JHA National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Dec. 18, 2023

Games through Dec. 17

1.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY(8) …..………..…………….21-2….…..274.……...….1
2.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY……………………………………….18-2……….259….………2
3.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA(1)………………… ……….15-4……….251……………3
4,Milken/Los Angeles,CA(1)………………………………...14-4……….246……………4
5.Ramaz/New York,NY………………………………………...17-6……….224………..…5
6.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL……………….…………….….11-3….……..211……..…….8
7.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA…………………………13-2……….209………….7
8.YULA/Los Angeles,CA………………………………………9-5…….…208…..……..6
9.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….….…….……….5-1…….……172……..…..9
10.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL………………10-5……….169………….15
11.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….……………...10-3.……….152…………10
12.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….…………..,………6-4….………130…...…….13
13.Maimonides/Brookline,MA…………….………………5-1…………..129……….....15
14.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL………………………8-4…………..119……….…13
15.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY……………………………….…….8-11………....117…………..11
16.DRS/Woodmere,NY ……………….…………………..……6-4…………..113…………12
17.deToledo/West Hills,CA………………………………….…7-2……….…100…………17
TieSAR/Bronx,NY…………………………………………………..5-7…………..100…….….18
19.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD………………………………6-4………….83…………20
20.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….………………………..6-5…………65….………22
21.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD…………………..3-3…………..64…….……21
22.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY………………….4-13…………62…………..19
23.Emery/Weiner/Houston,TX……………………………..8-1………….38……………23
24.Beth Tfiloh/Baltimore,MD………………………………..6-5…………24…………….24
25.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH…….………………2-2….……..23…….……..24

Others Receiving Votes: Yavneh Dallas, 18; Heschel, 5; JEC, 4; Fasman Yeshiva, 4; Denver Jewish Day, 2; Waterbury Yeshiva, 2; Kohelet, 2; Tarbut vTorah, 2; H.A. Montreal, 1.

National Results - Girls - Dec. 18, 2023

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. 52 Jewish Day School 49

Meira Falk scored 25 points and Adi Topolosky added 13 as the Cougars (3-1) rallied from five points down midway through the 4th quarter. Shani Schwartz had 22 points for the Lions (4-3).

NORTHEAST

Koinonia 64 Golda Och 18

Roadrunners now 2-5.

Prospect Hill 61 Maimonides 51

Leah Kaplan led the M-Cats (2-1) with 17 points and Eden Taieb added 10.

SOUTHEAST

Margolin 37 Tipton Christian 25

Dahlia Siegel scored 13 points, Sarah Kahane added 11 and Becky Schubert had 10 as the Macs (4-2) won their third straight game.

MIDWEST

Villa Angela 71 Fuchs Mizrachi 44

The Mayhem drop to 2-4.

Christ the King 54 Rochelle Zell 36

Tigers are now 8-4.

WEST

Shalhevet 45 George Washington (Denver,CO) 40

Yalee Schwartz scored 27 points and Arielle Grossman added 10 as the Firehawks (15-2) advanced into the winner’s bracket of the Sapphire Division of the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas.

CALIFORNIA

YULA 66 Bernstein 32

Shira Abramson scored 37 points and Sophie Rosenberg added 12 to lead the Panthers (14-5) to their third straight win.

Kehillah Jewish 39 San Francisco Christian 10

Ariella Shepard scored 18 points and Advah Spiro had 10 for the Rams (1-3).

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Ma’ayanot 57 Ramaz 46

Ayelet Ostrin scored 21 points and Baila Gopin added 10 to lead the Rapids (4-3). Leila Sakhai had 17 points for the Rams (5-5; 12-8) and Serena Olshin added 13.

National Results - Boys - Dec. 18, 2023

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. 61 Jewish Day School 48

Alex August scored 20 points, Gabey Margulies added 18 and Naftali Fischler had 10 as the #20 Cougars (7-4) take early season bragging rights over the rival #21 Lions (3-4). Todd Lazoff led JDS with 19 points.

Mesivta 92 Community Academy of Phila. 63

Max Mogyoros had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Dov Hirsch added 19 to lead the Mustangs (4-3).

NORTHEAST

Golda Och 37 Koinonia 36

Ari Komorovski’s layup with :20 left was the game-winner for the Roadrunners (3-5). Brandon Sternthal led Golda Och with 12 points and Komorovski finished with 8.

Stony Brook 89 Schechter - L.I. 37

Logan Hauser led the Lions (0-7) with 24 points.

SOUTHEAST

Jewish Culture HS 73 Downtown Doral 61

Ben Lasry had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Lions (9-5) and Johnny Hazan added 21 pts, Shilo Kahan had 13 and Orel Nahmani scored 10.

Cooper Memphis 71 Tipton Christian 37

Yosef Vanderwalde led with 21 points, Jack Kampf added 20 and Benny Frieden had 19 as the Macs (6-5) won their third straight game.

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell 73 Schaumburg Christian 63

Ophir Zetouni scored 25 points, Jake Miller added 14 and Jesse Shapira had 10 as the #8 Tigers (12-3) won their eighth straight game.

WEST

Denver Jewish Day 45 Golden View Classical 42

The Tigers are now 3-0.

CALIFORNIA

Milken 55 Valley Torah 47

Brandon Klein scored 16 points and Korin Silberberg added 11 as the #4 Wildcats (15-4) won their seventh straight game and handed the #7 Wolfpack (13-3) their first loss in nine games. Ethan List led Valley Torah with 18 points.

Oakwood 53 YULA 48

The #6 Panthers fall to 9-6.

Carpinteria 44 deToledo 43

Jake Schultz scored 16 points to lead the #17 Jaguars (7-3).

Southern California Yeshiva 74 Bayfront Charter 51

Nadav Aron scored 31 points, Adin Factor added 18 and Zach Eiseman had 16 to lead the Hawks (5-4).

Kehillah Jewish 48 San Francisco Christian 22

Jacob Lipman and Tal Lerner each scored 11 points for the Rams (4-0).

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Flatbush 64 Ramaz 44

Beni Keda’s 16 points led four players in double figures as the #2 Falcons (10-1; 19-2) won their third straight game. Isaac Cooper added 15 points, Solly Gadeh and Joe Shamah each had 10 and Ronnie Chaaya dished out 10 assists. The #5 Rams (8-2; 17-7) were led by Isaac Ohayon with 17 points and Milan Kushner with 12.

TABC 63 JEC 43

Eyal Kinderlehrer scored 22 points and Ayden Gurin added 19 as the #13 Storm (5-2; 7-4) won their fourth straight game. Yechiel Kadosh and Gavi Walzman each scored 14 points for the Thunder (4-4; 7-8) and Kadosh grabbed 10 rebounds.

Hillel 62 Kushner 54

Eli Braha scored 28 points and Joey Kassin added 10 to lead the Heat (3-5; 5-10). Ben Leeds led the Cobras (1-9) with 18 points and Noah Sinnreich had 15.

National Results - Girls - Dec. 15-17, 2023

Dec. 17

SAM GYENES TOURNAMENT

Championship

Ramaz 46 HAFTR 33

The host Rams (12-7) won their fourth straight game and handed the Hawks (6-6) their only loss of the round-robin tournament.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

North Shore H.A. 66 Kushner 24

Dillan Haghighat had 21 points and 10 rebounds and three others scored in double figures for the Lions (7-3; 8-6). Shirel Kashimallak added 18 points, Rebecca Golian scored 12 points and Sophie Hajibai had 10. The Cobras are 1-6.

Dec. 16

SAM GYENES TOURNAMENT

Semifinals

HAFTR 49 H.A. Montreal 41

The Hawks (6-5) win their fourth straight game to reach the final.

Ramaz 65 Magen David 28

Leila Sakhai scored 19 points and Lindsey Feit added 15 to lead the host Rams (11-7) to the title game.

NORTHEAST

Maimonides 66 Gann 21

Leah Kaplan scored 18 points and Lizzy Muzin added 16 for the M-Cats (2-0), who took a 14-point halftime lead and then held the Red Heifers (0-2) to five 2nd half points.

MIDWEST

Ida Crown 58 Rochelle Zell 42

The Aces (4-3) handed the Tigers (8-3) their first loss in seven games.

WEST

Cedar Park Christian 47 Northwest Yeshiva HS 40 OT

Paulina Gamel led the Lions (2-2) with 21 points and Keira Birk added 11.

CALIFORNIA

YULA 55 Le Lycee 21

The Panthers improve to 13-5.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

SAR 51 Ma’ayanot 43

The Sting (7-1; 8-3) rallied behind Liv Solomon’s 33 points. The Rapids drop to 3-3.

HANC 49 Central 41

Alana Rubensohn scored 20 points and Addison Floumanhaft added 18 to lead the Hurricanes (2-6; 3-6). The Wildcats are now 0-8.

Dec. 15

SAM GYENES TOURNAMENT

Round Robin

HAFTR def H.A. Montreal
Ramaz def Magen David
HAFTR def Magen David
Ramaz def H.A. Montreal

National Results - Boys - Dec. 15-17, 2023

Dec. 17

SAM GYENES TOURNAMENT

Championship

Magen David 62 Ramaz 47

Joshua Chabbott led the #1 Warriors (21-2) with 17 points and tournament MVP Mark Sardar added 9. Milan Kushner led the #5 Rams (17-6) with 13 points and Evan Glasberg had 10.

MIDATLANTIC

Mesivta 67 Girard College 55

Max Mogyoros led the Mustangs (3-3) with 24 points.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Frisch 52 Heschel 46

Ezra Berkowitz scored 17 points, Roni Heumann added 12 and Noah Fischman had 10 as the #10 Cougars (8-1; 10-3) won their third straight game. Imri Rom and Jordan Cohen-Mintz each had 14 for the Heat (6-4; 10-7).

DRS 66 Rambam 24

Joe Aaron scored 20 points and Aiden Buchbinder added 13 for the #12 Wildcats (3-3, 6-4). The Ravens fall to 1-8.

Ohr Yisroel 85 Kushner 49

Channon Mammon and Reuven Rozezadeh each scored 19 points and Schmooze Rosen added 18 for the Flames (5-4; 5-6).

Dec. 16

SAM GYENES TOURNAMENT

Semifinals

Ramaz 45 North Shore H.A. 42

Isaac Ohayon led the #5 Rams (16-5) with 17 points and Nate Sugar added 15, all on 3-pointers. Jordan Zarka had 20 points for the #19 Lions (4-13) and Jonah Carmili added 12.

Magen David 59 HAFTR 27

Joshua Chabbott scored 24 points and Mark sardar added 10 as the #1 Warriors (20-2) won their sixth straight game and became the first JHA squad to reach 20 wins this season. The #11 Hawks fall to 8-11.

MIDATLANTIC

Kohelet 65 Mesivta 41

Asher Kahlon had 21 points and `10 rebounds and Danial Benjamini added 17 points and 12 assists as the Kings (6-1) won their sixth straight game. Max Mogyoros led the Mustangs (2-3) with 15 points and Dov Hirsch added 11.

NORTHEAST

Maimonides 59 Gann 45

In a packed gym at Brandeis University, Raanan Gewurz scored 16 points, Nate Weinstock added 14 and Josh Canner had 11 as the #15 M-Cats (5-1) won the rivalry game for their fifth straight win. Eitan Strapp led Gann with 17 points.

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell 53 Ida Crown 45

The #8 Tigers (11-3) rallied from 12 down early in the 3rd quarter to get their 7th straight win and hand the #9 Aces (5-1) their first loss.. Ophir Zetouni led with 21 points and Jesse Shapira and jake Miller added 10 each.

WEST

Cedar Park Christian 70 Northwest Yeshiva HS 60

Joe Benoliel and Sam Chernicoff each had 18 points for the Lions (2-4) and Evan Kaufthal added 14..

CALIFORNIA

Shalhevet 53 Calabasas 44

The #3 Firehawks (15-4) held on for their seventh straight win after leading by as many 26 in the 3rd quarter. Aiden Bitran scored 19 points, Sam Jacobsen added 14 and Jacob Kilberg had 13, in a contest that highlighted the first game pitting Firehawks coach Ryan Coleman against his son, Coyotes’ freshman phenom Grayson Coleman.

Oakwood 63 YULA 58

The #6 Panthers fall to 9-5.

San Diego Jewish Academy 52 Guajome Park 41

David Feigenbaum’s 18 points led four players in double figures for the Lions (4-5). Parker Flaster added 13 points, Micah Goold had 11 and Jacob Rissman scored 10.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

JEC 51 Ohr Yisroel 46

Yechiel Kadosh had 20 points and 17 rebounds and Gavi Walzman added 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Thunder (4-3; 7-7) to their third straight win. Reuven Rozezadeh had 24 points and Yirmi Gross added 17 for the Flames (4-4; 4-6).

Waterbury Yeshiva 58 HANC 45

The Wolfpack now 3-4 in the league 4-6 overall. Hurricanes drop to 1-10, 1-8 in the league.

YDE 57 MTA 45

The Thunder improve to 4-6, 3-4 in the league. The Lions (0-8; 1-11) still looking for first league win.

Dec. 15

SAM GYENES TOURNAMENT

Round Robin

Ramaz 56 North Shore H.A. 35
Magen David 66 Ramaz 48
North Shore H.A. def HAFTR
Magen David 36 HAFTR 31