For the second straight year, the Shalhevet Firehawks boys and girls won the Steve Glouberman Z’L Basketball Tournament.
Double figure leads figured into both championship games - with the girls nearly squandering theirs against Frisch and the boys rallying for a late victory over Ramaz.
The Firehawks’ Yalee Schwartz and Arielle Grossman were named co-MVPs of the girls’ tourney following the 56-50 win over the Cougars in a rematch of the last year’s title game. It was the third straight tournament title for the girls. Grossman scored 21 points, including six 3-pointers and Schwartz had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
The girls’ All Tournament team included Dillan Haghighat of North Shore H.A., YULA’s Kira Heumann, Eliana Wolfson of H.A. Miami, Samantha Pruzansky of Frisch and Kira Kupferman of Shalhevet.
In the boys’ championship, Ramaz seemingly had things in control before the Firehawks started chipping away. The Rams missed four free throws in the final minute setting the stage for sophomore Yaakov Lieberman’s driving layup and one with :03.1 to play that tied and won the game.
Aiden Bitran scored 27 points and was named MVP of the boys’ tourney. Isaac Ohayon led the Rams with 18 points. Ohayon made the All-Tournament Team along with teammate Evan Glasberg, Shalhevet’s Zev Jacobson, Yishai Rosenblatt of YULA and Daniel Pollack of H.A. Miami.
Tournament Results
GIRLS
Preliminary Games
Shalhevet 61 SAR 27
YULA 55 Ramaz 43
H.A. Miami 49 North Shore H.A. 44
Frisch 54 H.A. Miami 48
Shalhevet 55 Flatbush 26
Ramaz 50 North Shore H.A. 48
Frisch 54 YULA 51
SAR 58 Flatbush 33
Quarterfinals
Ramaz 51 H.A. Miami 47
SAR 69 YULA 61
Shalhevet 66 North Shore H.A. 49
Frisch 42 Flatbush 16
Semifinals
Shalhevet 68 SAR 32
Frisch 74 Ramaz 40
Championship
Shalhevet 56 Frisch 50
Consolation
Flatbush 53 North Shore H.A. 46
YULA 47 H.A. Miami 42
Ramaz 40 SAR 26
BOYS
Preliminary Games
Shalhevet 57 SAR 56
YULA 66 Jewish Culture 33
Ramaz 59 H.A. Miami 58
Frisch 41 Jewish Culture 32
Shalhevet 50 Frisch 48
SAR 57 H.A. Miami 55
YULA 57 Ramaz 47
Quarterfinals
Shalhevet 65 Jewish Culture 45
Ramaz 57 SAR 47
H.A. Miami 53 Frisch 46
Semifinals
Shalhevet 44 H.A. Miami 35
Ramaz 55 YULA 46
Championship
Shalhevet 59 Ramaz 58
Consolation
Frisch 47 Jewish Culture 46
Jewish Culture 51 SAR 43