Final JHA National Top 25

Jewish Hoops America
Final National Top 25
Week of March 23, 2026
Games through March 23

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

1.Milken/Los Angeles,CA (4)………………………19-14………….196…………….1
TieDRS/Woodmere,NY(4)…………………………..28-4..………..196…………….1
3.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….….…..19-6.………….184……………6
4.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA…………………….28-12…………175……………3
5.Jewish Culture HS/Miami Beach,FL……..30-13…………164……………9
6.Ramaz/New York,NY……… …..………..….……..21-10….………154..………….5
TieSAR/Bronx,NY………………………………………...24-11……..……154…………..6
8.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY………………………………23-8…………..140…………..9
9.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY… …..………..…….21-9….………..129…...…….10
10.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY ………..27-9…………...121…………..11
TieValley Torah/Valley Village,CA…………….26-10…………..121…………...7
12.Hillel/Ocean,NJ………………………………………..12-9……….…...107………….14
13.TABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….……………13-11.………… ..97...……….22
14.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….….…..27-4….…………95.…………12
15.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD…………24-7……………..91……….….13
16.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH…………..18-9……………..90…………21
17.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD…………………….26-14…………...85.……..….15
18.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL………19-16….………..59………….16
19.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY……………………………20-12…………..54………….18
20.Gann/Waltham,MA…………………………………..21-6……………52…………20
21.YULA/Los Angeles,CA ……………………………12-23….……….41.………….19
22.MTA/New York,NY…………………………………..12-13……………33………….23
23.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL………………………..17-16……………30…………..17
24.Leffell/Hartsdale,NY…………………………………13-8……………..10………….24
25.Northwest Yeshiva/Mercer Island,WA…..16-11……………..7…………..25
TieTarbut vTorah/Irvine,CA…………………………..10-9……………..7…………..25
TieHebrew Academy/Montreal,QB…………….9-10………………7…………….-

Previous JHA #1

2007 - YULA Panthers
2008 - Ida Crown Aces
2009 - HANC Hurricanes
2010 - Tarbut vTorah Lions
2011 - Flatbush Falcons
2012 - YULA Panthers
2013 - Shalhevet Firehawks
2014 - YULA Panthers
2015 - Frisch Cougars
2016 - DRS Wildcats
2017 - Frisch Cougars
2018 - Shalhevet Firehawks
2019 - Shalhevet Firehawks
2022 - Valley Torah Wolfpack
2023 - Valley Torah Wolfpack
2024 - YULA Panthers
2025 - TABC Storm

Sarachek 2026: Order of Finish, Awards, Top Scorers

Order of Finish

1.DRS
2.Frisch
3.Jewish Culture
4.Shalhevet
5.Ramaz
6.Flatbush
7.Valley Torah
8.SAR
9.TABC (Tier 2 1st)
10.Ida Crown
11.Fuchs Mizrachi
12.Berman H.A.
13.YULA
14.MTA
15.Katz YHS
16.H.A. Montreal
17.HANC (Tier 3 1st)
18.Hillel Pittsburgh
19.Beren Houston
20.SCY High

All Stars

David Albilia, Jewish Culture
Yitz Bennett, DRS
Meir Dan, Valley Torah
Maxwell Eiseman, SCY High
Yonatan Faber, TABC
Zack Itskowitz, Hillel Pittsburgh
Noah Lichtman, Berman H.A.
Rafi Miller, Beren Houston
Ayden Mishkin, Ida Crown
Yishai Neiss, MTA
Nathan Neufeld, Frisch
Sam Noah, YULA
Nir Ovaknin, Katz YHS
Elisha Pizem, Fuchs Mizrachi
Jesse Reinhart, Frisch
Aaron Romano, Flatbush
Alon Sidi, Ramaz
Michael Solomon, DRS
Judah Stern, Shalhevet
Ruby Tillis, HANC
Sam Weiss, SAR

Tier 3 MVP: Yossi Davidovitz, HANC
Tier 2 MVP: Akiva Borgen, TABC

2nd Team All Tournament

Simon Alloul, H.A. Montreal
Alex August, Berman H.A.
Naftali Hochstein, TABC
Moshe Jacobs, Fuchs Mizrachi
Judah Well, Ida Crown

1st Team All Tournament

Sam Jacobson, Shalhevet
Shilo Kahan, Jewish Culture
Emanuel Kushner, Ramaz
Gaby Spodek, DRS
Isaac Stepner, Frisch

Tier 1 MVP: Elisha Tsaidi, DRS

Top Scorers

Simon Alloul…………..H.A. Montreal……121……24.2 
Nir Ovaknin…………...Katz YHS……………87…….21.8
Moshe Jacobs……….Fuchs Mizrachi….107……21.4
Alex August……………Berman H.A………85…….21.3
Isaac Stepner…………Frisch…………………84…….21.0
Zack Itskowitz……….Hillel Pittsburgh…59…….19.7
Judah Well……………..Ida Crown………….76……..19.0

High Scoring Games

34, Alex August, Berman H.A. vs H.A. Montreal
34, Nir Ovaknin, Katz YHS vs H.A. Montreal
30, Moshe Jacobs, Fuchs Mizrachi vs Berman H.A.
29, Isaac Stepner, Frisch vs DRS
27, Simon Alloul, H.A. Montreal vs DRS
27, Simon Alloul, H.A. Montreal vs Katz YHS
27, Judah Well, Ida Crown vs Fuchs Mizrachi 
27, Aaron Romano, Flatbush vs Ida Crown
27, Zack Itzkowitz, Hillel Pittsburgh vs HANC
26, Simon Alloul, H.A. Montreal vs HANC
25, Moshe Jacobs, Fuchs Mizrachi vs Hillel Pittsburgh

Sarachek 2026: Saturday Night

Tier 2 Quarterfinals

Berman H.A. 59 H.A Montreal 47

Alex August scored 34 points, passing 1,000 for the season, 3,200 for his career, and Noah Lichtman added 13 as the 8th seeded Cougars (26-13) rallied from an 8-point first half deficit and then held off a 4th quarter rally. Simon Alloul had 22 points for the #16 Heat (9-8).

Ida Crown 45 MTA 42

Judah Well had 23 points to lead the #10 Aces (26-3) and Ayden Mishkin added 14.

Fuchs Mizrachi 46 Katz YHS 40

Moshe Jacobs led the #14 Mayhem (17-8) with 20 points. Ilan Attias scored 17 points for the #11 Storm (17-14) and Nir Ovaknin added 10.

TABC 58 YULA 52

Akiva Borgen led the #13 Storm (11-10) with 19 points, Yonatan Faber added 13 and Naftali Hochstein had 11. Kobi Mahler and Sam Noah had 11 each for the #12 Panthers (10-23) and Noah Hendeles scored 10.

Sarachek 2026: Friday

Tier 1 Quarterfinals

DRS 64 Valley Torah 50

Gaby Spodek scored 18 points and Michael Solomon and Elisha Tsaidi added 13 each to pace the #1 Wildcats (26-4). Meir Dan had 13 points for the #8 Wolfpack (25-9) and Ben Mahgerefteh added 12.

Shalhevet 44 Flatbush 30

Sam Jacobson scored 14 points and Judah Stern added 11 as the #2 Firehawks led by as many as 22 points.

Frisch 50 SAR 47

Jesse Reinhart scored 13 points, Nathan Neufeld added 12 and Judah Suss had 10 as the #3 Cougars (18-5) avenged a loss in the Yeshiva League semifinals. Max Weiss paced the #6 Sting (24-9) with 13 points and Ari Halpert had 12.

Jewish Culture 62 Ramaz 58

David Albilia scored 18 points and Shilo Kahan had 14 for the #4 Lions (29-12). The #5 Rams (19-10) were led by Emanuel Kushner’s 23 points and 14 from Noah Hiltzik.

Tier 2 Qualifiers

TABC 81 Southern California Yeshiva 23

Fuchs Mizrachi 42 Hillel Pittsburgh 30

Moshe Jacobs led the #14 Mayhem (16-8) with 25 points. Zack Itzkowitz had 16 points for the Heat (8-8) and Coby Shaw added 10.

MTA 57 Beren Houston 34

Andi Richman scored 13 points and Yishai Neiss and Ethan Vaysman each had 10 to lead the #15 Lions (11-11). Rafi Miller had 10 points for the Stars (17-6).

H.A. Montreal 60 HANC 57

Sarachek 2026: Thursday

DRS 63 H.A. Montreal 50

The top-seeded Wildcats (25-4) exhibited the typical post Yeshiva League title malaise in the first half, missing more than half a dozen layups as the #16 Heat (8-7) kept it close. DRS righted the ship in the 2nd half to pull away, with Yitz Bennett finishing with 15 points, Shoham Gabay with 14 and Elisha Tsaidi with 11. Simon Alloul led the Heat with 27 points.

Shalhevet 71 MTA 46

Judah Stern scored 22 points and Sam Jacobson added 20 to lead the #2 Firehawks (27-10). Gavi Engel led the #15 Lions (10-11) with 13 points and Efraim Avramov had 11.

Frisch 73 Fuchs Mizrachi 42

The #14 Mayhem (15-8) were dominant in the first 10 minutes, jumping out to a 25-12 lead. But then Isaac Stepner took over, scoring 17 of his game-high 24 points in the 2nd quarter as the #3 Cougars (17-5) took the lead before halftime and then rolled from there. Jesse Reinhart added 18 points for Frisch. Elisha Pizem scored 16 points for Fuchs and Moshe Jacobs had 14.

Jewish Culture 57 TABC 42

Shilo Kahan scored 19 points and Micah Hazan added 14 as the #4 Lions (28-12) won their first ever Sarachek game. Naftali Hochstein had 17 points for the #13 Storm (9-11).

Ramaz 47 YULA 35

Emanuel Kushner led the #5 Rams (19-9) with 16 points and Alon Sidi added 12. Kobi Mahler scored 10 for the #12 Panthers (10-22).

SAR 75 Katz YHS 51

Max Weiss had 24 points and Jonah Blechner added 20 to lead the #6 Sting (24-8). Nir Ovaknin paced the #11 Storm (17-13) with 23 points.

Flatbush 51 Ida Crown 44

Aaron Romano scored 27 points for the #7 Falcons (22-6). Judah Well led the #10 Aces (25-3) with 14 points and Ayden Mishkin added 10.

Valley Torah 58 Berman H.A. 56 OT

The #8 Wolfpack (25-8) never led in regulation and rallied from 7 down in the 4th quarter. Joey Victor led with 17 points, Emmit Victor had 14 and Meir Dan had 6 of his 8 points in OT. Alex August led the #9 Cougars (25-12) with 22 points, Noah Lichtman added 14 and Yaakov Lesnoy had 13.