Warriors Hold the Line: Levy and Sherr Lead MDY Past LA Panthers 56–51

The Warriors built a big lead, then held on. #7 Magen David Yeshivah beat #6 LA Panthers, 56–51, in Saturday night’s Tier I Consolation game on Court 3.

The Panthers jumped out first. Josh Heumann and Noah Hendeles hit threes, and LA led 10–2. Then MDY scored 18 straight points. Jacob Levy hit a three, Raymond Sherr scored ten points in the run on two threes and two baskets, and Levy’s three at the buzzer made it 20–10 after one quarter. Leo Wintner hit two threes for LA in the second, but the Warriors led 30–23 at the half.

LA came out of the break hot. Hendeles hit a three and scored again, and Heumann’s basket tied it at 30–30. MDY answered. Levy and Jacob Bukobza scored, Bukobza converted a three-point play, Charles Sultan hit two threes, and the Warriors led 45–32 late in the third.

The Panthers made one more run. Wintner and Kobi Mahler hit threes, and Yonah Mandelbaum scored twice to cut it to 47–44. Bukobza answered with a three. Jacob Hami hit a three with 34 seconds left to make it 51–49, but Levy, Sherr and Bukobza made five free throws in the last half-minute to close it out.

Levy led MDY with 16 points and three threes, Sherr scored 14 and Bukobza 12. For LA, Heumann and Wintner had 9 each, Wintner on three threes, and Hendeles and Mahler added 8 each.

Up next: MDY plays HAFTR for fifth place in Tier I on Sunday at 12:00 PM on Court 3. LA Panthers play Valley for seventh place at 9:00 AM on Court 1.

You must be logged in to post a comment Login