National Results - Boys - Jan. 8, 2024

NORTHEAST

Leffell 62 SAR 47

The Lions (5-3) hit five straight 3-pointers in the 3rd quarter to pull away to their fourth straight win. Russell Wechesler scored 29 points, Will Hirsch added 15 and Jascha Weiss had 11. The #19 Sting fell to 6-8.

Montclair Kimberly 29 Golda Och 23

The Roadrunners are 3-8.

Gann 51 Worcester Academy 46

Red Heifers (3-4) won their third straight game.

SOUTHEAST

H.A. Miami 62 First Baptist 50

Daniel Pollack scored 13 points and Dovie Shapiro added 12 to lead the #10 Warriors (13-6).

Morningside 67 Donna Klein Jewish Academy 65

Morningside got the winning free throws with :01 after a questionable foul call. Josh Matheson led Donna Klein (4-6) with 24 points, Tal Kessous added 18 and Joey Siemens had 11.

MIDWEST

Ida Crown 74 Cristo Rey 23

Jakob Wortman scored 30 points, Moshe Wiesenberg had 17 points and 10 assists and Avi Meyer added 14 points for the #7 Aces (6-1).

Columbus Torah Academy vs Oakstone

CALIFORNIA

Valley Torah 75 Vasquez 69

The #8 Wolfpack (16-6) avenged an earlier loss thanks to 23 points from Ethan List, 19 from Ben Mahgerefteh and 13 from Gabriel R’bibo. Wait, they’re not going home, no they have a second game….

Valley Torah 86 Desert Christian 41

The #8 Wolfpack (17-6) got double figures from five players, led by Yaron Mahgerefteh’s 26 points. Nehoray Edri added 15 points, Josh Mesica and Ben Riss added 12 each and Meir Dan scored 10.

San Diego Jewish Academy 78 Classical Academy 52

Ethan Abeles’ 20 points led four players in double figures for the Lions (7-7). Jack Silberstein added 19 points, David Feigenbaum had 13 and Jonathan Wang scored 10.

Cambridge 65 Southern California Yeshiva 38

The Hawks fall to 6-6.

Kehillah Jewish 61 Pescadero 38

Ittai Kohavi scored 15 points and Bodhi Gemello added 14 to lead the still unbeaten Rams (5-0).

JHA National Top 25

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National Top 25
Week of Jan. 8, 2024

Games through Jan. 7

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

1.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY(11) …..………..…………….29-2….…….275.……...….1
2.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY…………………………………………21-3………..261….……….2
3,Milken/Los Angeles,CA……………………………….………15-5……….250………….4
4.YULA/Los Angeles,CA……………………………………..….15-9…….…239…..………6
5.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA………………… ……….…….17-7………..228…………..3
6.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL……………….…………….….….13-4….……204……..……7
7.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….….…….……………5-1…….……193……..……9
8.Ramaz/New York,NY……………………………………………20-11………..187…………..5
9.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA……………………………15-6…………184………….8
10.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL…………………..12-6…..…….174………….10
11.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….…………..,……………10-4….……..170…...…….11
12.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL…………………………..8-4…….…...149……….…14
13.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….………….….…..12-5.……..….141…………..12
14.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY……………………..12-14……….…118…………20
15.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………………..13-13………...115…………..15
TieDRS/Woodmere,NY…………………………………………….12-8………….115………….16
17.Maimonides/Brookline,MA…………….……………………10-1…………..114……….....13
TieBerman H.A./Rockville,MD…………………………………12-6…………114.……..…..18
19.deToledo/West Hills,CA…………………………………….….10-5…………90…………..17
20.Beth Tfiloh/Baltimore,MD……………………………………8-5………….46………….24
21.SAR/Bronx,NY………………………………………………….…….6-7………..…43…………..19
22.Emery/Weiner/Houston,TX…………………..…………...8-2…………..34………….22
23.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH…….…...……………6-2….……....31…….…….23
24.Jewish Culture HS/Miami Beach,FL……………..…12-9……….….24………….24
25.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….…………………………..8-7……..…….23….………24

Others receiving votes: Jewish Day School, 21; Yavneh Dallas, 18; Kohelet, 17; Fasman Yeshiva, 4; Ohr Yisroel, 1; Heschel,1.

National Results - Boys - Jan. 7, 2024

SATRAN TOURNAMENT

Consolation

Berman H.A. 84 Mekor Chaim 40

Ramaz 56 JEC 46

Consolation Semifinals

Berman H.A. 82 HANC 39

Ramaz 64 Jewish Culture HS 43

Bobby Sigoura led the #5 Rams (20-10) with 22 points, Nate Sugar added 13 and Milan Kushner had 11. Ben Lasry had 13 points and Shilo Kahan added 12 for the #24 Lions (12-9).

Consolation Final

Berman H.A. 81 Ramaz 69

Alex August’s 25 points led five players in double figures for the #18 Cougars (12-6). Shmuli Levieddin added 15 points, Naftali Fischler had 13, Noey Troy scored 12 and Itai Rozmaryn had 10. Milan Kushner scored 28 points for the #5 Rams (20-11) and Evan Glassberg added 19.

Tier 1 Semifinals

North Shore H.A 47 HAFTR 41

Magen David 51 DRS 42

Moses Smeke scored 22 points and Mark Sarder added 11 as the #1 Warriors (28-2) extended their win streak to 14 games. Aiden Buchbinder led the #16 Wildcats (12-8) with 15 points and Joe Aaron added 13.

Championship

Magen David 57 North Shore H.A. 36

Tournament MVP Moses Smeke scored 19 points as the #1 Warriors (29-2) extended their win streak to 15 games and claimed their fifth straight Satran title. Jordan Zarka had 13 points for the #20 Lions (12-14), who had their 8-game win streak snapped.

MAIMONIDES INVITATIONAL

3rd Place

Kushner 33 Farber Hebrew Day 30

Championship

Maimonides 62 Kohelet 56 OT

The #13 M-Cats (10-1) found themselves down 13 in the first half and rallied in the final two minutes from 9 points down, capped off by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Avi Schwartz that sent the game to overtime. Josh Canner led Maimo with 19 points, tournament MVP Raanan Gewurz added 16 and Schwartz scored 14. Daniel Benjamini led the Kings (1-4) with 23 points, Zeke Levitt added 14 and Asher Kahlon had 10.

SOUTHEAST

Ohr HaTorah 47 Hillel Miami 44

Ohr is now 4-4.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Heschel def MTA

The Heat (7-4, 11-7) hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with :18 left. The Lions fall to 2-13, 1-10 in the league.

National Results - Girls - Jan. 7, 2024

MAIMONIDES INVITATIONAL

3rd Place

Kohelet 33 Kushner 28

Championship

Maimoinides 68 HANC 55

Tournament MVP Leah Kaplan scored 26 points, Sheindle Kaplan added 17 and Eden Taieb had 12 as the host M-Cats (6-2) avenged a round robin loss to win the title. Addison Floumanhaft led the Hurricanes (6-10) with 23 points, Alana Rubensohn added 11 and Tehila Livi had 10.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Ma’ayanot 53 SAR 41

Sara Merwis scored 17 points, Ayelet Ostrin added 13 and Shifra Prager had 10 as the #10 Rapids (7-4) snapped the #4 Sting’s 6-game win streak. Liv Solomon led SAR (8-2; 9-4) with 19 points.

National Results - Boys - Jan. 6, 2024

SATRAN TOURNAMENT

Play-In

Jewish Culture 70 Mekor Chaim 48

HANC 43 JEC 32

Quarterfinals

#1 North Shore H.A. 51 HANC 35

#2 Magen David 62 Jewish Culture HS 51

Joshua Chabbott scored 19 points, Moses Smeke added 18 and Mark Sarder had 14 as the #1 Warriors (27-2) won their 13th straight game.

#3 DRS 55 #6 Ramaz 52

Joe Aaron scored 16 points and Tzvi Tsaidi added 12 as the #16 Wildcats (12-7) beat the #5 Rams (18-10) for the second straight day. Milan Kushner led Ramaz with 20 points and Bobby Sigoura added 15.

#5 HAFTR 67 #4 Berman H.A. 66

Th #15 Hawks (13-12) avenged a loss a day earlier to move into the semifinals. Alex August led the #18 Cougars (9-6) with 27 points, Gabey Margulies added 14 and Itai Rozmaryn had 11.

MAIMONIDES INVITATIONAL

Round Robin

Maimonides 48 Kohelet 45

Both teams played tough down to the wire even though both were already in the championship game. Raanan Gewurz and Avi Schwartz had 13 points each to lead the M-Cats (9-1) to their ninth straight win and Nathan Wienstock added 12. For the Kings (10-3), Izzy Wiener scored 17 points and Daniel Benjamini and Zeke Levitt each added 10.

Kushner 46 Farber Hebrew Day 45

These two will play again Sunday in the 3rd Place game.

MIDATLANTIC

Beth Tfiloh 53 Jewish Day School 45

Michael Cohen led the #24 Warriors (7-5) with 31 points as they held on after holding the #21 Lions (4-5) to just 10 1st half points. Todd Lazoff paced JDS with 15 points, Itai Topolosky added 12 and Ari Blumenthatl had 10.

SOUTHEAST

Katz YHS 77 Tiferes Torah 63

Ben Edidin scored 13 points, Nathaniel Hoffman had 12 and Haim Elmakies added 10 to lead the #24 Storm (8-7). Elimelech Oberlender had 35 points for the Stongers (5-2) who lost for the firrst time in four games.

CALIFORNIA

YULA 63 Shalhevet 57 OT

Judah Robin scored 20 points and Yishai Rosenblatt added 19 to lead the #6 Panthers (15-9). For the #3 Firehawks (17-7), Aiden Bitran had 26 points before fouling out early in overtime. Sam Jacobsen added 11 points and Jacob Kilberg and Zane Mendelson scored 10 each.

deToledo 71 Sherman Oaks CES 63

Ben Akoka and Jake Schultz each scored 21 points, Liad Edri added 14 and Max Bromberg had 12 to lead the #17 Jaguars (11-5).

San Diego Jewish Academy 72 Southern California Yeshiva 49

The Lions improve to 6-7. The Hawks (6-5) had their 3-game win streak snapped.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

TABC 34 Frisch 32

Eitan Suleimanoff scored 12 points as the #11 Storm (8-2; 10-4) won their seventh straight game and swept the season series. The #12 Cougars are now 12-5, 10-3 in the league.