ANNOUNCEMENT: With Ramaz falling to Jewish Culture in the Tier I quarterfinals and being eliminated from championship contention, we welcome Ramaz Assistant Coach and MacsLive legend Akiva Poppers back onto the picks panel. STANDINGS: Marvin Azrak: 15-2 Yosef Silver: 13-4 Zachary Sicklick 12-5 Ari Schopf: 11-6 Oren Glickman: 7-8 Akiva Poppers: 0-0 Tier 2 Quarterfinals: #12 YULA vs #13 TABC: Akiva Poppers : I’m told that no one cared about the panel without me on it, but thi

The #1-seeded DRS Wildcats will face the #8-seeded Valley Torah Cougars in a heavyweight Tier I quarterfinal matchup that promises to be a good one! DRS enters this game following a resilient opening-round performance against #16 HA Montreal. While the Heat kept pace early, tying the game at 10-10 after the first quarter, the defending Yeshiva League champions eventually took control, securing a 63-50 victory. They continue to rely on the veteran leadership of offensive orche

Friday picks: #3 Frisch vs #6 SAR Yosef Silver: Give me the Sting in this one, as SAR ends Frisch’s season twice in upset fashion. SAR 62 Frisch 58 Ari Schopf: Frisch will avenge their Yeshiva League semifinal loss to SAR and Stepner will put up 25+ points in the win. Frisch 60 SAR 54 Marvin Azrak: Stepner takes over. And that’s the difference as the Cougars avenge their Yeshiva League semifinal loss. Final: Frisch 68, SAR 60 Zachary Sicklick: These are both 2 great teams. Fr

Exactly as expected, but not without a little early intrigue. Montreal came out flying — fast, physical, and feeding off pure energy. And right at the center of it all was Simon Alloul, who was nothing short of electric. Every time it felt like DRS might start to settle in, Alloul had an answer. Tough finishes, confident pull-ups, relentless pace, his 27 points weren’t just numbers; they were moments. For a half, he made you wonder. Then the champs made their mark with a gree

I’ll say it straight—I got this one completely wrong. I thought JEC Thunder would control the tempo of this play-in tilt, settle things down, and grind out a win. Instead, the HANC Hurricanes flipped things upside down. They turned the game into a fast paced game, alongside a barrage of three-pointers, en route to a 70-61 win, remaining alive and earning the #17 seed in the Sarachek tournament. How It Happened: From the opening minutes, this wasn’t a half-court game. It was

The #16-seeded HA Montreal Heat will face the #1-seeded DRS Wildcats in a matchup of high-tempo offense versus championship pedigree on Thursday at 11:30 AM in the MSAC. DRS enters Sarachek as the clear favorite, having secured back-to-back Yeshiva League titles. Despite losing key players from last year's roster, Coach Moshe Cohen’s team hasn't skipped a beat, finishing with a 13-1 league record. The Wildcats are led by Gabie Spodek, the team's "coach on the floor," and Mic

Note: Akiva Poppers has resigned from the panel as he is now an assistant coach at Ramaz. In his place is MacsLive Associate Producer, Zachary Sicklick. Wednesday picks: HANC vs. JEC Yosef Silver: These two teams played earlier in the year, but both coaches would tell you that they aren’t putting too much stock into the JEC blowout victory. JEC is a talented team with a few nice pieces. In their playoff game, HANC showed us they can hang with some of the best. I think this g