The Valley Torah Wolfpack are the unanimous choice as the #1 team in Jewish Hoops America for the second straight year after rallying to beat SAR in the Sarachek Tournament championship game.
The ‘Pack supplanted the Shalhevet Firehawks, who had held the #1 spot all year after beating Valley Torah early in the season.
Shalhevet dropped to #4 after falling to SAR in the Sarachek semifinals. The Sting, who lost in the Yeshiva League semifinals to eventual champion North Shore H.A., finished in a tie with the Lions for the #2 ranking in the final JHA Top 25.
YULA moved up to #5 in the rankings on the strength of their 3rd Place finish at Sarachek that included an upset of North Shore in the quarterfinals.
Jewish Hoops America
Final National Top 25
2022-2023
1.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA(10) ………. .35-6……………250……………2
2.North Shore H.A./Great Neck,NY…………28-6…….….….228……….…..3
TieSAR/Bronx,NY………………………..………………26-6……………228….….….…5
4.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA ……….…………..30-9…….……..221………….….1
5.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………….23-12…….…….212……..….….7
6.Frisch/Paramus,NJ …………………….…….………21-9.………..….202……………4
7.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL………………..12-4……………..196……………6
8.Katz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….…………………17-8……………...177….………..9
9.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY …..………..………21-8……….……..175..……...….8
10.Denver Jewish Day/Denver,CO…….……...22-3………..…..147……….…..14
11.Fuchs Mizrachi/Beachwood,OH…….……….18-8….…….……139…….…….21
12.DRS/Woodmere,NY ……………….……………….27-9…………..…127…………….12
13.Berman H.A./Rockville,MD…………………….29-15…………….112……………..17
14.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL…………………….….……21-7…….………...110……..……...10
15.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL……………….………13-7……….………103……..……..13
16.Jewish Day School/Rockville,MD………….21-7……………….95…….………18
17.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY……………………………….11-7……….……….94..…...…..…15
TieTABC/Teaneck,NJ … ….………..…….…………..14-11….……………94…...……….16
19.deToledo/West Hills,CA…………………………..21-6……….……...80…………….18
20.Maimonides/Brookline,MA…………….……..18-8……………….56………..…...11
21.Mekor Chaim/Baltimore,MD…………..……..21-13………………41……………..20
TieYavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………….…..25-6…….………..41……….…….22
23.Gann/Waltham,MA………………………………….12-5……………….24…………….23
24.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL…….13-14……………….22……………..-
25.Beth Tfiloh/Baltimore,MD…………………….25-10………………21…………….24
Others receiving votes: Hillel, 14; Fasman Yeshiva, 13; HAFTR, 7; Milken, 7; Mesivta Philadelphia, 6; JEC, 3; Tarbut vTorah, 2; Kohelet, 1.
PREVIOUS #1s
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