COOPER INVITATIONAL - Memphis, TN
Opening Round
#1 Magen David 71 #16 Hyman Brand HA 12
Warriors moved to 6-0 on the season behind a balanced attack led by 12 points from Jo Sultan and 10 from Elliot Dweck.
#2 TABC 69 #15 Atlanta Jewish Academy 34
Yoni Mann, Zevi Samet and Tzvi Motechin each scored 12 points and Ezra Baron added 10 to pace the Storm (2-0). Noah Chen led the Jaguars (0-1) with 8 points.
#3 De Toledo 73 #14 Cooper Memphis 21
Jonah Dobkin scored 18 points to lead the Jaguars. The Maccabees were led by Joel Weinstein’s 7 points.
#4 Hillel-NJ 66 #13 Beren Houston 46
Joe Zekaria led a balanced Heat attack with 10 points. Noah Diner scored 12 points for the Stars.
#12 Fasman Yeshiva 48 #5 Hillel-Miami 45
Dani Stein scored 21 points and Ari Schuman added 17 as The Yeshiva held off the Lions’ late rally. Alan Berkman and Samuel Taieb each scored 15 for Hillel.
#6 Shaare Torah 74 #11 Posnack Jewish Day 56
The Stars’ big three put on a show with Eddie Swaid scoring 31 points, his brother Freddie adding 24 and Jackie Haber netting 16. Aviv Pearl led the Rams with 16 points and Abie Bonkovsky scored 13.
#7 Jewish Day School 44 #10 Valley Torah 29
Jake Rulnick had 13 points and Zach Gross added 11 to lead the Lions. Benji Dan scored 9 points for the Wolfpack.
#9 North Shore HA 54 #8 Rochelle Zell 44
Steven Levian scored 21 points and Menachem Rabizadeh had 15 for the Stars. For the Tigers, Jake Silvers had 18 points and Jonah Hammel added 12.
CANADA
HA Montreal 71 Kells Academy 39
Ethan Fallenbaum scored 31 points as the Heat rolled in their season opener.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
DRS 66 HANC 45
Zack Brown scored 21 points, Ezra Sicklick added 15 and Jo Jo Velenski had 11 for the #5 Wildcats (2-0 League; 2-1 Overall). Noah Goldstein led the Hurricanes with 15 points.
Waterbury Yeshiva 52 SAR 45
The Wolfpack (1-1) led by as many as 21 in the 2nd half as they ruined the #14 Sting’s season opener at The Hive.
YDE 53 Flatbush 37
The game was close until midway through the fourth but the Falcons (0-3) suffered their second home loss of the week. Thunder now 1-0 in the league, 1-1 overall.