National Results - Boys - Feb. 2, 2023

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. 76 Don Bosco 44

Asher Falk scored 24 points and Alex August and Benjy Sussman each added 11 as the #21 Cougars (18-12) won their third straight game.

Beth Tfiloh 51 Cristo Rey 49

Michael Cohen scored 15 points and Eli Wahlberg had 12 to lead the Warriors (17-10).

NORTHEAST

Leffell 82 Children’s Village 33

Joe Schanzer scored 37 points, Will Hirsch added 18 and Jascha Weiss had 10 led the Lions (7-9) to their third straight win.

West Caldwell Tech 52 Golda Och 22

Noam Waknin led the Roadrunners (6-10) with 8 points.

SOUTHEAST

H.A. Miami 68 Bridgeprep 41

Ben Farkas scored 22 points and Daniel Pollack added 14 for the Warriors

Weber Atlanta 66 Paideia 62

The Rams are 7-11.

MIDWEST

Chicago Hope 62 Rochelle Zell 37

The #14 Tigers fell to 7-5.

Cabrini 71 Frankel Jewish Academy 54

Jaguars are now 4-8.

Columbus Torah Academy vs Oakstone

WEST

Hyman Brand H.A. 79 Training Center Christian 63

Riley Ellis scored 36 points, Judah Schuster added 24 and Teddy Zitron had 13 to lead the Rams (6-5).

Beren Houston 65 Living Stones 47

Jonnie Katz scored 26 points and Rafi Miller added 10 for the Stars (5-11).

Northwest Yeshiva HS 83 Quilcene 60

Damiel Negrin scored 25 points and Joe Benoliel added 24 to lead the Lions (5-9).

Emery Weiner Fort Bend Christian

Denver Academy of Torah Vanguard Classical

CALIFORNIA

Oakwood 87 YULA 67

Alex Gabay scored 26 points, Josh Barak added 13 and Judah Robin had 11 but the #4 Panthers (20-11) dropped their third straight game.

Liberty Charter 55 SCY High 53

Hawks drop to 3-14.

Rock Academy 65 San Diego Jewish Academy 27

Alex Gilbert led the Lions (8-13) with 12 points.

International 70 JCHS San Francisco 43

Wolves fall to 4-15.

Kehillah Jewish 70 Summit Prep 59

Rams are now 8-3.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Frisch 58 SAR 48

Isaac Schiffman scored 19 points and Alex Zakheim added 18 as the #8 Cougars (11-2; 15-7) beat the #5 Sting (11-2; 18-4) for the second time in a week and took over 1st place in the West. Akiva Schanzer scored 23 points for SAR.

Flatbush 66 YDE 36

Beni Keda scored 16 points, Sam Jemal added 12 and Zach Hassoun had 10 to lead the #17 Falcons (9-5; 10-6). The loss for the Thunder (4-9; 5-11) officially eliminated them from playoff contention and clinched a playoff spot for Waterbury Yeshiva.

Magen David 70 Waterbury Yeshiva 33

Mark Sarder and Asher Melamed each scored 14 points for the #5 Warriors (9-3; 17-4). The Wolfpack (6-7) clinched the last playoff spot with YDE’s loss and can still finish in 5th if they beat Hillel and HAFTR loses to MTA.

HAFTR hosting girls varsity tournament

The annual HAFTR Invitational Girls Varsity Tournament tips off Thursday night in Cedarhurst.

The Hawks will host Berman Hebrew Academy from Maryland, the Jewish Culture High School of Miami and Yeshiva League teams Flatbush, HANC, Ma’ayanot, North Shore Hebrew Academy and Ramaz.

Five of the teams - #5 Berman, #9 Ma’ayanot, #12 Ramaz, #14 HAFTR and #15 Flatbush - are in Jewish Hoops America’s National Top 18 released for the first time Thursday.

Each team will play three preliminary games before Shabbot to determine seeding. Quarterfinals are Saturday night, with winners going into Tier 1 and losers into Tier 2. The semifinals and finals are on Sunday.

All games will be broadcast live at https://www.youtube.com/@HAFTRAthletics

Tournament Schedule:

Thursday

7:00 - HAFTR vs Flatbush; Jewish Culture vs HANC
8:30 - Berman H.A. vs Ma’ayanot; Ramaz vs North Shore H.A.

Friday

9:00 - HAFTR vs Jewish Culture; Berman H.A. vs Ramaz
10:30 - North Shore H.A. vs Ma’ayanot; Flatbush vs HANC
12:00 - Jewish Culture vs Ramaz; HAFTR vs Berman H.A.
1:30 - HANC vs North Shore H.A.; Flatbush vs Ma’ayanot

Saturday

8:30 pm - #1 vs #8; #3 vs #6
10:00 pm - #2 vs #7; #4 vs #5

Sunday

9:00 - Tier 2 Semifinals
10:30 - Tier 1 Semifinals
12:00 - Tier 2 Final
1:30 - Championship

National Top 18 - JHA Girls rankings

It took a long time but we finally have an in-season national ranking of Jewish Hoops America girls teams and here it is.

This is still a work in progress in many ways - how many teams we rank, who ranks them, chief among the ways. For now there is a panel of coaches, ADs and girls basketball observers. It’s not yet opened up more widely until we know there’s a groundswell of people across the country paying attention to all the programs out there.

We picked 18 because that’s how many teams got votes - and its quirky and Jewish, so maybe we’ll stick with it.

National Top 18
Jewish Hoops America
Feb. 1, 2023
Games through Jan. 31

Team……………………………………………………..Record

1.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA…………………24-1
2.SKA/Hewlett,NY……………………………………12-0
3.Tanenbaum CHAT/Toronto,ON………….21-1
4.Frisch/Paramus,NJ………………………………..14-2
5.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD………………….17-4
6.Barrack H.A./Bryn Mawr,PA…………………13-7
7.Ida Crown/Skokie,IL……………………………..12-2
8.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………15-12
9.Ma’ayanot/Teaneck,NJ…………………………8-4
10.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD………14-5
11.Milken/Los Angeles,CA……………………….9-12
12.Ramaz/New York,NY…………………………..10-8
13.SAR/Bronx,NY………………………………………10-6
14.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………..13-3
15.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY…………………………9-4
16.Yavneh/Dallas,TX………………………………..20-7
17.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL…..9-7
18.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH………10-9

National Results - Girls - Feb. 1, 2023

MIDWEST

Villa Angelina 79 Fuchs Mizrachi 32

The Mayhem are 10-9.

CALIFORNIA

Pilibos 59 Milken 42

Wildcats are now 9-13.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Ramaz 35 Kushner 23

Molly Hiltzik scored 10 points as the Rams (9-3; 10-8) clinched 2nd Place in the West.

SAR 58 Heschel 17

Megan Horowitz scored 31 points as the Sting (8-4; 10-6) forced a coin toss with Ma’ayanot to determine 3rd and 4th places in the West.

National Results - Boys - Feb. 1, 2023

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. 78 National Christian Academy 62

Asher Falk scored 23 points, passing 1,000 for his career, to lead the #21 Cougars (17-12). Erez Epstein also had 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Alex August added 13 points.

Jewish Day School 48 St. Anselm’s 23

Ben Bass scored 18 points to lead the #15 Lions (17-5).

Mekor Chaim 56 Key 32

Dani Ocken scored 20 points and Yakov Meister had 10 to lead the #24 Cyclones (15-8).

Kohelet 65 Community Academy 44

Eli Wallace’s 16 points led five players in double figures as the Kings (11-3) won their fifth straight game. Asher Kahlon added 12 points, Gabe Pugman had 11 and Daniel Benjamini and Didi Abergel each scored 10.

NORTHEAST

Maimonides 60 South Boston 46

The #12 M-Cats (13-3) won their third straight behind Shabtai Kaplan’s 18 points, 12 from Oren Spira and 11 from Nate Weinstock.

Gann vs Cambridge of Weston

SOUTHEAST

Posnack Jewish Day 59 H.A. Miami 44

Eidan Weiss scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures for the #7 Rams (12-3). Mikal Biton added 14 points, Gabe Djamal scored 11 and Gideon Greenberg had 10.

MIDWEST

Cornerstone Christian 74 Fuchs Mizrachi 54

Netanel Jacobs scored 20 points and the #19 Mayhem (13-4) trailed by just two at halftime but they couldn’t keep up with a pair of D1 recruits in the 2nd half.

Ida Crown 71 Holy Trinity 53

The #10 Aces are 12-2.

Fasman Yeshiva 70 Morgan Park 47

David Bitton had 15 points to lead The Yeshiva (

CALIFORNIA

Pilibos 65 Milken 56

The #25 Wildcats are now 7-16.

deToledo 63 Holy Martyrs 50

Michael Galeck scored 21 points and Harel Levi and Adam Gerad added 10 each for the #16 Jaguars (20-5).

Tarbut vTorah 72 Newport Christian 54

Yonah Light had 26 points and 16 rebounds, Isaac Joelson scored 17 points and Jake Coblentz-Green added 13 for the Lions (11-7).

Del Lago 60 San Diego Jewish Academy 48

Jonathan Wang scored 11 points and Jack Silberstein had 10 for the Lions (8-12).

YESHIVA LEAGUE

North Shore H.A. 52 HAFTR 42

David Ohrbach scored 21 points and Jonah Carmili added 10 as the #3 Lions (12-0; 22-3) clinched 1st Place in the Eastern Conference. The #23 Hawks (7-6; 12-13) can’t finish higher than 5th in the East.

Heschel def MTA

The Heat are now 5-15, 3-10 in the league. The Lions drop to 3-9.