March 27, 2024
Search
Close this search box.
Search
Close this search box.
March 27, 2024
Search
Close this search box.

Linking Northern and Central NJ, Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester and CT

JLBC Athlete of the Week: Ari Katz

Ari Katz’s basketball career at the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey got off to a rough start. Katz, the team’s sixth man, suffered a broken clavicle (in a non basketball related incident) after the first game of the season. In Ari’s absence, the sixth grade Jaguars suffered a double-digit loss to Moriah. Thanks to tremendous teamwork the squad went on a dramatic four game winning streak.

On  April 10th,  Ari received clearance to play again, and he came up big. RYNJ was playing a very talented RPRY team that managed to battle back from a twenty point deficit to tie the game at forty two with less than a minute to go. The RPRY team  had the ball and the RYNJ fans were at the edge of the seats. Point-guard and co-captain Eitan Warburg forced a RPRY turn over and was off and running. Warburg looked up court, saw Katz streaking to the basket and hit him with a perfect pass. Katz executed a beautiful head fake, getting the defender in the air and nailed the shot with under ten seconds to go.  Way to go Ari !!!!!!

Leave a Comment

Most Popular Articles