National Results - Girls - Oct. 21-23, 2025

Oct. 23

SAR 49 Ma’ayanot 23

The Sting began their defense of the league title behind 14 points from Ava Cohen, 13 from Liv Solomon and 10 from Nava Bousbib. The Rapids are 0-2.

Magen David 55 Ramaz 51

Rina Fatiha scored 16 points and Michelle Cohen added 12, including the game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation, to lead the Warriors (1-0) on the road. Mia Form led the Rams (0-1) with 25 points.

Oct. 22

Flatbush 51 HAFTR 27

The Falcons topped the Hawks in the season opener for both teams.

Oct. 21

Frisch 69 Ma’ayanot 21

In the Yeshiva League season opener, Izzy Nadtrich led the Cougars with 13 points and Orli Scharf and Riki Amos added 11 each.

Magen David Tournament: Quarterfinals and Semifinals

Thursday, Oct. 23

North Shore H.A. 58 Magen David 53

Aryeh Sanandaji was hot from the outside en route to 24 points, Andrew Kohanim added 12 points and Jacob Cohen had 10 as the Lions (4-0) denied the hosts a spot in the championship game. The Warriors (3-1) were led by Isaac Alfaks with 14 points, Samuel Chira with 12 and Solly Movazeb with 11.

Flatbush 64 SAR 63

Michael Mosseri hit a 3-pointer off an inbounds pass with :00.5 left to send the Falcons (3-1) to the championship game and hand the Sting (3-1) their first loss.

Tuesday, Oct. 21

#1 Magen David 66 #8 Heichal 48

Solly Hara’s 18 points led four players in double figures for the host Warriors (3-0). Jacob Chami and Samuel Chira added 13 points each and Isaac Alfaks scored 12. Chira also grabbed 10 rebounds.

#3 SAR 44 #6 Ramaz 34

Ari Halpert and Max Weiss each scored 12 points to lead the Sting (3-0).

#4 North Shore H.A. 45 #5 Hillel 43
#7 Flatbush 71 #2 HANC 52

Magen David Tournament: Opening Day

HANC 59 Rambam 38

Ruby Tilis scored 22 points and Adam Arbiv had 14 to lead the Hurricanes (1-0). Gabe Mosheyev led the Ravens (0-1) with 14 points and Nate Cohen added 10.

Magen David 54 HAFTR 44

Samuel Chira scored 14 points for the host Warriors (1-0) and Solly Hara added 13. The Hawks (0-1) were led by Daniel Naumberg with 14 points, Nate Meyer with 12 and Jojo Kaplan with 11.

SAR 61 DRS 59

The Sting (1-0) rallied from a 15-point first quarter deficit. Rafi Halpert led SAR with 20 points, Max Weiss added 16 and Manu Wiebke scored 12. Elisha Tsaidi scored 21 points for the Wildcats (0-1) and Gaby Spodek and Yitz Bennett added 15 each.

Magen David 62 JEC 40

The Warriors (2-0) led by 15 at the end of the first quarter and cruised from there, led by Jacob Chami and Isaac Alfaks with 10 points each. Yoni Hill scored 10 points for the Thunder (1-1).

North Shore H.A. 68 Heichal 67 OT

Aryeh Sanandaji scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures for the Lions (1-0). Andrew Kohanim added 13 points, Jacob Cohen had 11 and Charlie Sassoon scored 10. For the Hornets (0-1), Akiva Jacoby scored 24 points, Eli Weiderkehr added 15 and Aaron Edell had 11.

Flatbush 48 Hillel 43

Aaron Romano led the Falcons (1-0) with 19 points and Sam Jemal had 11. Jason Zekaria paced the Heat (1-1) with 13 points.

Ramaz 50 YDE 35

Noah Hiltzik had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, and Asaf Seinfeld added 12 points to lead the Rams (1-1).

SAR 50 Flatbush 44
Hillel 62 Rambam 29
DRS 48 Ramaz 45
JEC 69 Barkai 38
North Shore 56 HAFTR 51
HANC 63 YDE 62
Heichal 63 Barkai 30

Seeds were based on points allowed, knocking DRS and JEC out among the 1-1 teams.

Quarterfinal Matchups on Oct. 21:

#1 Magen David vs #8 Heichal
#2 HANC vs #7 Flatbush
#3 SAR vs #6 Ramaz
#4 North Shore vs #5 Hillel

Boys JHA season tips off with Magen David tournament

The 2025-26 Jewish Hoops America boys season tips off Sunday with the start of the Magen David Tournament in Brooklyn.

The tournament, in memory of Elliot Torkieh, A’H, features 14 teams playing two games each in the opening round to determine the seeds for Tuesday’s quarterfinals. Heichal Yeshiva will join the host Magen David Warriors and 12 other Yeshiva League teams, including the Barkai Suns who are fielding a varsity team for the first time this season.

All the tournament games will be livestreamed, with games in the 5th Floor gym at https://sportsengineplay.com/Local-Live/MDY?viewType=list

3rd Floor games will each have their own livestream link (see below)

Here are the opening round games on Sunday:

5TH FLOOR

11:00 AM - Rambam vs HANC
12:15 PM - HAFTR vs Magen David
1:30 PM - SAR vs DRS
2:45 PM - JEC vs Magen David
4:00 PM - Heichal vs North Shore H.A.
5:15 PM - Hillel vs Flatbush
6:30 PM - YDE vs Ramaz

3RD FLOOR

11:30 AM - JEC vs Barkai (https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/d1-media-pro/evt52fc95499a)
12:45 PM - HANC vs YDE (https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/d1-media-pro/evt5bfb90fd15)
2:00 PM - North Shore H.A. vs HAFTR (https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/d1-media-pro/evt5798a3a76c)
3:15 PM - Rambam vs Hillel (https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/d1-media-pro/evt74b74061ce)
4:30 PM - DRS vs Ramaz (https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/d1-media-pro/evt0cb66fb6e2)
5:45 PM - Heichal vs Barkai (https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/d1-media-pro/evt27b2085c68)
7:00 PM - SAR vs Flatbush (https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/d1-media-pro/evt9345bb206d)

Steinmetz, Joffe and Haghighat take top 2025 JHA Girls Awards

SKA senior Daphna Steinmetz is the 2025 Jewish Hoops America Player of the Year, with other top honors going to Coach of the Year Lee Joffe of SAR and North Shore High School sophomore Dillan Haghighat as Underclassman of the Year.

Steinmetz led the Sonics to a 17-6 record and #7 JHA Chai High ranking while averaging 21.5 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

Joining Steinmetz and Haghighat on the 1st Team All-Jewish Hoops America are senior Kira Heumann of YULA and juniors Liv Solomon of SAR, Zoe Levy of Frisch and Eliana Wolfson of H.A. Miami..

The 2nd Team includes Ramaz senior Leila Sakhai, juniors Izzy Nadtrich of Frisch and Mikayla Trajtenberg of Barrack H.A. and sophomores Shylee Blavvise of Rochelle Zell and Shira Abramson of Shalhevet.

Named to the 3rd Team are seniors Daria Lennon of Ida Crown, Jamie Morris of CHAT and Lilly Yalovsky of Yavneh Dallas and juniors Nava Bousbib of SAR and Izzy Wilbur of Fuchs Mizrachi.

Joffe was named JHA Coach of the Year after leading the 26-2 Sting to the Yeshiva League championship and the #1 JHA ranking. It was the team’s fifth league title and first since 2019.

Other coaches considered were Batsheva Aaron of SKA, Joe Campodonico of H.A. Miami, Ryan Coleman of Shalhevet, Gil Dalva of YULA, Cheri Haghighat of North Shore H.A., Tali Zelenetz of Frisch and Aubrey Zimmerman of CHAT.

Haghighat won Underclassman of the Year after averaging 22 points per game, including a JHA single game record of 50 points. She also averaged 6 assists and 6 rebounds per game, topped 1,000 career points and was MVP of the Sam Gyenes and HAFTR tournaments.

Also considered were sophomores Shira Abramson of Shalhevet, Shylee Blavvise of Rochelle Zell, Shana Leibowitz of Beth Tfiloh and Danielle Shalom of Ilan and freshmen Ava Cohen of SAR and Lea Steinmetz of SKA.

1st Team All-Jewish Hoops America

Daphna Steinmetz, Sr., SKA/Lawrence,NY
Kira Heumann, Sr., YULA/Los Angeles,CA
Dillan Haghighat, So., North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY
Zoe Levy, Jr., Frisch/Paramus,NJ
Liv Solomon, Jr., SAR/Bronx,NY
Eliana Wolfson, Jr., H.A. Miami/Miami Beach,FL

2nd Team All-Jewish Hoops America

Shira Abramson, So., Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA
Shylee Blavvise, So., Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL
Izzy Nadtrich, Jr., Frisch/Paramus,NJ
Leila Sakhai, Sr., Ramaz/New York,NY
Mikayla Trajtenberg, Jr., Barrack H.A./Bryn Mawr,PA

3rd Team All-Jewish Hoops America

Nava Bousbib, Jr., SAR/Bronx,NY
Daria Lennon, Sr., Ida Crown/Skokie,IL
Jamie Morris, Sr., CHAT/Toronto,ON
Izzy Wilbur, Jr., Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH
Lilly Yalovsky, Sr., Yavneh Dallas/Dallas,TX

Honorable Mention

Ava Cohen, Fr., SAR/Bronx,NY
Nitzahn Epstein, Jr., Berman H.A./Rockville,MD
Addison Floumanhaft, Sr., HANC/Uniondale,NY
Sarah Kahane, Sr., Margolin/Memphis,TN
Leah Kaplan, Sr., Maimonides/Brookline,MA
Shirel Kashimallek, Sr., North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY
Shana Leibowitz, So., Beth Tfiloh/Baltimore,MD
Tali Loeffler, Sr., Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD
Sami Neff, Jr., Barrack H.A./Bryn Mawr,PA
Megan Sharf, Sr., HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY
Danielle Shalom, So., Ilan/Deal,NJ
Leah Sicklick, Jr., SKA/Lawrence,NY
Shana Strohli, Jr., H.A. Miami/Miami Beach,FL
Inbar Vicus, Sr., CHAT/Toronto,ON

Final 2024-25 Chai High JHA Top 18

1.SAR/Bronx,NY…………………………………………26-2
2.Frisch/Paramus,NJ…………………………………19-2
3.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA ………………….17-11
4.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY……….26-5
5.Tanenbaum CHAT/Toronto,ON ………….24-3
6.YULA/Los Angeles,CA………………………….21-13
7.SKA/Hewlett,NY………………………………………17-6
8.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL…….22-9
9.Barrack H.A./Bryn Mawr,PA…………………..10-8
10.Milken/Los Angeles,CA…………………………12-14
11.Ida Crown/Skokie,IL……………………………….17-10
12.Ramaz/New York,NY……………………………..10-10
13.Maimonides/Brookline,MA……………………12-9
14.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL………………………,,12-5
15.Ilan/Deal,NJ……………………………………………..12-9
16.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY…………………………….13-14
17.Beth Tfiloh/Pikesville,MD……………………….13-12
18.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL……………………...16-11

PAST PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

2024 - Yalee Schwartz, Shalhevet
2023 - Yalee Schwartz, Shalhevet
2022 - Yalee Schwartz, Shalhevet

PAST COACHES OF THE YEAR

2024 - Ryan Coleman, Shalhevet
2023 - Becky Silberman, Jewish Day School
2022 - Ryan Coleman, Shalhevet