Sarachek Tournament 2024: Day 4

Tier 1

Semifinals

Magen David 56 TABC 44

Joshua Chabbott scored 20 points and Moses Smeke and Mark Sardar added 15 each as the Warriors (38-2) won their 24th straight contest to reach the championship game for the third time. Charlie Simmons led the Storm (17-6) with 11 points and Ayden Gurin added 10.

YULA 68 Flatbush 57

The Falcons cut a 17-point 1st quarter deficit to 7 at the half but could get no closer, ending any Brooklyn hopes of a 6th meeting with Magen David this season. Yishai Rosenblatt led the Panthers with 26 points, Judah Robin added 17 and Alex Gabbay had 14. Solly Gadeh led Flatbush with 19 points.

Consolation

Shalhevet 48 Maimonides 41

Aiden Bitran led the Firehawks (26-12) with 17 points. Avi Schwartz scored 16 for the M-Cats (26-4) andNate Weinstock added 13.

Ida Crown 60 Beth Tfiloh 46

Jakob Wortman led the Aces with 23 points. Michael Cohen had 24 points for the Warriors.

Tier 2

Semifinals

DRS 53 Valley Torah 49

Aiden Buchbinder scored 12 points for the Wildcats (17-12), who pulled it out after squandering a 16-point 2nd half lead. Gabriel R’bibo had 16 points for the Wolfpack (23-8).

HAFTR 57 Fuchs Mizrachi 42

Kevin Levy led the Hawks (18-17) with 20 points and Peter Drukker and Sam Siri added 10 each. Nate Jacobs scored 16 points for the Mayhem (17-11) and Moshe Jacobs had 11.

Consolation

Berman H.A. 59 MTA 48

Ramaz 65 H.A. Montreal 50

The Rams (23-16) trailed by four at the half but an 11-0 start to the 3rd quarter put them in control.

Tier 3

Semifinals

Cooper Memphis 57 Kushner 55

Benny Freiden hit a corner trey at the buzzer to cap arguably the greatest comeback in Sarachek history as the Macs had started the 4th quarter down by 18 points. Yosef Vanderwalde led Cooper with 22 points and played a key role in the winning basket as he snagged an errant pass and fed Freiden, who finished with 19 points, including 16 in the 4th quarter and the last 9 for the Macs.

Kohelet 68 Ohr HaTorah 40

The Kings relied on balanced scoring with four players in double figures led by Asher Kahlon’s 19 points. Chezky Levitt added 18 points, Daniel Benjamini had 15 and Izzy Weiner scored 13.

Sarachek Tournament 2024: Day 3

Tier 2 Quarterfinals

Valley Torah 67 MTA 45

Gabriel R’Bibo scored 16 points, Eli Hayun added 15 and Ben Mahgerefteh had 10 for the Wolfpack (23-7). Doniel Baron led the Lions (4-17) with 14 points and Josh Treuhaft added 10.

HAFTR 80 H.A. Montreal 62

Noah Freundlich’s 20 points led four players in double figures for the Hawks (17-17). Kevin Levy added 18 points, Sam Siri had 16 and Peter Drukker scored 10. Simon Alloul led the Heat (7-5) with 20 points, Isaac Cons added 16 and Yacov Okayon had 15.

Fuchs Mizrachi 60 Ramaz 57

Nate Jacobs had 27 points and Moshe Jacobs added 16 to lead the Mayhem (19-11). Milan Kushner led the Rams (22-16) with 19 points and Nate Sugar had 13.

DRS 55 Berman H.A. 48

The Wildcats (16-12) rallied from 10 points down in the 2nd half to beat the Cougars (23-13) for the second straight year. Joe Aaron had 19 points for DRS and Tzvi Tsaidi scored 14. Alex August scored 23 points for Berman and Itai Rozmaryn added 10.

Sarachek Tournament 2024: Day 2

Tier 1 Quarterfinals

#1 Magen David 68 #8 Maimonides 49

Moses Smeke’s 16 points led four players in double figures as the Warriors (37-2) won their 23rd straight game. Jack Haber added 13 points, Mark Sardar had 12 and Phil Sherr 10. Nate Weinstock had 15 points and Raanan Gewurz 10 for the M-Cats (26-3).

#2 YULA 57 #7 Ida Crown 52 OT

Alex Gabbay scored 17 points and Yishai Rosenblatt added 11 to lead the Panthers (24-13). Jakob Wortman led the Aces (15-9) with 26 points and Moshe Weisenberg added 10.

#3 Flatbush 73 #11 Beth Tfiloh 43

The Falcons (26-5) led by 1 early in the 3rd quarter but went on a 16-0 run fueled by two technical fouls to take control and poured it on from there. Beni Keda led Flatbush with 24 points and Isaac Cooper added 13. Michael Cohen had 9 points for the Warriors (26-9).

TABC 39 Shalhevet 36 OT

The Storm (16-5) overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to make the semifinals for the second time in three years. Eyal Kinderlehrer had 11 points including two late free throws to force overtime and Yoni Mandel scored 10. Aiden Bitran led the Firehawks (25-12) with 18 points.

Tier 2 Qualifiers

DRS 59 Kushner 29
Fuchs Mizrachi 75 Ohr Hatorah 50

H.A. Montreal 57 Kohelet 49

Yacov Ohayon scored 20 points and Simon Alloul added 17 to lead the Heat. The Kings (18-11) had four players in double figures, Asher Kahlon (13 points), Chezky Levitt (12) and Daniel Benjamini and Izzy Weiner (11).

MTA 48 Cooper Memphis 45

The Lions (4-15) overcame a 7-point halftime deficit to get into Tier 2 and avenge an early-season loss in the Cooper Tournament. Doniel Baron led MTA with 18 points and Josh Treuhaft added 14. Yosef Vanderwalde had 14 points for the Macs, Benny Freiden added 12 and Jack Kampf scored 11.

Sarachek Tournament 2024: Day 1

Tier 1 Qualifiers

#1 Magen David 69 #16 MTA 26

Moses Smeke scored 17 points and the Warriors (36-2) cruised to their 22nd straight win. Josh Treuhaft had 12 points for the Lions (3-16).

#2 YULA 51 (23-13) #15 Kohelet 40 18-9

The Kings (18-9) put up a fight before the Panthers (23-13) were able to pull away in the 4th quarter. Yoni Holender led YULA with 12 points, Yishai Rosenblatt added 11 and Alex Gabbay had 10. Chezky Levitt scored 13 points and Izzy Weiner and Daniel Benjamini added 11 each for the Kings.

#3 Flatbush 77 Fuchs Mizrachi 43

Isaac Cooper scored 16 points, Beni Keda added 15 and Ronnie Chaaya had 12 to lead the Falcons (25-5). Nate Jacobs led the Mayhem (15-10) with 18 points and Moshe Jacobs added 13.

#4 Shalhevet 57 #13 DRS 50

Aiden Bitran scored 24 points and Sam Jacobson added 20 as the Firehawks (25-11) overcame a 6-point halftime deficit to advance. Joe Aaron led the Wildcats (14-12) with 15 points.

#5 TABC 63 #12 Berman H.A. 52

Eyal Kinderlehrer scored 37 points and Ayden Gurin added 10 as the Storm (15-5) pulled away in the 4th quarter. Alex August led the Cougars (23-12) with 13 points and Gabey Marguilies and Itai Rozmaryn added 10 each.

#11 Beth Tfiloh 66 #6 Valley Torah 59

The two-time defending champion Wolfpack (22-7) had their Sarachek-record 9-game win streak snapped. Michael Cohen led the Warriors (26-8) with 24 points, Dani Ocken added 14 and Julian Kontoff had 11. Gabriel R’bibo had 26 points for Valley Torah.

#7 Ida Crown 46 #10 Ramaz 35

The Aces (15-8) used a 19-7 4th quarter to hold off the Rams (22-15). Avi Okner scored 14 points, Moshe Wiesenberg added 12 and Jakob Wortman had 11 for Ida Crown. Milan Kushner scored 15 points for Ramaz.

#8 Maimonides 55 #9 HAFTR 53

Nate Weinstock led the M-Cats with 17 points, all in the 2nd half, including the game-winning free throws with :14 left. Avi Schwartz added 13 points and Raanan Gewurz had 10. Peter Drukker’s 15 points led the Hawks (16-17) who also got 11 and 10 from Sam Siri and Ness Salem.

Girls All Star Game this weekend

The first-ever national Jewish girls all-star game is Saturday night at 9:30 pm at Montclair State University.

The FIDF Invitational features top Jewish Hoops America juniors and seniors in a contest between Yeshiva League All Stars and National All-Stars. Admission is free. Donations can be made to Friends of Israel Defense Forces at https://support.fidf.org/site/Donation2?df_id=4520&mfc_pref=T&4520.donation=form1&s_src=ORG_FIDF_EM_20240111_OEV24NJBNJ&s_subsrc=2024_EM_NortheastNewJersey_OEV24NJBNJ

Playing for the National team are seniors Meira Falk of Berman Hebrew Academy; Arielle Grossman and Yalee Schwartz of JHA National #1 Shalhevet; Mia Meldung of Donna Klein Jewish Academy; Ilana Schwartz of Ida Crown; and Shani Schwartz of Jewish Day School; and juniors Kira Heumann of YULA and Lilly Yalovsky of Yavneh Dallas.

The Yeshiva League All Stars include seniors Merle Kassab of Flatbush; Gila Neuer and Samantha Pruzansky of league champion Frisch; Ayelet Ostrin of Ma’ayanot; and Clara Rosen of SAR; and juniors Leila Sakhai of Ramaz and Daphna Steinmetz of SKA.