National Results - Girls - Jan. 29, 2023

ISRAEL BECKER TOURNAMENT

Championship

Tanenbaum CHAT 44 Jewish Day School 29

The #3 Tigers (24-3) avenged a loss in the prelims - its first tournament loss since pre Covid - to win their third straight title. The Lions (16-6) had their 9-game win streak snapped.

MIDATLANTIC

Kohelet 50 AIM 30

Meytal Benjamini led the Kings (5-11) with 14 points and Adele Haselkorn grabbed 10 rebounds.

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell 53 Cristo Rey Jesuit 32

Shylee Blavvise led the #11 Tigers (13-3) with 29 points and Elana Cohen added 11.

Fuchs Mizrachi 59 Agape 30

Izzy Wilbur had 15 points to lead the #18 Mayhem (10-5) to their third straight win.

CALIFORNIA

Milken 65 Pilibos 50

Juju Leb and Jade Mehdizadeh each scored 16 points to lead four players in double figures as the #10 Wildcats (10-11) beat the Eagles for the second time in two nights for their fourth straight win. Ivy Gabayzadeh added 15 points and Sophia Binafard had 12.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

SAR 41 Frisch 28

Liv Solomon scored 21 points and Ava Cohen added 12 as the #1 Sting (13-1; 17-2) won their fourth straight game, swept the season series and finished #1 in the West. The #2 Cougars are 16-2, 11-2 in the league.

Ma’ayanot 54 Heschel 22

Tali Zelkowitz scored 13 points to lead the Rapids (4-9), Michael Jutkowitz added 11 and Gavriella Adler had 10. Rose Harnoy had 11 points for the Heat (3-11; 5-15).

Kushner 24 Hillel 14

The Cobras (6-8) finish in the 4th and final playoff spot in the West.

National Results - Boys - Jan. 29

ISRAEL BECKER TOURNAMENT

Championship

Leo Baeck 56 Tanenbaum CHAT 52

The Lions overcame a double digit 1st half deficit to win their second title in three seasons and snap the #23 Tigers’ 13-game win streak. CHAT is now 26-5.

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School 67 Waldorf 27

Cyrys Blumental scored 24 points and Dylan Shank added 11 as the Lions (16-6) won their fifth straight game.

Kohelet 62 AIM 40

Zeke Levitt led the Kings (11-10) with 35 points.

NORTHEAST

Rocky Hill 93 Gann  72

Ezra Cutler led the #24 Red Heifers (12-4) with 25 points.

CANADA

Yavne vs Lakeside

Ecole Maimonide vs Villa Maria

SOUTHEAST

Donna Klein Jewish Academy 65 Jewish Culture 58

#20 Eagles (10-8) beat the #12 Lions (25-11).

H.A. Miami 53 Horeb Christian 48

The Warriors are 10-22.

MIDWEST

Vernon Hills 65 Rochelle Zell 38

The #16 Tigers now 7-7.

CALIFORNIA

Shalhevet  67 Environmental Charter 36

Aiden Bitran’s 26 points led the #3 Firehawks (18-11) to their fourth straight win.

Faith Baptist 55 Valley Torah 49

Wolfpack now 12-12.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Frisch 59 TABC 57

Isaac Stepner’s baseline fadeaway with :02.2 left clinched a playoff spot for the #19 Cougars (7-6; 8-9) as they weathered a 7-point comeback by TABC in the final 3 minutes. Stepner finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds.Yonah Mandel led the #2 Storm (11-2; 16-4) with 24 points and Eyal Kinderlehrer had 12 points, 14 rebounds.

MTA 52 Heschel 29

The #10 Lions (12-1; 19-4) won their ninth straight game and clinched an opening round bye. The Heat (5-8; 11-9) were eliminated from playoff contention.

National Results - Girls - Jan. 28, 2025

ISRAEL BECKER TOURNAMENT

Prelims

Tanenbaum CHAT 44 Hyman Brand H.A. 9

Beth Tfiloh 42 Bialik 12

Jewish Day School 54 Bialik 23

Semifinals

Jewish Day School 52 Hyman Brand H.A. 24

Tanenbaum CHAT 43 Beth Tfiloh 31

MIDATLANTIC

Takoma Academy 52 Berman H.A. 43

Notzahn Epstein had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Adi Topolosky added 12 points but the Cougars (13-5) had their 13-game win streak snapped.

Shipley 63 Barrack H.A.  7

#8 Cougars are 7-7.

NORTHEAST

West Side 38 Golda Och 34

Roadrunners are 6-10.

Maimonides  74 Cristo Rey 32

Leah Kaplan scored 34 points, Eden Taieb added 12 and Shiraz Sage had 11 to lead the #16 M-Cats (7-3).

SOUTHEAST

H.A. Miami 48 Katz YHS 28

The #15 Warriors (15-7) got their sixth straight win, avenged an earlier loss and snapped the #14 Storm’s (10-4) 10-game win streak. Shana Strohli led H.A. with 15 points and Eliana Wolfson and Lizzy Ebner added 12 each.

Atlanta Jewish Academy @ Heritage

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell 57 Walther Christian 54

Shylee Blavvise led the #11 Tigers (12-3) with 28 points.

Fuchs Mizrachi Northeast Ohio

CALIFORNIA

YULA 50 Pacifica Christian 40

The #9 Panthers (15-9) won their third straight game behind 23 points from Kira Heumann and 11 from Naami Rosenblatt.

Milken 48 Pilibos 45

Ivy Gabayzadeh scored 17 points, Sophia Binafard added 12 and Jade Mehdizadeh had 10 as the #10 Wildcats (9-11) won their third straight game.

JCHS-San Francisco @ San Fran Waldorf

YESHIVA LEAGUE

North Shore 73 . HANC 28

Dillan Haghighat had 22 points to lead four players in double figures as the #4 Lions (13-1; 19-4) ended the regular season with five straight wins. Alexa Hajibay added 14 points and Dina Levian and Sophia Hajibai each had 10.

Flatbush vs Central

SAR vs Hillel

National Results - Boys - Jan. 28, 2025

ISRAEL BECKER TOURNAMENT

Prelims

Beth Tfiloh 66 Hyman Brand H.A. 30

Elitzur Petach Tikvah 82 Bialik 39

Beth Tfiloh 62 Bialik 58

Evan Rubenstein scored 18 points, Alex Kades added 16 and Rafi Samuel had 13 to lead the Warriors (12-14)

Tanenbuam CHAT 84 Hyman Brand H.A. 38

Jered Kazman scored 14 points and Mori Katchan and Jonah Letofsky added 11 each as the #23 Tigers (25-4) won their 12th straight game.

Semifinals

Tanenbaum CHAT 83 Elitzur 53

Jacob Zackheim scored 20 points, Josh Weinberg added 15 and Itai Bergman had 13 as the #23 Tigers (26-4) won their 13th straight game.

Leo Baeck 67 Beth Tfiloh 61

Adam Arfa led with 25 points and Alex Kades added 13 but the the Warriors (12-15) failed to get back to the final for the second straight year.

MIDATLANTIC

Berman H.A. 71 Washington International 16

Ezra Sushner scored 16 points, Itai Rozmaryn added 13 and Alex August had 10 points including the 2,000th of his career to lead the #6 Cougars (26-6).

Jewish Day School 58 Model 39

Jesse Fisher scored 15 points and Dylan Shank added 11 as the Lions (15-6) won their fourth straight game.

Yeshiva Greater Washington 69 German School 29

Akiva Ravin scored 23 points and Dovid Tyberg added 11 in his first action since preseason injury as the Knights (9-2) won their sixth straight game.

Barrack H.A. vs Shipley

NORTHEAST

Leffell 65 Childrens Village 24

Ben Gross scored 12 points and Jake Horowitz added 11 to lead the #18 Lions (10-5)

Nutley 66 Golda Och  37

Henry Sacks led the Roadrunners (2-13) with 12 points.

Maimonides 49 Pioneer Valley Christian 44

Amiel Jotkowitz led the M-Cats (5-7) with 18 points and Ariel Jesselson added 16.

SOUTHEAST

Katz YHS 49 H.A. Miami 48

The #17 Storm (14-10) squandered a 17-point 1st quarter lead but won it on a Haim Elmakies drive and 1 with :00.5 left.

St. Andrews 98 Posnack Jewish Day 81

The #7 Rams are 13-8.

Jewish Culture  57 Sheridan Hills Christian 50

Shilo Kahan scored 21 points and Zee Itzkowitz added 13 to lead the #12 Lions (25-10).

Heritage 81 Atlanta Jewish Academy  21

The Jaguars are 8-15.

Weber-Atlanta vs Fellowship Christian

CANADA

King David @ Stratford Hall

MIDWEST

Fuchs Mizrachi 62 Northeast Ohio 45

Moshe Jacobs led the Mayhem (8-3) with 21 points.

Neuqua Valley 67 Rochelle Zell 31

#16 Tigers are 7-6.

Cabrini 58 Frankel Jewish Academy 14

Jaguars are 4-10.

WEST

Northwest Yeshiva HS  83 Pope John Paul II 57

Joe Benoliel scored 25 points and Evan Kaufthal added 22 as the Lions (11-7) overcame a sluggish start.

Sierra 46 Denver Academy of Torah 39

The Wolves are 7-3.

Yavneh Dallas vs Lone Star North

CALIFORNIA

Shalhevet 61 Animo 14

Aiden Bitran led the #3 Firehawks (17-11) with 23 points and Sam Jacobson added 15.

Milken 43 AGBU 40

The #4 Wildcats are 12-5.

Capistrano Valley Christian 56 YULA 50

The #1 Panthers (20-11) dropped their second straight game.

deToledo vs Pacifica Christian

Tarbut vTorah  54 Webb 45

Ari Varon scored 15 points, Jake Coblentz-Brown added 13 and Graydon Carpet had 12 as the #24 Lions (13-2) won their third straight game.

Kehillah Jewish 55 Design Tech 47

Casey Clugage scored 20 points, Ian Cohen added 15 and Bodhi Gemello had 11 as the Rams (11-2) won their fifth straight game.

Southern California Yeshiva vs Gompers Prep

Waldorf 49 JCHS-San Francisco  37

Wolves drop to 4-11.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

DRS 74 Flatbush 56

Joe Aaron scored 29 points and Tzvi Tsaidi added 25 as the #5 Wildcats (13-1; 26-3) end the regular season with their 12th straight win. Ricky Haddad led the Falcons (7-5; 11-11) with 14 points, Aaron Romano added 12 and Alan Anzaroot scored 10.

HAFTR 61 Rambam 39

The Hawks (6-8; 11-16) got the must win to stay in the playoff race. The Ravens (5-8; 5-10) are all but eliminated from contention.

Magen David 80 YDE 51

Josh Chabbott scored 26 points and Phil Sherr added 18 on 7-of-7 shooting to lead the #9 Warriors (8-5; 18-9). Thunder fall to 6-7, 7-9 overall.

North Shore 71 HANC 48

Eli Bokhour scored 19 points to pass 1,000 for his career and Phil Cohen and Charlie Sassoon added 12 each as the #21 Lions (10-3; 17-13) extended their win streak to four games. The Hurricanes end the regular season 4-10, 11-19 overall.

National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Jan. 27, 2025
Games through Jan. 26

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

1.YULA/Los Angeles,CA (10)…………………………20-10…….……250..………….1
2.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….………………..16-3….………236…...………2
3.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA…………………………16-11………….226……………3
4.Milken/Los Angeles,CA………………………………..11-4………….220……………4
5.DRS/Woodmere,NY……………………………………..25-3..………..212……………5
6.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD…………………………25-5…………202.……..……7
7.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL…………………....13-7…….…….178…………….8
8.SAR/Bronx,NY…………………………………………………18-5……..…..174……………6
9.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY,,, …..………..….………17-9….……….171……...……8
10.MTA/New York,NY…………………………………………18-4…………..148………….10
11.Hebrew Academy/Montreal,QB…………………..9-3…………...146…………..11
12.Jewish Culture HS/Miami Beach,FL…………24-10………….138……………11
13.Hillel/Ocean,NJ…………………………………………..…16-9……….….134…………….13
14.Ramaz/New York,NY………………………………..…...13-11………..…118…………..…17
15.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….….……..…..9-2…….…….116..…………...13
16.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL………………….…..……..7-5….……….98……..……….15
17.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……………………………..13-10…………..97……………...16
18.Leffell/Hartsdale,NY…………………………………..….8-5…………….75………….….18
19.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….…………..7-9.………..…..71…………..….19
20.Donna Klein Jewish Acad./Boca Raton,FL.8-7…………...54…………….20
21.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY…………….…16-13………..…47……………21
22.Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL……………………….….9-5………..…..32……………22
23.Tanenbaum CHAT/Toronto,ON………………….20-4……………31……………23
24.Tarbut vTorah/Irvine,CA……………………………...,,12-2…………….13……………24
TieGann/Waltham,MA…………………………………….……12-2…………….13……………-

Others Receiving Votes: Toras Chaim, 12; Flatbush, 11; YDE, 9; Jewish Day School, 6; Valley Torah, 4; Fuchs Mizrachi, 3; Mesivta, 3.