Teams

The MDY warriors faced off against the Flatbush Falcons in the Tier 1 5th place game on Monday morning. The Warriors scored the first 10 points of the game but the Falcons cut the deficit to 10-6 at the end of the first quarter. 

The Warriors were able to extend their lead to double digits. They led 22-12 at the half. 

The Falcons fought back in the third and cut the deficit to 1.  The Warriors were then able to come back with help from Jack Cohen. The Warriors led 32-26 at the end of the third. 

The warriors took control of the game in the 4th quarter getting easy layups and locking up on defense. The final score was 50-31. Asher Melamed had 13 points and 16 rebounds. Allie Dweck added 11 points. The warriors are 15-7 overall. They finished in 5th place in Sarachek. 

The MDY Warriors faced off against Yavneh in the tier one consolation games on Sunday morning. The Warriors started out slowly due to the early start time. The score at the end of 1 quarter was 12-8 in favor of Yavneh. 

In the second quarter, the Warriors were given great energy off the bench by Jack Cohen and Joey Lati, scoring all the points in the quarter for the Warriors. The Warriors led 26-25 at the half. 

The third quarter was more of the same but were given a boost by Asher Melamed, they led 44-40 at the end of three quarters. 

Yavneh was able to fight back in the fourth quarter led by Noah Ohayon who hit 2 three pointers, including the game tying one with 5 seconds remaining. The score was tied 57-57 going into overtime. 

The Warriors went down 4 to start the overtime but were able to get an easy basket by Allie Dweck and a three pointer by Jack Cohen. Joey Lati closed out the game with 2 clutch free throws. The final score was 66-62 in favor of the Warriors. Jack Cohen led the Warriors with 22 points and three assists. Allie Dweck added 15 points and seven rebounds. Asher Melamed added 13 Points, 12 Rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joey Lati had 11 Points and 6 rebounds. The Warriors are 14-7 overall.

The MDY warriors faced off against the Ramaz Rams in the first round of the Sarachek Tournamemt on Thursday afternoon trying to redeem themselves after the quarterfinal loss in the yeshivah league. The Warriors took an early 5-0 lead but the Rams were able to fight back and take a 6-5 lead after 1 quarter. 

The second quarter was very slow paced to begin but the Warriors were able to pull away late with a Jack Cohen 3. They led 17-13 after the half.

The third quarter was more of the same as the Warriors were able to extend the lead to 10 early in the quarter. The Warruors defense was stifling. The score at the end of the quarter was 27-17. 

The Rams slowly chipped away in the fourth quarter and were able to cut the deficit to 4. The Warriors were able to finish the game with key foul shots. The final score was 40-34 in favor of the Warriors. Allie Dweck les the warriors with 12 Points and Jack cohen added 10 points. The Warriors are now 13-6 overall. They play the winner of Valley Torah/MTA at 2:00 Tomorrow.