Yeshiva League Sports Update with Elliot Weiselberg on JM in the AM

Every Tuesday morning at 7:20 ET Nachum Segal presents Elliot Weiselberg on JM in the AM to deliver the Yeshiva League Sports (YLS) Update. Tune in for the latest Yeshiva League Sports information, as well as, the occasional update on other sports happenings in the Jewish world. The transcription for this morning’s update is below.

Thanks Nachum!

On the first Tuesday Morning JM in the AM Sports Update of 2024, an Ohr Yisroel Senior with a day that would make Deion Sanders envious, Flatbush Basketball gets ready to put the finishing touches on both regular seasons and HAFTR hockey continues their streak with visions of home games in their sights. All that and more, straight ahead. Good Morning, I’m Elliot Weiselberg.

It’s a rarity in the Yeshiva League that you find a player who is such a major contributor on both the Hockey and Basketball courts, but when it comes to a small school looking to make runs at the playoffs for the first time in both varsity leagues, some of those days can become legendary. Such was the day for Senior Reuven Rozehzadeh of Ohr Yisroel this past Sunday. On the hockey court, Rozehzadeh nailed an “Ovech-trick,” a 6- goal effort to lead the team to their 3rd win, an 8-3 victory over JEC. Ohr Yisroel finds themselves 4 points behind MTA for the final playoff spot in the West, but with an easier schedule down the stretch than the Lions, Ohr Yisroel could find themselves in the mix and will start that stretch tonight in MTA. In the evening session Rozezadeh played for the Ohr Yisroel basketball squad and had the hot hand in the first half dropping 21 of his game-high 29 points to lead Ohr Yisroel over Waterbury 66-49. Now at 7-5, Ohr Yisroel will await results of several contests involving Heschel, SAR, JEC and Hillel to see what they need to accomplish in their last 2 games to stay in the fight for a first-round home game.

Back to other action, first in varsity hockey, HAFTR followed up their win over DRS by sweeping YDE in their home and home, 5-4 and 7-3. HAFTR is now 8-3 and still in the fight for a quarterfinal home spot. They can help themselves even further in their matchup with 8-2 HANC tonight. HANC is looking to bounce back from being DRS’s rebound, losing to the Wildcats 4-2 at home. Meanwhile, YDE’s playoff hopes are now on life support following Flatbush’s 3-0 win over Rambam. With that, unless Magen David and Flatbush tie tonight, one of those teams will have their 6th win, 2 more than YDE, with only 4 games left for the Thunder on the schedule. Also, Kushner dominated Frisch at home 6-1. That result makes tomorrow night’s contest with the two top teams, DRS and TABC in the Greenhouse even more critical, as a TABC win would virtually wrap up the top spot in the West.

Unfortunately for the JV Hockey Storm, the playoffs are not in the forecast for the first time in team history. Following the team’s 2-1 loss to Frisch and 3-2 loss to DRS, TABC has been eliminated from playoff contention. HAFTR helped their cause by defeating YDE, whom they are now tied with in the standings, 6-4. The league now gears up for a potential championship preview, as the last two undefeated teams, SAR and DRS meet up next Monday in SAR.

Back to Varsity Basketball where Flatbush, who has already clinched a first round bye by virtue of their thrashing over Waterbury, can take the East #1 Spot with a win over Magen David tonight. HAFTR finds themselves rooting for the Falcons as a Flatbush win keeps a first-round bye in play for the 8-3 Hawks, with a game to play against Magen in February. Meanwhile, YDE and DRS find themselves with playoff clinching scenarios in the East this coming week. Out West, Frisch downed Hillel by 6 to keep a first-round bye alive as they face TABC Saturday night. The Storm took the first meeting and with a win would keep the inside track, but a Frisch win would bust things wide open with TABC still having to also face Ramaz in the coming weeks.

Finally, in JV Basketball, Magen David and Flatbush both keep hopes alive for a first-round bye. Flatbush takes wins over HANC and Rambam to finish at 7-3 and Magen David improves to 5-3. They along with DRS, HAFTR, North Shore and YDE have clinched all East playoff berths, with only seeding left up for grabs.

And that was your Tuesday Morning JM in the AM Sports Update, I’m Elliot Weiselberg.

that you find a player who is such a major contributor on both the Hockey and Basketball courts, but when it comes to a small school looking to make runs at the playoffs for the first time in both varsity leagues, some of those days can become legendary. Such was the day for Senior Reuven Rozehzadeh of Ohr Torah this past Sunday. On the hockey court, Rozehzadeh nailed an “Ovech-trick”, a 6- goal effort to lead the team to their 3rd win, an 8-3 victory over JEC. Ohr Torah finds themselves 4 points behind MTA for the final playoff spot in the West, but with an easier schedule down the stretch than the Lions, OT could find themselves in the mix and will start that stretch tonight in MTA. In the evening session Rozezadeh played for the Ohr Torah basketball squad had the hot hand in the first half dropping 21 of his game-high 29 points to lead Ohr Torah over Waterbury 66-49. Now at 7-5, Ohr Torah will await results of several contests involving Heschel, SAR, JEC and Hillel to see what they need to accomplish in their last 2 games to stay in the fight for a first-round home game.

And that was your Tuesday Morning JM in the AM Sports Update, I’m Elliot Weiselberg.