Tier 1 Quarterfinals
#8 TABC 50 #1 Valley 42
Ezra Adams led the Storm with 22 points. Meir Dan had 12 points for the Pack (2-1) and Dvir Assayag Raham added 11.
#2 Jewish Culture 59 #7 Magen David 57
Mica Hazan’s jumper from the foul line with :01 left won it for the Lions (5-1). Hazan led four players in double figures for Jewish Culture with 16 points. David Albilia added 12 points, Idan Ovadia had 11 and Luca Green had 10. Jacob Levy paced the Warriors (4-2) with 24 points, including an old-fashioned 3-point play that tied the game with :10 left.
#3 Hillel 69 #6 L.A. Panthers 54
Abe Franco’s 21 points led four players in double figures for the Heat (9-0). Aaron Gindi added 18 points and Jason Zekaria and Joe Mizrahi had 14 each. Kobi Mahler had 15 points for the Panthers (4-3) and Noah Hendeles and Saadya Williams each scored 11.
#13 HANC 54 #12 HAFTR 51
Ruby Tilis’ top of the key triple beat the buzzer to give the Hurricanes (4-2) the win after Asher Freundlich’s 3-pointer had tied the game for the Hawks (2-4) with :10 left.
Tier 2 Qualifiers
#1 Heichal 65 #8 Cooper Memphis 37
Eli Wiederkehr scored 22 points and Arron Edell added 12 for the Hornets. Eli Weisfogel led the Macs (2-2) with 15 points and Jonah Siegel had 14.
#2 North Shore H.A. 42 #7 Mekor Chaim 39
Justin Levian layup off pass from Arieh Sanandaji with seconds left broke the tie and gave the Lions (3-3) the win. Sanadaji led North Shore with 17 points. Judah Milner had 12 for the Cyclones (1-2).
#3 Katz YHS 59 #6 Fasman Yeshiva 48
Liad Cohen led the Storm (1-1) with 20 points and Ethan Stern added 12. Elisha Neikrug had 10 points for The Yeshiva (0-2).
#4 JEC 47 #5 Jewish Day School 45
Aharon Rozehzadeh’s two free throws with :02 left capped a 4th quarter rally from 10 points down for the Thunder (3-2). He led the team with 25 points. Dylan Shank had 18 points for the Lions (1-2).
Tier 3 Quarterfinals
#1 Jewish Day School 46 #8 MTA 29
Second straight match up vs a Lions team went better for the Maryland Lions (2-2), who were led by Dylan Shank’s 17 points.
#7 Mesivta 59 #2 Mekor Chaim 46
Tuvya Gross scored 22 points and Shlomo Feldman added 12 as the Mustangs (1-1) pulled away in the 4th quarter. Judah Milner led the Cyclones (1-2) with 14 points.
#6 Rochelle Zell 55 #3 Cooper Memphis 47 OT
Ben Yoskowitz led the Tigers (1-1) with 18 points, including the 3-pointer to send the game to overtime, and Lev Dolinsky added 17 points. Eli Weisfogel scored 21 points and Daniel Kahane had 18 for the Macs (1-3).
#5 Hillel Pittsburgh 56 #4 Fasman Yeshiva 37
Zach Itskowitz scored 29 points and Coby Shaw added 16 for the Heat (2-1). Levi Altschul had 10 points for The Yeshiva (0-3).