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NYHS boys basketball squad having a stellar season

Published 10:30 am Friday, February 6, 2026

By Reporter Staff

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Northwest Yeshiva High School’s boys basketball team. Bottom row, left to right: Leon Jassen, Moshe Turgeman, Dori Tilson, Eitan Yoav and Adin Goldsmith. Back row, left to right: Assistant coach Aaron Hanan, Sam Chernicoff, Charlie Feuer, Leon Varon, Sam Weichbrodt, Evan Kaufthal and head coach Steve Bunin. Photo courtesy of Patrick Krohn

Northwest Yeshiva High School’s boys basketball team recently won a pair of SeaTac 1B League tournament playoff games against Redeemer Christian School and Northwest Christian.

In the Lions’ 76-35 victory over Redeemer on Feb. 3, junior Sam Weichbrodt amassed 23 points and senior Evan Kaufthal poured in 21 points. In the locals’ 80-58 triumph over Northwest on Feb. 5, Kaufthal led the way with 22 points, freshman Adin Goldsmith had 17, Weichbrodt had 13 and sophomore Eitan Yoav had a career-high 12 points.

The Lions (14-8) will next play Crosspoint Christian in the consolation bracket finals on Feb 11. The winner advances to the tri-district playoffs and the loser plays on Feb. 12 versus a team to be determined for the final tri-district spot.

In their final regular season game on Feb. 2, the Lions beat The Bush Academy, 61-60, with their first-ever win over a 1A team. Weichbrodt tallied 21 points in the non-conference matchup.

Per MaxPreps, point guard Kaufthal — a two-time captain — leads the state with 7.2 assists per game and is the only Washington player averaging 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists per game. He recorded his first career triple-double in a recent game.

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