Basketball – The Boiling Point

SEE US IN PRINT: December 2020

HIGHLIGHT: Attending the annual Red Sarachek Tournament is a big event not only for Shalhevet players but for their fans, many of whom fly to New York for the event. Above, Firehawk then-captain and MVP Zack Muller leapt over rival YULA players in YU’s Max Stern Athletic Center in 2018.

Sarachek Tournament cancelled as coronavirus outbreak closes YU

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks and Alex Rubel
March 4, 2020

TOUCH: Junior Jacob Posky attempts a shot off a rebound in the Firehawk loss to the Westlake Warriors 83-49 on Feb. 15. With the CIF playoffs in the rearview mirror, the Firehawks have diverted the Red Sarachek Tournament in March, which they hope to win for the third year in a row.

Firehawks sent home following CIF second-round defeat

February 27, 2020

SOAR: Senior Avital Jacobson goes up for a rebound in the Firehawks’ 71-46 victory over Mary Star of the Sea Feb. 17. The team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the CIF Division 4A playoffs and will play an away game at Campbell Hall in Studio City tonight at 7 p.m.

Firehawks to advance to CIF quarterfinals after a dominant second-round performance against Mary Star of the Sea

By Josh Askari, Ninth Grade
February 19, 2020

BOARD: Senior center Elianna Kupferman secures an offensive rebound in the Firehawks’ 64-28 over the Cal Lutheran C-Hawks Feb. 13. Shalhevet has advanced to the second round of the CIF Division 4A playoffs, and will face off against Mary Star of the Sea on Monday night at the Shalhevet gym.

Firehawks girls beat Cal Lutheran in a Hawks-vs-Hawks playoff opener

By Alex Rubel and Caleb Fishman
February 17, 2020

FIGHT: Firehawk and Bulldog players scramble for ball possession at the opening game of the CIF Southern Section playoffs Feb.12. Shalhevet prevailed 68-59 against Buena, a team that beat them by 14 in December.

Boys basketball team advances in CIF playoffs

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor
February 13, 2020

CHAMPIONS: The Firehawk girls take a team photo with their championship trophy after beating Notre Dame 60-48 Dec. 12. After making some halftime adjustments, the Firehawks played an explosive second half to power to a comfortable victory.

Firehawk girls win their first-ever Milken basketball championship

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor
January 6, 2020

EMOTIONAL: From left, seniors Nicole Klausner, Eliana Mizrahi and Shayna Becker were among Firehawk fans worrying in the final moments of Shalhevet girls’ 65-61 semi-final loss to the SAR Sting in the Glouberman Tournament Nov. 9. The Firehawks led by as many as 16 points before halftime but were unable to eke out a win in a nail-biting repeat of last year’s tournament. The Maimonides MCATS won the girls' tournament, and the Frisch Cougars beat the Firehawk boys to win the boys'.

Heartbreak heroes: Girls and boys teams both dominate for most of their games, then lose in final seconds

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor and Caleb Fishman, Staff Writer
November 10, 2019

PRACTICE: New JV boys coach Alex Plax leads a drill during practice on Sept. 24 Coach Ryan Coleman will be taking over the varsity basketball program this year, while Athletic Coordinator Coach Jeff Remer will have oversight on the JV program.

Coleman now leads varsity girls and boys, Remer coaches JV

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor
October 7, 2019

RIVALRY: Firehawk and Wolfpack players fought for position to get a rebound in the Firehawks’ 55-41 victory over the Wolfpack on the opening night of the Glouberman Tournament last fall. Following Shalhevet’s CIF quarterfinal loss 56-48 to Palm Springs in February, allegations surfaced that the Valley Torah coach gave the Palm Springs coach information about Shalhevet prior to the game, though Valley Torah denies any “malicious” encounter.

Shalhevet announces it has suspended play against Valley Torah in basketball

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
May 13, 2019

ATTACK: ATTACK: Firehawk forward and Sarachek MVP Asher Dauer goes for a lay-up as junior A.J. Bennett tries to block it in the Firehawks’ 60-41 win over the DRS Wildcats Mar. 17. The Firehawks became only the second team ever to win YU’s Sarachek tournament two years in a row.

At Sarachek, reigning champion Firehawks win it again

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
March 18, 2019

LEAP: Above, senior Jeremy Ashegian scores on a layup as Shalhevet beats YULA 46-38 in the first round of the Sarachek tournament Friday at Yeshiva University in New York. The Firehawks went on to defeat the DRS Wildcats on Sunday and will face Mogen David of Brooklyn in the championship game today.

Aiming to break records, Firehawks headed to Sarachek championship game for fourth straight year

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
March 18, 2019

DEFENSE: Firehawk forward Jeremy Asheghian attempts to block a lay-up in the Firehawks’ CIF playoff loss against the Palm Springs Indians 56-48 Feb. 14. The Firehawks were the first Jewish team ever to advance so far into the CIF Southern Section Division 3A playoffs.

Historic playoff run ends with 56-48 loss to Palm Springs Indians in CIF quarterfinals

By Tobey Lee, Features Editor and Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
February 18, 2019

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