This game unfolded almost exactly how we expected it might: competitive early, physical throughout, and then slowly but surely, #1 DRS pulled away for a 64–50 win over #8 Valley Torah to punch their ticket to the Tier I semifinals. From the opening tip, the feisty Wildcats brought the physicality. They made DRS work for everything and never allowed the top seed to get comfortable. Benny Mahgereftah knocked down a corner three-pointer, they battled on the glass, and they stay

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

This was everything you thought it would be. Honestly, even more—and in the end, Valley Torah outlasted Berman 58–56 in overtime, advancing to face top-seeded DRS in Tier I quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Berman dropped to the Tier II bracket. Berman came out sharp, confident, and completely in control from the start. They jumped on Valley Torah 16–8, dictated tempo, and played exactly the kind of game that lets a star like Alex August take over. And while August absolutely had his

Buckle up. This isn’t just one of the better matchups of the day—it might be the most intriguing one on the board. Valley Torah walks in feeling underseeded. Berman walks in with one of the best players in the entire tournament. They already met once this year in Memphis, and Valley Torah won. And now they meet again, this time with everything on the line. For the feisty Cougars, the mission is simple: give Alex August—a Maryland native, 3,000-point scorer, and the greatest p

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