THE MDY WARRIORS JV TEAM TRAVELED TO CANADA ON THE WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 3RD TO REPRESENT MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH HIGH SCHOOL AT THE 26TH ANNUAL OREN GRUNBAUM – HEBREW ACADEMY OF MONTREAL INVITATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.
MDY opened up Thursday afternoon against Toronto and quickly put the tournament on notice that they were there to compete with a 20 point victory.
Thursday night the Warriors played another yeshivah from Montreal in a tough battle that was close throughout before they pulled away thanks to Joshua Chabbott’s 37 points. Later that night, MDYHS and cross town rivals Hillel Heat put aside the fact that they would be competing against each other the next day and enjoyed a friendly dinner together!
Friday afternoon the Warriors battled the Hillel Heat. This game was over early as the Warriors defeated their friends from Deal 62-36 to finish the regular season 3-0 and get top seed.
Friday afternoon the Warriors battled the Hillel Heat. This game was over early as the Warriors defeated their friends from Deal 62-36 to finish the regular season 3-0 and get top seed.
Saturday night it was MDY vs the entire city of Montreal in an intense game vs the host team Hebrew Academy of Montreal. The game went back and forth and ended up in overtime. MDY was down by 3 points with 1 minute left when Meyer Sakkal made a huge steal for a layup to cut the lead to 1 and then Philip Sherr hit two free throws for the win.
Sunday morning was a finals match-up with fellow 10-0 Yeshivah League team TABC in a battle of the unbeaten. Philip Sherr started off with a bang scoring 11 points in the first quarter. Max Abed hit three 3 pointers and Alfonse Shiloach made timely hoops to keep MDY ahead all game. Solly Hara anchored the entire defense and came up clutch yet again in a tournament finals for the Warriors as they took home the championship with a 60-54 victory.
Joshua Chabbott was tournament MVP shooting 70% from the field, Philip Sherr was named tournament all star for controlling the games and scoring 19 points in the finals, Alfonse Shiloach was named all star for his amazing offensive contributions.
The entire roster represented MDY with class and respect across the border and for that we are all all stars and champions.
Thank you coaches Harold Sherr and Morris Dweck and chaperone “Uncle” Morris Chabbott!
