The Kushner Cobras defeated the Stars of Shaare Torah in dramatic fashion last Monday night in Livingston 52-51. The Cobras and Stars played a seesaw game throughout, until the beginning of the fourth quarter when Shaare began to heat up from behind the three point arc. The Stars took their largest lead of the game at 8, but the Cobras would not back down. After layups from Arthur Greenfield (9), Sam Raab (12) and JJ Jerushalemy (14) and a Greg Artman free throw, the Cobras tied the game at 49 with a minute to play. After two Star free throws with:07 left on the clock, Greenfield raced down the court and passed to Jerushalemy for a contested 3-pointer that swished in as the buzzer sounded. Kushner received 10 points from Sam Bernstein and tough defense from Koby Stadtmauer, Avery Bell and Zach Tuchman. The Cobras next travel to Manhatten for a clash with the Ramaz Rams.

By David Ptalis