National Results - Monday, Jan. 15, 2018

NORTHEAST

MAIMONIDES    60     CRISTO REY      57

Josh Weiss and Eytan Pomper each scored 17 points and Judah Kosowsky added 15 points as the #19 M-Cats (5-4) ended a 3-game slide.

CANADA

TANENBAUM CHAT      57     CRAWFORD    53

Tigers now 3-7.

WESTMOUNT    68    HA MONTREAL   67

Sam Benisti scored 16 points and Binny Freundlich and Yoni Drazin added 12 each for the Heat (2-8).

ECOLE MAIMONIDE   vs     ALTERNATIVE UNITED

MIDWEST

CICS NORTHTOWN    73    IDA CROWN    46

Amitai Kolom had 15 points and Gabe Cohen added 11 for the #14 Aces (9-5). 

CALIFORNIA

SHALHEVET      69        ST. MONICA      46

Zack Muller scored 21 points, Jeremy Ashegian added 20 and Asher Dauer had 14 as the #7 Firehawks (16-9) won their third straight. 

National Results (NY-NJ at least) - Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018

--YESHIVA LEAGUE--

MAGEN DAVID     62       HAFTR      53

The #3 Warriors (12-0 league; 23-2 overall) had already secured a first-round bye in the playoffs and have now clinched first place in the Eastern Division. Albert Nsiri scored 19 points, Mike Natkin added 18 and Teddy Shamma had 17. Samuel Laniado led the #22 Hawks (6-7; 14-17) with 15 points.

FRISCH      61         HESCHEL      49

Jack Stepner scored 28 points as the #4 Cougars (12-0; 19-2) won their 10th straight and clinched at least a tie for first place in the Western Division. Ricky Sutton paced the #10 Heat (8-3; 18-8) with 16 points, Ilan Orgel added 13 and Noah Lindenbaum had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

SAR     48         HILLEL      41

#8 Sting (9-1; 13-5) stretched their win streak to four games. Hillel dropped to 1-12, 1-11 in the league.

National Results (California Anyway) - Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 (updated)

--CALIFORNIA--

SHALHEVET    62    HERITAGE CHRISTIAN    60

Zack Muller scored 31 points as the #7 Firehawks (15-9) rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit.

VALLEY TORAH    70    TRINITY CLASSICAL   35

Ryan Turell had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Nadav Altit added 23 points as the #1 Wolfpack (19-3) won their seventh straight game.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YESHIVA    65      GOMPERS PREP     60

Tani Capland scored 20 points, Uriel Green added 15 and Shalom Peikes had 11 to lead the Hawks (4-3) to their third straight win.

National Results - Thursday Jan. 11, 2018

--MIDATLANTIC--

ST. ANSELM'S      64          BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY      52

Josh Levieddin had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Coby Melkin added 10 points for the Cougars (7-4).

JEWISH DAY SCHOOL        57        BURKE      50

Doni Offer scored 19 points and Justin Galitzer added 15 as the Lions (7-8) snapped a three-game slide.

CONCORDIA PREP    37     BETH TFILOH    27

Harry Gartenhaus led the Warriors (7-8) with 9 points.

KOHELET       75          NJUCA    33

Amit Ben Shoshan and Aryeh Lipshutz each scored 16 points to pace the Kings (3-5).

--NORTHEAST--

PALISADE PREP    45   SCHECHTER WESTCHESTER    41

Jared Scheff scored 15 points for the #25 Lions (4-4).

NORTH STAR CHARTER     70    GOLDA OCH    32

Jamie Gutterman scored 12 points as the Roadrunners (5-1) suffered their first loss of the season.

--CANADA--

OR CHAIM TORONTO    53      MARY WARD   45

Aaron Ekstein scored 18 points and Avi Karakowsky added 17 to lead the Knights (4-0).

LOYOLA          61       ECOLE MAIMONIDE     45

Maimo of the North (5-1) suffers first loss.

--SOUTHEAST--

POSNACK JEWISH DAY     76        DADE CHRISTIAN       38

Josh Schultz scored 23 points, Joey Levy had 17 and Joel Brandwein added 14 for the #13 Rams (11-5).

HILLEL MIAMI    54     HIALEAH EDUCATIONAL    37

Aaron Ben-Shmuel scored 26 points and Yaniv Assraf had 10 for the Lions (9-6).

HARDING         94      COOPER MEMPHIS      57

Ethan Morris had 16 points but the #16 Macs (4-9) had to go up against a three-time state champ without their leading scorer. 

CALVARY       73         AMERICAN HEBREW ACADEMY      48

Ori Kadem scored 17 points to lead the Eagles.

--MIDWEST--

CARDINAL MOONEY      60        FRANKEL JEWISH       43

Jaguars fall to 3-2.

--WEST--

YAVNEH DALLAS       72       LAKEHILL       24

Ofek Reef scored 14 points and Pierce Bell added 10 as the #6 Bulldogs (21-0) continue to roll.

EMERY WEINER    76    CHSM     39

Nate Lacewell scored 22 points, Samuel Weiss added 15 and Joe Sondock had 14 as the Jaguars (7-13) snapped a six-game slide. 

BEREN HOUSTON     67     BAYTOWN CHRISTIAN     45

Jonny Abitbol scored 21 points and Yisroel Yanowitz added 17 to lead the Stars (12-3).

DENVER JEWISH ACADEMY      67       BETH EDEN BAPTIST   45

Gilad Halzel scored 17 points to lead three players in double figures for the Tigers (5-3). Aaron Bush had 12 points and Caleb Wedgle added 10.

--CALIFORNIA--

MILKEN    65       YULA     53

Amitai Afenjar scored 30 points, Aaron Harouni added 15 and Eitan Zimmerman had 11 as the #2 Wildcats (12-7) handed the #17 Panthers (9-15) their fifth straight loss.

PROVIDENCE      96       DETOLEDO     86

Liam Evenhaim scored 33 points and Nadiv Lev added 18 but the Jaguars (8-5) lost the shootout.

VALLEY TORAH        68       GUIDANCE      31

Ryan Turell rested fresh off his nomination as a McDonald's All American but the #1 Wolfpack (18-3) still cruised to their sixth straight win. Nimrod Altit scored 14 points and Mendy Marks added 10.

TARBUT V'TORAH      49       SAMUELI ACADEMY     35

Elliot Berdy led the #18 Lions (8-1) with 13 points.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YESHIVA     70    CHULA VISTA LEARNING    46

Eagles now 3-3.

SAN DOMENICO      45       JCHS FRANCISCO      44

Rally from 10 down at halftime fell short for the #23 Wolves (8-2).

SUMMIT SHASTA     60      KEHILLAH JEWISH    38

Noah Engle had 14 points and Guy Manor scored 12 but the Rams (7-2) lost for the first time in six games.

National Top 25 Week of Jan. 8, 2018

Jewish Hoops America National Top 25

Week of Jan. 8, 2018
Games through Jan. 7

Team.................................................Record...........Votes.........Prev
1.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA(7).....17-3...............222..............1
2.Milken/Los Angeles,CA (1)...............10-7..............209...............2
3.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY ..............22-2...............205..............3
4.Frisch/Paramus,NJ (1).....................18-2...............200...............4
5.DRS/Lawrence,NY...........................18-5...............194...............5
6.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX............19-0...............181...............6
7.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA..............13-9..............164...............7
8.SAR/Bronx,NY..................................11-5..............152...............8
tieRochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL.................12-3..............152..............9
10.Heschel/New York,NY.....................17-7..............141..............10
11.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL..11-4..............127.............12
12.Rambam/Cedarhurst,NY.................11-7...............121.............11
13.Posnack JDS/Davie,FL...................9-5.................113.............14
14.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL......................8-3................110..............13
15.HANC/Uniondale,NY........................9-9.................71..............17
16.Cooper Yeshiva/Memphis,TN..........4-6.................66..............16
17.YULA/Los Angeles, CA...................9-13...............54..............15
18.Tarbut vTorah/Irvine,CA....................6-0................51..............24
19.Maimonides/Brookline,MA................4-3................50..............18
20.Jewish Community/San Fran,CA.....7-1.................37...............-
21.Beth Tfiloh/Baltimore,MD.................7-7.................35..............21
22.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY....................14-16..............33..............23  
23.Beren Academy/Houston,TX............11-3...............30...............-
24.TABC/Teaneck,NJ.............................7-10...............28.............20
25.Fasman Yeshiva/Skokie, IL...............4-4.................25.............25
tieNorth Shore HA/Great Neck,NY.........8-10................25............19
tieSchechter/Hartsdale,NY......................3-2.................20.............22

Others receiving votes: Berman HA, 16; Hillel Miami, 14; Golda Och, 13; Waterbury Yeshiva, 8; Jewish Day School, 8; Flatbush, 7; Kehillah Jewish, 6; Emery Weiner, 6; Ramaz, 3; YDE, 2; Denver Jewish Day, 2; Gann, 2; DeToledo, 1.