Ramaz hosts Sam Gyenes Tournament

The annual Sam Gyenes z’l Basketball Tournament tips off at Ramaz on Thursday.

The tournament was established in memory of Sam Gyenes in 1987, after he died that summer following his sophomore year at Ramaz.

The host Rams will be joined by boys and girls teams from H.A. Miami, Maimonides, North Shore H.A. and Yavneh Dallas, the girls team from Magen David and the boys team from Jewish Culture.

The boys tournament features five teams ranked in the Jewish Hoops America Top 25 - #2 North Shore, #11 Ramaz, #14 Jewish Culture, #22 H.A. Miami and #25 Yavneh.

Each team will play three preliminary games Thursday and Friday to determine the four semifinalists. Semifinals, 5th place games and the championship games will be played Saturday night.

All games will be livestreamed at https://sportsengineplay.com/New%20York/Ramaz-School

BOYS TOURNAMENT

Thursday

2:45 - Yavneh Dallas vs Maimonides
4:00 - Ramaz vs H.A. Miami
6:45 - Jewish Culture vs North Shore H.A.
6:45 - Yavneh Dallas vs H.A. Miami

Friday

8:45 - Ramaz vs Maimonides
8:45 - North Shore H.A. vs H.A. Miami
11:15 - Ramaz vs Jewish Culture
11:15 - North Shore H.A. vs Yavneh Dallas
1:00 - Maimonides vs Jewish Culture

Saturday Night

7:45 - Semifinals
TBD - 5th Place game
10:45 - Championship

GIRLS TOURNAMENT

Thursday

2:45 - Maimonides vs Yavneh Dallas
4:00 - North Shore H.A. vs H.A. Miami
8:00 - Ramaz vs Maimonides
8:00 - Magen David vs H.A. Miami

Friday

10:00 - Ramaz vs Magen David
10:00 - North Shore H.A. vs Yavneh Dallas
1:00 - Ramaz vs Yavneh Dallas
12:15 - Maimonides vs H.A. Miami (Basketball City)
12:15 - North Shore H.A. vs Magen David (Basketball City)

Saturday Night

6:30 - Semifinals
TBD - 5th Place Game
9:00 - Championship

Weiner Tournament tips off Wednesday

Beth Tfiloh’s 37th annual Weiner Family Tournament tips off Wednesday afternoon.

Joining the host Warriors in both the girls’ and boys’ brackets are Golda Och from New Jersey, HANC and Heschel from New York, Mae Boyar from Israel and Tanenbaum CHATfrom Toronto.

All the teams will play each other in the round robin prelims Wednesday through Friday. The semifinals will be Friday and the championships and consolation games are Saturday night.

Games will be livestreamed at https://fan.hudl.com/usa/md/pikesville/organization/129471/beth-tfiloh-high-school

For full schedule go to https://bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/230/misc/misc_293074.pdf

JHA National Results - Boys - Dec. 2, 2025

MIDATLANTIC

St. Albans 83 Berman H.A. 48

Alex August led the #9 Cougars (7-5) with 17 points.

JDS 46 McLean 41

Cyrus Blumenthal scored 13 points and Caden Mont added 10 as the #20 Lions (6-2) won their fourth straight game.

Mekor Chaim 60 Greater Grace 50

Yoni Bakayev had 17 points and Sammy Carter added 10 for the Cyclones (4-3).

Phelps 95 Kohelet  24

The Kings (1-1) fell to one of the top teams in Pennsylvania.

Mesivta vs Life Center

NORTHEAST

Leffell  59 Briarcliff 49

Nate Mirvis scored 20 points as the Lions won their season opener.

CANADA

Yavne vs Selwyn House

SOUTHEAST

Ransom Everglades 64 H.A. Miami 43

#21 Warriors (4-5) had their 3-game win streak snapped.

Katz YHS  77 Donna Klein 62

Nir Ovaknin’s 21 points led four players in double figures for the #16 Storm (5-3). Ilan Attias added 13, Ethan Stern scored 12 and Abie Kaweblum had 11.

Marathon 59 Posnack Jewish Day  52

The #19 Rams (5-6) managed to cut a 20-point 3rd quarter deficit down to three but the rally came up short. Guy Shlomi led Posnack with 16 points, Mark Mann added 15 and Matt Furer had 11.

MIDWEST

Farber-Detroit  56 Detroit Hope 31

Jake Schon scored 17 points and Ami Feldman added 10 as the Fire won their season opener.

Columbus Torah Academy vs Franklinton

WEST

Hyman Brand H.A. @ Guadalupe

Emery Weiner vs Beren Houston

CALIFORNIA

Thousand Oaks 73 Milken 54

Grayson Coleman and Ashton Javaheri each scored 12 points for the #1 Wildcats (5-7).

YULA 66 Capistrano Valley Christian 59

The #21 Panthers are 2-7.

Tarbut vTorah 90 First Baptist 46

Ari Varon’s 22 points led four players in double figures as the Lions (1-2) got in the win column. Eli Feinberg had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Matt Olen scored 17 points and Ori Maya had 10 points.

JCHS-San Francisco 52 Pacific Bay Christian 29

The Wolvs (3-1) won their third game in a row.

Kehillah Jewish @ Mid-Peninsula

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Flatbush 51 North Shore 45

The #4 Falcons (5-1; 13-3) won their fourth straight game, beating the #2 Lions (5-2; 13-3) for the second time this year.

Magen David 62 HAFTR 56

The #6 Warriors (6-1; 11-4) rallied after trailing by 9 points in the final five minutes. Jacob Salem led the #17 Hawks (3-3; 10-6) with 17 points and Daniel Naumberg added 10.

Frisch 72 Kushner 68

Isaac Stepner scored 26 points, Nathan Neufeld added 22 and Jesse Reinhart had 11 as the #4 Cougars (7-1; 11-2) won their fifth straight game. Yoni Finkelstein paced the Cobras (3-6; 5-8) with 18 points and Gavin Klatzkin added 15.

Hillel 50 TABC 46

Leyad Teren scored 20 points and Bruce Epstein added 13 to lead the #12 Heat (4-3; 8-6). Akiva Borgen’s 12 points led the #14 Storm (3-4; 4-7).

JHA National Results - Girls - Dec. 2, 2025

MIDATLANTIC

Jewish Day School 61 McLean 4

Ella Longman led the Lions (3-1) with 16 points and Tali Loeffler added 10.

Washington International 47 Berman H.A. 40

Adi Topolosky scored 22 points but the Cougars (3-1) suffered their first loss.

CANADA

King David 59 Lions Gate Christian 13

The Lions won their season opener.

SOUTHEAST

Katz YHS 63 Donna Klein Jewish Academy 40

Sarah Leff scored 20 points and Estee Behar added 10 for the Storm (4-3). The Eagles are 2-3.

Ransom Everglades 55 H.A. Miami 43

Warriors are 6-6.

Marathon 52 Posnack Jewish Day  30

The Rams are 1-3.

MIDWEST

Willows 64 Rochelle Zell  35

Shylee Blavvise led the Tigers (3-2) with 16 points and Gaya Bannai added 14.

Ida Crown vs Our Lady of Tepeyac

WEST

Beren Houston vs School of the Woods

CALIFORNIA

Milken def Westridge

The Wildcats are 2-3.

Kehillah Jewish  44 Mid-Peninsula 16

The Rams won their season opener.

YESHIVA LEAGUE

Frisch 58 North Shore H.A. 47

Zoey Levu scored 21 points and Izzy Nadtrich added 19 for the Cougars (8-0; 12-1), who took control with a 21-12 3rd quarter. Dillan Haghighat led the Lions (5-1; 7-3) with 18 points, Sophia Hajibai added 12 and Dina Levian had 11.

SAR 56 Hillel 24

Liv Solomon led the Sting (7-0; 13-0) with 23 points, Nava Bousbib added 12 and Ava Cohen dished out 11 assists. Danielle Shalom had 13 points for the Heat (1-7).

JHA National Results - Girls - Dec. 1, 2025

MIDATLANTIC

DelCo Christian 51 Barrack H.A. 42

Mikayla Trajtenberg had 23 points for the Cougars (1-2).

Kohelet 46 Pine Forge 12

Meytal Benjamini scored 21 points to lead the Kings (2-0) and was a rebound, an assist and a steal shy of a quadruple double.

SOUTHEAST

H.A. Miami 44 Donna Klein Jewish Academy 26

Eli Wolfson led the Warriors (6-5) with 12 points. The Eagles fall to 2-2.

Loganville Christian 85 Weber Atlanta 42

Rams are 1-4.

MIDWEST

Rochelle Zell    46  Holy Trinity 20

Shylee Blavvise scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Gaya Bannai had 15 points and 12 rebounds as the Tigers (3-1) won their third straight game.

Ida Crown @ CICS Ellison

WEST

Covenant Classical 60 Yavneh Dallas 51

Yael Trachtingot scored 17 points and Sar Raphael added 12 but the Bulldogs (2-3) let an 11-point 4th quarter lead slip away.

Denver Jewish Day vs Vanguard Classical East

CALIFORNIA

YULA 59 Buckley 3

Naamah Rosenblatt scored 22 points and Aliyah Nissim added 13 as the Panthers (7-3) cruised.

Lawndale 71 Shalhevet 59

Firehawks are 5-3.