BOYS
MIDATLANTIC
Mekor Chaim 56 French School 45
Yoni Bakayev scored 17 points and the Cyclones (21-11) won their sixth straight game to advance to the ISSAC championship game.
NORTHEAST
Hastings 61 Leffell 45
Jack Horowitz scored 25 points and Jeremy Seiden added 11 as the #24 Lions (13-8) fell in the Section 1 Class B quarterfinals.
WEST
Live Oak Classical 55 Yavneh Dallas 41
In the TAPPS 3A title game, the defending state champ Bulldogs (18-11) had their 8-game winning streak snapped by the team they beat in last year’s final.
Denver Waldorf 45 Denver Jewish Day 35
The Tigers (13-9) rallied from 12 down at the start of the 4th quarter to get within one point with 2:15 left but didn’t score again and fell in the District 8-1A championship game.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
DRS 52 Ramaz 49
The #2 Wildcats (23-4) scored 5 straight points after the #5 Rams (18-9) took their only lead of the game, 44-43, and held off Ramaz to advance to the championship game. Gaby Spodek led DRS with 19 points, Yitz Bennett added 15 and Michael Solomon had 10.
SAR 50 Frisch 45
The #6 Sting (23-7) punched their ticket to the title game, holding off the #3 Cougars (16-5) after seeing a 15-point 4th quarter lead cut to 3. Max Weiss led them with 25 points and Evan Goldberg added 14. Isaac Stepner scored 21 for Frisch.