CHAT girls, Leo Baeck boys are champs at Israel Becker Tournament

The Tanenbaum CHAT girls team finished undefeated and the Leo Baeck boys team from Haifa avenged its only loss in the final to win the championships Wednesday at the 2023 Israel Becker Tournament in Toronto.

The host Tigers turned back the Jewish Day School Lions in the girls final 61-25 behind 17 points from Samara Glazer and 12 from Jaime Morris. Before that the Tigers won all four of their preliminary games and beat Beth Tfiloh in the semifinals.

The Tigers 6-0 record coupled with a perfect run through the Weiner Tournament in Baltimore last month gave them 13 straight wins since their fall season, in which they were undefeated until losing in their conference final.

In the boys final, Leo Baeck beat Jewish Day School 66-60. Leo Baeck had gone 4-1 in prelims, losing only to JDS, and then beat Beth Tfiloh in the semifinals.

National Results - Girls - Jan. 24, 2023

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. vs Burke

Barrack H.A. 48 Sacred Heart 40

Sami Neff scored 16 points and Eden Singer and Noa Singer added 10 each to lead the Cougars (10-7).

NORTHEAST

Golda Och 42 Weequahic 36

Giselle Weiss led the Roadrunners (2-8) with 11 points.

SOUTHEAST

Atlanta Jewish Academy vs Atlanta Girls’ School

MIDWEST

Columbus Torah Academy 37 Cristo Rey 25

Esthy Wolfson led the Lions (3-10) with 17 points.

Ida Crown 53 Christ the King 42

Ilana Schwartz scored 20 points and Rena Neiger added 17 to lead the Aces (10-2) to their fourth straight win.

WEST

Yavneh Dallas 60 Coram Deo 34

Call them Coram Deja Vu. Bulldogs (18-7) beat them for the second straight night, behind Lilly Yalovsky’s 24 points and 13 from Dalia Lampert. It was Yavneh’s fifth straight win.

Christ Prep 45 Hyman Brand H.A. 34

Illy Hammer scored 12 points and Aviva Clauer had 11 for the Rams (3-4).

CALIFORNIA

Bay 50 JCHS San Francisco 21

Wolves are now 2-13.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Frisch 54 Kushner 25

The Cougars improved to 7-1 in the league, 11-2 overall. Cobras now 2-11, 2-8 in the league.

Israel Becker Tournament - Tuesday Results

Boys

Round Robin

Jewish Day School 73 Bialik 29

The #15 Lions wrapped up the prelims undefeated.

Beth Tfiloh 66 Elitzur Petach Tikvah 44

Eli Wahlberg and Michael Cohen each scored 14 points as the Warriors secured the #3 seed.

Semifinals

Jewish Day School 49 Elitzur Petach Tikvah 31

Leo Baeck-Haifa 78 Beth Tfiloh 61

GIRLS

Round Robin

Beth Tfiloh 49 Bialik 31

The Warriors got their first win of the tournament but it clinched a spot in the semifinals.

Jewish Day School 50 Leo Baeck-Haifa 48

Both teams went at it hard - even though they already knew they were facing each other later in the semifinals.

Semifinals

CHAT 65 Beth Tfiloh 35

Jewish Day School 48 Leo Baeck-Haifa 29

National Results - Boys - Jan. 24, 2023

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. 62 Washington International 25

Erez Epstein scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, Alex August had 12 points and Daniel Ferziger added 10 as the #20 Cougars (14-11) extended their winning streak to eight games.

Barrack H.A. vs Pine Forge

NORTHEAST

SAR 67 Leffell 43

The #3 Sting (17-2) got 21 points from Akiva Schanzer to win their 11th straight game. Cousin Joe Schanzer led the Lions (3-8) with 11 points.

Golda Och 50 Weequahic 46 OT

Alec Stein scored 23 points and the Roadrunners (5-7) rallied from a 9-point halftime deficit.

Maimonides 56 South Boston 26

Raanan Gewurz and Shabtai Kaplan each scored 12 points and Eitan Bessler added 11 to lead the #12 M-Cats (11-3).

CANADA

Or Chaim Toronto 71 Monsignor Johnson 52

Levi Kalvari scored 22 points to lead the Knights (3-2) and Ami Prisman and Maurice Nsiri each added 14.

SOUTHEAST

Miami Country Day 64 Hillel Miami 28

Lions are now 1-8.

Donna Klein Jewish Academy 74 Village 25

Joey Siemens led the Eagles (8-4) with 20 points and Zion Dascal added 15.

Mt. Pisgah 63 Weber Atlanta 48

The Rams are now 5-10.

MIDWEST

Independence 62 Fuchs Mizrachi 57

The #18 Mayhem (12-2) had a 14-point lead in the 1st half but couldn’t hold on to it and lost for the first time in 12 games. Netanel Jacobs led Fuchs with 25 points and …..

Columbus Torah Academy vs Cristo Rey

Bader Hillel vs Victoria Christian

Frankel Jewish Academy vs Cristo Rey

WEST

Yavneh Dallas 62 Coram Deo 46

A 21-8 third quarter put the game away for the #22 Bulldogs (19-5), who won their 12th straight game. Jordan Dekelbaum led Yavneh with 16 points and Darren Sacher added 11.

Brazosport Christian 46 Beren Houston 28

Jonnie Katz scored 15 points for the Stars (3-11).

Denver Jewish Day 73 Beth Eden Baptist 24

Gavin Foonberg scored 18 points and the #21 Tigers (10-1) extended their win streak to six games.

Northwest Yeshiva HS 52 Concordia Christian 47

Lions are now 4-8.

Emery Weiner vs Second Baptist

CALIFORNIA

deToledo 72 Le Lycee 29

Michael Galeck led the #16 Jaguars (18-4) with 31 points.

Fairmont SJC 86 Tarbut vTorah 50

Isaac Joelson led the Lions (10-6) with 16 points and Yonah Light added 12.

Guajome Park 61 San Diego Jewish Academy 54

Jimmy Lai scored 14 points, David Feigenbaum added 12 and Jack Silberstein had 11 for the Lions (8-10).

JCHS san Francisco vs Bay

Milken vs Beverly Hills

YESHIVA LEAGUE

TABC 61 Heschel 39

The #10 Storm (10-2; 11-5) won their seventh straight game. The Heat fall to 4-13, 2-9 in the league.

National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Jan. 23, 2023
Games through Jan. 22

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

1.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA (8) ……….….25-5…….…….248…………...1
2.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA (1)……. 24-5…………..240…………...2
3.SAR/Bronx,NY (1)………………………..………..16-2……………232….….….…3
4.YULA/Los Angeles,CA……………………….20-8…….…….215……..….….4
5.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY….…21-3…….……..207……….……5
6.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY …..………..…16-3……….….200..……...…..6
7.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL…………...11-2……………192…………….8
8.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….……………14-4…………...186….…………7
9.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….……10-1……….…...155……..…….11
10.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….………10-5…….……..154…...………10
11.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….….13-7.………..….140………..…13
12.Maimonides/Brookline,MA…………….….10-3…………...139………..….12
TieDRS/Woodmere,NY ……………….…………23-5…………..139……………14
14.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL……………….…..6-4………….…99……..…….15
15.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD…….10-3…………….98…….………9
16.deToledo/West Hills,CA………………………17-4……….……96…………..16
17.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH…….….11-1….……....….82…….…...18
18.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY………………………….9-6………...…..77..…...……17
19.Hillel/Ocean,NJ……………………………………12-8………….…62….…..….19
20.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD………………..13-11……………57………….24
21.Denver Jewish Day/Denver,CO…….…...8-1………..…..55……….…21
22.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX……………...17-5…….…..….41……….…22
TieHAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY……………………….14-12……………41………….23
24.Milken/Los Angeles,CA………………………6-13……………40…….…..20
25.Mekor Chaim/Baltimore,MD…………..….14-8……………26…………25

Others Receiving Votes: H.A. Miami, 11; Waterbury Yeshiva, 7; Ramaz, 5; Gann, 4; Mesivta, 3.