Tier 1
Semifinals
Magen David 56 TABC 44
Joshua Chabbott scored 20 points and Moses Smeke and Mark Sardar added 15 each as the Warriors (38-2) won their 24th straight contest to reach the championship game for the third time. Charlie Simmons led the Storm (17-6) with 11 points and Ayden Gurin added 10.
YULA 68 Flatbush 57
The Falcons cut a 17-point 1st quarter deficit to 7 at the half but could get no closer, ending any Brooklyn hopes of a 6th meeting with Magen David this season. Yishai Rosenblatt led the Panthers with 26 points, Judah Robin added 17 and Alex Gabbay had 14. Solly Gadeh led Flatbush with 19 points.
Consolation
Shalhevet 48 Maimonides 41
Aiden Bitran led the Firehawks (26-12) with 17 points. Avi Schwartz scored 16 for the M-Cats (26-4) andNate Weinstock added 13.
Ida Crown 60 Beth Tfiloh 46
Jakob Wortman led the Aces with 23 points. Michael Cohen had 24 points for the Warriors.
Tier 2
Semifinals
DRS 53 Valley Torah 49
Aiden Buchbinder scored 12 points for the Wildcats (17-12), who pulled it out after squandering a 16-point 2nd half lead. Gabriel R’bibo had 16 points for the Wolfpack (23-8).
HAFTR 57 Fuchs Mizrachi 42
Kevin Levy led the Hawks (18-17) with 20 points and Peter Drukker and Sam Siri added 10 each. Nate Jacobs scored 16 points for the Mayhem (17-11) and Moshe Jacobs had 11.
Consolation
Berman H.A. 59 MTA 48
Ramaz 65 H.A. Montreal 50
The Rams (23-16) trailed by four at the half but an 11-0 start to the 3rd quarter put them in control.
Tier 3
Semifinals
Cooper Memphis 57 Kushner 55
Benny Freiden hit a corner trey at the buzzer to cap arguably the greatest comeback in Sarachek history as the Macs had started the 4th quarter down by 18 points. Yosef Vanderwalde led Cooper with 22 points and played a key role in the winning basket as he snagged an errant pass and fed Freiden, who finished with 19 points, including 16 in the 4th quarter and the last 9 for the Macs.
Kohelet 68 Ohr HaTorah 40
The Kings relied on balanced scoring with four players in double figures led by Asher Kahlon’s 19 points. Chezky Levitt added 18 points, Daniel Benjamini had 15 and Izzy Weiner scored 13.