National Results - Boys - Feb. 23, 2023

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. 59 McLean 47

Erez Epstein scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and three others scored in double figures for the #19 Cougars (25-12) as they won their 10th straight game and advanced to the PVAC championship game. Asher Falk had 14 points, Alex August added 12 and Daniel Ferziger scored 11.

Sandy Spring Friends 59 Jewish Day School 35

The #15 Lions (21-7) fell to the top seed in the PVAC semifinals. Itai Topolosky led JDS with 10 points.

Beth Tfiloh 56 Cristo Rey 54

After the Warriors gave up a 6-point lead in the final three minutes, Eli Wahlberg hit a breakaway layup with :09 left to give Beth Tfiloh (24-10) their 10th straight win and a spot in the MIAA C championship game. Michael Cohen led Beth Tfiloh with 28 points and Wahlberg finished with 11.

WEST

Denver Jewish Day 58 Flatirons 46

Ilan Schinagel scored 18 points, Andrew Zimmerman added 17 and Gavin Foonberg had 14 as the #18 Tigers (16-3) advance to District 8-1A championship game.

National Results - Girls - Feb. 23, 2023

Hyman Galbut Tournament

Preliminary Games

Hustle & Heart 48 Hyman Brand H.A. 8

Ida Crown 50 Frisch 39

YULA 51 Hillel NJ 32

H.A. Miami 51 Margolin H.A. 24

Hustle & Heart 54 Fuchs Mizrachi 23

H.A. Miami 36 Central 27

HAFTR def YULA

Frisch JV def Katz YHS

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. 69 Spencerville Adventist 38

Jenny Kagan’s 25 points led three players in double figures as the #5 Cougars (26-4) won their 22nd straight game and will play for a second straight Potomac Valley Athletic Conference title. Ma’ayan Zakheim added 14 points and Meira Falk had 13.

Jewish Day School 47 Model 25

Shani Schwartz scored 22 points as the #10 Lions (20-6) won their sixth straight game and advanced to the PVAC final.

Barrack H.A. 51 New Foundations 35

Eden Singer scored 20 points and Sami Neff added 16 as the #6 Cougars (20-8) won the Penn Jersey Athletic Association championship.

National Results - Boys - Feb. 22, 2023

MIDATLANTIC

Mesivta 57 Kohelet 56

Ephraim Shmidman scored 27 points and Max Mogyoros added 18 as the Mustangs (9-3), helped by a technical foul when a fan shoved a player, rallied from six points down late in the 3rd quarter to sweep the season series. Eli Wallace led the Kings (11-8) with 20 points and Daniel Benjamini added 16.

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell 69 Elgin 64

The #14 Tigers (13-6) advance to the IHSA 1A regional finals.

WEST

Lubbock Christian 66 Yavneh Dallas 43

The #20 Bulldogs (25-6) had their 18-game win streak snapped in the TAPPS 3A state semifinal. Sam Rael led Yavneh with 14 points and Jacob Blank added 10.

Midland Adventist 69 Hyman Brand H.A. 34

The Rams (8-6) fell to the top seed in the semifinals of the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Magen David 59 TABC 46

Asher Melamed scored 23 points and Mark Sardar added 20 to lead the #9 Warriors (19-5) in the quarterfinals. Netanel Benloulou led #12 Storm (12-8) with 22 points.

North Shore H.A. 59 JEC 49

David Orbach scored 20 points, Jonah Carmili added 19 and Jordan Zarka had 11 points and 13 rebounds as the #3 Lions (25-3) won their seventh straight game to advance to the semifinals. The Thunder drop to 11-13.

National Results - Girls - Feb. 22, 2023

Hyman Galbut Girls Tournament

Preliminary Games

Fuchs Mizrachi 53 Hyman Brand H.A. 18

The #18 Mayhem improve to 12-8. Shira Pellegrino led the Rams (8-9) with 12 points.

Ida Crown 46 Katz YHS 17

Ilana Schwartz had 23 points to lead the #7 Aces (17-4).

HAFTR 44 Hillel NJ 42

The #13 Hawks (16-6) had to rally from 5 down in the 3rd quarter. The Heat are now 4-9.

Central 38 Margolin H.A. 26

H.A. Miami hosts annual Galbut Tournament

Twelve teams, including six ranked in the Jewish Hoops America Top 18, will participate this weekend in the 17th annual Captain Hyman P. Galbut Girls Basketball Shabbaton in Miami.

In addition to the host H.A. Miami Warriors, the teams include Central, Fuchs Mizrachi, HAFTR, Hillel NJ, Hustle & Heart, Hyman Brand H.A., Ida Crown, Katz YHS, Margolin H.A., YULA and Frisch JV.

Each team will play in two preliminary games Wednesday and Thursday to determine seeding. The play-in games and quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday. The consolation and semifinal games with be Saturday night with the championship game at midnight.

All games played at the Hebrew Academy (HA) will be livestreamed at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/rabbi-alexander-s-gross-hebrew-academy-miami-beach-fl

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Links for games played at Miami Beach Jewish Community Center (MBJCC) are provided below with each session.

Schedule

Wednesday

MBJCC games - livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9juTAn_a6nE

6:30: Hillel vs HAFTR
7:45: Margolin H. A. vs Central

HA games

6:30: Hyman Brand H.A. vs Fuchs Mizrachi
7:45: Ida Crown vs Katz YHS

Thursday AM

MBJCC games - Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Te2Hod3oDY

9:00: Hustle & Heart vs Hyman Brand H.A.
10:15: Frisch vs Ida Crown

HA games

9:00: YULA vs Hillel NJ
10:15: H.A. Miami vs Margolin H.A.

Thursday PM

MBJCC games - Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuNvvfr41RM

6:30: YULA vs HAFTR
7:45:Frisch vs Katz YHS

HA games

6:30: Fuchs Mizrachi vs Hustle & Heart
7:45: H.A. Miami vs Central

Friday - Game locations TBD

MBJCC livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkDcZ8aK1_U

Top 4 seeds with byes into quarterfinals

Play-in Games

8:30

#8 vs #9
#5 vs #12

9:45

#7 vs #10
#6 vs #11

Quarterfinals

11:30

#1 vs 8/9 winner
#4 vs 5/12 winner

12:45

#2 vs 7/10 winner
#3 vs 6/11 winner

Saturday Night

MBJCC livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq9gfRyWwd0

8 PM

Semifinals (at HA and MBJCC)

11th Place game - Scott Rakow Gym

9:15 PM

5th Place game at HA
7th Place game at MBJCC
9th Place game at Scott Rakow Gym

10:30 PM

3rd Place game at HA

12:00 AM

Championship game at HA