JewishHoopsAmerica.com is brought to you this week by:
TOP RECORDS
Min. 6 Games
As of Dec. 15
.923...……………Frisch………………………..12-1
.923………………SAR……………………………12-1
.900………………Tanenbaum CHAT….18-2
.889……………….SKA……………………………8-1
.818………………..Rochelle Zell……..……..9-2
.778………………..North Shore H.A……..14-4
CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
7…………………….SAR
7…………………….Tanenbaum CHAT
6…………………….Katz YHS
6…………………….Berman H.A.
5…………………….Fuchs Mizrachi
TOP RECORDS
Min. 6 Games
As of Dec. 15
.857……………Berman H.A….………………….12-2
.857……………Northwest Yeshiva HS……6-1
.842……………DRS……………………………………16-3
.833……………SAR……………………………………15-3
.818…………….TABC…………….…………………..13-3
.800……………Shalhevet…………………………12-3
.800……………Milken……………………………….8-2
.778…………….MTA…………………………………..14-4
CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
6………………..Jewish Culture
5……………….Berman H.A.
5……………….Farber Hebrew Day
4……………….MTA
4……………….Northwest Yeshiva HS
4……………….Ida Crown
4……………….Beren Houston
4……………….Tarbut vTorah
4……………….King David HS
4……………….Denver Academy of Torah
3……………….Flatbush
3……………….H.A. Montreal
3……………….Columbus Torah Academy
3………………..Bialik
SOUTHEAST
Toby Levy scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Thunder (3-1).
MIDWEST
#21 The Yeshiva (3-3) scored the game’s first 11 points, erased a 5-point deficit in the 4th with a 9-0 run but the Lions could have won it on a 3-pointer at the buzzer in regulation. Back to back 3-pointers by Gav Castriota and Adir Amster gave The Yeshiva a 4-point cushion in the extra session but they needed a pair of Amster free throws with :26 left and more Lions misses in the closing seconds to secure the win. Amster finished with 31 points, Castriota had 13 and Ezra Schwartz added 10.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
The #23 Falcons (6-3; 10-9) won their third straight game despite squandering a 6-point lead in the final 1:40 of regulation. The #18 Rams are now 10-8, 3-3 in the league.
Jake Abenaim scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures as the #14 Lions (7-1; 14-4) won their fourth straight game. Josh Treuhaft added 14 points, Gavi Engel had 13 and Ethan Vaysman scored 10. The Cobras are 2-9.
The Thunder (3-6; 5-10) erased a 10-point 3rd quarter deficit with a 14-0 run and later scored the game’s final 9 points to sweep the season series with the Flames (1-7). Ezra Stern led Ohr Yisroel with 23 points and Yirmi Gross added 16.
Friday
Round Robin
Saturday night
5th Place: Farber Hebrew Day vs Columbus Torah Academy
3rd Place: Ulpana Orot vs Hillel Pittsburgh
The Mayhem capped off an undefeated run through their tournament.
MIDATLANTIC
The Cougars are 0-4.
SOUTHEAST
Sarah Leff scored 18 points as the Storm (6-3) extended their winning streak to six games.
MIDWEST
Talia Linzer scored 21 points, Daria Lennon added 14 and Eliya Sander had 10 to lead the Aces (5-2). Shylee Blavvise scored 21 points for the Tigers (9-2), who saw their 6-game win streak snapped.
SUNDAY
YESHIVA LEAGUE
The Rams (6-6; 8-10) keep their playoff hopes alive heading into a critical rematch with HANC Tuesday night. The Falcons are now 9-8, 5-4 in the league.
Liv Solomon scored 26 points, Ava Cohen added 14 and Nava Bousbib had 12 to lead the Sting (8-0; 12-1) to their seventh straight win.
MIDATLANTIC
Alex August scored 29 points to lead four players in double figures as the #6 Cougars (12-2) rolled to their fifth straight win. Itai Rozmaryn and Ezra Sushner added 14 each and Noey Troy had 11. Adam Arfa led the Warriors (3-10) with 14 points and Alex Kades scored 11.
The Cougars snapped the Kings (4-2) 4-game win streak snapped.
SOUTHEAST
Joey Siemens and Josh Matheson each scored 18 points for the Eagles (4-3), Jason Lewin added 14 and Michael Bettan had 10. The #7 Storm (8-4) struggled from deep, shooting just 9 for 41 from behind the arc. Haim Elmakies led Katz with 14 points and Jake Davidson added 10.
The #13 Lions (16-6) won their sixth straight game behind 30 points from Johnny Hazan and 22 from Jojo Alfassy.
Rams now 0-8.
MIDWEST
The #17 Aces (4-0) used a 14-1 run starting late in the 3rd quarter to take an 8-pt lead but then had to weather seven straight points by Nitai Gorlin before getting a steal under the basket with :01 left. The #11 Tigers (6-3) dropped their second straight game.
WEST
The Bulldogs (8-7) had their 4-game win streak when Faith used a 10-1 run to overcome a 3-point deficit midway through the 4th quarter.
Joe Benoliel scored 27 points and Evan Kaufthal added 25 as the Lions (6-1) stretched their win streak to four games.
CALIFORNIA
Nehoray Edri led the #21 Wolfpack (8-4) with 28 points. The Hawks are now 2-3.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
Tzvi Tsaidi had 17 points to lead four players in double figures for the #4 Wildcats (9-1; 16-3). Joe Aaron added 13 points and Gabey Spodek and Shoham Gabay had 10 each. The Wolfpack are now 2-7.