March 8
YESHIVA LEAGUE
DRS 60 Magen David 58
Joe Aaron’s reverse layup with :05 left gave the #3 Wildcats (28-3) their 14th straight win and sent them to the MYHSAL championship game, where they will take on #5 TABC on March 16. Aaron led DRS with 24 points and Gabey Spodek added 14. Josh Chabbott scored 25 points for Magen David (21-10) and Phil Sherr had 16.
March 7
WEST
Granada 62 Denver Jewish Day 59
The 23rd seeded Tigers (8-11) led the #10 seed by 6 points entering the 4th quarter but could not hold on in the opening round of the CHSAA 1A state tournament.
March 6
WEST
Kim/Branson 63 Denver Academy of Torah 35
The 27th seeded Wolves (10-9) fell to the #6 seed in the opening round of the CHSAA 1A state tournament.
March 5
NORTHEAST
Bancroft 77 Gann 72
The 6th seeded Red Heifers (15-8) fell to the 3rd seed in the quarterfinals of the NESPAC Class C Large School tournament.
MIDWEST
Hinckley-Big Rock 72 Ida Crown 52
The #8 Aces (18-5) led until late in the 2nd quarter but fell in the IHSA 1A Somonauk sectional semifinals. Avi Okner led Ida Crown with 15 points, Judah Well added 11 and Avi Meyer and Ayden Mishkin each scored 10.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
TABC 46 North Shore H.A. 35
The #5 Storm (19-4) will play in their first-ever varsity championship game after dominating the second half and avenging last year’s loss in the quarterfinals. After leading by just 2 points at the half, TABC built up a 10-point lead as the #13 Lions (18-15) didn’t score until there were three minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Akiva Borgen had 16 points to lead TABC and Yonatan Faber added 10. They will play the winner of the DRS-Magen David semifinal.
March 4
MIDATLANTIC
New Hope 81 Berman H.A. 76
Alex August scored 27 points to lead four players in double figures for the #6 Cougars (31-8), who rallied from 14 points down in the final three minutes but could get no closer than two. Ezra Sushner added 15 points, Eli Teitelbaum had 14 and Itai Rozmaryn scored 11.