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BOYS
YESHIVA LEAGUE
The host Cobras spoiled the Heat’s season opener, improving to 2-3 in the league and 3-6 overall. Noah Margolis led Heschel with 15 points.
GIRLS
YESHIVA LEAGUE
Lielle Skoczylas scored 18 points to lead the Rapids (3-0; 3-3) to their third straight win. The Falcons are 1-1.
BOYS
YESHIVA LEAGUE
The Falcons won their season opener. Suns are now 1-2 in the league, 1-4 overall.
Noah Hiltzik led the Rams (2-0; 6-3) with 15 points, Leo Kasell added 11 and Emanuel Kushner had 10. Gabriel Klatzkin hit four 3-pointers to lead the Cobras (1-3; 2-6) with 12 points.
GIRLS
CANADA
Hannah Moncik scored 17 points as the Tigers (7-0) finished an undefeated regular season.
YESHIVA LEAGUE
Mia Form had 24 points, Natalie Safdieh added 13 and Rae Meyer scored 11 to lead the Rams (3-0; 4-2). The Cobras are 1-3.
Dillan Haghighat led the Lions (1-0; 4-1) with 21 points, surpassing 2,000 career points. Nadine Kamali added 14 points. The Heat are now 0-2.
TIER 1
Championship
The Heat (11-0) won their first Memphis invitational thanks to 27 points from tournament MVP Joe Mizrahi, 15 from Jason Zekaria and a dominant fourth quarter after leading by only three points after three. Tani Stein had 18 points for TABC (4-2), Ezra Adams added 14 and Sammy Haberman had 13.
3rd Place
David Albilia led a balanced attack with 10 points to lead the Lions (6-2). Adam Arbiv had 13 points for the Hurricanes (4-4).
5th Place
A 19-11 third quarter broke open a close game and the Warriors (6-2) got 16 points from Charles Sultan, 13 from Eddie Braha and 10 from Victor Benzaken. Jakey Aron had 21 points for the Hawks (3-5).
7th Place
Early LA bragging rights go to the Pack (3-2), who got 18 points from Meir Dan and 12 from Ethan R’bibo. Jacob Hami led the Panthers (4-5) with 12 points.
TIER 2
1st Place
Akiva Jacoby had 22 points and Eli Wiederkehr added 19 to lead the Hornets. Rafi Ganjian scored 15 for the Lions (4-4) and Asher Nassim and Justin Levian had 10 each.
3rd Place
Nir Ovaknin had 14 points for the Storm (2-2). Azzi Feuerberg led the Thunder (3-4) with 13 points and Ephraim Klerer added 10.
TIER 3
1st Place
Tuvya Gross scored 24 points and Shimon Ben David added 15 to lead the Mustangs (3-1) to their third straight win after falling to JDS in the play-in game Thursday. Dylan Shank paced the Lions (3-3) with 19 points and Theo Perlman added 11.
3rd Place
Coby Shaw had 19 points for the Heat (3-2) and Zach Itskowitz added 15. Lev Dolinsky scored 18 for the Tigers (1-3).
5th Place
Aaron Hoffman scored 20 points, Judah Milner added 13 and Yehuda Reches had 10 to pace the Cyclones (2-3). Gabi Lev led The Yeshiva (1-4) with 22 points and Jonah Goizman scored 15.
7th Place
Nati Kaikov scored 17 points and Sam Frank added 12 as the Lions (1-4) used a 14-0 2nd half run to take control and avoid last place and avenge their loss in Thursday’s play-in game. Gavi Lichter had 17 points for the Macs (2-5) and Daniel Kahane scored 11.
All TOURNAMENT TEAM
Akiva Jacoby, Heichal
Asher Freundlich, HAFTR
Jacob Levy, Magen David
Ruby Tilis, HANC
David Albilia, Jewish Culture
Ezra Adams, TABC
Aaron Gindi, Hillel
Tournament Most Outstanding Player - Joe Mizrahi, Hillel
Tier 2 Most Outstanding Player - Eli Wiederkehr, Heichal
Tier 3 Most Outstanding Player - Tuvya Gross, Mesivta
ORDER OF FINISH (original seed)
1.Hillel (3)
2.TABC (8)
3.Jewish Culture (2)
4.HANC (13)
5.Magen David (7)
6. HAFTR (12)
7.Valley (1)
8.L.A. Panthers (6)
9.Heichal (5)
10.North Shore H.A.(9)
11.Katz YHS (4)
12.JEC (11)
13.Mesivta (18)
14.Jewish Day School (15)
15.Hillel Pittsburgh (20)
16.Rochelle Zell (16)
17.Mekor Chaim (17)
18.Fasman Yeshiva (10)
19.MTA (14)
20.Cooper Memphis (19)
BOYS
Simon Fischman scored 23 points and Jacob Gervis added 11 as the Cougars (6-0) won their league opener. Tzvi Klein led the Wolfpack (1-3) with 15 points and Dovid Grajower scored 10.
GIRLS
Arly Missry scored 17 points, Joy Zalta added 15 and Charlotte Saka had 12 for the Heat (3-2), The Hawks are 0-3.
Tier 1
Semifinals
Ezra Adams scored 23 points and the Storm (4-1) used a 24-6 run closing out the 1st half to take control. Ruby Tilis led the Hurricanes (4-3) with 24 points.
Aaron Gindi scored 22 points, Joe Mizrahi added 15 and Jason Zekaria had 10 to lead the Heat (10-0). David Albilia led the Lions (5-2) with 23 points and Mica Hazan scored 12.
Consolation
Asher Freundlich scored 21 points and the Hawks held off a late rally by the Pack.
Jacob Levy had 16 points, Raymond Sherr added 14 and Jacob Bukobza scored 12 to lead the Warriors (5-2). Leo Wintner and Josh Heumann each had 9 points for the Panthers (4-4).
Tier 2
Semifinals
Eli Wiederkehr led the Hornets with 29 points and Akiva Jacoby added 14. Aharon Rozehzadeh scored 20 points for the Thunder and Aharon Erez had 12.
Rafi Ganjian scored 26 points, Asher Nassim added 14 and Justin Levian had 11 and the Lions (4-3) closed the game on a 19-4 run. Liad Cohen had 18 points for the Storm (1-2).
Tier 3
Semifinals
Dylan Shank led the Lions (3-2) with 18 points. Ashi Itskowitz had 11 points for the Heat (2-2).
Yehoshua Davies scored 12 points, Tuvya Gross had 11 and Shlomo Feldman had 10 and the Mustangs (2-1) dominated in a 28-8 1st half. Lev Dolinsky had 18 points for the Tigers (1-2).
Consolation
Gabi Lev had 20 points, Jonah Goizman added 18 and Levi Altschul scored 14 as The Yeshiva (1-3) avoids playing for last place. Benny Fridman had 11 points for the Lions (0-4).
Judah Milner scored 17 points and Aron Frager had 11 and the Cyclones (2-3) dominated the hosts in a 45-16 1st half. Only four players scored for the Macs (2-4) but all in double figures - Daniel Kahane with 19 points, Gavi Lichter with 14, Elie Weisfogel with 13 and Jonah Siegel with 10.