST

Yavneh Dallas 69 Lucas Christian 17

Dalia Lampert scored 18 points, Lilly Yalovsky added 13 and Maddie Winton had 12 to lead the Bulldogs (14-7).

Hyman Brand H.A. 57 Daniel 31

Illy Hammer scored 27 points for the Rams (2-2) and Aviva Clauer added 11.

Northwest Yeshiva HS vs Muckleshoot Tribal

CALIFORNIA

Milken vs Mesrobian

JCHS San Francisco vs International