Memphis Yeshiva Invitational

11-5-2016 | RASG Warriors Reign Supreme in South Beach Showdown, 52-47

11-5-2016 | RASG Warriors Reign Supreme in South Beach Showdown, 52-47

By: Cooper Invitational Staff

In the first game of the night, cross town rivals RASG Warriors faced off against tournament #1 seed Katz Yeshiva High School Storm. The Storm jumped out to an early first quarter lead, led by the strong play of guard Evan Jacoby. But the second quarter began a new game as Jack Esformes caught fire for the Warriors, pouring in 8 second quarter points. The Storm led by one point at the half, 20-19.

In the third quarter, Warriors guard Ben Tal controlled the offense, scoring 5 points and handing out 4 assists. Sammy Baum added 6 points for the Storm. In the 4th quarter, Esformes and Tal continued the prolific scoring, and the Warriors smothering defense shut down the Storm’s; leading scorer, Ethan Lasko.

Esformes led all scorers with 16 points, and Jacoby led the Storm with 12 points. The Warriors advance to the Tier 1 5th place game and the Storm drop to the Tier 1 7th place game.

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