CALIFORNIA
YULA 62 Valley Torah 47
Yoni Hollender scored 23 points to lead the #2 Panthers (17-9). Meir Dan had 16 points for the #20 Wolfpack (9-6) who cut into a 26-point 2nd half deficit but could get no closer than 9.
Oak Hills 59 Shalhevet 53
Aiden Bitran scored 32 points and Sam Jacobson added 17 but the #1 Firehawks (13-5) fell in the opening round of the St. Francis Holiday Hoopfest.
Tarbut vTorah 72 Lakeside 55
Jake Coblentz-Brown had 30 points and 14 rebounds and Ari Varon added 26 points as the Lions (6-0) won in the opening round of Westminster’s Charlie Wilkins Memorial Tournament.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
Flatbush 72 HANC 50
The #22 Falcons improve to 11-10, 7-4 in the league. Yossi Davidovitz led the Hurricanes (4-8; 8-14) with 21 points and Alex Brand and Eli Avizov added 10 each.