Straight ahead on the Tuesday morning sports update:
DRS varsity hockey gets a scare in its playoff opener?did it survive?
Full throttle?Yeshiva basketball playoffs underway
And Matt Povman lights up the scoreboard for Frisch JV hockey
Good Morning, I?m Isaac Benishai
Wildcat Nation breathes a sigh of relief this week?its DRS varsity hockey Wildcats fending off the SAR Sting 5-4. The ?Cats?down 4-3 and on the powerplay in the 3rd?when senior defenseman Moshe Seidenfeld scores. With 28 seconds left in regulation?junior forward Allan Frees nets the go ahead goal?passing SAR goalie Simmy Rattner?shortside. DRS awaits the winner of MTA-Magen David?in the semifinals.
HAFTR?already through to the semi-finals?having beaten Frisch last week?await the winner of TABC-HANC?who play Wednesday night.
Matt Povman scores 5 goals?as the Frisch JV hockey Cougars thrash the HANC Cavs 9-3. Frisch?a 3rd seed in the west?plays top-seeded TABC in the semifinals. TABC--winning both regular season meetings.
DRS plays MTA in the other JV hockey semi-final.
MYJHHL--Junior High hockey playoff update: HAFTR plays HALB in the eastern conference finals?HAR Torah awaits the winner of the North Shore-Ashar game?in the Western conference finals.
Girl varsity basketball playoffs: Elizabeth Berg and Shoshana Grad combine for 23 points?as the Kushner lady Cobras beat Ramaz 43-30. The SAR lady Sting taking care of business?walloping Mayanot 50-27. SAR-Kushner square off against each other in the girls varsity semi-finals. HAFTR-Heschel play in the other semi-final.
Frisch taking care of business on the boys varsity?and junior boys varsity levels this week:
David Boerghard and the JV Cougars crush MAYHS?in the opening playoff round?58-38. Boerghard finishes with 10 points and 17 rebounds.
The 4th seeded?boys Varsity Cougars?also getting the job done?handling the 13th seeded Shaare Torah Stars 64-45.
One other varsity basketball score: 6th seeded HANC beat 11th seeded JEC?50-33.
Other JV basketball scores: SAR stings Heschel 55-15 and Magen David beats Derech HaTorah 76-45.
And that was your Tuesday morning sports update?I?m Isaac Benishai