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Twenty-Seventh Annual Sarachek Invitational Basketball Tournament Brings 20 Yeshiva High Schools Together for Thrilling Competition The 27th Annual Red Sarachek Invitational Basketball Tournament culminated in an edge-of-your-seats championship game on Monday, as Shalhevet High School's Firehawks beat Valley Torah High School's Wolfpack with 2.5 seconds left in overtime to take the tournament crown with a final score of 53-51. More than 20 yeshiva high school teams from across North America took part in the annual tournament—named for the legendary Bernard “Red” Sarachek, Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­â€™s former longtime men’s basketball coach, and hosted by the —from March 15-19. The tournament also included a lively Shabbaton and tours of the University’s campus to help the young all-stars gain an early appreciation for Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­â€™s unique educational environment and provide opportunities for cross-school bonding off the court. This year’s Shabbaton program included presentations by renowned motivational speaker Gian Paul Gonzalez and Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff, a rabbi, educator, and writer, who is on the Judaic studies faculty of both  and . Other participating schools for this year’s tournament included: Berman Hebrew Academy (Rockville, MD); Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School (Woodmere, NY); Farber Hebrew Day School (Southfield, MI); Fuchs Mizrachi School (Beachwood, OH); Harkham GAON (Los Angeles, CA); Hebrew Academy (Miami Beach, FL); Hebrew Academy of Nassau County (Uniondale, NY); Ida Crown Jewish Academy (Skokie, IL); Katz Yeshiva High School (Boca Raton, FL); Kohelet Yeshiva High School (Merion Station, PA); Magen David Yeshiva High School (Brooklyn, NY); Robert M. Beren Academy (Houston, TX); SAR High School (Riverdale, NY); The Frisch School (Paramus, NJ); The Mesivta High School of Greater Philadelphia (Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania); Torah Academy of Bergen County (Teaneck, NJ); Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ High School of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA); and Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­HSB (New York, NY). For complete tournament coverage, including scores, statistics, game summaries and awards, please visit .