Mustangs Gallop Into the Final: #7 MGP Tames #6 Rochelle Zell 46–35

The Mustangs broke out of the gate and never looked back. #7 Mesivta of Greater Philadelphia scored the first ten points, led by 20 at halftime, and beat #6 Rochelle Zell, 46–35, in Saturday night’s Tier III Semifinal on Court 2. MGP is headed to the Tier III Championship.

Tuvya Gross opened the game with a three, and Shlomo Feldman followed with a basket and a three of his own. Raphael Mogyoros hit a three at the first-quarter buzzer, and MGP led 15–1 after one. Yehoshua Davies scored three baskets in the second quarter, Mogyoros hit another three, and the Mustangs led 28–8 at the half.

The Tigers, who came back from 13 down to beat Cooper in overtime on Friday, tried it again. Lev Dolinsky scored three baskets in just over a minute of the third quarter, and Max Gerson‘s three cut the lead to 33–23. RZ won the quarter 16–10 and kept chipping away in the fourth, but MGP answered every run, and the Tigers never got closer than 10.

Davies led MGP with 12 points, Gross added 11 with two threes, and Feldman had 10. Dolinsky scored a game-high 18 points for Rochelle Zell, and Gerson added 6.

Up next: MGP plays for the Tier III Championship on Sunday at 10:45 AM against the winner of tonight’s CESJDS vs. Hillel Pittsburgh semifinal. Rochelle Zell plays for third place at 9:15 AM.

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