With 42 competitors (21 teams) and 5 rounds of games, the tournament took some unexpected turns. As the tournament moved on to the finals, games began to become best of three as opposed to the classic single elimination that the rest of the competition followed. Tension rapidly increased as the tournament moved on from Semi-Finals to the Championship game. The stressful final game took around an hour to complete with Senior Avi Lax and Junior Noah Wiener taking first place and Juniors Chaim Lebowitz and Noah Rosenberg claiming the second place title. Special thank you to Avi Lax and Reb Yitz for making this tournament one of the highlights of the February Madness season! Kavi Lax (Senior) Rambam Hosts Epic 4v4 February Madness Tournament! This year’s annual February Madness Basketball Tournament went 4v4 and was intense to say the least! The school was treated to an exhilarating round of back-to-back action. After defeating many hardened and highly skilled matchups, the team led by Varsity starting Point Guard and All-Star Qualifier, Gabe Mosheyev, made it to the top. Gabe Mosheyev (12th), Eli Yunaev (12th), Binyamin Kessler (10th), and Yosef Hirsch (9th) steamrolled many, but went eye-for-eye with Nate Cohen’s (11th) team in the semis. Leading them to play the beast from the other side, Nachman’s team. Nachman Eisenbach, himself more than qualified in basketball outside the tournament, fought their way together with Noach Yovits (11th), Reuven Weiss (10th), and Yaakov Murdakhayev (10th) to the championship. Matching up with Gabe Mosheyev and allstar defender Eli Yunaev, it was tough. With Gabe’s team taking the glory, everyone won with a day that saw sports and sportsmanship at the highest level. Huge shoutout to Reb Yitz, Avrumi, and the Doc for setting up the event with extreme logistical smoothness. And thanks to Ezra Mimun (12th) and Ariel Tilis (12th) for their excellent performances as referees. Avichai Yosipov (Senior) Huge Rambam Win at