The remarkable hoops run of Houston’s Beren Academy

Robert M. Beren Academy of Houston lost 46-42 March 3 to Abilene Christian in the private and parochial boys basketball Texas state championship game. Beren, which finished its season with a school record 25-6 mark, grabbed national headlines with its push for a pre-Shabbat starting time for its semifinal game and a post-Shabbat tipoff for the final.