National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Jan. 6, 2025
Games through Jan. 5

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

1.YULA/Los Angeles,CA (10)………………………….19-9…….……250…..…………..2
2.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA………………………..14-9………….238…………….….1
3.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….…………..,.….15-3….………228…...…………3
4.SAR/Bronx,NY……………………………………………….15-3……..…...219……………….4
5.DRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………………..25-3..………..212……………….5
6.Milken/Los Angeles,CA……………………………….10-3……………194……………….7
7.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD…………………………..19-4…………...182.……..……….5
8.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL………………………….….11-4…………….178……………..…8
TieMagen David/Brooklyn,NY,,, …..………..….…..17-8….………..178……...……....14
10.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL……………………6-5…….…..…161……………..…9
11.Hillel/Ocean,NJ………………………………………………15-9…………..140……………….11
12.Jewish Culture HS/Miami Beach,FL……….…20-9………….136……………….10
13.Hebrew Academy/Montreal,QB…………………..6-2………….128…………….…12
14.MTA/New York,NY………………………………………….16-4………….121………………..13
15.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….….……..…...5-1…….……..114..…………..…14
16.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL………………….…..……...7-5….……….106……..…….…16
17.Leffell/Hartsdale,NY…………………………………..……3-1………….…85……………….18
18.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….…………...6-9.……….….69……………..…17
19.Ramaz/New York,NY………………………………..……10-9………..….63……………….19
20.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY………………15-13………..…46……………...22
21.Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL………………………….…5-3………..….35……………….21
22.Toras Chaim/North Miami Beach, FL………….4-2…………….33………………24
23.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA……………………10-8……………32………………20
24.Tanenbaum CHAT/Toronto,ON…………………..14-4…………….24………………25
25.Tarbut vTorah/Irvine,CA…………………………….…..7-1…………….22…………………-

Others Receiving Votes: Flatbush, 19; Donna Klein Jewish Academy, 10; Northwest Yeshiva HS, 8; Denver Jewish Day, 6; Fuchs Miztrachi, 5; Jewish Day School, 5; Heschel, 2; Farber Hebrew Day, 1.

National Results - Girls - Jan. 6, 2025

NORTHEAST

Leffell vs Bronxville

Hawthorne Christian 42 Golda Och 18

Roadrunners fall to 2-7.

Maimonides 64 Cristo Rey 15

Leah Kaplan scored 24 points, including the 1,000th of her career, and Eden Taieb added 16 to lead the #16 M-Cats (3-0).

CALIFORNIA

YULA 54 International School of LA 17

Kira Heumann scored 17 points and Tamar Berkowitz added 15 to lead the #9 Panthers

YESHIVA LEAGUE

SKA 73 SAR 67 OT

Daphna Steinmetz scored 40 points to lead the #5 Sonics in the JHA Girls game of the year, as SKA (11-3) rallied from 11 points down in the 4th quarter. SKA took the lead late in regulation but Nava Bousbib’s corner shot at the buzzer sent the game to overtime where the Sonics dominated. Lea Steinmetz added 16 points for SKA. It was the first league loss of the season for the Sting (9-1; 13-2), who had their 8-game win streak snapped. Liv Solomon led SAR with 20 points, Bousbib added 18 and Ava Cohen scored 15.

HAFTR 56 HANC 52

Olivia Weinrib’s floater in the lane with :24 left broke a tie and proved to be the game-winner as the Hawks (4-9) spoiled Senior Night for the Hurricanes (6-7; 10-11) and dealt a serious blow to their slim playoff hopes.

National Results - Boys - Jan. 6, 2025

NORTHEAST

Leffell 56 Bronxville 47

Jake Horowitz scored 14 points, Russell Wechsler added 11 and Ilai Mandelbaum had 10 as the #18 Lions (4-1) won their third straight game.

CANADA

Yavne vs Vincent Massey

MIDWEST

Ida Crown 76 Mooseheart 49

Avi Okner and Avi Meyer each scored 22 points to lead the #14 Aces (6-1).

Farber Hebrew Day 71 Hope 33

Gideon Lopatin scored 25 points and Jonas Singer had 10 points, 9 assists to lead the Fire (8-0).

CALIFORNIA

Valley Torah  63 St. Monica 55

Meir Dan led the #20 Wolfpack (11-8) with 26 points and Ben Mahgerefteh added 16.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

MTA 42 Heschel 32

Jake Abenaim scored 12 points and the #13 Lions (10-1; 17-4) extended their win streak to seven games.

National Results - Girls - Jan. 5, 2025

MIDATLANTIC

Beth Tfiloh 40 Jewish Day School 30

The Warriors (6-8) handed the Lions (6-4) their first loss in four games.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

North Shore H.A. 52 SKA 36

Dillan Haghighat scored 21 points, including the 1000th of her career, and Rebecca Golyan added 15 as the #4 Lions (12-1; 18-4) won their fourth straight game and clinched 1st Place in the East.

Ilan 68 Ma’ayanot 30

Danielle Shalom scored 28 points and Shula Abadi and Arly Missry added 10 each as the Invaders (9-5) ended the regular season with three straight wins. Batya Golpin scored 15 points for the Rapids (3-9) who were eliminated from playoff contention as Kushner clinched the 4th and final spot in the West.

National Results - Boys - Jan. 5, 2025

SCOTT SATRAN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

Tier 2

Quarterfinals

H.A. Miami 66 Atlanta Jewish Academy 33

Simcha Rosenberg scored 28 points and Caleb Gdanski added 20 for the Warriors (6-16).

Mekor Chaim 57 JEC 53

Yaakov Meister’s layup with :04 left broke a tie aas the Cyclones withstood a rally by the Thunder (5-17).

Semifinals

HAFTR 55 H.A. Miami 54

Ness Salem scored 25 points, including the go-ahead free throw with :01.1 left for the Hawks (10-14).

North Shore H.A. 88 Mekor Chaim 50

Phil Cohen led the #22 Lions (14-13) with 27 points.

1st Place

North Shore H.A. 57 HAFTR 49

Charlie Sassoon scored 20 points and Phil Cohen added 16 to lead the #22 Lions (15-13). Ness Salem had 22 points for the Hawks (10-16).

Tier 1

Quarterfinals

Berman H.A. 84 HANC 58

Alex August scored 32 points and Ariel Hassan added 14 as the #5 Cougars (18-3) dominated early and in the 2nd half.

Hillel 54 Jewish Culture 46

Leyed Teren led the #11 Heat (15-8) with 17 points, Bruce Epstein added 13 and Eli Braha had 12. Johnny Hazan had 18 points for the #10 Lions (20-9).

Semifinals

DRS 70 Hillel 44

Joe Aaron scored 23 points and Tzvi Tsaidi added 19 as the #5 Wildcats (24-3) extended their win streak to 10 games. Leyed Teren scored 11 for the #11 Heat (15-9) and Eli Braha had 10.

Magen David 61 Berman H.A. 45

Josh Chabbott scored 36 points and Phil Scherr added 11 as the #14 Warriors (17-7) won their seventh straight game. Itai Rozmaryn led the #5 Cougars (18-4) with 16 points and Alex August had 12.

Championship

DRS 60 Magen David 47

Tournament MVP Tzvi Tsaidi scored 22 points and Joe Aaron added 16 as the #5 Wildcats (25-3) got their 11th straight win, snapped the Warriors’ 7-game win streak and denied them a 6th consecutive Satran title. The win ran DRS’ record to 4-0 against Magen David (17-8). Josh Chabbott scored 14 points for the Warriors and Phil Scherr added 11.

NORTHEAST

Maimonides 62 Excel 47

Ariel Jesselson’s 14 points led four players in double figures for the M-Cats (2-5). Amiel Jotkowitz added 13, Danny Missaghi had 12 and Daniel Zilber scored 10.