National Results - Boys - Feb. 28, 2023

MIDATLANTIC

Mekor Chaim 62 Yeshiva Greater Washington 35

Dani Carter scored 24 points, Jon Rosen had 14 and Natanel Zigdon added 10 to lead the #22 Cyclones (18-9).

NORTHEAST

Maimonides 65 Cohasset 57

The #11 M-Cats (16-4) won in the opening round of the MIAA Division 4 playoffs. Oren Spira led Maimo with 19 points, Raanan Gewurz added 12 and Avi Schwartz had 10, all in the 1st quarter.

CANADA

Crawford 72 Or Chaim Toronto 69

The Knights (6-4) squandered a 13-point lead and fell in the TDCAA Senior A champiosnhip game. Levi Kalvari scored 24 points, Maurice Nsiri added 18 and Cody Fox had 13.

CALIFORNIA

Ramona 75 Tarbut vTorah 38

Yonah Light had 16 points and 12 rebounds but the 14th seeded Lions fell to the #3 seed in the opening round of the CIF Division 4 SoCal regionals.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

SAR 48 DRS 41

It wasn’t as dominant as the first time they played this year but the #5 Sting (23-4) turned back the #13 Wildcats (24-7) to reach the semifinals, where they will play North Shore H.A. Stephen Olshin led DRS with 10 points.

Frisch 59 Flatbush 44

The #4 Cougars (17-7) jumped out to a 15-point 1st quarter lead, saw the #17 Falcons (11-7) cut it to two at the half and then pulled away late to set up a semifinal matchup with Magen David. Alex Zakheim led Frisch with 25 points and Isaac Schiffman added 10. For Flatbush, Beni Keda had 17 points and Sam Jemal scored 10.

Canadian Results - Boys - Feb. 27, 2023

Greater Montreal Athletic Association

Division 3 Playoffs

H.A. Montreal 58 Royal 39

Gabe Bodokh scored 19 points and Nathan Amar added 14 as the Heat (13-2) advanced to the semifinals.

Lauren Hill 68 Herzliah 59

The Wildcats (5-5) fell in the quarterfinals.

Division 4 playoffs

Laurier MacDonald 49 Ecole Maimonide 44

National Top 18 - JHA Girls rankings

National Top 18
Jewish Hoops America
Feb. 27, 2023
Games through Feb. 26

Team……………………………………………………..Record

1.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA…………………26-2
2.SKA/Hewlett,NY……………………………………13-0
3.Tanenbaum CHAT/Toronto,ON………….21-1
4.Frisch/Paramus,NJ………………………………..16-2
5.Barrack H.A./Bryn Mawr,PA…………………19-8
6.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD………………….26-5
7.Ida Crown/Skokie,IL……………………………..20-5
8.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD………21-6
9.Ma’ayanot/Teaneck,NJ…………………………11-8
10.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………19-16
11.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY…………………………13-5
12.Milken/Los Angeles,CA……………………….9-13
13.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………..17-9
14.Yavneh/Dallas,TX………………………………..21-8
15.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL….12-10
16.SAR/Bronx,NY………………………………………10-7
17.Ramaz/New York,NY…………………………..10-13
18.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH………13-12

National Results - Boys/Girls - Feb. 25-26, 2023

Feb. 25

GIRLS

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School 41 Berman H.A. 37

Shani Schwartz scored 30 points and the Lions rallied from an 8-point deficit at the start of the 4th quarter to win the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference Championship, snapping the Cougars’ 22-game win streak and avenging a loss in last year’s title game.

BOYS

MIDATLANTIC

Sandy Spring Friends 70 Berman H.A. 65

The #19 Cougars (25-13) rallied from 10 down to take a brief lead midway through the 4th but the two-time defending champ Wildebeests nailed their free throws down the stretch for the 3-peat. Alex August scored 22 points, Erez Epstein added 20 and Asher Falk had 14 for Berman, who had won their previous 10 games.

MIDWEST

Harvest Christian 63 Ida Crown 45

The #10 Aces (18-5) fell in the IHSA 1A regional final.

Hinckley-Big Rock 57 Rochelle Zell 18

The #14 Tigers (13-7) were stymied all night long by the top-seed in the IHSA 1A regional final.

WEST

Denver Jewish Day 57 Belleview Christian 49

Gavin Foonberg scored 32 points as the #18 Tigers (17-3) won the District 8-1A championship.

Feb. 26

BOYS

MIDATLANTIC

Beth Tfiloh 65 Sts. Peter & Paul 58

In the MIAA “C” championship game, Michael Cohen scored 35 points to lead the Warriors (25-10) to their 11th straight win and their first conference title since 2000. Sam Gruenberg added 16 points.

Galbut Tournament Results - Feb. 24-25, 2023

Play-in Games

#8 Fuchs Mizrachi 45 #9 Hillel NJ 37
#5 Frisch JV 51 #12 Katz YHS 25
#10 Margolin 33 #7 central 32
#6 YULA 45 #10 Hyman Brand H.A. 20

Quarterfinals

#1 Hustle & Heart 49 #8 Fuchs Mizrachi 14
#5 Frisch JV 52 #4 HAFTR 38
#2 Ida Crown 57 #10 Margolin 26
#6 YULA 50 #3 H.A. Miami 41

Semifinals

Hustle & Heart 58 Frisch JV 31
Ida Crown 42 YULA 31

11th Place

Katz YHS 44 Hyman Brand H.A. 43

9th Place

Hillel 57 Central 48

7th Place

Fuchs Mizrachi 49 Margolin 15

5th Place

H.A. Miami 43 HAFTR 33

3rd Place

YULA 48 Frisch JV 46

Championship

Hustle & Heart 50 Ida Crown 34

Daphna Steinmetz scored 39 points as Hustle & Heart wins the tournament and remains unbeaten for the season. Ilana Schwartz led the Aces (20-5) with 17 points.