CALIFORNIA
Shalhevet 52 Granada Hills 48
Avi Halpert scored 24 points and the #4 Firehawks (15-7) rallied to win the 5th Place game at the Faith Baptist Classic. Halpert averaged 30.3 points for the four games and was only player not among the semifinalists named to the All-Tournament team.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
DRS 65 YDE 53
The visiting #2 Wildcats (8-2) trailed by two at the half but took control with a 19-3 third quarter to win their fifth straight game and hold on to 1st place in the East. Issack Solomon led DRS with 18 points, Ari Ivry added 16 and Ezra Dubin had 14. For the #21 Thunder (6-4; 6-6), Eddie Beda had 13 points. Isaac Tawil added 10 points, dropping him to second among Jewish Hoops America scorers.