Grudge
Match

Akiva and Hillel
battled on the court for
day school supremacy.

LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer

BILL HANSEN Photographer

Le : Akiva
co-captain Yishai
Natan drives to
the basket past
Robbie
Frankel.

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fter falling earlier this season to Hillel's
basketball team, Akiva was looking for a
bit of revenge.
Thanks to Yishai Natan, they got it.
Natan scored a team high 18 points to lead
Akiva (6-3) to a tight 49-47 victory on Feb. 2.
"It was a real battle," said Akiva Coach Bill
Andrade. "Hillel controlled the inside game. We
had trouble with numbers 11 and 21 (Robbie
Frankel and David Feldman) — they had a good
hold on the inside."
Andrade points to his team's overall shooting
inside and out, and Hillel coach Tony Saunders
points to his team's inability to shoot free throws.
"We missed at least
a dozen free throws,"
Saunders said. "If we
hit half of them, we'd
have won."
Hillel was without
three of five starters,
including leading
scorer Danny Horwitz
and co-captain Ian
Gross.
"We didn't play
great, but it was a game
we should have won,"
Saunders said." ❑

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1998

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Above: Hillel coach
Tony Saunders strate-
gizes with his team.

Left: Akiva coach Bill
Andrade hammers out
a second-half game
plan.

Far left: Timekeeper
and "team groupie"
Marci Benson shows
the tension of a tight
game.