UPDATED STANDINGS Akiva Poppers: 7-3 Yosef Silver: 19-8 Ari Schopf: 19-8 Marvin Azrak: 22-5 Zachary Sicklick: 21-6 Oren Glickman: 12-11 Tier III Championship: #17 HANC vs #19 Hillel Pittsburgh AP: As hard as Hillel works defensively, I think the talent gap might be a bit too much to overcome here in their first ever championship game appearance. HANC will go from winning the play-in to winning a Tier III Championship. HANC 54, Hillel 41. YS: Hillel survived Beren by the skin

STANDINGS: Marvin Azrak: 19-2 Zachary Sicklick: 16-5 Yosef Silver: 16-5 Ari Schopf: 15-6 Oren Glickman; 9-9 Akiva Poppers: 3-1 #18 Beren vs #19 Hillel Akiva Poppers: Hillel has never been to a championship game, but I think they have the group to change that. They aren’t extremely talented, but they are physical and play hard. They’ll keep this game low-scoring and escape with a win. Hillel 39, Beren 37. Yosef Silver: Beren had a great season, I really like the Beren had an

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 prestigious Red Sarachek Tournament opens with something new this year: a Tier II play-in game. For the first time, the winner won’t be chasing a Tier I title. Instead, it’s about earning a spot, staying alive, and setting the tone for everything that follows on the YU floor over the next few days. That distinction makes this one even more compelling, because both teams are still trying to figure out who they are. JEC is one of the more confusing teams in the field. On pa