National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Jan. 29, 2024
Games through Jan. 28

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

1.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY(9) …..………..……………..30-2….…….225……...….1
2.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY…………………………………………21-3…………213….……….2
3.YULA/Los Angeles,CA……………………………………..….16-10…….…206…..…….4
4.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA………………… ……….…….21-10……….201………….5
5,Milken/Los Angeles,CA……………………………….………18-8………...190………….3
6.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL……………….…………….….….14-5….…….180……..…..6
7.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….….…….……………9-1…….……166……..…..7
8.Ramaz/New York,NY……………………………………………21-11………...159………….8
9.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA……………………………20-6……….146………….9
10.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL…………………..15-7…..…....144………….10
11.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL…………………………..,13-5…….….138………….12
12.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….…………..,……………11-4….……..127…...……..11
13.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….………….….……12-5.………109…………..13
14.Maimonides/Brookline,MA…………….……………………17-1………….105………....16
15.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD………………………………….17-7………….103.……..….15
16.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY……………………...12-15………..102………….14
17.Beth Tfiloh/Baltimore,MD…………………………………….17-5…………..73……….….19
TieDRS/Woodmere,NY………………………………………………13-8………….73………….17
19.deToledo/West Hills,CA…………………………………….….13-10………...66………....18
20.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………………..13-14………...45………….20
21.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH…….…...…………….11-4….……....36…….…….21
TieJewish Culture HS/Miami Beach,FL……………..….14-9……….….36………….22
23.Leffell/Hartsdale,NY……………………………………………..10-6………….28…………23
24.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….…………………………...12-8……..…….16….………25
25.Emery/Weiner/Houston,TX…………………..…………...8-4………….….15………….25

Others Receiving Votes: SAR, 8; Tanenbaum CHAT, 6; Denver Jewish Academy, 5; Ohr Yisroel, 2; Kohelet, 1; Yavneh Dallas, 1.

National Results - Girls - Jan. 29, 2024

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School vs DC International

Berman H.A. 55 Washington Christian 35

Adi Topolosky scored 14 points and Molly Levin added 13 for the #15 Cougars (7-4).

NORTHEAST

Golda Och vs St. Vincent

CANADA

SOUTHEAST

Donna Klein Jewish Academy 41 Posnack Jewish Day 32

The Eagles (8-3) won their sixth straight game. The Rams are now 5-7.

Jewish Culture vs Sheridan Hills

Hillel Miami vs Coral Shores

MIDWEST

Wickliffe 38 Fuchs Mizrachi 28

Mayhem now 7-7.

Rochelle Zell 49 Cristo Rey 37

The #15 Tigers are 10-5.

Ida Crown 51 Northtown 23

Ilana Schwartz scored 16 points to lead the #4 Aces (9-3).

WEST

Evergreen Lutheran 48 Northwest Yeshiva HS 23

Paulina Gamel’s 11 points led the Lions (6-6).

CALIFORNIA

Shalhevet 54 LACES 44

Yalee Schwartz led the #1 Firehawks (24-7) with 22 points and Arielle Grossman added 14.

Milken 64 Pilibos 47

#17 Wildcats now 12-9.

Nueva 56 Kehillah Jewish 19

Ariella Sheppard had 15 points to lead the Rams (1-9).

National Results - Boys - Jan. 29, 2024

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School 48 Waldorf 26

Itai Topolosky scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Lions (9-8).

NORTHEAST

Bronxville 56 Leffell 54

Nate Mirvis had 15 points and Jascha Weiss scored 11 for the #23 Lions (10-7).

American History 41 Golda Och 37

Roadrunners now 4-13.

Gann vs Lexington Christian

CANADA

Yavne vs Alternative

SOUTHEAST

Posnack Jewish Day 69 Donna Klein Jewish Academy 52

The #12 Rams (14-5) overcame a sluggish first half to win their third straight game. Gideon Greenberg led Posnack with 21 points and Max Jacobs and Jaden Shir added 16 each. The Eagles are now 7-10.

H.A. Miami 62 Ohr HaTorah 30

The #10 Warriors improve to 16-7.

Jewish Culture 51 Hillel Miami 34

Shilo Kahan scored 21 points and Ben Lasry added 20 for the #22 Lions (15-9).

Weber Atlanta 66 Atlanta Jewish Academy 52

Harry Kitey scored 39 points to lead the Rams (4-14).

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell 60 Elmwood Park 53

The #6 Tigers improve to 15-5.

WEST

Beren Houston 40 St. Constantine 29

Rafi Miller led the Stars with 18 points.

Northwest Yeshiva HS 73 Evergreen Lutheran 64

Sam Weichbrodt scored 23 points, Joe Benoliel added 19 and Evan Kaufthal had 14 to lead the Lions (6-10).

Yavneh Dallas 68 Lakehill Prep 60

Joe Schwartz scored 19 points, Darren Sacher added 18 and Sam Rael had 17 to lead the Bulldogs (14-5) to their fourth straight win.

CALIFORNIA

YULA 65 Pacifica Christian 63

A back and forth affair the entire way with Alex Gabbay’s layup at :08 the game-winner as the #3 Panthers (17-10) avenge an earlier loss. Yishai Rosenblatt scored 22 points and Gabay finished with 21. The win puts YULA in the driver’s seat for the Liberty League’s third and final automatic bid to the sectional playoffs.

Milken deToledo

Valley Torah 68 Trinity Classical 63 OT

Ethan List scored 32 points and Gabriel R’bibo added 11 to lead the #9 Wolfpack (21-6) to their eighth straight win.

San Diego Jewish Academy 89 Classical 61

Ethan Abeles’ 32 points led four players in double figures for the Lions (11-10). Jack Silberstein added 19 points, David Feigenbaum had 12 and Jacob Rissman scored 10.

Kehillah Jewish 65 Nueva School 52

Ittai Kohavi led the Rams (8-2) with 29 points.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

HAFTR 63 YDE 50

Kevin Levy scored 18 points and the #21 Hawks (9-4; 14-14) clinched 3rd in the East. The Thunder (4-9; 5-11) are on the brink of elimination. They must beat HANC and hope Waterbury Yeshiva falls to both Rambam and JEC.

National Results - Boys - Jan. 26-28, 2024

Jan. 28

TANZMAN TOURNAMENT

Championship

Fuchs Mizrachi 77 Farber Hebrew Day 42

This one was never in doubt as the #21 Mayhem (11-4) stormed out to a 30-3 1st quarter lead en route to their fifth straight win. Nate Jacobs led Fuchs with 26 points and Moshe Jacobs added 12.

3rd Place

Or Chaim Toronto 45 Hillel Pittsburgh 40

Cody Fox scored 13 points and Hillel Brumer added 10 as the Knights (5-5) avenged an earlier loss to the Heat.

5th Place

Denver Academy of Torah 53 Columbus Torah Academy 42

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School 74 Barrack H.A. 54

Itai Topolosky led the Lions (8-8) with 20 points, Cyrus Blumentahl added 17 and Todd Lazoff had 15. Tal Kahn scored 17 points for the Cougars (3-9).

NORTHEAST

Maimonides 55 Snowden 34

Raanan Gewurz scored 13 points and the #16 M-Cats (17-1) won their 17th straight game, longest JHA streak this season.

Jan. 27

TANZMAN TOURNAMENT

Prelims

Fuchs Mizrachi    55  Or Chaim Toronto 48

The #21 Mayhem (10-4) won their fourth straight game to clinch a spot in the championship. For the Knights (4-5), Cody Fox scored 14 points and Hillel Brumer added 12.

Farber Hebrew Day    44  Hillel Pittsburgh 43

Matthew Shamayev’s steal and layup with :10 left capped a comeback from 13 points down in the final 4 minutes as the Fire (6-7) qualify for the title game.

Denver Academy of Torah 37 Columbus Torah Academy    31

MIDATLANTIC

Sandy Spring Friends 78 Berman H.A. 58

Alex August scored 19 points and Gabey Margulies added 17 but the Cougars (17-7) fell to the PVAC leaders and snapped their 8-game win streak.

WEST

Hyman Brand H.A. vs Midland

Summit Classical 69 Northwest Yeshiva HS 65

The Lions (5-10) led by 4 points with 2 minutes left but could not hold on. Joe Benoliel scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Sam Weichbrodt had 14 points, 11 rebounds.

CALIFORNIA

YULA 62 Buckley 57

Alex Gabay’s 18 points led four players in double figures for the #4 Panthers (16-10). Judah Robin added 12 points and Yishai Rosenblatt and Yoni Hollender had 11 each.

Valley Torah 81 Palmdale Academy Charter 27

Ethan List scored 20 points and three others were in double figures as the #9 Wolfpack (20-6) won their seventh straight game. Eli Hayun added 18 points, Ben Mahgahrefteh had 13 and Levi Banon scored 10.

Western Christian 70 Tarbut vTorah 67

The Lions trailed by 13 point at the start of the 2nd quarter battled back to lead by one with 2:10 left but couldn’t hold on. Isaac Joelson led with 23 points, including 19 in the second half, and Yonah Light had 22 points, 11 rebounds.

San Diego Jewish Academy 62 Kearny 30

Ethan Abeles scored 16 points, Jack Silberstein added 11 and David Feigenbaum had 10 for the Lions (10-10).

Jan. 26

TANZMAN TOURNAMENT

Prelims

Fuchs Mizrachi 69 Farber Hebrew Day 44

Nate Jacobs scored 30 points and the #21 Mayhem (9-4) pulled away in the 4th quarter after leading by only six points through 3.

Or Chaim Toronto 66 Columbus Torah Academy 50

Cody Fox scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures for the Knights (4-4). Nathan Greenbaum added 14 points, Avigdor Novak had 13 and Yonah Klein scored 12.

Hillel Pittsburgh 82 Denver Academy of Torah 31

CANADA

King David HS 64 Fraser Academy 52

Paul Zychlinski scored 28 points and Arel Steen added 13 for the Lions (3-0).

MYHSAL Playoff Picture - Girls

VARSITY A

There’s no mystery who has qualified for the playoffs and most of the seeds are set, with SKA, Flatbush, North Shore H.A. and HAFTR in in the East and Frisch, SAR, Ma’ayanot and Ramaz making it in the West.

EAST

Flatbush (8-3) can tie SKA at 9-3 if they win their final game but the Sonics have clinched the #1 seed based on head-to-head point differential in the games they split against the Falcons.

North Shore H.A. (7-4) could tie Flatbush at 8-4 if they beat HANC and the Falcons lose to HAFTR. But Flatbush hold the tiebreaker for #2 based on sweeping the season series against the Lions.

HAFTR (.4-7) is locked in at #4.

WEST

Frisch (11-0) has clinched the #1 seed and home court through the semis.

SAR (8-2) clinches #2 if they win one of their last two games (vs Frisch and Ramaz) or Ma’yanot (7-4) loses to Kushner. But the Rapids would leapfrog the Sting into #2 if they beat Kushner and SAR loses out. That’s because of the point differential tiebreaker - with Ma’ayanot winning by 12 and SAR only by 8 in the games they split.

If Ramaz (6-5) beats SAR and Ma’ayanot loses to Kushner, the Rapids would still hold the #3 seed because they swept the Rams this season.

So, the quarterfinals look like this:

Frisch vs HAFTR
SKA vs Ramaz
SAR or Ma’ayanot vs North Shore H.A
Flatbush vs Ma’ayanot or SAR

VARSITY B

Ilan and SKA have clinched two of the four playoff spots, with undefeated Ilan the top seed. Bruriah and YDE have been eliminated.

SKA (7-4) clinches the #2 seed with a win in its final game against YDE.

If SKA loses and Na’aleh (6-5) beats Shulamith (5-5), Na’aleh would finish #2, SKA would finish #3 and Magen David (6-6) would be #4, with Shulamith eliminated because they lost twice to Magen David.

If SKA wins and Shulamith wins its final two games (vs Na’aleh and YDE), Shulamith would finish 3rd and Na’aleh 4th, with Magen David eliminated because of point differential in their season split with Na’aleh.

If SKA loses and Shulamith wins out, Shulamith would finish #2, SKA #3 and Na’aleh #4.

If Na’aleh, Shulamith and Magen David all finish 6-6, Magen David would finish #3, Shulamith would be #4 and Na’aleh eliminated.