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MIDATLANTIC
Nitzahn Epstein had 12 points and 15 rebounds as the Cougars (10-4) extended their win streak to 10 games and swept the season series. The Lions are now 7-5.
Sami Neff led the #8 Cougars (5-6) with 16 points. Meytal Benjamini had 18 points for the Kings (5-9).
NORTHEAST
Leah Kaplan scored 21 points and Eden Taieb added 12 for the M-Cats (6-0). The Red Heifers are 2-4.
Eight South Florida Jewish boys varsities will compete this weekend in Boca Raton at the inaugural Binyamin Airley A’H Invitational, a tournament in memory of an Israeli paratrooper killed in the war in Gaza.
The tournament is raising funds for Beit Binyamin, a retreat in Tzvat in Airley’s memory that offers respite to combat soldiers, bereaved and displaced families and others experiencing the traumatic effects of war.
Airley, 21, was killed November 18, 2023, along with a commander and another soldier when he went to help them confront two terrorists in a house in northern Gaza.
Participating teams in the tournament include Katz YHS (ranked #8 in JHA Top 25), Posnack Jewish Day (#10), Jewish Culture (#12), Donna Klein Jewish Academy, H.A. Miami, Hillel, Ohr HaTorah and Tiferes Torah.
Games Saturday night and Sunday will be played at Katz Yeshiva High School and Donna Klein Jewish Academy.
Blue Bracket
8:15 - Jewish Culture vs Hillel (at Donna Klein)
9:30 - Posnack Jewish Day vs Tiferes Torah (at Katz)
White Bracket
8:00 - Ohr HaTorah vs Katz YHS (at Katz)
9:40 - Donna Klein Jewish Academy vs H.A. Miami (at Donna Klein)
Winners in the opening games will play each other in the semifinals Sunday morning with the bracket winners playing later in the championship. Losers in the opening games will play in consolation semifinals.
If you’re in South Florida, tickets are available at AirleyInvitational.com or at the game. All proceeds go to Beit Binyamin. The games at Katz will also be livestreamed at youtube.com/@yeshivaleaguepass5619
For more information and to donate in Airley’s memory go to BeitBinyamin.org
Read more about Binyamin Meir Airley z’l at https://aish.com/the-life-and-death-of-binyamin-airley/
MIDATLANTIC
Mikayla Trajtenberg scored 18 points, Noa Singer added 12 and Sami Neff had 10 to lead the #8 Cougars (4-6).
NORTHEAST
Leah Kaplan scored 41 points and Eden Taieb added 17 as the M-Cats (5-0) stayed unbeaten.
Leffell vs Tuckahoe
SOUTHEAST
Talia Leubitz scored 8 points and Eliyah Levy added 7 as the #14 Storm (10-3) extended win streak to 10 games.
Aviella Kunis scored 11 points as the #15 Warriors (12-7) won their third straight game.
The Rams are 2-8.
Abby Lewis led the Macs (3-7) with 14 points and Sarah Kahane added 10.
Dassie Chasen led the Jaguars (1-8) with 11 points.
MIDWEST
Izzy Wilbur scored 21 points to lead the #17 Mayhem (9-5).
The #7 Aces are 8-3.
CALIFORNIA
JCHS-San Francisco vs Drew
MIDATLANTIC
The #7 Cougars (19-5) led by six in the final two minutes but fell on a 3-pointer at the buzzer. A;ex August scored 24 points.
Zeke Levitt led the Kings (6-6) with 25 points and Grant Provda added 24, including seven 3-pointers.
Barrack H.A. vs Abington Friends
NORTHEAST
Noam Waknin’s 13 points led five players in double figures for the Roadrunners (2-8). Isaac Sharret added 12 points and Brandon Sternthal and Ari Jacobs had 10 each.
The Tigers got payback for their loss last year in the sectional semifinals as they snapped Leffell’s 4-game win streak. Nadav Hadari led the #17 Lions (5-2) with 12 points and Russell Wechsler and Jake Horowitz had 11 each.
Gann vs Boston Trinity
CANADA
Yonatan Sarna led the Knights (4-5) with 15 points.
The #24 Tigers (16-4) got their third straight win behind a balanced attack led by 8 points each from Joel Weiss and Dash Tarek-Kaminker.
SOUTHEAST
Shilo Kahan led the #12 Lions (21-9) with 22 points and Jimmie Lasry added 11. The #10 Rams are 7-6.
H.A. Miami def Hillel Miami
The Warriors are now 7-18.
The #8 Storm falls to 11-6.
Yaakov Spanner scored 18 points and Ari Shapiro added 15 for the Jaguars (8-10).
MIDWEST
Moshe Jacobs led the Mayhem (6-2) with 19 points and Elisha Pizem added 11.
The Jaguars are 1-7.
WEST
Yavneh Dallas @ Lone Star North
Solly Bielsky scored 22 points and Michael Rafailov added 10 but the Tigers (1-2) lost on a free throw with no time remaining.
Joe Benoliel scored 25 points and Sam Chernicoff added 13 for the Lions (7-3).
CALIFORNIA
Meir Dan scored 21 points, Ben Mahgerefteh added 19 and Emmit Victor had 10 but the #23 Wolfpack (11-9) struggled from the field in the final two quarters after leading by 7 at halftime.
Jake Coblentz-Brown scored 29 points and grabbed 24 rebounds and three others scored in double figures as the #25 Lions (8-1) rolled in their first game ranked in the JHA Top 25. Graydon Carpet and Ari Vardon each added 17 points, with Carpet dishing out 10 assists, and Eli Feinberg had 10 points.
Jack Silberstein led the Lions (1-10) with 16 points.
Nadav Aron’s 20 points helped the Hawks (6-4) win their fourth straight game.
Rams (5-1) extend their win streak to five games.
The Wolves are 4-5.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
Heat now 11-7, 5-6 in the league. Thunder fall to 6-6 in the league, 7-8 overall.
MIDATLANTIC
Jordana Dauber scored 17 points to lead the Lions (7-4).
Meytal Benjamini led the Kings (5-9) with 10 points.
NORTHEAST
Leah Kaplan’s 28 points led four players in double figures for the M-Cats (4-0). Lizzy Muzin added 12 points, Eden Taieb scored 11 and Shaindle Kaplan scored 10.
The Red Heifers fall to 2-3.
Anna Siegel scored 12 points to lead the Lions (1-5).
WEST
Yavneh Dallas vs Burton
CALIFORNIA
Milken vs Pilibos