Asher Dauer scored 17 points and Jacob Benezra had two clutch free throws and a three-pointer down the stretch as the Shalhevet Firehawks (31-7) rallied to beat the Magen David Warriors in the championship game of the 28th annual Sarachek Tournament at Yeshiva University.
It was the second straight Sarachek title for the Firehawks, who have been to the final four straight years, and the first time the tournament had a repeat winner since 2001.
Michael Natkin paced the Warriors with 19 points. Magen David (27-5) also fell in the Yeshiva League championship game last week, falling to Heschel 53-52 on a last-second layup and foul shot.
MTA won the Tier 2 title, beating Fasman Yeshiva. Ida Crown defeated Beren Houston for 1st Place in Tier 3. Cooper Memphis won Tier 4 with a win over Hebrew Academy of Montreal.
ORDER OF FINISH
Shalhevet
Magen David
DRS
SAR
Frisch
YULA
Maimonides
TABC
MTA
Fasman
Valley Torah
Posnack
Ida Crown
Beren Houston
Katz YHS
Beth Tfiloh
Cooper Memphis
HA Montreal
Hillel Pittsburgh
SCY High
ALL STARS
Abie Betesh, Katz YHS
Teddy Cohen, Magen David
Yoni Drazin, HA Montreal
Albert Fallas, YULA
Josh Goltz, Ida Crown
Leo Heller, SAR
Ray Jajati, Magen David
Gavriel Kahn, DRS
Akiva Kamornick, Valley Torah
Aaron Kraut, Hillel Pittsburgh
Gav Landau, Beth Tfiloh
Zack Muller, Shalhevet
Simcha Osdoba, Cooper Memphis
Zeev Remer, Shalhevet
Ari Schuman, Fasman
Raphael Shpitalnick, SCY High
Danny Weinberger, Frisch
Hudy Weiss, MTA
2nd Team All Tournament
Noah Diner, Beren Houston
Ben Miller, Ida Crown
Doni Miretzky, Fasman
Josh Schultz, Posnack
Eitan Warburg, MTA
Tier 4 MVP - Ethan Morris, Cooper Memphis
Tier 3 MVP - Jordan Benditzon, Ida Crown
Tier 2 MVP - Eitan Pfeiffer, MTA
1st Team All Tournament
Noam Meisels, YULA
Michael Natkin, Magen David
Judah Oppenheimer, SAR
Avi Proctor, TABC
Noah Rossi, Shalhevet
Jesse Spear, Maimonides
Tier 1 MVP - Asher Dauer, Shalhevet
Top Scoring Averages
Josh Schultz, Posnack, 87 pts, 21.8 ppg
Aaron Kraut, Hillel Pittsburgh, 58, 19.3 ppg
Akiva Garner, Beren Houston, 76, 19.0 ppg
Avi Proctor, TABC, 73, 18.3 ppg
Noah Diner, Akiva Houston, 70, 17.5 ppg
Gav Landau, Beth Tfiloh, 68, 17.0 ppg
Noam Meisels, YULA, 67, 16.8 ppg
Eitan Pfeiffer, MTA, 66, 16.5 ppg
Yoni Drazin, HA Montreal, 47, 16.3 ppg
Simcha Osdoba, Cooper Memphis, 47, 16.3 ppg
Eitan Warburg, MTA, 65, 16.3 ppg
Top Scoring Games
29, Eitan Pfeiffer, MTA vs Posnack
28, Josh Schultz, Posnack vs Beren Houston
28, Jordan Benditzon, Ida Crown vs Beren Houston
25, Judah Oppenheimer, SAR vs Frisch
25, Aaron Kraut, Hillel Pittsburgh vs Cooper Memphis
25, Akiva Garner, Beren Houston vs Cooper Memphis